UNC’s Prospects Are Rising Despite a Head-Scratching Season
Posted Feb 8, 2012
As the No. 5 Tar Heels prepare for their biannual hatefest with No. 10 Duke on Wednesday night at Dean Smith Center, their roster is thinner but their prospects are rising. UNC takes a five-game winning streak into the game, as well as a renewed understanding of what can happen when the Tar Heels do not live up to the outlandish expectations that always surround them.
(New York Times)
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