The Morning After: Motivation, positives and comebacks
Posted Feb 16, 2012
What spurred North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes to his 14-point second-half performance Wednesday night? His usual instinct to take (and make) big shots at key times. Plus some choice words from coach Roy Williams. “Coach said some motivating things at halftime, and it got under my skin a little bit,” Barnes said after the seventh-ranked Tar Heels beat Miami. “
(ESPN.com)
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