Tipoff nears for No. 6 N.C. State, No. 8 Duke, No. 11 UNC
Posted Nov 9, 2012
How prepared is freshman point guard Marcus Paige to run the offense? Roy Williams has been in this position plenty of times, starting a freshman point guard. He did it at Kansas, with Jacque Vaughn and others. He’s done it at North Carolina, with Bobby Frasor, Ty Lawson and Kendall Marshall. And now, Williams is confident Paige is ready to run his offense.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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