Tar Heels win, but it feels like a loss

Posted Dec 15, 2012
After a win that in some ways felt more like a loss, North Carolina coach Roy Williams entered the interview room in the depths of the Smith Center, sat down and said, “Don’t know where to start.” Few things about the Tar Heels’ 93-87 victory against East Carolina pleased him. Several things about it bothered him, and he didn’t know where to focus his frustration first. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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