New rules could both help, hurt Tar Heels

Posted Oct 31, 2013
Few programs will benefit offensively from the new rules in college basketball limiting physical defensive play like North Carolina will. Defenders won’t be able to impede cutters and hand check ball-handlers like they used to, which presumably will open up scoring. That happens to be what the Tar Heels do well. UNC has led the ACC in scoring in five of coach Roy Williams’ 10 years in Chapel Hill. (ESPN.com)

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