Thought of the week: Handling success

Posted Feb 24, 2014
How the Tar Heels handle their new-found success will go a long way toward maintaining it. North Carolina played its best basketball following its 1-4 start to ACC play. But the spotlight is again shining bright on Chapel Hill thanks to the Heels' nine-game winning streak. Junior forward James Michael McAdoo admitted the Heels didn’t handle their early successes well, but he vowed this would be different. (ESPN.com)

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