Flipping the Switch: Second-half Marcus Paige

Posted Mar 13, 2014
As Marcus Paige has emerged as a leader for the Tar Heels, an interesting trend has developed: He’s a significantly better player in the second half. North Carolina fans have become well aware of Paige’s emergence as a second half player. He scores 68.5% of his points in the second half and his shooting improves dramatically late in games. (ShotAnalytics.com)

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