Marcus Paige Weighs In On Tar Heels' Toughness

Posted Jan 7, 2015
Marcus Paige isn’t the most outspoken Carolina player on the floor, but he’s never been bashful when it comes to telling it like it is. He says the Tar Heels have been missing too many easy shots around the basket and points the finger at a toughness issue. “If you can get the ball two or three feet around the basket, at that point, it comes to being tough enough to finish the play,” Paige says. (Chapelboro.com)

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