If guards matter in NCAA tournament, then write in Paige, Berry and North Carolina
Posted Mar 14, 2016
If it's true what’s said about the importance of guard play in the NCAA tournament, then UNC is the truth. Yes, the Tar Heels, the No. 1 seed in the East region, are big, bigger than most national championship contenders. But nobody there is playing better going into the tournament than the backcourt of sophomore Joel Berry II and senior Marcus Paige.
(Sporting News)
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