Lackadaisical Tar Heels won't last, team searching for intensity
Posted Dec 8, 2016
Without Joel Berry for at least another game, UNC knows it is without its most intense player -- the intensity is the area Justin Jackson believes the team missed the most. The need for more drive, however, goes beyond needing to fill a void left by Berry and Theo Pinson. "We had maybe one or two guys who were into it," Jackson said. "We have to step up."
(WRAL Sports Fan)
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