These Role Players Could Decide March Madness

Posted Feb 24, 2017
Theo Pinson brings defensive skill, energy, and playmaking ability to a team that needs varying degrees of all three, and his presence in the UNC lineup makes such a difference that it’s becoming difficult to tell who’s the most valuable member of the roster. Pinson has the energy of an X factor, the attitude of a glue guy, and, the jump shot of someone wearing a blind fold. (The Ringer)

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