Can Joel Berry’s injury be a positive for UNC?

Posted Oct 29, 2017
It’s hard to find much good out of losing your starting point guard. And there aren’t too many positives that come with a major injury. But from the standpoints of timing and player development, Joel Berry’s injury isn’t the catastrophe that it could have been. That is, if North Carolina wasn’t as deep as they are, and the injury took place during the winter months. (ACC Sports Journal)

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