Lucas: Senior Speech

Posted Jan 13, 2018
Usually, when Roy Williams talks, the floor is completely his. You could probably count on one time during his tenure at Chapel Hill when a player has interrupted him. This time, however, someone else wanted to speak. As you'd expect, it was senior Joel Berry, who'd just drained the two game-winning free throws. "Coach, it's not you," he said. "It's us. We've got to play better." (GoHeels.com)

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