Lucas: Board Work

Posted Jan 22, 2018
How do you lead the country in a particular category, lose your three best players at that particular skill, replace them with three raw freshmen, and experience almost no dropoff? In fact, Carolina actually leads America in rebound margin, with a stout +12.2 and is second in total rebounds per game. "It's not a secret formula," said Sterling Manley. "It's how Coach instills it." (GoHeels.com)

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