Don't jump!
Carolina fans — I know that you're a little upset over UNC's 92-89 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday night.
You probably have a a right to be, after all this UNC team was anointed — from the day Tywon Lawson, Danny Green and Wayne Ellington announced they were coming back to school in June — as a lock to make the Final Four and potentially one of the greatest in the history of college basketball.
Right now they're 0-2, tied for last place in the ACC with Georgia Tech.
But, I urge Tar Heel supporters not to jump off the cliff.
The season isn't over and Carolina isn't a bad team.
One thing that I knew was going to be unfortunate about this season is that too many people expected a well-oiled machine that coasted to victories and that other teams were scared of simply because of the hype surrounding them.
That's not the case and let's be clear — no team will ever be undefeated ever again. If you think that was possible, then you're the problem.
All that said, Carolina is really just one game behind schedule. The loss to BC was an anomaly that usually happens once a year to Carolina. The loss to Wake isn't a bad one, after all Wake is a top 3 (now) team and were on their home court against their biggest basketball rival.
So, it's not like that was a bad loss.
Still, the measure of this team doesn't come when they beat Michigan State to a pulp in December and it didn't come when they lost to Wake Forest on Jan. 11.
The ultimate indication of whether or not this team is a success or failure comes about 2 1/2 months from now.
The Heels only need to win their last six games to cement their legacy.
They still have a chance to do that, so don't jump off the cliff just yet.
You probably have a a right to be, after all this UNC team was anointed — from the day Tywon Lawson, Danny Green and Wayne Ellington announced they were coming back to school in June — as a lock to make the Final Four and potentially one of the greatest in the history of college basketball.
Right now they're 0-2, tied for last place in the ACC with Georgia Tech.
But, I urge Tar Heel supporters not to jump off the cliff.
The season isn't over and Carolina isn't a bad team.
One thing that I knew was going to be unfortunate about this season is that too many people expected a well-oiled machine that coasted to victories and that other teams were scared of simply because of the hype surrounding them.
That's not the case and let's be clear — no team will ever be undefeated ever again. If you think that was possible, then you're the problem.
All that said, Carolina is really just one game behind schedule. The loss to BC was an anomaly that usually happens once a year to Carolina. The loss to Wake isn't a bad one, after all Wake is a top 3 (now) team and were on their home court against their biggest basketball rival.
So, it's not like that was a bad loss.
Still, the measure of this team doesn't come when they beat Michigan State to a pulp in December and it didn't come when they lost to Wake Forest on Jan. 11.
The ultimate indication of whether or not this team is a success or failure comes about 2 1/2 months from now.
The Heels only need to win their last six games to cement their legacy.
They still have a chance to do that, so don't jump off the cliff just yet.
Labels: College Basketball, Roy Williams, Tyler Hansbrough, UNC
word. it still hurt my heart tho...
Posted by
Q |
6:40 PM
i was hurt... but, i was cool... cuz their defense sucked in that game... when they play better defense and their primary offensive threat isn't danny green, they will not be stopped...
Posted by
K.B. |
7:19 PM