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Duke Over North Carolina – Overrated, But Still Pretty Good
Even if Duke get a bit too much love in the polls and don’t deserve to be a number one seed in the NCAA tournament when that decision is made, they’re still a pretty good team with two outstanding players in Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood, leading them to an impressive regular season ending win over North Carolina.
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North Carolina Over Notre Dame – Confusing as Usual
This North Carolina team continues to confuse. One thing that is clear is that after their 63-61 win over Notre Dame, no matter what happens in the game against Duke, they’re heading into the ACC tournament as the hottest team in the conference, but without anyone really knowing what to expect from them.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – Marcus Paige Exploding After the Break
Not for the first time this season, Marcus Paige seems to be taking it easy in the first half before exploding after intermission, this time dishing his full offensive arsenal at North Carolina State, including a game-winning layup with 0.9 seconds left on the clock, bringing North Carolina to 10 consecutive wins.
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North Carolina Beats Duke – This Time It’s For Real
We’ve seen North Carolina beat ranked teams before only to disappoint a few days later, but with this win over an overrated but still #5 Duke, it feels like it’s part of a positive process making the Tar Heels one of the more intriguing teams to look at as the NCAA Tournament draws nearer.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – Marcus Paige Continues to be the Difference
Instead of playing their biggest rivals, North Carolina had a few more days to prepare for their game against Pittsburgh, which clearly showed for most of the game as James Michael McAdoo and Marcus Paige led the Tar Heels to a sixth consecutive ACC victory. North Carolina had to exhale in the end, coming away […]
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Duke vs North Carolina – It’s Never Been Cheaper
Bad weather and the Tar Heels not seeing a lot of success in recent years has caused the ticket prices for the upcoming Duke vs North Carolina game in Chapel Hill to drop to a five-year low, and it might still continue to fall.
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Syracuse Beats North Carolina – Defense Works in the ACC too
Changing conferences hasn’t made Syracuse any less dominant with the same brand of basketball that’s been so successful in the past. Defense from top to bottom and the help of a packer Carrier Dome, while North Carolina try to figure out what’s not working for them so far.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – Great Against Ranked Teams
The impressive run of beating ranked teams continues for North Carolina, coming away with the 82-77 win over Kentucky, getting a big first half from J.P. Tokoto while Marcus Paige took things from there to have a massive second half, proving once again that he gets better as the occasion gets bigger.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – The Most Confusing Team in The Nation
So how good are North Carolina? One of the best, based on their wins against Louisville and now number one ranked Michigan State? Or hopeless, like the group that lost to Belmont and UAB? At this stage of the season, it seems like everyone is trying to find out their true identity, but a win at East Lansing points towards Roy Williams having a shot at his best season in a very long time.
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Duke Blue Devils – It Can’t Get Better Than This, Can It?
It’s hard enough thinking about Duke as a successful football program, making it to the ACC championship game for the first time in school history thanks to a 27-25 win over North Carolina, securing their first ever 10-win season. The Blue Devils have a chance to be major players in the national title picture if […]