What the heck has happened to the proud legacy of ACC basketball? It is ironic that ESPN has spent years producing the docu-series on the history of the ACC tournament and picked this season to debut it Monday night right after Duke took another loss at home to Virginia. Are you ready? 🍿🏀 "The Tournament" […]

Caleb Love sure is hard not to like. After another infuriating performance of forced shots and unforced turnovers, Love lived up to his name in the last minute of Carolina’s ugly and eventually beautiful win at Clemson. Down by one point and unable to penetrate the clawing Clemson defense, Love launched a had-to-have-it long ball […]

Truth is, Hubert Davis inherited a program in decline. Recently, I watched a replay of the 2017 Duke-Carolina game from the Smith Center, a battle between teams with pros and great college players. Duke had Jayson Tatum, Luke Kennard, Grayson Allen and Frank Jackson, who all got guaranteed NBA contracts after the season. UNC had […]

Tar Heel Nation, get a dad gum grip! The better team won. It wasn’t the first time Carolina was blown out by a stronger opponent playing better. Remember Roy Williams’ last game, his first-ever loss in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, when he got torched by Wisconsin. As discussed last week, Duke was […]

Based on NBA mock draft boards, Carolina doesn’t have a chance vs. Duke. Of course, your response to these projections will be, “That’s why they play the game!” I totally agree, but you can’t help being intimidated by what the latest mock draft boards say about the Blue Devils. Remember, players are drafted for their […]

No rocking chair for Coach K this weekend. Fans have wondered how UNC will recognize Mike Krzyzewski’s last visit to the Smith Center as Duke’s head coach when the teams meet Saturday at 6 pm on ESPN. Apparently, the answer is “hardly,” as Coach K continues his farewell tour in his swan song season. According […]

It was a great win that would have been a far worse loss. The game at Louisville had everything college basketball can offer and a few things you never want to see. The Tar Heels literally battled to their fourth straight victory to climb within a half-game of first place in the ACC. Until midway […]

Leaky Black just may be Carolina’s most valuable player. The last three games, all important wins at home, tell the story.

NC State caught Carolina’s answer to a shooting slump right between its Wolfpack eyes. On a day honoring the coach who liked to say, “It looks a lot better when the ball goes in,” and on a day celebrating the team and player who hit perhaps the biggest shot in UNC history, the Tar Heels […]

To make the Quad Squad, Carolina can’t lose to anyone but Duke. Ironically, the Tar Heels may not have to beat the Blue Devils at home or away to sneak into the backdoor of the NCAA tournament. Right now, they are on the bubble with not a very secure grip. The old RPI has turned […]