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UNC-Louisville pregame thoughts and notes

I’ve had plenty of time today to think. Since I am driving home after the game, I couldn’t just stick around the hotel. Instead, I ventured over to the huge outlet mall in Concord and read the Sports Illustrated baseball preview (outstanding, as always, by the way).

But I started thinking about this North Carolina in terms of other great teams I have seen first-hand since I entered this business.

— 2005-06 Duke basketball was obviously talented, but I just always had the feeling that it would never cross into championship status. There were too many holes and the Blue Devils never dominated teams.

— 2006-07 UNC basketball was too young and too emotionally immature to handle a tough game, which it eventually ran into with Georgetown.

— 2007 Rocky Mount High football (I know, this is a completely altogether different scale, but the Gryphons were a great team) just ran into an opponent that was too tough and too versatile.

— The 2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes were the most similar team to these Tar Heels. That group was absolutely focused from day one until game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, and never backed down from a challenge. There was also a confidence to the Hurricanes, where they didn’t think they were capable — they knew it.

The Tar Heels really do carry that bravado and swagger, yet back it up on the court. They’ve absolutely dominated these last three games, and show no signs of a tangible weakness (it’s outside shooting, maybe).

So what happens tonight?

UNC wins, 90-87. The Tar Heels are able to neutralize the Cardinals’ David Padgett, Wayne Ellington redeems himself for last year’s Elite Eight game and ol’ Roy bests slick Rick.

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By SJ

March 29, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this

Impressive 1st half for the Tarheels!

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