News has just broke that Virginia center Vander Plas broke a hand yesterday at practice and is done for the year. The wahoos are already not big and that loss may be crucial but with Bacot on a tender ankle it may balance out.

Virginia still has Clark, Gardner and Franklin and defensive specialist Beekman. Gardner at 6’6 is their most dangerous offensive thread and Black needs to hold him down.

Nance had a monster game last time they player especially from downtown but now with a big advantage in the paint I would hope stay inside instead of outside.

RJ Davis will finally go against someone his size and hopefully have a big game.

Pace is the story of this contest so every possession counts and second and third shots are very important.

Just play one game at a time and let the cards fly as they may…

On a night when everything went as I expected, is where was Jackson Watkins tonight? When I get disgusted watching whats on the court, I usually find myself looking for antics from the end of the bench when a 3 pointer is made or a slam dunk. Hes always flexing, scowling, dancing or some other kind of bodily movement with the other three that never take off their warm up jackets. Any info?

This is pretty important. More important than wondering if a NIT invite should be accepted.

So, I know we can pretty much all agree that this year, at least by Carolina Basketball standards, has been bad and difficult to watch at times. My question though, if you were to compare this to an average Carolina basketball season, how poor would you say this year has been?

I ask because even though I've grown up a North Carolina fan, this was the first year I really started caring about the team and watching all of their games. I think it was partially because of how amazing their improbable run was last year, but it's safe to say that at this point, the team hasn't lived up to its expectations. I don't have much knowledge of previous years' teams except for some memories of the 2016 and 2017 championship games, partially because I'm so young (I'll be a freshman at UNC next year if that is any reference to my age).

I know there have been bad teams in recent years such as the 2019-2020 team, and I also think we were spoiled last year with the miracle run in March despite the team's underwhelming regular season, but those, along with this year, seem to be relatively standout bad seasons when compared to UNC's program history.

I wonder if this season is really that bad or if it just seems like it is because of recency bias and the expectations we all had for this team coming into the year. What do you all think?

Same song different day. Bennett so totally won the coaching battle. Virginia always moving, cutting on offense, meanwhile everybody stands around for UNC and watches Davis, or Love, dribble around for 15 seconds, then run the high ball screen and hope for the best. Thank goodness for Davis or it would have been a 25 pt game. I hate they lost, but almost fitting that it is over. He won’t be, but Hubert ought to be on the hottest seat in the country next year. Right now he is easily amongst the worst coaches in the conference. And what has happened to Puff? Never going to be a superstar, but at one time was effective. Lately he has been a waste of minutes on the court.

Given the timing of this thread, it's pretty clear who mine would be. I also remember being fairly frustrated with an early Isaiah Hicks, and obviously Larry Drew was a hot mess. I can't really remember, all the way back to 1980, anyone that came close to Caleb Love.

as DL analyst. If he is very good at seeing from film what our DL ha been doing wrong, then he could be a huge upgrade. If he also can see in films of our upocimingb opponents, he also can help immensely by telling Cross what to do against each foe based on want that foe does with its OL. I don't think Cross does either of those well.

Trey and I are here tonight. Looking forward to seeing what UNC team takes the floor.

The 60-day window "officially" starting for undergraduates . Grad transfers can declare now. I don't know much about this guy.


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In the highly likely event UNC doesn't make the NCAA tournament I desperately hope they don't accept a bid to the NIT. That would be the biggest embarrassment in a season filled with embarrassment. Just let it end.

Anyone know why the ACC Tournament is not being broadcasted at this time on ESPN.

..and go ahead and say it, I know what you're thinking.

"Where has that been all season?" And it's a fair question, but let's enjoy it:

- Once we figured out their little wrinkle of creating 15 ft pull-ups off top curls, there was little easy for BC.

- But... what was more refreshing was on the offensive end --- better ball-movement off the pass (less dribbling), mostly good takes and shot-selection (at least 90% of them), good timing on kick-outs, etc... and the results actually matched(!)

- And maybe most refreshing of all?--- an actual functioning sub rotation, using the right players mostly the way they should be. Speaking of that, this is 2 games in a row in which Dunn and Styles get consistent minutes, and even just that changed their confidence levels.

- Tight execution to start the second half pretty much took the starch outta BC

- Finally, I REALLY hope this wasn't a one-time deal for tonight's opponent... and I also really hope Mando's ankle responds tomorrow -- that next day is usually the roughest...

Anyway, good start, and we're gonna need to repeat tomight's shot-selection and replicate that 40 minutes of effort from the last UVA game --- and a good way to do that is keeping fresh legs...
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No quotes on Nix's relationship with UNC, but he does share the Tar Heels are one of the teams he'd like to visit this spring.

ACC 2ND ROUND
NORTH CAROLINA 85, BOSTON COLLEGE 61
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Caleb Love 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot and Leaky Black 6
UNC Assist Leader: Black 4
Team Records: UNC 20-12, Boston College 16-17

• Carolina has won 20 games for the 63rd time overall and second straight season under head coach Hubert Davis.
• Carolina is 106-50 in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 128-39 in Greensboro, including 120-35 in the Greensboro Coliseum (43-20 in the Coliseum in the ACC Tournament).
• Carolina scored 85 points, most since beating Clemson, 91-71, on February 11.
• The Tar Heels are 12-2 this season when scoring 80 or more.

• Carolina led by as many as 27 points (58-31), its largest lead in any game this season vs. an ACC opponent (previous was 25 vs. Clemson). It was the second-largest lead of the season (36 vs. The Citadel).
• Carolina shot 54.8% from the floor, its fifth time this season shooting 50% or better and the first time since shooting 51.7% vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• Carolina is 5-0 this season when shooting 50% from the floor.
• UNC shot its best field goal percentage since shooting 60.3% from Charleston in the second game of the season on November 11.
• UNC shot 50.0% from the floor in the first half and 60.0% in the second. It was the second time this season and first time since Portland that UNC made 50% in both halves.

• Carolina’s second-half percentage was its best since shooting 60.0% in the second vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• This was the fifth straight game and 13th time in the last 17 games UNC has held the opponent under 70 points.
• Carolina scored 23 bench points, most since scoring 25 vs. Clemson on February 11.
• UNC’s bench totaled 27 in the last six games since Clemson.
• UNC made 10 threes, the seventh time this season UNC made 10 or more (UNC 7-0).

• UNC made 10 of 24 threes for 41.7%. UNC is 10-0 when it makes 35% or higher from three.
• Caleb Love led UNC with 22 points. UNC is 6-5 this season and 21-5 in the last three seasons when Love scores 20 or more.
• Love made three three-pointers. He passed Hubert Davis for eighth in UNC history with 198 career three-point field goals.
• Love passed Shammond Williams and Jason Capel for 36th in UNC scoring with 1,465 points.
• RJ Davis made four three-pointers. UNC is 5-0 this season when he makes four or more threes.

• RJ Davis passed Bobby Jones, Vince Carter and Garrison Brooks for 52nd in UNC scoring with 1,280 points.
• Pete Nance tied his season high with four blocks (also February 25 vs. Virginia).
• Armando Bacot played limited minutes (17:54) as a result of spraining his left ankle in the first half. He finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
• Bacot passed the 1,800-point mark. He is 14th in career scoring with 1,806 points. Joel Berry II is 13th with 1,813.
• Bacot and Sam Perkins are the only Tar Heels with 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds and 150 blocks.
• D’Marco Dunn made two threes and scored eight points. It was the first time he made two threes since Louisville on January 14. He had totaled seven points in his last 11 games.
• Leaky Black had a season-high four assists. UNC is 34-5 over the last three seasons when he has three or more assists.

Series vs. Boston College
• Carolina is 22-6 vs. Boston College, including 3-1 in the ACC Tournament.
• The Tar Heels have won four in a row and 16 of the last 17 vs. BC.

Next Game: Thursday, March 9, ACC quarterfinal vs. Virginia, 7 p.m. (ESPN)