I was really looking forward to the buzz around our game on saturday, which had a sneaky 2nd weekend feel since you guys had been playing so well. I'm curious at this point how you feel your team will respond to the loss against Marquette. Because of the youth, I can see it being the type of loss that becomes two losses rather easily.
Obviously, the interior strength of Carolina is always a concern. The first game, we were able to outrebound you by the smallest of margins. Gray, Barnes, and Koprivica are critical for us as far as keeping control of the boards. We are down some players right now, with Walker, Ngom, and Osborne all questionable at best to play on Saturday. If classic Carolina comes out and creates transition opportunities then this game could get really fun as far as the level of play.
We didn't have Barnes the first game, and he has really turned it on recently, so I'm interested to see his impact on the game, especially when he is guarding someone like Love.
Anyway, we can never be comfortable playing the Heels, expecting a good game and hopefully a springboard to finishing the season strong. Two regular season championships in a row is so surreal for our fanbase, most can't appreciate how far our program has come. Good luck the rest of the way
Obviously, the interior strength of Carolina is always a concern. The first game, we were able to outrebound you by the smallest of margins. Gray, Barnes, and Koprivica are critical for us as far as keeping control of the boards. We are down some players right now, with Walker, Ngom, and Osborne all questionable at best to play on Saturday. If classic Carolina comes out and creates transition opportunities then this game could get really fun as far as the level of play.
We didn't have Barnes the first game, and he has really turned it on recently, so I'm interested to see his impact on the game, especially when he is guarding someone like Love.
Anyway, we can never be comfortable playing the Heels, expecting a good game and hopefully a springboard to finishing the season strong. Two regular season championships in a row is so surreal for our fanbase, most can't appreciate how far our program has come. Good luck the rest of the way