It's been awhile since I've written about Tar Heels basketball. This blog was meant to be a game-by-game coverage of UNC's seasons. As I've said before, I don't get paid for this, so sometimes other things take precedence, and lapses do occur. I apologize to you for this. This 2014-15 season for UNC basketball has been a series of ups and downs. The team is 25-11 and should be about 31-5... in my opinion. The only losses that I see as excusable are those to Duke, Virginia, or Kentucky. The other losses were to weaker teams, and were due to poor and inconsistent play on the part of Carolina. In many of these losses, the Tar Heels held a double-digit lead late in the second half, and managed to squander it away.
The same was also true tonight in the opening NCAA Tournament game against Harvard; however, UNC somehow held on to win the game, 67-65, and advance to the next round. Carolina led by as many as 16 points in the second half, but allowed Harvard to claw its way back into the game, and actually take the lead at one point.
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| Justin Jackson |
The bottom line in tonight's game was--- the Tar Heels played well enough to win... but barely escaped. A three-point shot by Harvard with less than a second on the clock could have sent Carolina home for the season, but caromed off the back of the rim. As is the usual case, the Heels played extremely well in spurts, but as Paige put it, (they) "got complacent" in the second half. This changed a potential blow-out into a close game at the end. For some fans, this would've been an entertaining game to watch. For Tar Heels fans, we wish they would "put the nail in the coffin" when they have a game in hand.
If UNC is to advance much farther, they must play each game consistently for forty minutes. These inconsistent lapses will not hold up in games against better teams in their WEST bracket like Wisconsin or Arizona, both with 31-3 records.
NEXT UP : WOFFORD or ARKANSAS
Saturday (3/21)
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