Chansky’s Notebook: Disquieting Defeat

Posted Dec 23, 2020
Roy Williams’ mentor had a favorite expression for this. Dean Smith used to preach, “How you start is how you finish.” And despite exciting comebacks in the last five minutes of each half at an empty gym, the Tar Heels lost in Raleigh for the first time in eight years. The pattern of falling behind early continued, thanks to poor shooting and defense. (Chapelboro.com)

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