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Welter's Baseline Thoughts: UNC proves they are the ACC's team to beat in March
Pat Welter breaks down UNC's 84-79 win over Duke from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Pat Welter breaks down UNC's 84-79 win over Duke from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
I think a lot of people expected Duke to win this game. I know the odds makers certainly did but don't underestimate Carolina's edge and experience. We came out here on their home floor and we were the more physical team and we played how we wanted to play. Let's give you some line thoughts from an 8479 Carolina win over Duke Cormac Ryan's 31 points. The difference, I was telling about he's sick in the head, he's psychotic, but having a psychotic guy like that stuff like this happens. We love it. That's just who I am, man. I, I can't control it. Um And it's just, I love playing in these environments. Um I love being in front of the fire. Ryan's psycho performance starting to remind me of Brady Manic from the final four team two years ago, Armando Bacot and RJ Davis held the single digits in this one. So many ways the tar heels can beat you and that's what makes them so scary. In March at halftime, we knew Duke was gonna make a run and, but we've been in that situation before with the schedule that we've played the teams that we've played. We, we, I mean, we, we've been in these type of environments no need for John Shire to call out his team's competitiveness like he did after their loss in Chapel Hill, they showed up in this game. UN C did throw the first punch, but Duke responded. Well, transition baskets really were their killer. This is really the story of the whole game for me. I told the team afterwards, it would be one thing if we lost and we weren't good enough or it's something you can't control. I feel everything here is what we can control all week long. Carolina was looking at a picture of an empty spot in their rafters where they can now hang a regular season title reminds me a little bit about two years ago when they had a picture of the New Orleans Superdome in their locker. Now, I know they have the AC C tournament coming up next. But the way they're playing a trip to Phoenix could be in their future.