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Tar Heel Rundown: March 14
March 14, 2014 | General
Basketball
If you only read one link in today's Rundown, it should probably be this in-depth examination of Marcus Paige's second-half exploits. Shot charts, graphs and more...The ACC may be finalizing a multi-year deal to move the ACC Tournament to Brooklyn...You're going to like the conclusion on the eventual winner in this Yahoo ACC Tournament preview...An argument for and against the Tar Heels as national title contenders...If you're leaving today for Greensboro, check our ACC Tournament Travel Guide first...It looks like defense might be the major media storyline for Carolina in the postseason...As they enter the postseason, the Tar Heels are looking to get their edge back...The latest edition of This Week in Carolina Basketball:
Tar Heels in the NBA
Marvin Williams is dealing with a back injury and had to get an MRI...After a long wait, Wayne Ellington is playing a key role off the bench for Dallas...John Henson put up 12 points and five rebounds...Eight points and six assists for Kendall Marshall.
Football
Hakeem Nicks just finished a very difficult season with the Giants. It sounds like he's still up for a challenge, though. Stepping in for a very popular player with the Panthers could be a tough task:
I'm told Hakeem Nicks is the Panthers' top target to replace Steve Smith. Panthers hope to bring him in for a visit soon.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) March 13, 2014
Olympic sports
Kara Cannizzaro talks about her trip to the White House with the UNC women's lacrosse team...And here's one last photo of the group with the President:
Photo from the Tar Heels' visit to the White House earlier this week #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/vnraa3A661
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) March 13, 2014
And here's the official White House photo from the women's soccer side:
Official White House photo from Tar Heels' visit last Monday #GOHEELS @UNCwomensSoccer pic.twitter.com/alt0ipCZjf
— UNC Women's Soccer (@ncwomenssoccer) March 13, 2014
First road ACC series of the year, and last visit ever to College Park, for the Diamond Heels...Cool video on the old school style of Kyle Seager:
Today's games
Men's golf is at the Seminole Intercollegiate. Men's basketball opens ACC Tournament play around 2:30 p.m. on ESPN and the ACC Network. Men's tennis visits NC State at 4 p.m. Baseball makes its final weekend trip to College Park starting at 6:30 p.m. Gymnastics travels to William and Mary at 7 p.m.
Today in Tar Heel history
March 14, 1992: Carolina dispatched 18th-ranked Florida State, 80-76, in the ACC Tournament semifinals. The brash Seminoles had whipped the Tar Heels twice during the regular season, and were seen as a bit of the whippersnapper of the ACC in their first year in the league. Stop me if this sounds familiar: trailing just 75-73 after a Charlie Ward three-pointer, the 'Noles committed a major mental error by calling a timeout they didn't have. Hubert Davis hit both free throws to essentially put the game out of reach.
Sam Cassell, one of the ringleaders of the FSU run-and-gun style, fouled out with 37 seconds left, delighting the partisan Charlotte Coliseum crowd of over 23,000. Davis finished with 28 points, and George Lynch added 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Long read
It's entirely possible that maybe this is a nerdy, inside-writing type piece that you won't care about. But it also seems like it's an intelligent take on what makes writing and sportswriting work (and not work) today, and how that has changed in recent years. Oh, and it's also about Rick Reilly halting his column at ESPN.com.
