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UNC Basketball: Tigers vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

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Dec 31, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II meets with teammates prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II meets with teammates prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports /

Can the Tar Heels re-establish the Post?

Three pointers are fun. However, UNC has always been an inside out team. Against Georgia Tech they were a three point launching disaster. They have to be strong in the post and develop from there.

It starts with the bigs getting baskets. The four man rotation had only 22 points on 9-21 shooting. If UNC is going to be dominate this year, it needs to get a lot more points from their litany of size in the post.

Can the Tigers keep the Heels off the glass?

The Tar Heels average over 45 rebounds a game good for second in the Nation. The Tigers average under 37 good for 189th. If Clemson can’t keep UNC off the glass, particularly on the offensive end, it will help Carolina improve on the 5-26 performance they put up from behind the arc against the Yellow Jackets.

Can the Tar Heels win on the road?

I asked this same question last preview and got a resounding no from the stands in Atlanta. With the loss the Tar Heels are now 0-2 in true road games this season. Carolina has shown to be resilient in neutral site games, but if they want a top seed, they will have to win a couple on the road in the ACC.

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