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UNC Basketball: Five Bold Predictions for the Rest of the Season

By Bryson Gordon

Nov 23, 2016; Lahaina, Maui, HI, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate with the Wayne Duke Championship Trophy after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Championship Game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Lahaina, Maui, HI, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate with the Wayne Duke Championship Trophy after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Championship Game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 8, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Theo Pinson (1) dances before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Theo Pinson (1) dances before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Heels sweep Duke, NC State, and Virginia

This sounds like a Tar Heel fans ultimate dream! Sweeping all three of our rivals would go a long way towards winning the ACC. To find the last time UNC has done this, you have to go all the way back to the 2008-2009 season, and we all know what happened that year! (National Championship)

It is hard enough to sweep Duke. The Heels have struggled with this lately, 2009 being the last time. But this season seems to be a chance for Carolina.

Duke is struggling early in the ACC, and they lack a true point guard.

There has also been questionable play from Duke’s big men, except Amile Jefferson, who is now hurt again.

Carolina has already blown out NC State, by a whopping 51 points! Dennis Smith recorded two fouls early, and things seemed to spiral out of control after that.

The Heels rained in threes all day on the Pack, and never looked back, after an early 20-0 run. If Carolina expects to sweep the Pack, they better be ready for State’s best game all season the second time around.

Aside from Duke, Virginia could be the toughest game the Heels play this season. Virginia has seemed to have UNC’s number in the regular season recently, winning four of the last five.

Now that does not include the ACC Tournament, where the Heels have won the last two matchups. This year UNC gets Virginia twice.

Virginia gives UNC issues, because they control the tempo better. If UNC can get out and run, they should be able to handle a pretty good UVA team.

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