UNC Basketball: Five Questions Surrounding Tar Heels Going into ACC Play

3. How Can The Tar Heels Cut Down On The Turnovers?

The Tar Heels have committed an outrageous 64 turnovers in the last four games after 17 against Ohio State, bringing their average to 14 a game, highest since the 2009-2010 team finished the season with a 15.0 per game average.

Carolina has now had a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio or less in three straight games, and though they had 31 assists against Western Carolina, they also committed 17 turnovers.

Early in the second half against Ohio State, there was a six-possession stretch in which they turned the ball over FIVE times.

The main problem with these turnovers is that they aren’t usually forced, meaning the Tar Heels are just making sloppy mistakes, mainly mental.

Though the Tar Heels offensive rebounding efficiently is slightly down this year compared the last few years, they are still one of the best in the country.

Because of this, not even getting a shot off is an even bigger mistake for the Heels. All they need to do is put up a shot because they are getting an offensive rebound almost a fourth of the time.

Easy offensive rebound putbacks are crucial for Carolina and turning the ball over at this rate is a double negative for a team whose offense can look extremely stagnant at times.

Overall, the Tar Heels are making most of these mistakes by themselves, not getting their hand forced by opponents, so they just need to have a controlled speed on the offensive end.