Elliot Cadeau too important to lose to silly fouls
Early in the first half, North Carolina was quietly chugging along on offense. Elliot Cadeau was pulling all the right strings, leading UNC with nine points and six assists, and a +/- rating of +12. Tar Heel Nation was cautiously optimistic.
Then at the 4:16 mark, he got whistled for his third foul and went to the bench. His team was up 38-30, what's the worst that could happen?
After a little back-and-forth, Carolina briefly increased the lead to 10 with 2:11 left in the first half, but consecutive turnovers by RJ Davis led to consecutive three-pointers by Jaland Lowe, and suddenly, the halftime lead was just two.
Cadeau's penchant for picking up ticky-tack fouls must be corrected. He's too important on offense to be benched for long stretches. UNC's offense gets too dribble dominant without him on the floor, and as we'll discuss next, that dribbling is going to lead to more pain if it's like it was last night.