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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Can’t let UNC have the big run
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If North Carolina has a discernible weakness, it may be that the Tar Heels are inconsistent defensively, but I wonder if the Jackets wouldn’t be better off Thursday night facing a team that’s struggling on offense.
North Carolina, though, has plenty of people who can score. Tech’s been hitting the boards very well over the past seven games, winning five. In the two losses, they outplayed Duke for most of the game save the final 8:10 of the first half, and outplayed Virginia except for the final 3:41 in the game (even after spotting the Cavs 22-6).
Duke outscored Tech 22-7 in that stretch and won by nine points. Virginia outscored Tech 13-0 in the final 3:41 to win by six.
Streaks happen in every game, and there’s probably no way around that. But when an artery breaks, Tech needs to staunch the bleeding in these runs before they bleed out and leave themselves with more mess than they can clean up. Being on the wrong end of a 9-2 run is one thing, but to get gouged by double digits is another matter.
Tonight, look out for the really big runs.
