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April 05, 2005
National Champions
Wow!! What a game! Actually, I thought they were in control for almost the whole game. People kept talking about the fact that Carolina would need to play as a team in order to win. That they would have to be "on". Nobody seemed to consider that maybe Illinois would not have their best night. Nobody thought that maybe there was even more pressure on the Illini than on Carolina. Illinois came extremely close to having a perfect season and, hey, they were supposed to win the national championship. Nobody seemed to think that maybe they would not shoot well or make stupid mistakes, but they did. And Carolina made them pay.
Carolina played an awesome game. Sean May was unstoppable and Felton played as well as he has all year. For a team that doesn't play defense, they certainly disrupted Illiois' offense. They got in passing lanes, they contested shots. Even though it was because Felton got his second foul, the zone defense they played in the first half really bothered Illinois.
I was in school in 1993 when they won the last time. It's hard to describe what Franklin Street is like after a win like that. I'm just so happy for Roy Williams. The title seemed so elusive and yet, after only two years back home and with a team that he didn't even recruit, he got it. Go Heels!!!
Posted by keird at April 5, 2005 09:26 AM