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For everyone out there hoping indifferent defense might be the Achilles’ (Tar) Heel in North Carolina’s title drive, we have this sobering update:

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Carolina pitched a shutout for the final 5 minutes, 41 seconds Saturday night. Against Duke. At Cameron Indoor. That’s how you go from 68-66 behind to 76-68 ahead at the final horn of this endlessly compelling rivalry. And that’s how you go from just one of seven or eight national title contenders to the official NCAA Tournament favorite. The powder-blue Achilles is fine. Oh, and the powder-blue ankle of Ty Lawson is getting better, too. Combine those two factors, and Carolina is getting scary at just the right time.

For all the people out there who thought that the Heels can only score points and play absolutely no defense, here is what they did to Duke on Saturday night…Rejected nearly one-third of their 2-point field goals (15 blocked shots in 47 Duke attempts), Forced 10 first-half turnovers from the ACC’s best ballhandling team, Limited the Blue Devils to 32.9 percent shooting on the night, their lowest percentage since November 2006 against Indiana. O and by the way they have played 55 games since then.

I am not gonna lie to you, if UNC plays defense like this throughout the tourney there is no way that they will lose. They are not going to play a much better team then Duke unless they play Kansas or Tennessee, so they will be fine! And if you have read any of blogs you will see that I have UNC in the final four…believe it! O and just a little side note about the Heels…with a healthy Ty Lawson running the point they are a whole different team.

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