Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense

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Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense

By Ryan Craig

Mar 30, 2009

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Everyone knows that the winner of a basketball game is decided by which team scores more points.

For North Carolina this season, that usually meant giving up a lot of points, but scoring even more - that has changed in recent weeks.

"We've had times when we didn't play as well defensively this year, but at big moments, we've stepped up," said Carolina head coach Roy Williams on his Monday afternoon teleconference. That has given the coaches and the players confidence that they can do it."

Against Oklahoma, the Tar Heels played perhaps their best defense of the season, especially on the perimeter, where their opponents' three-point shooting percentage had been an Achilles' Heel all year long.

The Sooner made only two shots from beyond the three-point line Sunday afternoon on 19 attempts. Carolina head coach Roy Williams said on his teleconference Monday afternoon, that it's all a case of his team finally taking the coaching staff's message to heart.

"We've gotten better over the year, and you should get better after 90-something practices," Williams said. "The players are buying more into it each and every day."

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RE: Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense...

...Well now is the time! Only 2 more games at the most! Go Tar Heels!!!

RE: Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense

ACC CHAMPS!
- Posted by DukeBlueGuru

I will take a Regular Season Championship any day of the week over the ACC Tourney Championship. I forgot the Heels also beat Duke twice. No need for you to be so bitter because your team lost out. You are the type of fan that makes all the other Duke fans look bad. Believe it or not i have family and friends that are Duke fans and Thank God they are not like you. Final Fours are pretty routine for UNC as well and hopefully will be more for both teams it only makes the ACC look better. As far as TH is concerned he sat out 11 mins. of the 1st half in foul trouble but he did exactly what the team needed him to do when he was in the game score a basket when needed, make free throws, rebound and box out for others to get the board and kick it out for three's and set screens. Sounds more like a seasoned veteran that a junior high school player. He said in the pre-game conference that he would not try to turn it into a one on one match up because it was North Carolina vs. Oklahoma and that is why UNC advanced and not Griffin.

imbecile..............

Hey dookstatesucks you don't even know how to spell, you imbecile idiot...and to the other guy why would Coach K want to be like Roy? Last time I checked Coach K has more wins, national championships, final fours, acc championships...Go Nova!!!

RE: Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense

Dookieguru.... just what are you a guru of?? alot of wine and cheese... geeezzzz dude you dookies cry about the Heels fans and every blog you have cried like a child!!! Grow up!!! Duke will be back in it sometime in the near future... but for now... they are home! So go join them and watch a team that has overcome things themsleves...take notes and grow up !!! STOP crying!!!!!!!!

Heels will hopefully be #1 on monday just as they were at the beginning of the season!!! Congrats guys keep up the defense!! And Win it all!

RE: Heels' Williams says players are buying more into defense

Rumor has it that Coach K will be at the Final Four wearing a UNC sticker and "I wanna be like Roy" t-shirt.

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