For over a half of basketball last night it looked like the Tar Heels were going to pull themselves out of this tailspin and beat their arch-rivals.
That quickly changed when Duke showed just how much better they really are than the Tar Heels and put them away for good.
On the surface this shouldn't be such a surprise as the media in making it. Every great program goes through rebuilding phases and that time has finally approached for the Tar Heels. The shocking part about it is that the Tar Heels are one of those college basketball products that no one can really recall ever being a bad team.
To add insult to injury, Roy Williams is saying ill-advised things to the media that digs this program even deeper by drawing comparisons between a bad basketball season to the disaster in Haiti.
How was the topic of Haiti even brought up? I'm sure the future Hall of Fame coach will regret saying that really soon. It's comparing apples to oranges and is a slap in the face to all of the people affected by the horrible disaster in Haiti.
Now back to basketball. The Tar Heels can kiss their NCAA Tournament hopes goodbye unless they plan on running the table for the rest of the season, including the ACC Tournament. Yeah, I don't think so.
Well there's always the NIT, or the "Not In the Tournament" tournament. As bad as the Tar Heels look right now, they could probably still make a run for the NIT championship. That's how good this program is. Even with the one of the worst teams this program has ever had they can still compete for a postseason tournament championship.
If you're a Tar Heel fan then at this point you just have to be ready to put this season to rest and look forward to next season. Expect this to be a one-season slump. The Tar Heels will return to competing for the ACC championship again next season.
The talent-loaded roster will have a year more of experience along with another great recruiting class.
In other words, look at this season as a fluke.
Biggest 2010 Drop-Offs
- North Carolina (13-11) Last season: 34-4 (Nat'l Champ)
- Connecticut (14-10) Last season: 31-5 (Final Four)
- Oklahoma (13-10) Last season: 30-6 (Elite Eight)
- Western Kentucky (13-12) Last season: 25-9 (2nd Round)
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