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UNC Hoops Talk Podcast #63

Discussed this month:
  -Coach Bill Guthridge's passing
  -UNC receives the NOA from the NCAA
  -Non-conference games this season (Maryland, UCLA, Texas, & UNI)
  -JP at the combine & workouts
  -Tar Heels in the NBA Finals (Barnes, JMM, & Brendan Haywood)
  -Grant-in-aid for Kenny Williams?
  -Who wants a shoutout on the podcast?

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June UNC Hoops news, NBA Draft, Finals, and World Cup Talk! ep.- #33

A lot of quick hitters in the June edition of UNC Hoops Talk Podcast. I go through a lot of stuff such as the freshmen being on campus, visitors to campus, and an August trip quite quickly.

I also hit on the NBA Finals and congratulated Danny Green on his championship, the NBA Draft talking about PJ Hairston and James Michael McAdoo, and then end it with a little rant on the whole McCants mess.

The last little bit of the video I dedicate to the World Cup and team USA in honor of them getting out of group play, nonetheless the group of death and into the knockout stage!

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2014 NCAA Final Four Preview

This week on UNC Hoops Talk Podcast, I review the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games & obviously, I give my preview for the Final Four games as well. 

*Sorry for the audio, not sure what happened there. 

It is kind of a last minute decision for this show, so no guests this week, it's all me, sorry. 

Watch the Bracket Preview:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSq42dU-mmk and the 1st weekend recap & Sweet 16/Elite 8 preview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICnk1ZVcmHk

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UNC Basketball- NC State Postgame Interviews, Highlights and Box Score

Whose State is it?

That's right, NC State still has not beaten Roy Williams in Chapel Hill and he completely owns them overall as well.

Here are Coach Williams thoughts after the game along with James Michael McAdoo's postgame interview. Included is the highlight video and here is the Box Score.

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UNC Basketball Preview- Georgia Tech

Preview: Tar Heels head into the Yellow Jackets’ Nest
     Article by: Lance Dunlap
                    @LanceLovesHeels

            Coming off a solid win over the Clemson Tigers, North Carolina (12-7, 2-4 ACC) will head to Atlanta Wednesday night to play ACC foe Georgia Tech (11-9, 2-5 ACC). The Yellow Jackets are recovering from a stinging overtime loss to NC State in Raleigh this past Sunday. Both UNC & GT currently only have 2 wins in ACC play and a win for either will put them solidly in the middle of the packed ACC standings. This year, Georgia Tech doesn’t appear to get a great advantage from playing at home in McCamish Pavilion. So far this season, GT has defeated Illinois and Norte Dame in the Pavilion while losing to Dayton and Miami in the same arena. On the other side of the coin, the Tar Heels have most certainly struggled on the road, losing all of their ACC road games thus far this season (at Wake Forest, Syracuse, and Virginia).

            Carolina fans not as familiar with this year’s Georgia Tech squad can expect to see Trae Golden (6’2” senior transfer from Tennessee) as the prime scoring option for the Yellow Jackets’ offense. Golden currently leads the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game, having some better games recently with 18 points against NC State and 22 points vs Pitt. On the defensive end of the court, the Jackets are anchored by their mammoth center, Daniel Miller (6’11” 275 lbs senior center). Miller is currently averaging 8 rebounds per game and 2.1 blocks per contest, including a 14 rebound performance vs NC State and 5 blocks against Pitt. While Miller doesn’t have the offensive skillset of many NBA-hopeful big men in college basketball, he is efficient and is shooting 60% from the field on the year. To play well against GT, North Carolina will need to focus on these players, keeping the ball out of Golden’s hands and letting UNC’s post offense go against the post defender opposite Miller.

            Tar Heel fans should expect James Michael McAdoo to continue his strong play against Georgia Tech as McAdoo has made 20 of 33 field goal attempts in UNC’s last three games. McAdoo was also named the defensive player of the game against Clemson by Roy Williams, showing that his entire game is warming up here in ACC play. The play of Marcus Paige has been a little up and down recently, but overall he continues to make good decisions for UNC and is clearly an overall positive for the team. Paige went 4-14 from the field for 9 points in a loss to UVA, but had 15 points vs Clemson and 21 points against Boston College. The biggest X-factor may be the newest member of Carolina’s starting line-up, Kennedy Meeks. If he continues his good play (very polished for a freshman) and is able to keep his stamina up for stretches, his size and talent will prove trouble for GT.

A win on the road in Atlanta could provide some away-from-home confidence for a Carolina team that hasn’t won outside the Dean Dome since their December 4^th victory in East Lansing over Michigan State (almost two months ago). A loss could be devastating for this young group of Tar Heels that need to string together consistent victories if they hope to find themselves seeded for the NCAA tourney. If Roy Williams’ track record mid-season at North Carolina is any indicator, Tar Heel fans should expect good things from this team. Don’t forget, it was around this time last year that Roy Williams inserted PJ Hairston into the starting line-up and UNC went on a 6-game win streak in the ACC. 

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UNC Basketball- Clemson Postgame Interviews, Highlights, and Box Score

Finally a sigh of relief! The Streak is alive!

UNC Hoops beats Clemson and goes to 57-0 at home vs. them and Tar Heel fans can relax for a few days.

Below is the postgame interview with Coach Williams along with one with James Michael McAdoo and JP Tokoto. I also included the highlights video for the game and here is a link to the Box Score.

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Pre-ACC Roy Williams and James Michael McAdoo Press Conferences

Here is the press conferences of Coach Williams and James Michael McAdoo leading into the Wake Forest game Sunday and starting ACC league play.

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UNC vs. Oakland

Friday night the UNC Tar Heels opened the 2013-14 season facing Oakland in Chapel Hill. With uncertainty in the air with PJ Hairston and Leslie McDonald having to sit out waiting on a decision to be made by the NCAA no one quite knew what to expect.

Starting the game with Freshman Nate Britt in his first start in his first game at PG, Sophomore Marcus Paige at SG, Sophomore JP Tokoto at SF with his first career start, James Michael McAdoo at PF, and Joel James anchoring us down at C. The entire first half was picture perfect with great execution and aggression by all of the Heels. Paige hit 4 3's in the first half, JP already had a career high with 13 points, Freshman Kennedy Meeks with 8 points and 4 rebounds off the bench and Brice Johnson with some highlight alley-oops.

However, it was McAdoo who led us all night long, with 21 points and 9 rebounds, and showed great leadership in doing so. He got up and down the court very quickly and seemed much more comfortable than we had seen him and especially over last year. With a 37 point lead at half (58-21) you could tell the Heels took the foot off pedal in the second half. After shooting 74% in the first half we relaxed, were not as aggressive and the result showed. We turned the ball over way more than we should have and it transferred right over to the shooting. Instead of putting up a bunch of stats and risking getting something wrong you can check them for yourself here with the Final Box Score.

Here also is the highlight video of the night and postgame interviews with Coach Williams and the players.





The Heels take a full week off before being back in action Friday, Nov. 15 against Holy Cross and then Sunday, Nov. 17 vs. Belmont both in Chapel Hill as well.

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