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Game Plan: How to beat North Carolina
Defensive holes make Tar Heels vulnerable
Originally Published: March 19, 2009
By
John Carroll | Scouts Inc.
Although all four No. 1 seeds made it to the Final Four a year ago, this season's teams on the top line look more vulnerable. John Carroll breaks down the keys to creating a successful game plan against each of the four teams on the top line, this time looking at North Carolina.
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John Carroll joined Scouts Inc. after nine years as an NBA coach, including a seven-year tenure with the Boston Celtics that concluded with a four-month stint as interim head coach in 2003-04. Before joining the NBA, Carroll spent six years as head coach at Duquesne University and seven years at Seton Hall as an assistant to head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
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