Game Experience

I learned quite a bit of North Carolina basketball watching the game at Chapel Hill. It was unfortunate that we lost 82-69. We just don't have the right personnel this year in particular on the perimeter. We don't have the guards to get the ball to the bigs not do we have the shooters to keep the defence from packing it in. There is talk that we are in danger of missing the NCAA tournament this year.


If we don't make the tournament, I can accept that. After all, we did win 2 championships in the past 5 years. Don't get me wrong, it would suck to watch the NCAA's with my team in it and I would catch quite a bit of flack from everyone (Judd mostly hahaha). This however, is unacceptable here in Chapel Hill. What I've learned from Dante and from the game is that Carolina fans here expect to win the National Championship EVERY year. It's like they forget that they won just last year. They have more of an "what have you done for me lately?" kind of attitude. This sums it up and bothered me the most on Wednesday night: there was a timeout with 7:21 left in the second half and Wake just got a basket to put them up by 11. The whole place started to clear out. I was like "what the hell??? There's so much time left in the game". I was so mad. Here I am at my first ever game and I would come to every game if it was possible. These people can be here for every game and it's not fair. Support your freakin team through the good AND the bad. It's been said that this young team is lacking confidence right now. Well NO KIDDING!!! If I was a player and saw the whole place clear out with some much time left, I wouldn't have any confidence either. Support you dam team Old People of Chapel Hill. That's what they need more than anything. Sure they aren't that good this year but most of these guys will be back. You people are spoiled and have no idea how lucky you are to watch the best basketball program ever.



I am afraid for Roy Williams too. If the Heels don't make the tournament and say that they struggle next year (I really hope not) then Roy Williams could be fired. Picture this, the guy came in and won 2 national championships in 7 years and they would think about canning him over 2 bad years? That's ridiculous. It just goes to show you how much pressure there is to win EVERY year here.



Here's something that they need to do: right now, one end line and 2 sections of the lower bowl is for students. The rest is for the old people, who show up late for the games anyways (the place was pretty much empty till about 15 mins left in the first half). Move the old people out of there and have at least half the lower bowl saved for the students. The students were there once the doors opened and they were there right till the end of the game. It's the students that make the atmosphere at these college arenas. Think of Duke and Kansas. Plus these old people hardly ever get out of their seats. I see why they call them a "wine and cheese crowd". The place has the program and usually the team to make that place the greatest place to play.



I was disappointed to see this but now I understand what kind of pressure there is on the players and coaches of North Carolina. It makes it even more impressive that they can perform under this kind of pressure. I will always cheer for Carolina and I will take a bad year (and even missing the tournament) if we win a Championship the year before. This is crazy to think all this b/c when they get their recruits next year, they will be favoured to win it all next year.