Tonight is another continuation of the run of home games that will see if the Tar Heels can continue to stack good things on top of good things. Tuesday night can be seen in a couple different lights. On the negative side, Carolina once again got out rebounded and badly for the first half, and it’s past the point to where it’s just a concern but an actual problem. It’ll be talked about for…every…single…game…until it changes. Yes, it’s going to be the very first talking point every play-by-play person
uses and the launching point for ever color analyst. If you are playing a drinking game don’t included “rebounding” in your words unless it’s “drink some water.” Otherwise, you’re going to die.
However, on the positive side Carolina did manage to adjust after halftime when Michael Malone basically went with a stereotypical challenging of the manhood. One can easily guess that he kept the language PG in the press conference that was decidedly not in the locker room of halftime, but the positive part of that is the team listened. It worked to the point to where rebounding was a lot better in the second, and Wyoming rebounded less offensively despite missing more shots. It’s a sign this team can adjust, take coaching, and will listen to the new coach. It also speaks well of how the coaches work adjustments at halftime.
The question of course is what we will see tonight. Rebounding isn’t necessarily Georgia’s strength, but for every team Carolina has played so far it became one. Right now the team needs to keep stacking good result after good result, because when the schedule changes it’ll take a sharp turn.
A brief note on the broadcasting front, you have a way to tune out the national broadcasters if you are consistently annoyed with how they call a UNC Basketball game. Earlier this week, the company Homestream announced that UNC had joined its group of schools as ones fans can use to listen to a radio call of their team’s games.
If you aren’t going tonight—and you ought to consider it if you’re on the fence as tickets for a Friday night basketball game against a SEC opponent usually aren’t this affordable on the secondary market—here’s how you can catch the action:
- Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time
- Location: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
- TV: ESPN2 with Kevin Brown and LaPhonso Ellis on the call
- Radio: Tar Heel Sport Network with Jones Angell. The list of affiliate stations can be found here. You can also listen to the game on theGoHeels.com, The Varsity Network, or Tune In.
- Streaming: You can stream the game on Watch ESPN (subscription required).
