In the four weeks after North Carolina shot 54.7 percent and upended then-No. 4 Gonzaga on Dec. 15, Roy Williams often said he needed to see his team win when shots aren't falling. He needed to see it win ugly.
But as many times as he reiterated that message, both to reporters and his players, Williams was never more adamant about it than he was after the Tar Heels fell 83-62 against Louisville on Saturday. UNC shot a season-low 34.5 percent in that game. And when asked if this team has to shoot well to win, he said it's not very tough if it thinks that.