How Maximo Adams Establishing Himself As UNC Cornerstone

When you juxtapose the North Carolina Tar Heels' season opener with Friday night, they were night and day.

The players clearly heard the criticism and responded. Despite issues that bled through from the discouraging win over Western Carolina, the Tar Heels took care of business in a comfortable 109-70 win over Wofford on Friday night.

There were several standout performances. For the second straight game, Maximo Adams made a significant impact. In his postgame press conference, Malone talked about Adams' outing against Wofford.

Malone's Thoughts

- “Maxi [Maximo Adams] was great tonight," Malone said. "Obviously his first career double-double. We won the rebound battle, we still gave up 17…