CORAL GABLES—Think of the very best passing Carolina teams.
You're undoubtedly picturing Kendall Marshall firing a perfect hit-ahead pass to John Henson, or Ed Cota flipping a nifty behind the back pass to Vince Carter, or maybe Kenny Smith beating everyone down the court and dropping a bounce pass to Brad Daugherty for the dunk.
None of those teams averaged more assists per game than the 2019 Tar Heels are averaging right now.
Carolina handed out a generous 26 assists in Saturday's win over Miami, meaning just seven baskets were unassisted. That takes this year's team average to 19.