At the end of the day, winning is the most important category in the win-loss column.
The North Carolina Tar Heels left the season opener with an 80-72 win over Western Carolina, but the performance was underwhelming. During his postgame press conference, head coach Michael Malone was very blunt in his analysis of his team's outing.
Lackluster Rebounding
- “[That Western Carolina had] 13 offensive rebounds is definitely a concern, and you can’t have your power forward and your starting center only have four combined. Terrence [Brown] had five by himself. Neoklis [Avdalas] had seven by himself.