Where to begin in chronicling this horrible sports weekend?
A night after shooting 56 percent Carolina could not do anything right in losing to Minnesota Friday night, 67 to 72. I can not think of a single thing the Heels did well; we looked so bad it would not surprise me if Carolina forgot the words to the national anthem or how to tie their shoes.
Harrison Barnes failed to make a basket (though he hit seven free throws), twenty four hours after looking calm and confident Bullock and McDonald looked totally out of sync, and foul trouble kept our bigs on the bench for long stretches of play. The crisp passing against a zone, evident versus Hofstra, was no where to be seen against an opponent from the Big 10.
There were momentary flashes from Zeller, Marshall and Henson, but they were fleeting. The Heels never got into a rhythm - offensively or defensively - and were lucky to be in the game. And Larry Drew was Larry Drew. It was a disappointing and 'stink up the joint' performance worthy of last season.
Yikes and yuck.
Redemption was not to be found in Kenan Stadium versus NC State. In the first half it looked like the Heels would break their four-game losing streak to the Wolfpack. But in the second half State controlled both lines of scrimmage, pressuring Yates, stopping our running game, and blowing holes in our defense when the Pack had the ball.
But NC State was also very, very lucky, too. On fourth and goal from the 16 Russell Wilson's pass into the back corner of the end zone was batted down but caught - just inches off the ground - for a game changing touch down.
A sour senior day for a class that has tantalized Heels fans with legitimacy, bowl games, but also with a nagging, tooth-achey feeling that they could have accomplished much more.
Finally, putting a cherry on top of this mountain of bad news, the always reliable and defending national champion Carolina women's soccer team lost today, in the third round, to Notre Dame.
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