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Off the cuff: Carolina looked a lot better against Clemson than it did at Pittsburgh. The results are the same however. At the Pitt post-game news conference, UNC coach Roy Williams seemed resigned to the fact that the team - as currently constituted - isn't that good. "I like the way our kids tried," he said. "We just didn't make enough shots." Since when has trying been good enough for Carolina basketball? There needs to be some doing. That includes from the free throw line as the Heels hit only 10 of 21. Garrison Brooks, who less than two weeks ago was on a 19 of 20 run, hit only two of his eight free throw attempts. The game was really lost during a four-minute stretch of the first half. From about the 12:30 mark to the 8:30 mark, the Tar Heels were outscored 12-0. During that stretch, Carolina turned the ball over on five straight possessions. The rest of the game was pretty even. Take away those four minutes and the game probably would have gone down to the buzzer. Until Carolina gets some players back healthy - named Cole Anthony - and they hit a few more points, especially free throws, the trend is likely to continue.
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