Next up for UNC - Louisville
My first impression of the Cardinals was not a very good one. They looked, well, sloppy. But I think Tennessee's helter-skelter style will do that to most teams.
In the second half The Ville started to grow on me. The thing that really jumps out at you is their size - between 6-11 David Padgett, 6-9 David Caracter, 6-8 Earl Clark and 6-8 Juan Palacios, the Cards have a lot of size. It'll be interesting to see how UNC handles that.
Also, Louisville presents some interesting matchup issues. They list the 6-8 Clark as a guard/forward. I'm not buyin g the guard part, but he can clearly put the ball on the floor. So too can 6-7 forward Terrence Williams, who is really a point forward for Louisville.
Interestingly, this isn't your typical Rick Pitino team in the sense that they don't jack up the 3-pointer whenever possible. In fact, I can't remember them shooting one since I've been watching in the second half. Of course, that may also be due to the fact that they're getting to the rim so often against the Vols.
Bruce Pearl may very well have a coronary over here. I'm starting to get concerned.