North Carolina left the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament with a 2-1 record and one thing abundantly clear:
The Tar Heels are a good team and are capable of winning big games when things are clicking. But they are certainly not a great team and getting to the Final Four this season may be a lot harder than some projected.
In case you missed it, No. 6 UNC beat Alabama, 76-67, in the first round on Wednesday, lost to Michigan on Thursday, 73-64, and beat No. 11 Oregon in the third-place game, 78-74 ,on Friday.
UNC (6-1) did not come away looking like a team capable of winning a national title in any of those games.
Why?
There are multiple answers to this question. But the primary one is they've had trouble scoring.
Through seven games, the Tar Heels have failed to reach 80 points in a game. That has never occurred in the Roy Williams era. Williams' teams have consistently been among the top teams in the country in possessions per game.
On defense, as soon as the ball comes out of the net, or off the rim, the Tar Heels are pushing it and looking to score while the defense is on its heels.
However, this season, scoring has not come easy. Finding easy shots has looked a lot more difficult.
The Tar Heels have not shot at or above 50% in a game this season, which is also a first for a Williams-led team.
