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This is what it's all about.

The North Carolina Tar Heels complete the Big Ten Massacre:  defeating three Big Ten teams in the Elite Eight, Final Four, and the NCAA Championship Game to give Roy Williams his first NCAA Title and the Tarheels' fourth championship in the school's history.  I remember the Tarheel win in 93, and this one is much sweeter than that one because of everything this team went through.  They went 8-20 two years ago, and now they're the National Champions.

One day a movie producer or a documentary film maker will get smart and place this story on the big screen.  The last five years has been a roller coaster for Tarheel fans and and for those seniors, and would make one helluva story.  The Maryland documentary was great, but UNC's has the potential to be even better

The Tarheels proved two things on Monday night:

   1.  They are a team.  Not simply individual talent, but a team.  Led by Sean May, whom Illinois had absolutely no answer for, everyone had their roles.  Felton was the play caller and the assist man.  McCants was the mid-range scorer.  Manuel and Noel were the defensive guys.  Jawad helped run the floor on transition.  All that noise we heard from the talking heads throughout the weekend turned out to be completely wrong, and you could tell they didn't have a clue of what they were talking about.

   2.  This is Roy Williams's team, not Matt Doherty's team.  Another myth generated by the talking heads.  Yes, Doherty recruited them, which gives him, say, 10% of the credit.  But make no mistake about it; Roy Williams made them a great team.  In fact, I'd say that McCants and Felton would have transferred if Doherty had stayed.  Sean May wouldn't have been as good as he is right now either.  With Doherty at the helm, UNC would have been lucky to have made the NCAA Tournament, much less win the championship.

Next year is still looking up for the Heels, and with May returning we are an instant title threat again.  I expect Marvin Williams to return for one more year, and possibly Raymond Felton as well.  David Noel will be a defensive specialist and his athleticism will help the Heels on both ends, and hopefully Williams has recruited some guards to help with ballhandling.

Regardless, the road to the NCAA title will once again come through Franklin Street.  If those guys stay, I have no doubt that there isn't a team in the nation that will be able to handle the street.  If Duke could do it in 91 & 92, why can't we do it in 05 & 06?