Roy Williams Has Some Thoughts on Unbalanced Scheduling: Horse-bleep
By Jason McIntyre
After North Carolina rallied to beat Pittsburgh in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was asked about the unbalanced scheduling in the conference this year.
I thought it was a weird question. Sure, the Tar Heels only played Louisville, Notre Dame, and Virginia once, but all three were on the road (UNC went 0-3). They played Duke twice (split) and only played Miami once (at home).
[Aside: It’s not like UNC is ducking folks out-of-conference. I’m the last guy to defend Roy Williams, but the Tar Heels did play Maryland (at home), Texas (on the road), plus UCLA and Kansas State at neutral sites.]
According to Ken Pom, UNC is 19th in strength of schedule. It of course factors in non-conference games, but 19th in the country is good for 5th in the ACC, behind Wake Forest, Virginia, Miami and Duke.
Here’s Roy’s response:
The Tar Heels will face Duke or Notre Dame Friday in the semifinals.