CHARLOTTE—Deep breath, everyone.
It is miserable to lose. It is miserable to have the ball with a chance to win on the game's final play and fall short.
And of course, as we all know, it is miserable to lose to them.
But don't let the frustration over the source of the loss overshadow the total evaluation of where Carolina stands on March 16. You play the entire season to get to this point. And when the Tar Heels gather at Roy Williams' home on Sunday evening to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show, no matter who is in the bracket, no matter who the potential opponents might be, you will come away with the following feeling:
These Heels have a chance.