There were flashes.
Friday night's 96-61 exhibition win over Winston-Salem State wasn't pretty, but there were enough glimpses of possibility to remind you there's some potential in there.
There was a highlight reel Cole Anthony pass through traffic to Justin Pierce in the second half, and some very good second half minutes from Christian Keeling and Leaky Black, and a double-double from Garrison Brooks in which he shot 80 percent from the floor.
So there were some encouraging moments. But when the Tar Heels assemble for practice Saturday at noon, those won't be the parts of the game that interest Roy Williams.