Nine minutes into Monday's practice, the Smith Center PA system cranked the familiar stretching soundtrack.
Practice began at 3:01 p.m. This is a Hubert Davis nod to Bill Guthridge, who never believed in starting anything at a round number "because there's less uncertainty if it's more specific." So practice begins at 3:01, not 3:00. The first nine minutes were a team discussion at center court.
Monday was practice number 33. For the first 32 practices, every post-discussion stretching segment had been accompanied by a raucous soundtrack hand-selected by a Tar Heel player.