Walking out of the Smith Center over the first five days of Carolina basketball practice leaves a viewer with multiple impressions. There's the consistent improvement of Garrison Brooks, of course. There's the depth and talent of the freshman class. There's the work done by Leaky Black to become a more consistent offensive threat (hear more about it in Black's interview in today's Carolina Insider podcast).
But there's one overwhelming takeaway from watching these early days of the 2020-21 Tar Heels: the volume.
The first five practices have been extremely competitive.