The Tar Heels can't hold a lead and put together a full 40 minutes. The Tar Heels aren't tough. If Marcus Paige doesn't get it together, the Tar Heels are in trouble.
In Friday night's win over Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament semifinal, Carolina managed to answer all three of those criticisms.
The Tar Heels entered Friday's matchup having lost three straight to the Irish. In last year's ACC Tournament final, they'd blown a nine-point second-half lead and lost by eight. In South Bend in February, it was a 15-point margin late in the first half.