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UNC basketball: The importance of Theo Pinson

In North Carolina’s 80-81 road loss to Florida State, the usual suspects made the headlines. Kenny Williams’ hot shooting kept the Tar Heels in the game in the first half, while Joel Berry put the team on his back in the second. Perhaps what was maybe understated in that game, and for the whole season for that matter, was the importance of senior guard Theo Pinson.

Pinson’s role often gets overlooked because he doesn’t exactly light up the stat sheet, although he has flirted with a triple-double at times (11/7/9 vs. Portland, 8/6/7 vs.