CHAPEL HILL
This is a pivotal season for Roy Williams, and not just because he put together a made-to-order national-title contender.
The North Carolina coach has been open in his frustration over the length of the NCAA investigation and the other travails of his players in recent years, P.J. Hairston most notably. He also has weathered a number of storms in his personal life, whether his health, his wife’s health or the death of close friends and neighbors, including Dean Smith.
At 65, Williams still has the vigor to coach and recruit at an elite level, but does he still have the patience to deal with all the nonsense that goes with it?