One can only imagine that the Tar Heels walked away from the Dean Smith Center last night not feeling especially excited about their 77-61 win against Gardner-Webb. To be completely fair, the the Runnin’ Bulldogs played them very hard, and looked every bit like a team that wanted to make a name for themselves by taking down a blue blood. However, they weren't without help, as the Heels started off shooting extremely poorly before getting things straightened out in the second half.
One of the bittersweet aspects of such a performance is that there are plenty of lessons that can be learned.