In a masterful display of sheer dominance, the Tar Heels raced to a quick double digit lead within 4 minutes of tipoff and it was all but over midway through the first half. They coasted for much of the second half and ended Michigan State and the rest of Detroit's hopeful dreams with an 89-72 blowout win.
Like UNC's 35-point victory over the same Michigan State team in the same venue last December, the Spartans didn't even have a tiny bit of chance in this one. It was all Carolina blue from buzzer to buzzer.
Just like 4 years ago, when coach Roy Williams won his first title with NBA lottery picks Sean May, Raymond Felton, Marvin Williams and Rashad McCants, Carolina will lose its core.
Seniors Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green will graduate and should find themselves in NBA rosters come June. Juniors Tywon Lawson and Wayne Ellington will most likely join their senior teammates in the NBA draft.
They will, however, welcome the number one-ranked recruiting class next season. So not all is lost for the Tar Heel faithful. As the saying goes, "We don't rebuild, we reload." Expect UNC to remain in a good position to possibly defend their title.
Despite heavy expectations and tremendous pressure, Carolina proved to everyone why they were annointed college hoops' best team. They started and finished the 2008-09 season at the top, head and shoulders above everyone else.
It wasn't even close.
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