Coast to Coast: UNC Enters Stretch Run

North Carolina took care of business this week, beating Louisville and VT at home, improving its record to 4-1 without superstar freshman Caleb Wilson. The Coast to Coast trio digs deeper into North Carolina’s unexpected success without Wilson, highlighting Seth Trimble’s 30-point game against Louisville and Henry Veesaar’s 26 points Saturday. While the scoring outputs are key, the improved defensive discipline and offensive consistency were noteworthy as those two issues have given the Heels problems on and off this year.

The discussion also covered the importance of role players like Jonathan Powell and Zayden High, and the potential impact of Caleb Wilson’s return. UNC now looks to the last two regular season games with many of its goals still within reach. With games against Clemson and Duke on tap, the focus on maintaining composure and leveraging recent improvements will determine just how high up the seed lines this group can get in the conference and NCAA tournaments.

Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to put meaning to the week and conclude with a mention of Malloy Smith’s official visit to North Carolina.

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Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Show begins
3:18 – The most repeatable things from last wek
8:40 – Adjustments in-game v Louisville
12:27 – Handling end game pressure
15:03 – Second half tweaks v VT
19:13 – Everyone doing more than usual
24:07 – Trust going both ways
26:15 – Coaching changes from earlier this season
31:44 – The Caleb Wilson Segment, presented by Alex Swire-Clark
39:45 – Best two actions on offense
43:10 – Who has earned the most trust?
49:10 – Clemson preview
54:01 – Rematch at Duke
1:00:02 – Malloy Smith visits

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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:

* IC Daily (analysis) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
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* The Postgame (basketball) with Rob Harrington/Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (reporting) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
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* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley

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