The Basketball Show: Holiday Musings as Schedule Ramps Up

Inside Carolina leading basketball analyst Rob Harrington and former Tar Heel Justin Jackson join Tommy Ashley for the latest on UNC hoops. The schedule ramps up this week after a long home stand provided plenty of highlights and teaching moments for Hubert Davis and his team. In what areas does Carolina need to improve? How do the Tar Heels match up with St. Bonaventure and Michigan State this week? All this and more, plus Thanksgiving meal favorites.

Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Stream begins
0:20 – Show begins
1:05 – Expectations after a week off
2:30 – Playing in holiday tourneys
4:55 – What’s that week like?
7:30 – Where does Carolina need to improve?
11:15 – Balancing out the scoring
14:00 – Why the struggles from three?
21:42 – What is success this week?
26:56 – Guarding an elite passer vs elite scorer?
29:00 – Keys defensively
34:14 – Caleb Wilson portion of program
40:55 – Going against talkers on the court
45:02 – The Players Era and new wave of holiday tournaments
55:53 – Rob’s final take
57:51 – Prep in tournament setting…
59:50 – Thanksgiving favorites

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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:

* 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
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* The Basketball Show (basketball) with Justin Jackson, Rob Harrington, Tommy Ashley
* The Postgame (basketball) with Rob Harrington/Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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