Nolan Smith owned the spotlight in Durham last night. And as hard as it is to love a Duke player, Nolan Smith might just be the exception to the rule. But for Carolina fans, even in defeat, there could be a silver lining to this story.
Tar Heel Hell: Duke’s Nolan Smith Owns UNC, And The Blue Devils Are Harder To Hate
Tar Heel Hell: Duke’s Nolan Smith Owns UNC, And The Blue Devils Are Harder To Hate
So, yeah, as a Heels fan, it’s been a rough morning. I went to bed angry, and then woke up an hour late this morning, because my alarm didn’t go off. (Yeah, I’m going to whine for a second.) Then I spent a half hour trying to hail a cab, and had to settle for a bus that dropped me off eight blocks from office. This article was supposed to be done by 10 am, and here we are approaching noon. And I’m still pissed off about that damn second half. Sometimes, life just sucks.
Having said all that, let me put my bitterness to the side, and look at the silver linings here. First of all, if Carolina had to lose, I’m glad that it was Nolan Smith--and not Kyle Singler, Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, or any of the other overrated superstars littering their roster--that sunk the Heels with 22 points in the second half.
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