UNC Looks To Recapture Shooting Touch

The Tar Heels will try to break out of their shooting slump in Saturday’s game against Boston College.

Despite being in the midst of a 10 game winning streak, UNC head coach Roy Williams said he is concerned about his team’s shooting over the past three games.

“It’s frustrating, it’s disconcerting, it’s questioning what we’re doing,” he said. “I learned under Coach Smith we’ve always wanted to get good shots and have the better shooters take more shots, but right now we’re really struggling trying to put the ball in the basket.”

The Tar Heels have shot under 40 percent from the field in each of the past three games. In the 17 previous games, UNC never shot under 40 percent and made at least 50 percent of their shots 13 times.

“I should say it’s surprising because before these past three games I think we were first or second in the ACC in shooting percentage for the year,” Williams said. “And then all of the sudden we haven’t been able to throw the ball in the ocean.”

The team will have a six day break before the start of the Boston College game. Williams said he is planning on lightening the load to give his players a mental break.

“We’ll get a lot of shots up,” he said. “That’s about all you can do. You can’t get a crystal ball and start humming to it.”

If the Tar Heels want to keep this win streak alive, they’ll have to rediscover their shooting stroke.

After Saturday they will face hostile environments three times in eight days, facing Louisville, Notre Dame and Boston College for a second time.

“You’d better be ready to play every night regardless of who you’re playing and where you play,” Williams said. “I know that’s cliche but that’s the truth.”