This Carolina "TEAM" is capable

     The Tar Heels are set to leave Chapel Hill on Wednesday evening to head to St. Louis, the site of Friday's Sweet Sixteen game against Ohio.  It still seems that they will be departing with the notion that Kendall Marshall will not be playing and that is how they have been preparing.  Marshall did not practice today and is still apparently in a cast and according to Williams he will be a game time decision.  The feeling in the Tar Heels locker seems to be one of capability as everyone has experienced the loss of several key players and the team has responded well each time and although this will be a much steeper mountain to climb everyone in and around the team has not let this injury lower the expectations of bringing a 2012 National Championship back home to Chapel Hill.

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     Carolina will likely have to rely heavily on Freshmen point guard Stilman White and Senior utility man Justin Watts to fill in for Marshall, neither of whom have played extended minutes for the Tar Heels all season. it seems the Tar Heels aren't concerned with the lack of minutes with either of them as they have confidence in their abilities to get things done and to not do to much. Also, don't be surprised if you also see P.J. Hairston in the game at the point for a few minutes as well on The deck is surely stacked against this group of Heels but make no doubt about it they are ready to fight and everyone has discounted their chance at a national title this year may be in for a big surprise, as collectively this group has learned to overcome as Barnes said. “I think we play well when the cards are stacked against us. We have to continue to play hard and hopefully, with everyone counting us out, we can make a little run.”