North Carolina Wins the National Championship!

The Heels were firing on all cylinders last night.  With a squeak and a puff of tire smoke, the North Carolina Tar Heels burst off the line to jump out to a record 21-point lead at halftime in the 2009 NCAA National Championship Game last night.  UNC eventually put the machine into overdrive and then cruise control, winning 89-72 against the home town favorites, the Michigan State Spartans. Wayne Ellington won the Final Four MVP, Ty Lawson had a record eight steals in the game, and everybody got in on the action as Roy Williams’ Tar Heels crushed the Michigan State Spartans, who were unable to get any sort of run together throughout the game.

But although it looked effortless, North Carolina’s road to the championship was actually difficult at times. Although they won every game in the NCAA Tournament by at least 12 points, UNC actually had some trying times in the regular season. And given the fact that they were the unanimous preseason selection to win the title, the expectations were sky high. Given the fact that future NBA players Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green all decided to come back to school this year rather than declare for the draft, the pressure was on to win the whole thing or be forever disappointed. As it stands, this Heels squad will probably go down as one of the best national championship teams in the history of the game.

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