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Road to the Final Four at Ford Field: Statements You Can't Argue Against

 
There is a pretty easy premise for this article: The following statements can be debated, argued, and squabbled over, but in the end the counterarguments against them aren't strong enough to make the statement debatable.   1. When healthy, North Carolina is the best team in the country. Recent injuries to Marcus Ginyard and Tyler Hansbrough have left doubts whether the Tar Heels are going to be the best team in the country come April. If Ginyard and Hansbrough return to the court 100 percent, there is no reason why North Carolina isn't the best team in the country. Pollsters picked UNC to be the preseason unanimous number one team for good reason. Roy Williams has all five starters back from last year's Final Four team, a team that most considered for the majority of the season to be the best team in the country. UNC also has one of the nation's best sixth men in Danny Green. The Tar Heels also have an incredible amount of experience. The seven players that will see the most time ... (link)

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