Brice Johnson of the North Carolina Tarheels had a game for the history books against Florida State- 39 points and 23 rebounds. Johnson has come the closest to realizing his vast potential in this his senior season but he has still had his ups and downs. His game against Florida State is just two games removed from his three point performance against Clemson.
Johnson has always been an emotional player and being able to harness that emotion has been one of Johnson's biggest issues and one of North Carolina coach Roy Williams biggest battles. Johnson harnessed it for one game against Florida State and it wasn't like he was going up against a weak front line for Florida State. Johnson has flourished in the absence of Kennedy Meeks and has largely shouldered the inside scoring burden for North Carolina.
Meeks is due to come back against Syracuse and that brings up a lot of questions. How will Johnson handle it? How will Roy Williams work Meeks back into the rotation? How long will it take Meeks to work off the court rust? Will the chemistry that North Carolina has be disrupted? The Tarheels are looking for their first 4-0 start in the ACC under Roy Williams (that stat alone is hard to believe) and Syracuse will be the start for North Carolina looking for answers to these questions.
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