OF RJ Davis announcement that he is leaving Tar Heels Now another significant issue for team…..

The Tar Heels are back where they belong in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

After a rough start against Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans, Carolina fought back to earn an 85-69 victory and a trip to the tourney’s second weekend.

One thing we already knew: toughness is absolutely NOT an issue with this team. Michigan State came in with an impressive physicality. UNC absorbed those punches and retaliated with a few haymakers of their own as if to say, “You wanna play bully ball? Ok, let’s go.”

Now, for a trio of eye-opening aspects of this game.

…but he still desperately needs to work on his three-point shot.

The Spartans gave him all the daylight in the world to shoot from the outside and even with plenty of time to square up and take aim, the freshman was unable to make Michigan State pay, going 0-4 from beyond the arc.

That said, the point guard shook off his scoreless (for the first time this season) NCAA Tournament debut that he himself called “terrible” in his postgame interview to solidly run Carolina’s offense.

He finished with six points, four assists, a block(!), and zero turnovers in 22 minutes of play, but what the stat sheet doesn’t show is how much more efficient the offense flows with Cadeau at the helm.

The court vision and facilitation are undeniable.