He Inherited Four All-Americans Who Had Been Told How Talented They Are For Most Of Their Careers

William's preseason fears are coming true.  He inherited a team with four McDonald's All-Americans who have been told how talented they are for most of their careers.  Those same All-Americans have a grand total of zero NCAA Tournament appearances among them. 

Most members of the media and most Carolina fans underestimated the challenge of getting those touted players to buy into their new coach's system.  Williams did not.  He saw, almost from the first day of practice, that he had a team whose reputation vastly exceeded their accomplishments.  He brings up that point again to the team on Monday, trying to persuade them that individual accomplishments will mean very little if the team falters.

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