And, as it turns, out, the sun rose this morning. Other thoughts . . .

The worst thing that could happen from this game is for the players to think, 'Well, we didn't have Ty, so we lost. Next time we'll have Ty, and we'll win,' because that could not be further from the truth. The truth is, you can't have four bench points. You can't have Ellington and Green shoot 4-24. You can't have the two of them not going to the rim. You can't have three offensive fouls, you have to adjust to how the game is being called. You can't have 20 turnovers to 17 assists.

Ty Lawson's ability to finish was missing. The Tar Heels got the ball down the court, but then weren't able to take it in like Ty can. Marcus Ginyard, though effect offensively, was thrust in a different role as a ball handler, and I'm sure wasn't quite as effective on the other end of the floor. This team has got to commit to defense. If you aren't great defensively, you have to try hard, and they looked casual when Duke had the ball. You can't do that.

What you can do, however, is learn from it. Here's hoping they do.