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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coach Roy Williams is already sick of repeating the key to the Tar Heels\u2019 success this season: At least one of their big men must become the kind of go-to inside presence that helped lift the program to NCAA titles in 2005 (with center Sean May) and in \u201909 (forward Tyler Hansbrough). Fortunately for Williams, North Carolina has two promising&amp;nbsp;options.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Junior 6-foot-9 power forward Brice Johnson has bulked up to 228 pounds -- 41 more than when he arrived as a true freshman -- and offers more of a true post-up option than James Michael McAdoo ever did. And 6-9 sophomore center Kennedy Meeks, who averaged 7.6&amp;nbsp;points and 6.1&amp;nbsp;rebounds in just 16.3&amp;nbsp;minutes last season, is more explosive and better conditioned after &lt;em&gt;shedding&lt;/em&gt; nearly 50&amp;nbsp;pounds since he arrived in Chapel&amp;nbsp;Hill. He now has the stamina to keep up with the high-tempo UNC offense. \u201CHe\u2019s running better,\u201D says junior point guard Marcus Paige, the ACC player of the year favorite. \u201C[And that means] we can get him more post touches, and he can give us more effort on the boards. He just looks like a new person.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Solid contributions from Johnson and Meeks will take the pressure off Paige, who averaged a team-high 17.5 points but also forced too many shots. It\u2019s good to have options, as Williams well knows.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Read all of SI.com's 2014-15 college basketball preview content&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Projected top seven scorers&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tname\r\n\t\t\tpos.\r\n\t\t\tclass\r\n\t\t\tppg\r\n\t\t\trpg\r\n\t\t\tapg\r\n\t\t\to-rating\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tMarcus Paige\r\n\t\t\tG\r\n\t\t\tJr.\r\n\t\t\t17.2\r\n\t\t\t3.8\r\n\t\t\t4.6\r\n\t\t\t119.8\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJustin Jackson\r\n\t\t\tF\r\n\t\t\tFr.\r\n\t\t\t13.1\r\n\t\t\t3.8\r\n\t\t\t4.6\r\n\t\t\t119.8\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tBrice Johnson\r\n\t\t\tF\r\n\t\t\tJr.\r\n\t\t\t13.0\r\n\t\t\t7.7\r\n\t\t\t1.1\r\n\t\t\t119.8\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tKennedy Meeks\r\n\t\t\tF\r\n\t\t\tSo.\r\n\t\t\t11.3\r\n\t\t\t8.2\r\n\t\t\t1.1\r\n\t\t\t115.0\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tTheo Pinson\r\n\t\t\tG\r\n\t\t\tFr.\r\n\t\t\t8.5\r\n\t\t\t3.8\r\n\t\t\t1.1\r\n\t\t\t112.1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJ.P. Tokoto\r\n\t\t\tF\r\n\t\t\tJr.\r\n\t\t\t7.8\r\n\t\t\t4.3\r\n\t\t\t2.3\r\n\t\t\t109.6\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tIsaiah Hicks\r\n\t\t\tF\r\n\t\t\tSo.\r\n\t\t\t4.7\r\n\t\t\t3.5\r\n\t\t\t0.6\r\n\t\t\t106.0\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Projected ACC standings&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tconference rank\r\n\t\t\tteam\r\n\t\t\tprojected conf. record\r\n\t\t\tlast year's conf. record\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t1\r\n\t\t\tDuke\r\n\t\t\t15-3\r\n\t\t\t13-5\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t2\r\n\t\t\tLouisville\r\n\t\t\t14-4\r\n\t\t\tN/A\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t3\r\n\t\t\tVirginia\r\n\t\t\t13-5\r\n\t\t\t16-2\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t4\r\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina\r\n\t\t\t12-6\r\n\t\t\t13-5\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t5\r\n\t\t\tSyracuse\r\n\t\t\t10-8\r\n\t\t\t14-4\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t6\r\n\t\t\tPittsburgh\r\n\t\t\t10-8\r\n\t\t\t11-7\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t7\r\n\t\t\tNotre Dame\r\n\t\t\t10-8\r\n\t\t\t6-12\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t8\r\n\t\t\tMiami (Fla.)\r\n\t\t\t9-9\r\n\t\t\t7-11\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t9\r\n\t\t\tFlorida State\r\n\t\t\t8-10\r\n\t\t\t9-9\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t10\r\n\t\t\tN.C. State\r\n\t\t\t8-10\r\n\t\t\t9-9\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t11\r\n\t\t\tClemson\r\n\t\t\t7-11\r\n\t\t\t10-8\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t12\r\n\t\t\tBoston College\r\n\t\t\t5-13\r\n\t\t\t4-14\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t13\r\n\t\t\tVirginia Tech\r\n\t\t\t5-13\r\n\t\t\t2-16\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t14\r\n\t\t\tWake Forest\r\n\t\t\t5-13\r\n\t\t\t6-12\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t15\r\n\t\t\tGeorgia Tech\r\n\t\t\t4-14\r\n\t\t\t6-12\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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