3 UNC Tar Heels on Thin Ice Before Showdown vs. Duke

2. Elliot Cadeau

The freshman is playing great basketball of late, putting up almost six assists per game in his last seven contests while notching three steals against Notre Dame.

However, this will be the rowdiest road crowd he's played in front of and Cadeau crumbled under the pressure against Duke in that first matchup. Cadeau went 1-of-9 from the field and 0-4 from beyond the arc while committing three fouls and turning the ball over once.

I expect the Blue Devils to hunt Cadeau and try to force the young player to feel some pressure. RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan and Harrison Ingram have all been in this environment before, so it makes sense strategically to target the freshman and hope for a similar meltdown.

Even still, Cadeau represents a spark plug for the Tar Heels and has excellent athleticism he can use to his advantage. Provided he doesn't get trigger happy, he could be the key to a North Carolina road victory.

In the Tar Heels' last three losses, Cadeau shot a combined 5-of-17 from the field with 12 fouls, fouling out entirely against Georgia Tech. North Carolina often goes as he goes, so I'll be watching him closely this weekend.