Beating Marist by two points does not a new era make. Sure, this was one game, and North Carolina lost to Santa Clara a couple of years ago and won the national title.

But the Knights really had their hands full with Marist, a B-list MAAC team. (Read all about the MAAC on Ben Doody's college basketball blog, also offered by The Trentonian.) They seriously lacked in assists and free-throw shooting, and they will have to get better to face real teams.

It is not too early to start thinking about starting www.firefredhill.com.