It’s been roaming for a while now. At least since 8:58 p.m. on March 24, the night he told the world via Twitter that he’d suit up for his junior season at North Carolina.
When he’s not thinking about Poli 101: State and Local Government or fixated on his next pass in FIFA 15, Marcus begins to daydream.
It’s here when Paige’s imagination gets the best of him, daring him to answer his own questions about what could be.
“I find myself thinking about the end of ACC play and March and the tournament all the time,” he said. “It’s hard not to think about the potential of the team, especially because we’re a team that hasn’t accomplished things that a normal, typical North Carolina group of players would accomplish.”
The team? Maybe not. Paige himself? Now that’s a different story.
The Marion, Iowa-native has meticulously refined his craft since he was old enough to understand grown-up talk at the dinner table.
“He’s kind of come from a coaching family. His mom coached in a state championship game in Iowa. So he sat at the table and listened to all the coach talk,” North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams said. “He sat there and listened to people talk about individuals doing the best you can do. And yet he sat there and listened to them about how what the team does is most important. He understands that.”
Now as a junior, coming off of a breakout sophomore campaign that saw him average a team-high 17.5 points per game and rack up myriad awards, it’s Paige’s duty to pass this same message along to his teammates.
