The media was also interested in knowing what the environment for the Tar Heels team was after Jake lost an important game as it was the last one, they expected Jake's teammates to be nervous and stressed about him.
In addition, some sports experts said that Jake would not be in the best physical condition to play the next game, they knew well that having 32 hours by plane and running a marathon was not easy for anyone.
Even if someone did that, they would rest for more than a week before going back to exercise, so they thought that if Jake didn't play in the next game the team's environment would be even worse.
But contrary to what everyone expected, the team's environment hadn't changed because of Jake, he didn't play in the last game and the team still winning made the media realize that Jake wasn't the only one responsible for this winning streak and they were also instrumental in this achievement.
