It would be unreasonable to offer a total defense of Harrison Barnes, who has become the target of criticism, disappointment and derision in the wake of his Carolina career's poor finish.

The sports world thrives on fickleness, and for teams and athletes to assemble large swells of bandwagon supporters during the good times, they have to endure the reflexive abandonment in the bad.

Our memory of Barnes ultimately will be shaped mostly by what is missing from his cumulative body of work: He will become the first Carolina player since J.R. Reid in 1989 to have his jersey honored in the rafters without playing in a Final Four. The well-circulate...

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