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“It’s just knowing that you’re part of something bigger, knowing how special this program is,” senior point guard Nate Britt said. “Guys aren’t overeager to come in and try to leave. … If you come in with that mind-set, if things don’t go exactly the way you planned, you know you came to be a part of something bigger. That’s why people don’t transfer out. It’s about the family and the whole group of guys.”
"The approach begins before players arrive on campus. Williams and his assistant coaches set realistic expectations, which leads to less frustration and likely weeds out players more bent on building an NBA resume than winning in college. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that outlook; it’s just unlikely to lead a high school player prone to transferring to Carolina in the first place.
“It has to do with how starts the recruiting process,” UNC assistant C.B. McGrath said. “He doesn’t guarantee them anything. We don’t go in and say, ‘You’re going to start. You’re going to be our leading scorer. We’re going to get you the ball.’ He doesn’t say any of that. ‘Do you want to be part of a program where you’re going to win a lot and have a chance to play?’ Those are the kids we usually get, that know what they’re getting into. We don’t sugarcoat and tell a kid maybe what he wants to hear or maybe what another school is telling them.”
“It’s just knowing that you’re part of something bigger, knowing how special this program is,” senior point guard Nate Britt said. “Guys aren’t overeager to come in and try to leave. … If you come in with that mind-set, if things don’t go exactly the way you planned, you know you came to be a part of something bigger. That’s why people don’t transfer out. It’s about the family and the whole group of guys.”
"The approach begins before players arrive on campus. Williams and his assistant coaches set realistic expectations, which leads to less frustration and likely weeds out players more bent on building an NBA resume than winning in college. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that outlook; it’s just unlikely to lead a high school player prone to transferring to Carolina in the first place.
“It has to do with how starts the recruiting process,” UNC assistant C.B. McGrath said. “He doesn’t guarantee them anything. We don’t go in and say, ‘You’re going to start. You’re going to be our leading scorer. We’re going to get you the ball.’ He doesn’t say any of that. ‘Do you want to be part of a program where you’re going to win a lot and have a chance to play?’ Those are the kids we usually get, that know what they’re getting into. We don’t sugarcoat and tell a kid maybe what he wants to hear or maybe what another school is telling them.”
