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Post-Maui stuff...

You might not have said it Gary but you surely implied it as I read it. (Almost) Everything in your original post outside of the first paragraph is pointing out coaching deficiencies and everything you said was accurate.

This set the tone, and was an accurate thesis, and you merely supported it with examples as you saw it for the better part of the post ...

"This is about deeper issues., and they are NOT the ones many fans fall back on. Our issues are NOT about who we got or did NOT get in the portal --- or which player might be struggling at whatever --- it is how the players we have are (or are NOT) being used."

Whether you actually said the coaching sucked or not is irrelevant but the poast surely highlighted coaching issues and I totally agree. jmo
This post, summarizing the obvious issues with this team and current coaching challenges along with the responses have been very interesting to read. I think Gary has offered a lot of insight, exposing serious issues that even someone like me with limited bball IQ can understand, seeing such with my own eyes. Al, in my opinion, you and Gary are seeing eye to eye on this one. I don't think his point is to imply or point out that Hubs and the coaching sucks, just that there are some coaching decisions being made that may be hindering the potential of this team, the difference in the quality/consistency on the court.
Ultimately, from my simplistic, low IQ perspective, the overall issue is quality and size in certain positions(yes stating the obvious here). Are things going to trend such that player quality diminishes more over time with recruiting and the portal? That seems to be the case right now and getting worse as we look to the near future. My question is this: is the issue simply NIL like I've been reading from others in the off season? Is the UNC bball brand losing luster with prospects these days? Is it both of those combined? If this is the case now and going into the future, then we are back to Gary's accessment(along with yours and many others on this board) that coaching needs to be top quality. Right now we are all witnessing some questionable coaching that's being exposed given the personnel on the court. It's no knock on these players as I respect each and everyone one of them and the commitment they've made. Honestly I'll continue to support the players and will enjoy watching them play and develope. Sorry for the long reply...

Post-Maui stuff...

With Bama on deck, the search for a front court contributor is still the #1, 2, and 3 priority for me, someone has to at least keep dee's honest. Bama is a team with a solid athletic backcourt and wings, with bigs who produce.

They will stay at home and hawk RJ once again, even more this year without Cormac as a legit 3 threat, and live with the others trying to score on contested 2's.

Next Head Football Coach

He has been taught the right way to run a program under 2 of the best coaches in College Football History…I know people say yea but he is at Bana and UGA….Don’t forget what Bama was before Saban and also UGA before Smart…Coaching matters…
Coaching matters. And that;'s why all those people giddy about Mack 2.0. because they believe it is ALL about the Jimmy's and Joes were just wrong even about that. Mediocre and poor coaches waste talent and great and good coaches get their teams to punch above their weight.

Should Hubert be on the hot seat?

I would argue yes. Many will disagree with this, but let's realistically look at his tenure:

-Very poor first year in regular season, barely made the tournament but did make a great NCAA run. Lost the biggest lead in NCAA history in a championship game. If we had won that game it would be a different conversation.

-Disastrous year 2. Pre-season number 1 to unranked with great talent. Did less with more, whereas Roy Williams always managed to do more with less.

-Year 3 was solid, but lost to NC State for an ACC championship (Roy would have never lost that game) and early exit in NCAA tournament

-Year 4, despite people saying to not worry so much about the first few games, this team has Year 2 written all over it, we may barely make the tournament but don't look good.

The big thing for me is that when we play SEC schools like Alabama or Auburn, it's a guaranteed loss. We are NORTH CAROLINA and rarely ever win clutch games. We get outcoached constantly and can't beat really good teams. If he doesn't turn things around this year, I think it's time to pull the plug. Maybe give him a year 5 but the Hubert Davis era is a dramatic drop-off from the Roy Williams era.

OOTB's Political Thread . ..

As many of us have said over and over, the Roe v Wade stuff is a political football and much ado about nothing. Very little has changed, despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth by the pro-choice crowd. Women still have absolute control over their bodies.

Abortions slightly declined the year Roe v. Wade was overturned, CDC says.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abortions-slightly-declined-year-roe-v-wade-overturned-cdc-says
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