I've been shouting from the rooftops since Withers joined that he's a solid backup player, but not suited to be a starter. @What Would Jesus Do? and I had several disagreements about that, and I think it's pretty clear he's not the guy. Solid athlete but doesn't have a lot of true basketball skills.
Yep. Unfortunately. At this point - and really last year, too, in retrospect - I have to admit that the flashes we see from JWit are just that: flashes. Nothing more. Not a star waiting to turn the corner. Why is the name Melendez coming to mind?
Last year I thought Withers might be that guy for us this year, when he'd be getting starter minutes. But while I think the extra PT and a year at UNC under his belt have been good for him, they haven't produced the improvement I hoped for.
It's tempting to blame Withers, and plenty here do. But when was the last time this coaching staff produced a top big man? Armando and ???? Brady came fully developed and thrived. Pete came fully developed and got worse.
When we aren't showing a good front line and we are whiffing on top freshman and portal bigs, it's easy to think we just don't have good players. But surely a good coaching staff would have turned
somebody into a quality ACC starter.
That said, I have hopes for Lubin this season and maybe Brown next year.
