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Quick stuff (BC game)...

The rational part of my brain knows that sometimes bad teams just have good nights against you and also that it's really difficult for teams to bring their all every game, especially against less talented teams with big games coming up. But, man, this was really hard to watch. I have almost zero confidence that UNC can win any of the next 4 games. On a positive note, I do remember a really bad home loss to Pitt in 2022 and feeling the same way and then the team clicking and going on that magical run. Conversely, with the exception of 2024, all of our teams under Hubert have had these months-long stretches of atrocious unCarolina basketball. I listened to the podcast with Pinson, Felton, and JJ recently where they chalked this up to missing in the portal and the need for players to shoulder responsibility. But if we can't also recognize an inability to bring in the necessary talent to arguably the most storied basketball school with what should be almost unlimited funds and big names then what are we doing? Or if we can't recognize an inability to adapt to roster imperfections and still maximize the top 15 in the country talent that is there...what are we doing?

End of rant. Glad we won. But still, ugh

Hubert Davis

If you want to tell the tail of the fact that we have talent but our coaching is terrible we lost to #1, 4 ,5, 8, 12 and #25 teams in the country and in 4 of those games we competed pretty good with a shot to win, but we almost lost at home to BC and did lose at home to Stanford and took a last shot to beat ND. That screams coaching not lack of talent.
that’s why i want to watch how two of those ended…the auburn and bama i almost get, but i understand your point.

honestly, i don’t recall the ways the kansas and mich st went down, completely.
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Quick stuff (BC game)...

Just my quick take ..

A couple games ago I made a comment about how much better and more active we looked on defense .. so much for that.

We let BC shoot 60% from three.

We let a team that averages less than 70 a game drop 90 on us at home.

Vegas had us as 20pt favs @home and we had to scratch and claw to get in to OT.

I have no fng clue what hubcap is thinking starting the line up he did ... what was he trying to accomplish @gary-7 ?

After watching this ish show today I think we could easily lose the next 4 games by double digits.
I'll leave the rest and take a stab at the lineup: I imagine it was because BC is physical but not "long". And starting Lubin vs their thick Bigs spared Wash foul trouble.

In tbose senses it worked, as we outboarded the by 13, and Wash was around for 18, 6 and 3.

Which of the Carolina players is the leader of team?

I think about that a lot because no one in my opinion this season has actually stepped up verbally and held other teammates and themselves accountable.

It only seems logically that Davis and withers being 5 year players would step up and lead by example but that has not been the case. Coach Davis during an interview last week said this is the quietest squad he has ever been around.

Last season the transfer theguard from Notre Dame was unquestionably the leader in the Locker Room and on the court and many teammates spoke of his leadership qualities but this season there has been no fire and brimstone from anyone.

Some may remember a couple of years ago when the team like this years squad was underperforming Bacot went off in the locker room on his teammates saying “if you don’t want to be here don’t show up”. Several of his teammates got offended and decided in the off season to transfer out instead of trying harder to improve.

Many would say it is Coach Davis’s job to raise Hell to try and motivate the team but I say it is the entire team’s responsibility to hold each other to a higher standard. Someone needs to light a fire even if it is a underclass and have a player’s only meeting so everyone knows their job and the goals of the team.

Do you agree or disagree that a player needs to emerge as the leader not just on the court but also in the locker room…
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