39 Feet Above Sea Level said:

H8 the blued evils with vociferous passion, but Face scouted us perfectly and locked up our guards
and occupied the passing lanes, so good on them.
Many excellent comments so far. I don’t know exactly why, but l agree with @tarwhiz, 8 out of 9
is possible; l’ll go one step further: if Hubert follows @gary-7’s suggestion and gets seriously multiple on defense,
we could win all nine. OK, my brothers disagree, my wife disagrees, my nephew is oiling his mitt
for baseball season and disagrees, but….

1) fewer turnovers + more made shots + a defensive attitude = victories
2) You saw some positive changes that were successful, Hubert. Stick with them.

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I think the idea that the solutions are on this roster just isn't the case. Some zone may have appeared to work in the 2H, but zone isn't realistic for a team that goes 6'0", 5'11", and 6'4". Unless that's more of an attacking zone. Also, this team is tiny and bad in the frontcourt so you expose yourself to offensive rebounding.

Regarding high octane pressure all game... Also, this team isn't deep right? When they start 4 guards, they don't have a backup guard on the bench, lol. Then factor in that Elliot Cadeau is averaging 5 fouls/40 minutes against top 100 opponents. If you can absolutely guarantee that Cadeau won't get into foul trouble, then maybe but then this team has no depth. I don't know how sustainable that is.

Also, this team ranks 317th in the country in defensive turnover percentage. I think it's expecting a lot for that to suddenly change.

It's also 20+ games into the season. You're not going to reinvent the wheel and completely alter the way this team plays unless they have a talent upgrade on the bench somewhere (like when PJ Hairston started over Desmond Hubert). That doesn't exist on this team. They've probably practiced believing in their system for 20+ games and they're not going to change everything because they have 4-5 days off.

Maybe they can implement some of those things more, but they're trapped because they're really small and quite frankly, they're not good. There's only so much you can do when you're not any good.

Don't get me wrong. I think they can close the season stacking some wins because they get Pitt and Duke at home. Maybe they shoot the ball well at Clemson. There are paths where this team can win 7 or 8 games to close out the reg season IMO. It's not going to change my overall feelings about this team. They are what they are. To expect sudden consistency and quality is rather hopeful.

Credit to you being more optimistic than I am. It's a resolution I've already given up on in 2025, lol.

39 Feet Above Sea Level said:

H8 the blued evils with vociferous passion, but Face scouted us perfectly and locked up our guards
and occupied the passing lanes, so good on them.
Many excellent comments so far. I don’t know exactly why, but l agree with @tarwhiz, 8 out of 9
is possible; l’ll go one step further: if Hubert follows @gary-7’s suggestion and gets seriously multiple on defense,
we could win all nine. OK, my brothers disagree, my wife disagrees, my nephew is oiling his mitt
for baseball season and disagrees, but….

1) fewer turnovers + more made shots + a defensive attitude = victories
2) You saw some positive changes that were successful, Hubert. Stick with them.

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I disagree with the both of us in my head 😆

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Spaceytoyz said:

Sample size playing time doesn’t help , it does look bad when he goes in but if we played Belmont and he was on the other team he would have 18 points

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He struggled mightily against the power 4 teams he played against while at Belmont too. Awful games.

damn facts

All but Marcus Paige are fat & seem to be lazy.

Is North Carolina serious? What UNC does with basketball coach Hubert Davis will tell us
https://sports.yahoo.com/north-carolina-serious-unc-does-020845012.html
Holy crap did anybody see this article in USA Today

i guess this guy is plugged into coaching hires. I hope this is true, Oats is #1 on my list.

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😆🤭😂yeah that’s right blame his pissass shooting on HD.

CavemanCade got paid 700k just to do 1 thangggg…hands of stone instead.

It sounds like moneybagCade grabbed all the cash and then fail to show up for work.

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Kool1234567 said:

Only chance is if he steps down but that want happen because he thinks everything is okay…He will get next year but I expect the bottom to really fall out next year like 8-20 fallout…It’s time to purge the Basketball Program and head in another direction…The old way of doing things is over…UNC Basketball either gets with the times or get left behind….

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I kind of agree with you because I think there are chemistry issues and I think we are going to see multiple guys leaving and entering the portal.

GoNtheDistance said:

hubert to resign at end of season or be let go.

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Only chance is if he steps down but that want happen because he thinks everything is okay…He will get next year but I expect the bottom to really fall out next year like 8-20 fallout…It’s time to purge the Basketball Program and head in another direction…The old way of doing things is over…UNC Basketball either gets with the times or get left behind….

Family ties should no longer be a factor in choosing a coach.

College sports are a bastardized pro league these days... you no longer cut it with nice guys.

heels05champs said:

If you were the booster that funded the acquisition of Cade, would you ever give to this coaching staff again given how your money was wasted due to poor evaluation of a kid that cannot play at this level? That is a lot of money and zero return on investment.

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Absolutely that might be an answer to why boosters are not wanting to part with money right now.

If I was a booster with heeps of money and I disliked the hire like i did my money would have stopped completely the day he was hired, then after the first season I would have said, I was wrong and spent again and then after the second season I would have been done for good till he was fired.

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Let this sink in

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Spaceytoyz said:

87-71 sounds about right

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Damn son….What are the lottery numbers today for the Pick 3 and Pick 4 in NC????

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WoadBlue said:

Exactly. I believe he also had Ole Miss looking very hard at him. Maybe the main issue is not with him but with Davis coaching him.

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No doubt Davis coaching is bad but Cade hasn’t shown he can play at this level…