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Hubert Davis

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DSouthr said:
For me, Wilson is a game changer when I look at next season, he is length with constant movement with some crazy skills for a guy his size. His only area of weakness right now is his outside shooting but even that is trending upward.

May take some work but I think Hubert can bring back EC, Seth, JWash, Lubin, Tyson, and Drake. Add to that, looks like we have a great shot at getting High back, a soph bounce for James Brown should be considered and we have a couple other freshmen coming in that are shooting combos (2 guards IMO) that can help us as Cadeau back ups if needed, along with Seth. I would go out and find a 7ft 250lbs physical center from the portal that plays with a bit of a chip on his shoulders (lets say a center Rick Barnes would love to have) LOL.

The 2guys that after all the smoke clears may be the hardest to not lose to the portal in my view may be Luibin and Tyson. Tyson just seems over his head, may be best for him to go back to a smaller Belmont like program. Lubin, like him, plays as hard as he can but he doesn't really fit the 5 spot for us and as a 4 he would be behind at least JWash and Wilson, yeah, I know, Hubert can't see JWash as anything but a 5 and I think that is a mistake. But you also have High, who could become a really nice surprise if he adds some muscle to that frame that so badly needed it. And I do expect a good bump for James Brown, I see a player in him that I am not sure he even realizes is there. Of course he needs to add a LOT of weight, kid needs to find 230-240lbs like tomorrow but those long lanky guys just really struggle to add weight so we will have to see, he does need to add a couple scoring moves, not sure I see one right now.

There are the makings of a really good team in there, a team not has handicapped by length as we are now. They may not be seen as a big time jump shooting team but we are seen as one now and we are not jump shooting worth a darn. Dixon, in a recent game went 8-10 from trey, think maybe he can jump shoot some? The guy I think could take a HUGE step up as a scorer is Drake Powell.
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I agree with a lot of that for sure. I also think we just needed a good center for this year and it would have made all the difference in the world. Hd will be due a good player or two from the portal. Can’t miss and or hit every year, and I know that. Not having a good big hurt our guards imo. The few and I mean few games where our bigs were decent, it opened up some for the perimeter guys with less stress. Imagine of having a big that had to be doubled. Also imagine if Tyson could hit the rim in games lol. Same with platek, he can shoot it in practice, he needs more burn for confidence blah blah blah. If kids are that soft, we shouldn’t want tit babies anyway. I actually do think Tyson can play but for some reason hasn’t put it together. I agree with drake too. I just don’t see him staying. NBA looks at potential and he’s got it. He and Ian are gone imo and I hate it for UNC but good for them.
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A real debate question—which is better playing two bigs or staying with the spread offense

NathanFielder
No one style is superior to another. It's about getting the right players for the scheme. And making coaching adjustments to get players to perform at their best. Ideally you have a schemer and not just a scheme from the sidelines. That or you recruit unconditionally to the system that you believe in.

UNC lost in the Elite 8 to a Princeton Offense when Georgetown beat UNC. As you said Baylor won a National Championship with 4 guards. UConn won back-to-back National Championships playing a snail tempo (in the 300s). And UNC has obviously won multiple National Championships playing the opposite of those systems.

Every team in the NCAA Tournament that won National Championships could execute in the half court. So you can play as fast or slow as you want, but it will always come down to executing in the half court if you want to win it all.

My preferred system is to play fast, but not intentionally as fast as humanly possible like UNC does. And the vast majority of Final Four teams do not play an extreme tempo either way. And those that do, in fact play slower, not faster. So I prefer about 70 possessions/game as opposed to UNC that often times is 73 possessions plus.

What I prefer is a head coach who can adapt his system to the personnel he has.

And to say this team just jacks up a ton of 3s is a bit of a myth. They rank 244th in the country in 3PT rate. They shoot more 2s than the average team in the country and they're good at shooting 2s (53rd in 2PT%). I think it seems that UNC takes a lot of 3s because RJ takes a lot of 3s and he's missed just about all of them this season. Apart from RJ, this is a pretty low volume 3PT shooting team. And it's a reason they're no good.
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