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Razor Thin Margin for Error

I don't know that it is just because we are nearing the end of the processes, but man it seems like coach Davis has created a very thin margin of error on our three main recruitment needs from the portal.

We need a three-point shooter and the only name on our board is Cade Tyson. While it sounds like he could announce as early as today, we've also heard that for a week now. I do believe we get Tyson but we don't have anyone else in the hopper that I have even heard of.

We need a four to replace Ingram. We have gone all in on Theiro, who is visiting Pitt this weekend and I know the Intel says the staff feels good about Theiro, but I also remember them feeling good about Bradshaw. Again, don't know who is in the queue should we whiff on Theiro.

We need a quality five in a big way. This might be our best chance in that we have two potential players to fill the void. Omoruyi has a visit scheduled, Aidoo claims he will visit after he is done in Fayetteville. Again though, if we miss on both, and even if not for the lack of trying, where do we go?

None of this is a criticism on Coach Davis or the staff and maybe it's just because, as I said earlier, we are just nearing the end of the processes, but a miss on any of our three positions and we will have some serious hills to climb next season.

Trust in Hubert. As gross and dirty as portal season feels, it's still pretty exciting to sit and watch our team form.

As always, it's a GDTBATH!!!

Netflix Finds

I've been watching a lot of documentaries on Netflix lately, widely ranging from the story of Compaq, to the development of toys like He-Man.

Well, I kept scrolling through other suggested documentaries and came upon Wild Wild Country, the story of Bagwanshreerajneesh. Anyone north of 40 years old might remember hearing of him in the early 1980s but as I was about 12 or 13 when he first made local news, the name was about all I remembered and some sort of "cult." I decided to watch it (a six part series) and was drawn in. Most of the footage is old so don't expect a lot of HD video, but even though it was done on what looked to be a low budget, it was compelling. They leave it to the viewer to decide who the "villains" are and most of the major players are interviewed throughout the series, telling how they saw things back then and you can see their perspectives (well some of them) shift as the story advances in time.

I hesitate recommending TV shows because everyone has different tastes but if you remember the Bagwan but never knew the entire story, it's worth checking out. Even if you don't know the story, it's pretty good.

Anyone else find anything that isn't on the "front page" of Netflix or Amazon Prime?

Portal, NIL and UNC Basketball

Do most live for the portal and "the moment" or do you put your priorities more on developing the incoming classes and developing a team over time? Has Carolina basketball taken a back seat to a "live for the moment" mentality? Over time how will potential pro recruits look at UNC as a place to showcase their talents for whatever time they may be here if their positions will be recruited over for upper class men ala dook. I am in no way a fan of individual "all to one NIL $$" because it promotes individuality and destroys the team concept. To me it just seems the purity of college athletics has been f'd by the NCAA but that's what they do best via officiating, scheduling and NCAAT selection. But at the end of the day it seems the individual programs .. and coaches, are the ones that make of it as they will. jmo
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