I grew up watching the early and mid 90s teams. Coach Smith's general side-court manner and demeanor stood out. But coaching strategy and approach is not something I'm familiar with.
Coach Smith's contributions to the game are often talked about. But what about his weaknesses as a coach? I know he had some. I'd like to hear about his weaknesses in addition to his strengths coaching the game that so many love
A question for those of you in the know ... I've heard how Cadeau has made it clear that he wants to be a OAD ... and I've heard some people on this board allude to the possibility that he'll only be here for one year ... my question is "is the NBA really clamoring for a 6'2" point guard?". I mean is it likely that he's going to impact the team in such a way that NBA GM's are gonna want to draft him after one year? Are there other point guards in his eventual draft class that would get the same consideration? Just wondering what y'all think?
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If there ever was a trap game this is it.,Carolina cannot win on the road, two starters very well could be out, Washington and McKoy May have to play big minutes, the starting backcourt must lead by example and even though Louisville is having a very off year they will be at home and they have nothing to lose.I do believe the upperclassman will carry the day and lead the team to a hard deserved road win…
I’m sorry guys but I don’t give a rats ass if he’s the next MJ..(haha) never in a million..he needs to sit until he plays as hard as Tyler Hansbrough...effort = minutes Hubert..I don’t care if he scores 50 in the 2nd half either. He needs quit being a baby.
Consider is something to really think about.,Coaches Smith,Gut, Doherty and more recently Williams played the traditional two bigs and for 60 years that was the blueprint to many a victory and now it might be time to go back to it to turn the season around and this is why…
Washington showed us all last night that he can play really contribute down low and can step out and hit the short baseline jumper as well. Teaming him and Bacot together in the low blocks would mean easier shots in close and a ton of free throws. To quote Forrest Gump “I am not a smart guy” but to me shooting from a foot away is better than shooting 25 foot bombs 💣.
Secondly the spread offense was installed to give the guards more room to drive but the guards are not driving at all. Trimble went in three times early and ate rubber all three times but at least he went to the line once.
Davis also had some success driving but he as well only went to the line once. Love drove only a couple of times made a great pass to Washington for a dunk, got tied up on a drive and then he got fouled and made his one trip to the line. Dunn scored on a strong take from the right side but that was his only drive.
Thirdly without the third consistent outside shooter (Manek) the team has to rely on Davis and Love and occasionally Black for three pointers. Trimble and Puff for some reason hesitate on shooting the threes so except for a occasional sighting by Dunn the starting guards are feeling all of the pressure to carry the team from the outside and their shooting percentages are definitely showing it.
Just facts to CONSIDER and by no means a sure cure for the team and this is a Coach Davis’s squad to do with as he feels will lead to success but right now with the personnel on the team it just might be time to go back to the traditional two bigs and shoot layups from in close than trying to rain threes all night. Again it is something to just CONSIDER. What do you think?
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The preseason accolades continue to roll in for UNC sophomore center fielder Vance Honeycutt, who was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year
STAT = Statistic being reported
VALUE = Value of reported stat from the current game
PCTLE = Percentile When Compared to All UNC Games since 1996
Historical Comparison = Graphic Portrayal of PCTLE. Marks depict 20% quintiles, as well as 50%.
FG% = UNC Total Field Goal Percentage (47.0% avg since 1996)
3FG% = UNC 3-point Field Goal Percentage (35.6%)
2FG% = UNC 2-point Field Goal Percentage (51.4%)
FT% = UNC Free Throw Percentage (70.0%)
fg% = Opponent Total Field Goal Percentage (41.6%)
3fg% = Opponent 3-point Field Goal Percentage (33.8%)
2fg% = Opponent 2-point Field Goal Percentage (45.9%)
ft% = Opponent Free Throw Percentage (68.2%)
PTS/POSS = UNC Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.934)
pts/poss = Opponent Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.846))
POSS = UNC Total Possessions (Smith Method, 85.6)
POSDIF = UNC Advantage in Total Possessions (Smith Method, 2.03)
%LOB = UNC Percentage Loss of Ball (TO/POSS, 15.9)
%lob = Opponent Percentage Loss of Ball (to/poss, 16.4)
MOV = Margin of Victory (9.43)
%FROM3 = UNC Percentage of FG Attempts Taken From 3 (35.6%)
AST/POSS = UNC Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.20)
AST/FG = UNC Assists Per Field Goal (0.59)
AST/TO = UNC Assists Per Turnover (1.4)
%from3 = Opponent Percentage of Shots Taken From 3 (33.8)
ast/poss = Opponent Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.16)
ast/fg = Opponent Assists Per Field Goal (0.52)
ast/to = Opponent Assists Per Turnover (1.1)
poss = Opponents Total Possessions (Smith Method) (83.6)
TOTPOSS = Total Possessions in the Game(Smith Method, 169.3)
SmithIdx = UNC Total of Pts/Poss minus Offensive Goal (0.95) + Defensive Goal (0.85) minus Opponent Pts/Poss (avg: -0.01)
Discussion
Let's face it. With Bacot and Nance out, the Heels did pretty well to lose this game by essentially 2 possessions. During the game the team went through high and low stretches, so they had their chances. I'll chalk this one up to a character building game.
Historically it was one of the slowest games we've played as a program, with 141 total possessions. In the last 975 games, only 43 have been slower. UNC's offense was historically discombobulated, too. They were in the 10th percentile in assists per field goal, and took a sky-high 45% of their shots from 3. They've only done that 44 times since 1996.
So was it the defense or the offense? We want to hold teams below 0.85 points per possession, and UVA scored 0.93. Offensively we only scored 0.82, 0.13 from our goal of 0.95. so the offense was further off of our goal than was the defense. Add those two together, and you get a -0.2117 Smith Factor, a 15th percentile-level performance.
The MAC Earns its First Outright Championship Among FBS Conferences
DALLAS (January 13, 2023) -- The Mid-American Conference (the MAC) won the 2022-23 Progressive Bowl Challenge Cup, posting a winning percentage of .667 with a 4-2 record during Bowl Season. Created in 2002 by ESPN as a competition among the 10 FBS conferences during college football’s postseason, the MAC won its first outright title. Previously the MAC tied for the top honor in 2011-12 with Conference USA.
“All of us affiliated with Bowl Season would like to extend our congratulations to the MAC in winning the 2022-23 Progressive Bowl Challenge Cup,” said Nick Carparelli, executive director of Bowl Season. “The conference had an impressive showing from the six MAC teams in bowl games, winning four of them. The two bowl losses were only by a combined nine points. The MAC played some really good football during the entire season and that continued into Bowl Season.”
MAC teams earned victories in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Eastern Michigan over San Jose State, 41-27), the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (Toledo over Liberty, 21-19), the Camellia Bowl (Buffalo over Georgia Southern, 23-21), and the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl (Ohio over Wyoming, 30-27 in OT).
The Mountain West leads all conferences with five total Progressive Bowl Challenge Cup titles since 2002, followed by Conference USA (3½), SEC (3), ACC (2½), Big Ten (2), Big 12 (1½), MAC (1½), American (1 – as Big East), Pac-12 (1), and Sun Belt (0).
Final 2022-23 Progressive Bowl Challenge Cup Standings
Conference (bowl teams)
Record
Winning Percentage
MAC (6)
4-2
.667
SEC (11)
7-5
.583
American (7)
4-3
.571
ACC (9)
5-4
.556
Big Ten (9)
5-4
.555
Conference USA (6)
3-3
.500
Mountain West (7)
3-4
.429
Pac-12 (7)
3-4
.429
Sun Belt (7)
3-4
.429
Big 12 (8)
2-7
.222
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UNC is a ridiculous +3500 to win the national title. Now with Bacot possibly being out a bit, which I think will actually help this team getting some guys real experience although they may drop one they wouldn’t have with Bacot, the odds may even get “worse”.
If UNC goes into the dance completely healthy, they will be the team to beat regardless of their record or seeding, imo.
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