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Per report, Michael Porter, starting running back, not playing against UNC, entering portal, the third player to leave the program this seasonl

Mike Elko confirmed today that he is, indeed, leaving Duke and accepting the Texas A&M job. Duke AD Nina King responded today with a statement from the university.

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When asked what the timetable is on Ryan returning to the lineup:

“I don't know. He tried to play today and he just didn't feel like he could cut."

...I just want to lay out some things before we dive into the grinder this week. Take it as you will:

Many of y'all may remember that I started doing the "stuff" write-ups back in the 2014-15 seaosn, largely out of frustration at the self-defeating blunder of not starting Joel Berry. Marcus, to his credit, had the IQ to play Polnt --- and was better at it than RJ is --- but it still never came naturally. JB came out of the womb being a PG. When JB got in the game we were instantly a different and better team, and the numbers were astoundingly better.

In other words, Joel was the best PG in the program as soon as he signed, and came here ready to be a day-one starter. I watched Joel as much as I could find on screen in HS, and saw him live in AAU, and I knew damn well what we had. I watched Cadeau even more in HS (due to his team's media exposure), and also saw him live in AAU, and again, I know damn well what we have. He too became the best PG in the program as soon as he signed, and came in ready to be the day-one starter, and here once again, we are instantly a different and better team when he enters the game.

Here's the bottom line, guys: Freshman PGs will make "freshman" mistakes. Joel made mistakes, EC makes mistakes, hell, PHIL F***ing FORD made mistakes. BUT... Dean had the good sense to make Phil a freshman starter (our first, BTW) --- and even though he already had a damned good Combo PG (John Keuster) as a returning soph --- because he knew Phil was special.

Here's the key difference: When Phil made mistakes, Dean could pull him and coach him up and then put him back in WITHOUT hurting his confidence, because Phil knew his coach had faith in him to be his starting PG. As many of you know, it's different when you're coming off the bench. Mistakes feel bigger and you're afraid to just play, ESPECIALLY when you're a PG. Not starting visibly set JB back, just as it's visibly setting EC back.

Again, I watched these guys myriad times before they got here, and although their respective styles are different, JB and EC are both alpha Floor Generals who need to know they're the lead dog in the pack. Where Joel was the master at moving chess pieces on the fly, Eliot goes at it with Ed Cota flair, but they both need to have full confidence to do their things well. EC has already shown how fast he learns --- e.g., from getting in foul trouble to now playing much-improved D with a total of what?... one foul the past two games?

Finally (and this is glaring right about now), the biggest adjustment issue I'm seeing so far is NOT Cadeau learning to play with his UNC teammates --- the issue is his teammates learning to play with HIM. I'll say it straight-up --- Cadeau's HS (and even AAU) teammates were BETTER at playing with him than our guys are at this point. Lemme tell ya, every one of those guys busted ass to get in running lanes and to their cut spots, and knew damn well to NEVER assume the ball wasn't coming --- hell, even from 90 feet in some cases, or via some impossible angle in heavy traffic.

So... why is that? Well, our guys (especially the other starters) simply haven't spent enough time on the floor with him. Sure, it was fine to run him second team vs RJ in early practices to break in, but frankly, EC should've been running mostly White team for at least the 2-3 weeks leading up to games, and IMO, starting from game-one. In fact, I venture to say we'd be further along now if we had used the opening three games to get him the most possible game minutes with as many guys as possible.

Look. I love that the staff apparently had a come-to-Jesus (or maybe, come-to-Dean) self-evaluation this off-season. Carolina transition is back, baby (!!!), and the X-and-O stuff is fluid, and kudos for the roster-filling and using real depth. WITH THAT SAID... there will always be bumps, and as always, the goal is to peak in March. However, from this vantage point, if we want a shot at the promised land, it will need to be with a CONFIDENT EC at the wheel. Not starting Cadeau ASAP would be, as my mom used to say, "cutting off your nose to spite your face"...

From what I just read on
a Facebook article it seems that Cormac Ryan practiced today. Hope he can go because Tennessee is very good defensively and his outside shooting and driving ability will be a must Carolina is going to win..

From a point differential standpoint, we were great in these last three games. We were favored by 12 over Northern Iowa and beat them by 22. We were an even match with Nova and played them evenly. Then, down one of our clear starters and only favored by a couple points, we whooped Arkansas by 15.

People are panicked that we're in for a repeat of last year due to that familiar, frustrating finish against Nova. It wasn't fun to watch that ending, but if Nova doesn't hit 90% of their free throws or we hit one more shot we're 3-0 this weekend. The other two games were way above expectations blowouts.

Harrison Ingram appears to have turned the corner as a junior, and if his play is sustainable at all we'll probably be a lot better than last year. We finally have a reliable third scorer again, and he's someone who can defend/rebound/pass to boot. Ryan also appears to be a decent off-ball shooter that we've missed (apart from Manek) for years, and Cadeau is making mistakes that are fixable with time. Trimble also is showing some offensive skills that will make him at minimum a solid rotation player.

I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but next year we potentially have a RJ/Cadeau/Trimble experienced backcourt with Ingram/Powell/Jackson at forward. We lose Bacot but have Washington and can potentially add via frontcourt transfers. I think we should feel good about where the team's at currently and we're in a great spot for next year as things currently stand too.

This board used to be very active. I come here and see the activity is down substantially. Why do you think this is?

Is it that a lot of threads require premium level to access? I understand this is a business and they want more to pay for content, but is this actually deterring participation?

It’s the beginning of a season where we have some good transfers and new faces. I would expect a lot more activity.