I'm purely joking about Hubert. I already know he's going to be glowingly positive once he can say something on the record, lol.
Yea good points. I felt the same but the only difference was I thought at least he could have been a great 6 man or fill gaps if Drake and or Ian were slow to heat up. However missing on a quality big changes some of that thinking for me. This brings up another question, did HD consider JWash set at the 5 and may not have intensely pursued a big as a priority? I wouldn't think so but given his perceived priority with Tyson and my total lack of knowledge does make it seem a big was a lower priority. I know you and Gary have good insight and knowledge on this topic but using JWash at the 4 seems to make more sense, especially since he is so long and can actually shoot the ball. Currently he is not developing, just trying to get better how he is being used. Is it possible for him to hit the portal for a more fitting opportunity? HD is certainly learning as he goes, pretty obvious. He seems to be a great guys but it appears as if he doesn't have a lot of humility, lacks confidence but wants to perceive it and is so vague, sometimes lost during his pressers. Ok no more questions from me, for now lol.
On Tyson, OK, so my cute $2.00 and a pack of nabs was a toe over the line, it was intended as being a bit cute more than accurate. Of course Tyson can play college basketball at some level, I do strongly believe he is not in a position now that can allow for his ability to play to flourish. Truth is in my opinion any way, he is closer to Justin Pierce than he is Paxon and Paxon was not near Manek. Justin Pierce was a talented kid, doesn't mean he was a UNC level talented kid, I see Tyson as in over his head as a UNC player and way over hyped. Kid can be a big fish in a smaller pond but at UNC you better be ready to swim with the sharks or you will get eaten alive, he is being gobbled up. He is because he simply is not as advertised, he is not a great jump shooter, he is at best slightly above average. His jump shooting motion is all over the place, his shot prep is just not good, and it is slow. He is a catch and shoot guy with poor shot prep and no repeatable stroke notice him pushing the ball rather than taking a solid stroke as of late. That is simply just what I see, others may see it differently.
Ok cool, ty. Between Tyson and JWash, misuse or lack thereof certainly comes to mind. Additionally, those two could be evidence of bigger player development problems within this staff? Many obvious problems with coaching but it seems more is going on with the team.
It's not so much the player development, per se, as it it about demonstrating CONFIDENCE in how they're deployed.
LOL, lordy, your question on JWash, unfortunately, I do think Hubert is locked in on JWash as a 5 and I simply do not believe the kid is a 5, I think he is a 4 whose jump shooting should have been emphasized from day 1. You were not posting last season, I screamed all season how I wanted JWash at the 4, how I wanted the 4 to be split between JWash and JWit and Ingram at the 3, he just is not a kid that is going to battle deep in the paint consistently, her is a finesse guy rather than a physical guy. He is just a kid that can spread out and maintain great balance and have the power to handles a lot of these big centers. Wilson will not be either so I sincerely hope we don't force him in to the 5 slot. But I don't think JWash has played more than 15mins total in his career at UNC at the 4 spot.
I see, yea, confidence...Man it's very obvious, especially with JWash, sad watching it. If I were him, I would consider leaving unless something changes, especially if Caleb shows up. With Tyson, good point you make, if he showed out in camp as a starter, what happened? dang...I think he has game and want him to catch fire but maybe that ship has sailed.
It was strange that Tyson never played at all against the real teams early in the season. And then it was eye opening when Florida's coach specifically said postgame that his scouting report was about limiting looks for Tyson and RJ. He specifically said Tyson. Then after that he's been relegated as a sporadic situational guy during the soft part of the conference schedule.
And gary, that is absolutely OK with me, does not hurt my feelings in the slightest, 2 people can look at the same thing and see it differently, happens all the time. We can discuss it if you want, I am very entrenched on this one but I will always listen to a counter argument but it would have to be one whale of a counter point to move me off my position and I know you, LOL. We have, even when we disagree, always treated each other with respect, no reason for that to change. Or we can just agree to disagree and both come away feeling like we are still right? LOL
Nate, at the time that Florida coach said that, Tyson was thought to be a big time shooter, he was hyped as the best shooter in the portal, pretty sure the Florida coach knew that. But there is now more tape on the kid in a UNC jersey, doubt he would be treated the same way now if we played Florida today.
A closer at the 5 spot is priority #1 this offseason.
Honestly, I think you could have stopped right there. Sometimes coaches have a hard tome looking past their own sidelines, so to speak, which has definitely been the case with Hubert this season.
Confidence, either to much or to little is an effect, not a cause. Something has to occur to inspire confidence or drain it, it just does not occur on it's own. So when confidence is seen you must look for the cause before you can increase or decrease the confidence to levels they should be at.
Fair arguments you make here. Man honestly, I hate to say this but so far, a lot of the opposing coaches have seemed better than HD in games. You're right, this year JWash hasn't shown much but he hasn't really been used correctly and it seems like his confidence is dead. Is coaching the reason for his 0 confidence? Certainly how he has been used does not match his strengths, pretty obvious but in my view, and a primary point you make is he also seems to NOT command much. Could some of that be he is not a dominant, aggressive personality? I donno, on the surface he seems to be a miss this year but that's hard for me because he is playing out of position. Dude is a thin, long shooter, not a native rim protecting, bruiser down low. Tyson on the other hand is a real mystery. I always want him to get pt based on his stats and potential but man after a few mins I start changing my mind.
Gary if it is misuse and I have no reason to believe it isn't and there have been other misused players and lots of scheme issues why if you and others can see it from a far why can't the coaches that are paid lots of money see it?
Well sure it was hype, even if it had truth in it? Hype can be positive or negative (hype does not indicate truth or lie, just another way of saying touted), what I do know is that big time shooter has not shown up in a Tar Heel jersey. What I do know is I see real flaws in his shooting prep and motion and what I do know is he simply has not produced.
And here is Pinson this week reflecting on what happened in the offseason.
Right man, I get what your are saying. I guess I beat around the bush but is it fair that I think HD and company have killed any confidence JWash had or maybe they have not done a good job building his confidence? Playing him out of position, against his strengths and likely not allowing him the freedom to take good, open looks contributed to this issue? I think that is the point you made in your last comment. Early on, running much more through him, giving him opportunities to increase his range may have helped? I would much rather see that than RJ dribbling around hunting that step back or taking volume, rushed threes. In the end, I think we are saying a lot of the same things, you are just more knowledgeable that I am.
Ok man, you already did this a couple of times go back and read the threads...This is not a source and it does not state your case at all. Just stop man...
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Theo says, "We didn't get any big (in the transfer portal). We missed. It happens." lmao... The remainder of his comments mention nothing of not having NIL. Underneath it all, it's like an indictment of HD. Again, you have to STOP sharing that ridiculous screenshot and enough with Theo's comments. That is NOT evidence or legit sources to strengthen your argument. Why am I still doing this with you? I guess I'm still pulling for you but dammit, you make it difficult...
Kinda' sort of like Hubert did with EC last year maybe? Ya have someone with talent but you won't give them the PT to get in their groove. I could see that.
It is a source. It does back up what I'm saying. All you have to do is go read through that specific thread. Seriously man, are you trolling? It's a screenshot because we're not allowed to directly link to that board.
So you're just trolling? Because the remainder of his comments repeatedly mention not having enough NIL.
Al that's right man. As a spectator with really nothing to offer, in my opinion, I think EC should have been given the keys early on and oh, that green light.
This was priceless. All three were tar heel champions... and, they offer awesome insight people who are just fans to consider. These guys know what the hell is going on...they are/were actual players, and they are devoted UNC supporters as well. Fans is short for fanatic for a reason. College sports are changing in ways that I don't think a lot of people are prepared for, long term. Old timers, especially.
Bruh, me trolling? So all the quotes above really characterize mismanagement of NIL. You have been claiming no NIL or a huge lack of funds. Besides, would you really consider this an unbiased, reliable source? You know man, maybe if your claim was centered more around how NIL is used or allocated for recruits, you may have a much better argument. You have been presented real sources contradicting your lack of NIL claim. Seems according to you, it then contradicts Mr. Pinson's as well.
Yes, you've made that abundantly clear. You refuse to read the thread I posted because it's a screenshot and not a direct link (per board rules.) You claim the remainder of Theo's comments "mention nothing of not having NIL" when his comments clearly say we didn't have the NIL we needed.
That's where the Theo quote I posted came from I believe. There are clearly those who don't want to hear it. For whatever reason, some refuse to accept that our NIL was awful this past offseason and is the reason we have no starting big men.
