I figured I would give Steat a break from starting the game thread and with 5 and a half hours until the opening tip at 9pm I thought I would put out a couple of my thoughts.
Number one I watched the Wake win over Duke recently in Winston Salem and the Demon Deacons have reloaded and can play with anyone.
I like that Coach Davis has come out publicly and said if you do not play defense you will lose playing minutes and we all know indirectly he was talking about the starting guards. Not just one guard as many have unfairly tried to point out but both.
Let’s also face it without Manek who could receive and shoot faster than anybody other than maybe a Rick Mount or Curry the Tar Heels are much easier to defend against especially when the guards again both cannot find the bottom of the net on a consistent basis.
Saying that I would like the team to consider going back to playing two men down low instead of spacing the floor. I cannot be the only observer that feels Nance would and could help the team more shooting soft jumpers in the lane like Brice Johnson use to than wasting his 6 foot 11 height advantage shooting long three pointers from the corners.
Another thing to consider would give Nickel more time at the small forward because he is a natural scorer and looks to shoot the rock much more than Black or Puff. I perfectly realize Carolina has a long history of playing the upper classmen because they have earned it but in my opinion Nickel maybe the closest thing to Manek shooting than anyone else on the team but yes his defense to this point is as bad as Manek’s.
Finally people are harping a lot about playing Trimble more with either Davis or Love. I personally do not like given him more minutes because he never looks to shoot and the experience factor that both Love and Davis offer.
Finally I do believe this Carolina squad is pissed off about letting the Pittsburgh game get away from them and they will come out with a big chip on their shoulder and take care of business at home…
Number one I watched the Wake win over Duke recently in Winston Salem and the Demon Deacons have reloaded and can play with anyone.
I like that Coach Davis has come out publicly and said if you do not play defense you will lose playing minutes and we all know indirectly he was talking about the starting guards. Not just one guard as many have unfairly tried to point out but both.
Let’s also face it without Manek who could receive and shoot faster than anybody other than maybe a Rick Mount or Curry the Tar Heels are much easier to defend against especially when the guards again both cannot find the bottom of the net on a consistent basis.
Saying that I would like the team to consider going back to playing two men down low instead of spacing the floor. I cannot be the only observer that feels Nance would and could help the team more shooting soft jumpers in the lane like Brice Johnson use to than wasting his 6 foot 11 height advantage shooting long three pointers from the corners.
Another thing to consider would give Nickel more time at the small forward because he is a natural scorer and looks to shoot the rock much more than Black or Puff. I perfectly realize Carolina has a long history of playing the upper classmen because they have earned it but in my opinion Nickel maybe the closest thing to Manek shooting than anyone else on the team but yes his defense to this point is as bad as Manek’s.
Finally people are harping a lot about playing Trimble more with either Davis or Love. I personally do not like given him more minutes because he never looks to shoot and the experience factor that both Love and Davis offer.
Finally I do believe this Carolina squad is pissed off about letting the Pittsburgh game get away from them and they will come out with a big chip on their shoulder and take care of business at home…
