I have yet to predict who our starting PG will be this upcoming season. I know everyone is waiting since I was correct last year . . LOL.
It doesn't matter to me, if its Paige, Britt or Berry . . I won't complain, and I never have, so whichever way Roy decides to go, I'm a Tar Heel fan, and as I've said many times before, I trust Roy to make the right decisions.
May the best man win the spot through practice time and/or whichever backcourt tandem that Roy feels is the most productive.
IMO, and I've said this before and will once more, Paige is the very best PG on this team. He is also very likely our best SG . . and he is definitely our very best player. I can assure you that if we had a Wayne Ellington or one of those shooters at the 2 spot that had Roy successfully recruited, that there is no doubt in my mind that Paige would be our starting PG. But, we don't . . so, Roy will be forced to juggle folks around. Paige was recruited to play the point here at UNC, it is blessing that he has become the scoring PG that he is.
I will also say, that a lot of folks had little faith in Nate a year ago, yet for the bulk of the season, he was better than Berry. Joel came on late. Which of those 2 make improvements in their games this summer may determine the pecking order in PT this year. I do know that Nate is the fastest on the team bringing the ball up court, and Roy loves to play at a frantic pace . .
I know this, I'll be happy with any 5 that Roy puts on the floor, unlike some who wish to claim Roy's mental status . .
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IF Roy had Ellington? LOL, careful you don't back peddle in to a wall boss, geez, if Roy had Ty Lawson Marcus would be at the 2, Roy has neither so the point is moot. How bout we talk about who we do have rather than speculate about who we don't have?
Told ya the very same thing last summer billy, will tell you again, Marcus is one of the top 2 or 3 2 guards in the country, Marcus is a combo guard, can play either position but in college his best position is at the 2. Your best shooting scorer is better off dedicating his time on offense to looking for his own scoring rather than directing the rest of the team first. DUH ! IN the NBA Marcus will be a PG, the Tar Heels play in the NCAA and you do not find to many 6'9" 2 guards that can actually handle the position in the NCAA game.
Did ya happen to notice, Marcus spent most of his time off the ball when he & JP were in together or have ya forgot all those JP passes that ended in TOs? Tell me this billy, if Marcus is the best PG we have, why was our points per minute way less with him at the point with JP than it was when Joel came in to play the point? EXPLAIN that to me billy, don't avoid that question please.
There were 4 or 5 games last season I missed, those must have been the bulk of games you are talking about where nate was better than Joel, wish I have seen those games but I didn't. Just to be clear, the issue I have with Nate is simple, yes he can put some points up the problem is on the defensive end he gives back more than he produces on the offensive end. Even as a freshman Joel was way more effective as a defender. Roy hesitated to give him bigger PT earlier on because Roy just did not want 2 freshmen starting when he had experience he could call on until Jackson could get acclaimated. But you saw once Jackson started to settle in Roy vastly increased Joel's PT and that came at nate's expense by the way.
I know this, I'll be happy with any 5 that Roy puts on the floor, unlike some who wish to claim Roy's mental status . .[/QUOTE]
The above is an interesting quote, I find It interesting because I do not allow any one else to do my thinking for me, I prefer to use my own eyes and my own brain for those purposes. I will most often agree with what Roy does but that in no way means I agree with him 100% of the time. Is there a single person here that agrees with everything Roy does 100% of the time, be honest? for example who did you want to start at the point for us Kendal or Larry Drew, did you enjoy Henson playing the wing, JP the point guard, did ya love that? Well if you agreed with Roy 100% of the time then clearly you enjoyed those items from our past. I have said many times, I don't have to agree with him 100% of the time to feel he is still the only coach I want on our side line. Roy is not perfect and he would be the first to tell you that.
No, I don't need others to do my thinking for me and last I heard this was a venue to express our individual opinions, that is exactly what I do here. I don't go along with things just because they are popular, not if I do not personally agree, that was not what my generation did. IT to me is frustrating to express an opinion based on what I see only to be told that I should not hold that opinion simply because someone else disagrees with me. .
And billy, wonder how long it would take for yu to back track on that statement if those any 5 Roy put on the court lost their first 5 games, I would put your over under on back tracking at about 2 games !
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