Wojcik does have a sky high turnover rate right now. In fairness to him, Cadeau’s is even higher.
RJ is what he is and I think we’ll need his scoring to be as good as we want them to be this year.
Im seriously trying to wrap my head around this whole post. I firmly believe you’re on crack and it’s not even good crack. Lol. Jk maybe
Well, in the Bahamas I think we will play 3 games in 3 days and it is against legit competition. I think they all will get minutes in Atlantis, and I also think it will help to sort out his bench rotation as they move forward ending up with a solid 8, with a few capable spot minute guys behind them.
EC became the program's best PG as soon as he signed on the dotted line. And it's not close.
Crack or not stats don't lie. RJ is not a pg, an undersized 2 and a defensive liability. He will be exposed sooner rater than later. To each their own bro.
I never said to you that he was a pg. never said he wasn’t an undersized 2. However, to think, think I said, that he’s not one of our top 5 players is completely baseless and goofy. You gonna go off stats for three games? And with RJ and Rayan not in the top five, who you have as our best five? With stats
It was Bob MacAdoo & Rasheed Wallace
I'm talking about his freshman year, of course. 2012-13.
Trimble doesn't jump like a 6'3" guard.
Actually reading that I do recall Dean saying that about Sheed and it doesn't shock me he said that about Bob McAdoo but I was thinking it was about a freshman?
ATM I'd trade RJ for EC and Washington for Ryan. EC is simply a superior PG and Jalen Washington may not have the stamina yet but I'd take him over Ryan all day. After the Battle for Atlantis it may be different but I just don't understand how you can keep Washington's length, and outside shot off the floor. But there are many things HD does I'll never understand .. and his line-ups and sub patterns are two of 'em.
It sounds reactionary to a small sample size to me. But I wouldn't mind starting Jalen over Wojcik if Cadeau is coming off the bench. There is something to learn about Washington IMO. Also, there's a likelihood that either Washington or Withers (or someone else) will have to fill in at some point when Bacot turns an ankle, or someone misses a game due to illness.
It is a bit early in the season but with the experience this group is bringing in and the level of play against these, what I consider lesser, teams the results, or maybe performance out of the gate of this group is less than impressive. UNC bball traditionally thrived and lived off of great PG play, defense and TRANSITION. And that article AJ wrote about taking time to gel is a cop out cause there is no way in hell your team can gel without giving your best pg PT out of the gate. jmo
Well, I agree that Cadeau should've started from day 1. I'll disagree with your opinion on traditional UNC basketball. Over the last 20 years, I think we're an offensive first, then figure out the defense style of program. Since Roy's first year we finished in the top 20 in adj offensive efficiency 13 times. We finished in the top 20 in adj defensive efficiency 6 times. In recent history, we had to score to win and it looks like this team might play out that way too.
Guess that’s why you aren’t a coach.. I agree Ec should start and think he will start soon but if Ryan and RJ are on the bench who is going to make threes? Defenses are just going to pack the lane.. Washington’s sample size for hitting outside shots is small.. the potential is there but it’s not proven.. Ingram can make threes but the eye test will tell you he’s not a pure shooter.. the only proven 3 point shooters are Ryan are RJ
OK lets just look at some stats after 3 games against (over matched on paper) opponents where UNC was double digit favs against non-top 25 teams:
Always nice when you judge a 4 year player based on one game.... I think RJ definitely should be starting for what it's worth. He's not a great point guard and he can't really defend but he's easily our best shooter. He should just be playing off the ball more.
And I definitely agree. Wash is a beast I’d love to see at the 4 and EC, RJ and Ryan at the 123. I feel EC would carve it up and dish for RJ and Ryan(who could catch and shoot without dribble then fade to the side crap) I feel that’s why he’s struggling on the long ball.
What I see that ahs maybe resulted in less than expected margins in our games so far is we are getting MUCH MUCH better shots than we have in several years but good shooters are not hitting them. Both Ryan and Wojic, 2 of our 3 "green light" jump shooters per Hubert are missing a lot of clean looks. And even RJ so far is not lighting it up like we would expect.
I judged it by his shooting stats after the first three games against what were "lesser opponents". Hope he gets out of his funk soon and I think it will help if doesn't have to play pg. He needs to be moving without the ball and working off screens and cuts for better shots. jmo
Ah, great coach in 2 years? Jury out, don't think that is possible. Even with a national runner up quick, I agree. Glad it wasn't the early nail in the coffin for Dean, sheesh you guys hanging him in effigy would of won.
U see the glass half empty, which is ok. It could have fed the fire and landed us elite shooters and recruits to eventually explode into more chips, ultimately buying him decades. Do I believe this? Meh idk.
I have been thinking about that Kansas game a lot lately. I said before the Dook game, that whoever won that monumental Semi-final would have a very difficult time focusing on beating Kansas on Monday night.
You said it would have been diff if we had won. Very true. Then you gave an opinion in that we would have a Kevin Ollie situation. That’s the glass half empty part. The glass half full would have been it would have accelerated us in recruiting and possibly more championships. That’s all I was saying. No attack, just diff view.
