Extremely quick stuff (Wake game)...

[gary-7]

...and this is one I can't blame the coaching staff for.

This really is gonna be extremely quick:

- You want a game summary? Ok: We defended them into shitty looks all night, but they hit just enough of them.

- Meanwhile, we got consistently great looks all night, but DIDN'T hit enough.

- All of the above enabled a predictably horrible officiating job to let them win it from the line.

So... there ya go. Eliot tried his best with 14/13/7, but that second number could've easily been 20 by our guys converting just a decent pct of the other good ops he created. We always struggle in Winston, but this year it unfortunately means so much more, so coming close is no consolation... and that f^^^ing sucks. Sorry --- dunno what else to say. Good night all...

 

[Sk1310]

It baffles me how bad we are at shooting. This team couldn't afford a down year from RJ behind the arc but here we are

 

[gkss]

...and this is one I can't blame the coaching staff for.

This really is gonna be extremely quick:

- You want a game summary? Ok: We defended them into shitty looks all night, but they hit just enough of them.

- Meanwhile, we got consistently great looks all night, but DIDN'T hit enough.

- All of the above enabled a predictably horrible officiating job to let them win it from the line.

So... there ya go. Eliot tried his best with 14/13/7, but that second number could've easily been 20 by our guys converting just a decent pct of the other good ops he created. We always struggle in Winston, but this year it unfortunately means so much more, so coming close is no consolation... and that f^^^ing sucks. Sorry --- dunno what else to say. Good night all...

That about sums it up- not a lot needs to be said. I will add that we need Ian and Drake hitting shots and attacking, get enough production from the front court, get more offensive rebounds, and be decent beyond the arc. We came back late with pressure defensively and pushing tempo. Hell even Jalen loosened up and hit a three! Bad body language was noticed by @sctarheel30 during the game, and I would agree. I hope we keep fighting and competing- I feel like we will. As always, Go Heels!!

 

[Oak ridger]

Great game in WS, atmosphere was entertaining and Deacons fans were giving me crap the whole game. The year of " just can't make a shot". I still stick with this team finishing with a 500 record this seaon.

 

[JovialMuse]

Agree that the coaching staff can't really be blamed for this one. Although I guess it can be argued that not utilizing the talent that definitely exists on this team to their full potential up to this point in the season has put UNC in a position where there's almost no room for error or bad shooting nights. So tired of these seasons that can best be described as parades of mediocrity. Even Roy was not immune to this his last two seasons, but one really good season last year just isn't enough when you're Carolina. I think it hurts more b/c duke hasn't seemed to miss a beat during their coaching transition. Although anyone could probably coach that team to success but even their "down" years are 4-seed NCAAT teams. In my line of work there's a saying: fail quick. This allows you to identify issues and move on/forward and not drag out problems. Hard for me not to want that here even though it goes against everything in my sense of fanhood.

 

[Kool1234567]

Shot 0 Free Throws 2nd half but did manage to jack up 18 3s…Basically playing like they are a AAU team….No coaching just roll the ball out and old Hubert says okay go win…


It’s NIL though….Sad when Stanford and Wake are out spending UNC….

 

[Goheels83]

EC was breaking them down all night!
Have no idea why we didn’t press more?
When Rj didn’t give it up to Jackson on that 2 on 1 fast break he should’ve went straight to the bench.

 

[Bubspub88]

This team has as little margin for error as any UNC team I can recall. They simply cannot afford an off night shooting from any level, numbers need to be around 50%, 40% and 80% to beat comparable talent. Missed a ton of open looks but also forced too many. I was excited about Tyson when he signed but now do not want to see him on the floor. Same with Withers.

Dook's frontcourt will eat Carolina alive. Can't blame coaches for missed shots but I think they have lost this team. Up something like 13-7 at a tv break and instead of going for the jugular they looked to just be going through the motions. Corey Alexander was talking about Hubert saying this team doesn't have that team leader to yell at them and pull them together. That is very telling.

The Heels have a game with BC then a brutal 4-game stretch followed by road game at Cuse. A mid-February record right around .500 is likely. Wonder if they will play the NIT game in Carmichael?