Arizona’s schedule has been terrible..the best teams they have played were Tennessee (loss) and Illinois (win)! Every other team they have played has been awful! If we had that same schedule we would have 1 maybe 2 losses too. Just something to look at. I personally think Arizona is super overrated
It has nothing to do with the record, at least not to me. It has to do with the complete lack of passion in several of the games. We absolutely quit in 3 games, and that should NEVER happen. The bizarre comments that Hubert makes are a concern to me. Sorry, but I can't get around some of the idiotic things he says, and I have no clue what he's trying to accomplish when he says these things.
I get it. Again, I wasn't a fan of the hire, but I also think now that he has the job and has shown some recruiting chops, he needs to be at least allowed a few seasons to get the program back to what they should be.
No, but it can be used as an example of a blueblood hiring by resume instead of heart. I'm certainly not mad at Hubert for accepting the job or even going after it. I don't feel bad for him though. He's making a lot of money to do what he does and he knew the expectations going in. Doesn't really matter if they are fair or not, he knew that was part of the job. The problem is how the search was handled or more specifically, how Roy handled it. Hopefully Hubert can improve before it gets to a point where firing him actually becomes a legitimate question.
It's a bold strategy, Cotton.
Fair point.
Portal will be littered with 4 and 5 star kids who think they need to get more burn, including at UNC. This portal deal is just getting started.
Spot on.
Yeah, more and more men entering the portal every year. The Stargate giveth and it taketh away. Coaches must adjust accordingly. It’s harder being a coach today than it’s ever been. At least the salaries are more than commensurate for the added difficulty.
Oh, I agree. But Hubert seemed more ready to deal with the portal than a lot of coaches. I don't think any coaches will be caught napping this time.
Why did he have 5 nba recruits and we don’t? Because he had better assistants that can actually recruit.. quit taking up for Hubert.
That’s Umass. This is UNC. Should be able to recruit and win a little easier here.. Everyone can sit here and make excuses all they want but Hubert was not a home run hire and his assistants are just as bad. No reason why heels shouldn’t be pulling in 5 stars consistently and being in the top 15 consistently. Let’s not compare Roy the last 3 years to Hubert now. Everyone starts to go downhill eventually which is why Roy retired.
Sadly I agree with you but too well liked shouldn’t be a reason to keep coaching.
If he is failing as a coach and the program is stuck in mediocrity then this is not acceptable and Bubba should be fired. AD’s lose their jobs all over the country for that type of mentality.
I'm glad the NCAA has saved us from the disastrous consequences of saying a name.
I agree. And there's no reason he should get fewer than 5 years, unless he bombs.
What is bombing to you? Losing record, missing the tournament a couple of times?
This is my biggest concern. The expectation should be putting together championship level teams every few years. That's what bluebloods should expect. S16s every year, with the occasional E8 and maybe even a FF shouldn't be good enough. If that's not expected, we become Indiana or maybe UCLA.
I get that totally, but he did take over a program who was just that the last two years. One horrendous year and the other middling 1st round blowout.
Not knowing a basic rule that was in place the entire time you were working for Roy is embarrassing.
Roy had plenty of similar minor mistakes in violations, many, many more at Kansas and here. That is all that it is, nothing to see there. Unless you are looking for it, then "what the hell" never happened before him.
Out of curiosity, what was Roy's last minor recruiting violation?
So wouldn't that make it even more urgent that he do something? If we hang around in mediocre land for five years with him, then that would be seven years of mediocrity. That's hard to come back from. I don't see why he would need more than three years max to show us what he can do. If we aren't a final four type team by then, we should move on if we want to stay a blueblood.
The giving graduation watches at Kansas fits, but a bit more, there were other acknowledgements of lesser similar very minor slips, which are very common. Nothing at all major just like this.
Yes, but it is not a instant flip the switch, they were struggling when a new coach entered. College, pro, or any institution for that matter, you do not want to become that organization with a revolving door. Some patience is needed, to assess the course.
So if the UNC basketball program tumbles to the lower rungs of the ACC over the next 2 or 3 years, you don't think Hubert will be gone? I think you're wrong about that. No way he lasts if that happens. In fact, I don't think he's guaranteed anything past next season. Doesn't matter how well liked he is.
Sadly, this. People underestimate how much being well-liked goes for these "good ol' boy" type programs. People do nothing but slobber over how nice a guy Hubert is. Unless he manages to pull an '02 Doherty (even I think he's competent enough to not do that), I think this is exactly how it will go.
