Its not about running the clock it's about getting a bucket or foul to get a 3pt point lead.
Hubert needs to decide if he wants to be the HEAD COACH!
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No need. Your argument that it was a good shot disqualifies your opinion.
No person that knows an inkling about basketball thinks that's a good shot.
The 2 for 1 argument is laughable at best.
You used to be a credible poster, but the performance ITT has eliminated any notion of that. Thankfully, you're not coaching anything. But hey, you have a nice day.
Out.
Considering Leaky taking a 3 is probably the least desire-able outcome of a possession yes. Thats a shot Steph Curry gets asked about if it doesnt go in and youre trying to justify someone who hasnt had a reliable jump shot in 5 years on campus taking it
What happened to Jeans? Used to be a good poster and I loved the vids about the kid! Now the best I can hope for is a Troll hacked the account! (I'm old so maybe there was a Mr. Jeans at one point, lol!)
I trust Leaky deciding when to shoot and I fully expect him to hit a good %. It is called growth and anybody who hasn't noticed his is on the same level as those face painted pukies needing cue cards to cheer! 2 for 1 is entrenched in the pros because of the overwhelming stats that show its effectiveness! It is a bit of an innovation in college and a brilliant move from a coach who believes more as a pro coach than a college one!
I trust Leaky deciding when to shoot and I fully expect him to hit a good %. It is called growth and anybody who hasn't noticed his is on the same level as those face painted pukies needing cue cards to cheer! 2 for 1 is entrenched in the pros because of the overwhelming stats that show its effectiveness! It is a bit of an innovation in college and a brilliant move from a coach who believes more as a pro coach than a college one!
BTW: Did we just win an extremely physical game against a talented, well-coached team playing at a very high level or was that a dream? Did my Tar Heels just grit out a win when playing at best their C game for most of the game? Did we just buck up and give notice to those who feel that all you have to do is bully us and we will fold? I thought I watched a performance that made me proud and gave me hope for a run to come.....until I heard from you sages! AND Hubs does not have to decide anything because despite peeps' thinly veiled attacks, they will have to deal with the fact that HE IS THE COACH! And he is doing a masterful job!
Luckily, I know what I saw and cannot be swayed by peeps with such obvious and poorly camouflaged agendas!
GDTBATH! Congrats to Hubs and his Tar Heel men!
Luckily, I know what I saw and cannot be swayed by peeps with such obvious and poorly camouflaged agendas!
GDTBATH! Congrats to Hubs and his Tar Heel men!
maybe but on the other hand, Leaky's shot might be the reason we got a last second shot. If we had run the clock and then missed, might not have gotten that chance. I say when there's time outside of the shot clock, take whatever shot you feel good about.
^^^^^ what he says, with my bolded added.
Oh my. Did you actually watch the game? For great stretches it was little more than playground basketball. Caled jacking up 30 footers with the game in the balance? And the in what world is it allowed for Leaky to even consider taking a 4 at any time, much less with 1 minute left and a 1 point lead. Now I know some of you like to feel that whomever is wearing blue on the sideline is above reproach. I would actually rather question why such a talented team often looks out of control. That is because they are allowed to be.
No way in hell Leaky took that shot with 2 for 1 in mind. Now it worked out for 2 for 1 but that wasn't his intention and you won't ever make me believe otherwise!
I sure as heck hope he was aware of the situation, they should be. Hubert has a ton of NBA experience where they are acutely aware of shot clock/possessions in the last minute. I would hope they practice end of game scenarios as most teams do, and that is the last minute with score/clock management not just the last play.
Up 1 50 seconds left with the 30 second shot clock you should be practicing to get a good shot off within 10 seconds in that scenario.
It was a wide open corner 3, just like the wide open corner 3 he made a minute earlier. If he wasn't supposed to shoot that shot, his point guard would not have passed him the ball.
It was a wide open corner 3, just like the wide open corner 3 he made a moment earlier. The UNC point guard threw him the ball in that situation specifically because he was wide open and ready to shoot.
If you have a problem with that, take it up with the point guard.
I stepped away from this cluster**** thread, but you seem determined (as per usual) to snipe at my posts. So, three last things FYI:
1. Leaky Black is a senior who has demonstrated (over the past two seasons at least) that he is the player most in-tune with the coaching staff and what he has been taught,
2. Thankfully, his basketball IQ is much higher than yours, and...
3. LMAO as the notion that it matters to anyone what you believe.
Have a nice day.
I agree that the shot was a good one within the circumstances. Rick Pitino was one of the first coaches I remember saying probably in the early/ mid eighties, that the transition 3 was a great shot to shoot. Other than the 3 off of offensive rebounds, the trans 3 is the best look you are going to get. Leaky had hit a 3 from the other corner previously, so you gotta like him wanting to take that shot. THAT is what unafraid leaders do.
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Idk what is so hard to understand that the shot wasnt the problem its about who took the shot. If it’s RJ, Nance or Love shooting that then we arent having this discussion
They are in transition Leaky had the good look. They kick it to him, and he takes it. If it were a set inbound play the first option would of been one of those options for a quick hitter. In this live ball situation with Leaky or whoever is ahead (except Mando) they go to the short corner for the open in rhythm quick good look, that is the good look. That is why the ball was kicked to him there. Not to run clock or to reset and run a set. Textbook 2 for 1 clock usage/awareness.
Leaky is shooting a higher % from 3 than any of those guys. In fact, a higher % than anyone on the team not named Jackson Watkins. He’s much more confident shooting the 3 last year & this year, & in fact, we probably don’t beat dook in the FF last year without his 3 point shooting, he made 2 in that game.
& honestly right now, I think I’d rather see Leaky bombs away than Caleb.
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Again, thats a casual take. Leaky is shooting wide open set shots because the defense wants him to shoot those. RJ and Love are shooting much more difficult shots off the dribble or off pull ups. KCP shoots a higher 3% than Steph Curry this year, by your logic you would rather have him take a 3 than Steph?
Steph isn’t on this team. Stated differently you are saying that Leaky doesn’t take bad threes. This one wasn’t bad either.
I gave you credit for some shots the team took. However, you're taking a very narrow view of what's really happening here. Scrutiny is fine. I'm sure they get critical in the film room. there is so much more to this team than you saying they are jacking up 30fters. Games develop not all the time by every detail, but by the flow and narrative happening on the floor. I do see your points; they are well taken. This team has been challenged by their lack of what and who they are. I don't think they will shrink from the criticism,
Each game is an opportunity to be great even if it comes with mistakes. The coaches have total control of this team, you may not like it. But that's what makes them who they are. I like what they're doing now, and where they are going,
You're wrong. It's just that simple.
Leaky is shooting 38.1% from 3, and he literally had just hit a corner 3 a minute earlier.
Nance is shooting 34.8% and missed all SIX 3-pointers he attempted against Ohio State. Davis is shooting 28.3% on 3s. Love is shooting 29.1% on 3s, and has been particularly bad on wide open 3s this season.
So just take your L and stop digging your hole.
Now you're just embarrassing yourself. Do you see Steph Curry on this team? Do you think Steph Curry would be shooting under 30% like RJ and Caleb? The fact you are trying to turn this into a conversation about Steph Curry is pathetic and desperate.
This is about our 5th year senior, who has worked his butt off to become a reliable threat on open 3s, who is shooting the highest 3pt % amongst all scholarship players this season bc he only takes good 3pt shots, taking the same dang shot he had made 1 minute earlier, and you're whining bc it didn't go in.
Go to the 1:40 mark and Rasheed Wallace will tell you a classic Dean Smith Story about shot selection:
I don't have a problem with Leaky taking the shot. Not the shot we want there, but he had it and it was open to take. Preferably we would have RJ Davis taking that shot from mid range with a big down low to try and rebound, imo.
Personally, I did not like the shot from Leaky in that instance, he just is not the guy I want taking that shot. I get the % folks are quoting and I get the 2 for 1 aspect but the point is actually to score twice not throw away the first op to score to secure a second op. The look at the % of treys leaky is hitting argument I do not buy, it is a small sample size and the treys he had been hitting are the wide open, please let leaky shoot it type, very different than what you see from RJ or Caleb.
Now I would have preferred the ball not go down in to the corner to Leaky, would have preferred more middle of the floor to have options, maybe force them to foul, keep the ball in RJ or Caleb's hands because they are our best foul shooters. I would MUCH rather defend a 3pt lead than a 1pt lead with the clock short because the pressure is then all on them to hit a trey just to get to OT, gives me the option to foul before they can shoot, put them on the line for 2 when they need 3. Look, down by 1 and we have the ball, they are going to over play everything looking for a steal, opens them wide up for RJ or Caleb to drive the over play and either finish or slip it to Bacot or Nance off a good cut or draw.
Consider, the ball did go to Leaky in the corner, his defender flew by him trying to hassle the shot, imagine had Leaky simply pump faked and drove the basket, look at those options with Tar Heels filling, extreme likelihood they foul, put us on the line up 1 and either RJ, Leaky, or Nance have 2 free throws, I like the odds to score there much more than I do a Leaky rushed trey.
Now I would have preferred the ball not go down in to the corner to Leaky, would have preferred more middle of the floor to have options, maybe force them to foul, keep the ball in RJ or Caleb's hands because they are our best foul shooters. I would MUCH rather defend a 3pt lead than a 1pt lead with the clock short because the pressure is then all on them to hit a trey just to get to OT, gives me the option to foul before they can shoot, put them on the line for 2 when they need 3. Look, down by 1 and we have the ball, they are going to over play everything looking for a steal, opens them wide up for RJ or Caleb to drive the over play and either finish or slip it to Bacot or Nance off a good cut or draw.
Consider, the ball did go to Leaky in the corner, his defender flew by him trying to hassle the shot, imagine had Leaky simply pump faked and drove the basket, look at those options with Tar Heels filling, extreme likelihood they foul, put us on the line up 1 and either RJ, Leaky, or Nance have 2 free throws, I like the odds to score there much more than I do a Leaky rushed trey.
If you think Leaky is a more reliable shooter than those guys just because his % is higher when the shots they take are not even remotely the same im not sure what to tell you
I figured it out I think. Is the last name Pope? Play one year in College, you are easily forgotten.
