Could you imagine a lineup that included
6'6 Drake Powell
6'9-6'10 Catchings
6'9-6'10 Wilson
7' Veesaar
I really hope we land Catchings, we can be very versatile with him.
Ian Jackson Entering Transfer Portal
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Could you imagine a lineup that included
6'6 Drake Powell
6'9-6'10 Catchings
6'9-6'10 Wilson
7' Veesaar
I really hope we land Catchings, we can be very versatile with him.
How many 28 year olds with 10 years of college starting experience are available?
Drake Powell takes longer to shoot than the term of pregnancy. He isn’t a 2.
He was probably the least capable isolation player (of non bigs) last year.
He needs to improve the quickness of his shot if he wants to entertain playing the 2.
Btw, would love that rotation of players. But not all of them are starters IMO.
So now we're slagging off Powell. Likely the most dynamic player we have who hasn't yet jumped ship.
Not at all. He just isn’t a 2 IMO. If you do play him at the 2, the team needs to get some talent they don’t have on the roster right now. Like a scoring big time PG.
It can’t be a distributor/limited scoring PG (or Seth) plus Drake Powell in the backcourt. Unless UNC decides to play slow and be defense and rebounding first.
Hubert made Ian shoot that wide open 3 pointer against Ole Miss that missed the rim by 2 feet. Don’t you guys know it’s never the players fault. It’s amazing what some can come up with in their own mind.
How is it possible that players would transfer when coach insists that they sit and talk with him every day? I'm sorry, I kid. The college game sucks now. I don't really care anymore. Wake me up in September and I'll cheer for whoever is playing for and coaching The Heels. The old days are gone. I'm old and I'm bitter about it, but the NCAA doesn't care what I think. For the record, I don't think HD is a good coach, but I hope to hell that I'm wrong about that. Go Heels!!!
Absolutely. And maybe I’m a little old school but most 2 guards have some scoring instinct. The great ones almost look like they were born to score. But most 2 guards have an instinct to score. At least last year I didn’t see that out of Drake Powell.
That is why Tanner and Davis make a lot of money...find those players. Gonzaga gets those types every year but somehow we end up with limited players. Heck Florida is loaded with studs, but I thought we were the Blue Blood.
Powell is too robotic or too scared as a FR. He showed flashes of being a stud, so maybe the off season vs former players will help be smoother with the ball.
Ian played really terribly late in the season. There's no sugar coating that.
Man I hope he still enters the draft though. I don't want to see him on another team when the light finally comes on.
Pretty interesting to say the least. Two guys that underachieved to what was expected of them to even come close to, leave UNC, and RJ can somehow get blamed. Say it out loud guys, EC and ij left unc, they quit. Get better, work harder, earn pt, those things are long gone. Turn the ball over, shoot air balls, play fouling and subpar defense, blame others. That’s what’s here to stay. “Show me the money”
For the record, it was reported by a certain other site that Ian was leaving as soon as he concluded his player/coach meeting after our season ended. It was just assumed he was turning pro. There was never any chance he was playing here next season.
At least Hubert has experience coaching JV players.,
I also figured he was NBA bound. Hitting the portal looks bad. He has tremendous upside but his game is limited. He had an unbelievable run in January but then teams had film of his game.
There is a pretty good list of players at UNC who were frustrated over playing time or usage as a freshman but stuck it out. Some won titles and others became legends within the family. Pity Ian won’t be one of them.
Worst part is I don’t blame him.
There is a pretty good list of players at UNC who were frustrated over playing time or usage as a freshman but stuck it out. Some won titles and others became legends within the family. Pity Ian won’t be one of them.
Worst part is I don’t blame him.
It’s definitely an unpopular opinion, but as many great plays as he had over the last 2 years. There were twice as many plays when I said he’s way too small and that was such a dumb shot.
Ian was exactly who folks expected him to be coming in in my mind, except he shot the 3 better than expected-and better than RJ for most of the season. It’s not blaming RJ to point out that the roster pieces fit better without him getting 35 minutes at the 2. HD failed to get that roster anywhere near where it could have been, but without RJs 5th year he wouldn’t have had to make many tough decisions to do so.
Good points here man. I would love to know more about how such great players hit the portal under HD. I mean, CLove, EC and IJ? How I see it, either HD and staff didn't work to keep them, basically showing them the door OR they simply hit the portal and didn't look back due to lack of PT, how they were coached and or lack of development. I agree with you Bubs, I don't blame the either.
Clearly Hubs is at fault for allowing or causing players to transfer. It must be symptomatic of coaching/developing players. What scares me is there seems to be a tidal wave of poorly developed players with very poor coaches because otherwise 2-3 thousand peeps wouldn't be transferring!
I guess coaches should consult players, handlers, parents, and posters before deciding who plays and allocating PT from now on. Whatever you do, don't pull a guy who gets 2 fouls in 3 seconds, or who drives into traffic ignoring open teammates or who constantly gets lost on team D! Don't ever try new lineups because, clutch my pearls, there is a chance they might not work! God forbid, you should ask a player to play D, hustle, take good shots, or (gasp!) come in from the bench-good thing UNC is the only team that had a guy on the bench that wanted to start!
Hubs must be the most powerful coach in history since he caused peeps to leave almost every D-1 school!
I wish there was such a thing as taking responsibility for your own success and taking coaching as an attempt to help you maximize your talent not somehow keeping you from being a star! I also wish peeps had the capacity to stray from their own talking points long enough to consider the evidence right in front of their faces, but .............
Thankfully, my beloved U will go on, our coaches will build a new team, and I will find even more joy learning the new team as they grow during next season! Go Tar Heels!
I guess coaches should consult players, handlers, parents, and posters before deciding who plays and allocating PT from now on. Whatever you do, don't pull a guy who gets 2 fouls in 3 seconds, or who drives into traffic ignoring open teammates or who constantly gets lost on team D! Don't ever try new lineups because, clutch my pearls, there is a chance they might not work! God forbid, you should ask a player to play D, hustle, take good shots, or (gasp!) come in from the bench-good thing UNC is the only team that had a guy on the bench that wanted to start!
Hubs must be the most powerful coach in history since he caused peeps to leave almost every D-1 school!
I wish there was such a thing as taking responsibility for your own success and taking coaching as an attempt to help you maximize your talent not somehow keeping you from being a star! I also wish peeps had the capacity to stray from their own talking points long enough to consider the evidence right in front of their faces, but .............
Thankfully, my beloved U will go on, our coaches will build a new team, and I will find even more joy learning the new team as they grow during next season! Go Tar Heels!
I wish Cap great luck in finding a home that he feels fits his needs better!
Please remember that you are still Family as long as you want to be and we always hope for the best for our UNC Family!
Please remember that you are still Family as long as you want to be and we always hope for the best for our UNC Family!
I do agree with everything you said. I do think HD would’ve had tough decisions to make without RJ in the lineup. Because when EC got into foul trouble or was having a rough outing with turnovers, there was no RJ there to help out. Now granted we might have gotten someone else to help in that department but everything we are throwing out there is hypothetical anyway. I just don’t see how Ian Jackson or anyone else not producing or developing can be laid up on RJ. It all comes back to coaching in my opinion. we are not getting the best out of our guys.
I agree really, it isn't RJ's fault but I think HD's best moves have been forced on him sometimes. If RJ had transferred to UNC for his 5th year from some middle of the road B1G team (but been exactly the same player) I think he would have gotten more like 20-25 minutes a game and his role wouldn't have been so forced. I also think if Garcia doesn't transfer Manek never has the role he ended up playing in the run. As has been mentioned by others, I don't believe HD can read his players and roster and strategically adapt. At this point I doubt the roster will be better next year than last, but either way I expect a slow start and disappointing results for whatever potential it has.
LOL what a strange reply? You pick out Drake and decide that now you don't like his shooting because it is to slow for you? Yet your last sentence about my sharing a rotation you say you like it? After 2 needless shots at Drake, you do realize don't you that Drake spent most of the season shooting over power forwards right? I not only would agree but have talked about multiple times, Drake's jumper needs work. But do you even know what about his jumper needs the work, you would if you have read what I have shared. Your suggestion is he needs to shoot it quicker? LOL You want him to rush his shot and that some how is a good thing? You should know most players don't improve their shooting by rushing it. Really wish you would not treat this like it is a video game.
Pretty much and I think that is as much from the UNC side s it is from Ian's side.
Oh to be a fly on the wall able to over hear those discussions. I can pretty much guarantee ya that Hubert's answers to "what can I do to be better" did not include rushing ill advised jump shots outside of the offense or driving head down, making no reads of the defense, straight in to the teeth of 3 defenders. Do that one a Rick Pitino coached team and see what it gets you...
This doesn't look good, I thought he may go pro and develop in G-league. I can't see why a freshman averaging over 10 points, and knowing he will get more PT next year would TRANSFER! HD this doesn't look good
great programs don't hire a coach with ZERO head coaching experience. hubert was hired for one reason: his close relationship with roy williams.
Sadly I knew that when the announcement was made, and I also said we would suffer for it. I was screamed down by many. I’m not happy it didn’t work because I respect Hubert as a good man. A head coach he isn’t, still. To continue this relationship another week is too long. We need a major change now. Rip off the band aid get to work. Better to start rebuilding now than wait another year or more when our reputation is further in the dumpster.
this mess is particularly sad because as a player Hubert was one of our greatest guards ever. i remember when I spent a lot of time and money traveling to Indy for the final four, hubert was one of the few tar heels who repaid my loyalty with a good effort on the court. I know his failure as a head coach is not for lack of effort or competitive spirit. but head coach is a skill set uniquely different from player or assistant coach. our basketball program is too important to slide into permanent mediocrity.
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