Get a grip WW. Leaky is an elite type defensive player but his use of his ability is plum fng pathetic when it comes to the offensive side. Pinson was a really great defender too but he used his abilities for other things. Anyone (coach) with a clue would have told Black to use his quickness and handle to attack the rack and shred defenses and either drive for a foul or attack the rack .. or drive and dish. I actually though he had NBA potential as both an elite defender and maybe even a Magic type pg but it seems someone talked him in to pigeon holing himself as just a defensive player and he could have easily been both.
Making a statement like "Leaky is exactly what we need him to be " is incredibly obtuse but I respect your opinion.
Where I disagree with you is that Leaky doesn't have much offensive quickness. He has a slow first step, and he needs to gather himself more than most to shoot from deep.
We think he must have quickness because he's so good on D, but I think he's sort of the poster child showing defensive quickness (reaction time) is not the same as offensive quickness (action time).
The reason I said Leaky is what we need him to be is because he plays his role - elite defender, occasional scorer - quite well. Our problem is that we have some other guys who aren't playing their roles - mainly as scorers, but some on D, too - well enough that we can afford an occasional scorer like Leaky on the floor all game long.
Some of those other guys may not be as good as we expected or hoped. Others may not be trying hard enough. For whatever reason, they aren't creating a team where Leaky can do his thing.
When we bitch about Leaky, we're basically saying "Why doesn't Leaky pick up the slack for these other guys?"
Here's the thing. When people aren't doing as well as we thought, we have to decide if they are simply not that good, aren't trying, don't care, or aren't getting the coaching they need. (And, yes, sometimes it's injuries or needing time to develop.)
BTW, coaching should be expected to fix most of those problems, imo. Really, when you think about it, every problem but raw talent should probably be laid at the feet of the coaching staff. I suppose sup-standard talent is down to coaches, too, but nobody has foolproof recruiting, so some players simply don't have what you thought they had. The rest is mostly coaching.
That's a lot on the coach's plate. And every coach will have the occasional off year.
What we will find out next year (unless something changes immediately) is whether this is an off year for Hubert or the new normal for Carolina basketball.
