Joel Berry Sophomore Season..
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It is time for Berry to step up and prove the hype has some validity. If we go deep in NCAAT he must be productive and at least a threat to drop a 3 bomb.
Hmm... what's so funny about that? Actually, pretty good starting medians if someone wanted to make a prediction.
10 points 6 assist. 3:1 assist to turnover ratio and that would be a solid season IMHO. 35-40percent on 3s.
Yea I didn't get his comment either? Berry is going to be the 5th scoring option out of the starting 5 due to the style of play heavily leaning on the big men along with the fact Jackson and Paige are better scorers on the perimeter. If he gives UNC 10 PPG 5 APG with those shooting lines and a 2/1 AST/TO ratio. UNC is going to have a very good season.
Bingo. (disclaimer - as long as Roy hasn't taken leave of his senses) Berry will be piloting a loaded lineup.
Now, I will say this: Anyone who knows anything about JB's background knows he has the chops to be a team's leading scorer --- and his offensive capabilities guarantee nobody can afford to back off of him or double down --- but on this team he could be the 4th or 5th scorer, and as long as he plays the role of floor general and on-ball defender, those are the key ingredients needed to lead us back to the promised land.
Yep. Create pressure on the opposition by hounding the primary ball handler on defense and pushing the tempo on offense as much as possible.
Indeed. Make that Secondary Break hum. Kennedy's outlet passes / Berry, Marcus and JJ in transition / Brice sprinting to the block --- now that's gonna be fun.
Dang, jericho, if we get that you can go ahead and reserve a spot in the case for that big ol' NCAA trophy...
I agree, I'd be very happy with that stat line from Joel. I'm really hoping Roy will start him from day one this year. I think we'd see his play blossom if he did.
He will get a ton of open outside looks with our offensive lineup. Let's hope he makes teams pay!
IMHO. He should try and mirror Tyus Jones' Freshman year if he's smart. But try and be better. Try and prove why many Heel fans had him as the better player coming out of HS.
Would rather he doesn't mirror Jones' game but plays his own which is very different.
Also hope he doesn't copy "whiplash" move Jones utilised so well.
I agree Oz. Joel just needs to play his game, which is plenty good in its own right. I would like to see him play with the same confidence Jones had, minus the flopping and histrionics Jones displayed.
I don't really want to try to project PPG or assist numbers but I do want to see him play with the confidence of knowing he has been handed the keys to run the show as our PG. I felt most of the season last he was a bit tentative, looking over his shoulder trying to feel out and understand his role. This season, I think he will know his role, know he has Roy's full confidence and plays with that swagger I watched him play with before coming to UNC. We saw glimpses of that at the end of last season but we still did not see the Joel Berry that feels confident out there running with the starters and not be worried that with the first mistake Roy pulls him. Danny Green as a freshman was the same thing, he would take a good shot and look over at Roy to see if it was OK or make a mistake and rush to make up for it which usually ended up with him making a bigger mistake that did get him yanked.
Joel will settle in to his starter role and I think folks will understand why I and a couple others were so high on him prior to last season. Wait till you see this kid play with that swagger and locking down on the defensive end, I think he will become the best defending PG we have had in many years, since a time when dean was roaming the side lines. IMO the kid will end up on the ACC all defensive 1st team either after this season or the one after and could be joined on that first team by Theo.
Joel will settle in to his starter role and I think folks will understand why I and a couple others were so high on him prior to last season. Wait till you see this kid play with that swagger and locking down on the defensive end, I think he will become the best defending PG we have had in many years, since a time when dean was roaming the side lines. IMO the kid will end up on the ACC all defensive 1st team either after this season or the one after and could be joined on that first team by Theo.
Hope he has been a "Gym Rat" during the off-season putting up over 500 shots a day to improve his game.
Spot on, Dave.
I'll take it a step further, Handing JB the keys with his full confidence will be THE most important coaching move Roy needs to make this season. Anything less and our championship hopes decrease accordingly.
If Berry were to get hurt, we are the same team as last year. A lot has to go right to win a chip and Berry being solid is at the top of the list.
Because I am sold his confidence is sky high now and his dedication isn't wavering. Thus, his health (which has struck him before) is my more immediate concern.
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