Starting to hear rumors. Possible late re-class? Tar Heels have a chance for the 2024/2025 season?
Only thing I've found is unc & hd have made contact with him and uk, zaga, gtown among many others .....What sort of rumours? About the kid reclassifying, or a legit connection with UNC?
The connection to UNC is now fact. Rumors about reclassifying.What sort of rumours? About the kid reclassifying, or a legit connection with UNC?
We are indeed communicating with him and a few other international Bigs for 25.What sort of rumours? About the kid reclassifying, or a legit connection with UNC?
Yeah man. He really has a soft touch and moves well with a decent handle for such a young big. And seems to carry his weight well. That's what I kept hoping Mando would have shown over his career. Water under the bridge but that young man looks like a great get for someone.A lot of net strips from six feet or so. Nice.
BOTH Oz, legs to BOTH and frankly, could be game changing. 7'1" and 290lbs and built a bit like Luke on a longer frame (not saying he shoots like Luke did, just saying his 290lbs are proportioned well). Kid has the trifecta of length, bulk, and raw strength that we lost when Bacot used his last game of eligibility. This could get really exciting! The ONE thing I trust when it comes to a reclass guy is good size for position, this kid has really good size and a good amount of developed skill, multiple scoring back to the basket scoring moves.What sort of rumours? About the kid reclassifying, or a legit connection with UNC?
I really think he would play this coming season, especially when we face bigger front lines.Would we expect him to play this coming season or just a Depth piece with a bigger role in the future…How old is the kid?
No. They said we were done in the portal and we were. The international market operates on a different time-table. We have been scouting foreign Bigs for the next two classes, but if one starts talking reclass and others are interested, well, you snooze - you lose.Anyone else find it interesting that certain insiders told us we were definitely done when we got Lubin? Then the whole roster arrived on campus, we had some scrimmages, we had some practices, and now those same sites are saying we are interested in getting a 2025 center to reclass.
So either the staff got a major wake-up call once the whole roster was in Chapel Hill, and realized our center options are not adequate for our team goals. Or the staff was not actually done with the roster when they added Lubin.
Biggest reasons I see are we do not have a true 5 ready to play. Wash is a true 4 that has a decent inside/OUTSIDE game and he has the length but not the size needed to defend the bulky 5's inside .. and he's the best 5 we have ATM. JH may not have "muscular" size yet but I noticed in a lot of his videos he has a nice fade from contact and finishes with a great touch. To bad the vids show offense and not much defense .. but 7' 290 is formidable for most. I think he would make UNC a FF team this season .. jmo3 for me HUGE reasons why this kid (at least in my thinking) would be a fantastic addition for this coming season (reclass).
Easy now. We do have a 5 and this kid is still developing and needs to learn to play against guys who he isn't a head taller than.Biggest reasons I see are we do not have a true 5 ready to play. Wash is a true 4 that has a decent inside/OUTSIDE game and he has the length but not the size needed to defend the bulky 5's inside .. and he's the best 5 we have ATM. JH may not have "muscular" size yet but I noticed in a lot of his videos he has a nice fade from contact and finishes with a great touch. To bad the vids show offense and not much defense .. but 7' 290 is formidable for most. I think he would make UNC a FF team this season .. jmo
We will agree that Wash is a decent 5 option in most games .. and you know that I am and have always been one of JWahes biggest fans, but it seems we might disagree that his best, or more natural position is as a very versatile 4 both NCAA and pro. The problem I see is that we are really paper thin at the true 5 when it comes to size (bulk) and JH is an incredibly attractive option to me. But I will defer to you as a coach as to his suitability to provide quality minutes early in his college career. To me JH (in the vids I've seen) is already more polished (offensively) than Bacot ever was and he has a couple extra inches and another 50 or so lbs. Just from my untrained eyes he won't be long for college and we would be very fortunate to have him available at UNC for however long he wanted to stay. jmoEasy now. We do have a 5 and this kid is still developing and needs to learn to play against guys who he isn't a head taller than.
Hope we get him, and he can potentially help this season, but he isn't necessarly a day-one starter.
Oh, he has worlds of potential and good coordination, but he's gonna need to work his way into playing against guys closer to his size and strength. Mando would give him a lesson right now, but there's a lotta ceiling there.We will agree that Wash is a decent 5 option in most games .. and you know that I am and have always been one of JWahes biggest fans, but it seems we might disagree that his best, or more natural position is as a very versatile 4 both NCAA and pro. The problem I see is that we are really paper thin at the true 5 when it comes to size (bulk) and JH is an incredibly attractive option to me. But I will defer to you as a coach as to his suitability to provide quality minutes early in his college career. To me JH (in the vids I've seen) is already more polished (offensively) than Bacot ever was and he has a couple extra inches and another 50 or so lbs. Just from my untrained eyes he won't be long for college and we would be very fortunate to have him available at UNC for however long he wanted to stay. jmo
Thing is gary, we don't need him as a starter but 2 things to me are vital. First, is who do we look to when Jalen sits? Do we go small with Lubin or JWit or untested with High? Both to me are concerning options and as big a Jalen fan as I am, Jalen is not as tested as I would like, 8mins a game last season.Easy now. We do have a 5 and this kid is still developing and needs to learn to play against guys who he isn't a head taller than.
Hope we get him, and he can potentially help this season, but he isn't necessarly a day-one starter.
Well, that's why we brought in Lubin, who can hold his own vs bgger guys. But yeah, this NZ kid would at least give us a (literally) big body as he develops.Thing is gary, we don't need him as a starter but 2 things to me are vital. First, is who do we look to when Jalen sits? Do we go small with Lubin or JWit or untested with High? Both to me are concerning options and as big a Jalen fan as I am, Jalen is not as tested as I would like, 8mins a game last season.
The other concern this kid would really help in is that it would give Jalen a big body center to go against in practice that both can and should better prepare Jalen for battling those kind of bodies in games.
Yes, we can win with the guys we have but believe it will take a different approach on both ends and I don't really see Hubert going to such an approach. I mean, no matter how many times I have called for us to really push tempo on BOTH ends of the court we still tend to end up in a half court offense when ever Cadeau sits. Bacot has been the big body inside for years, the guy that the ball tried to go thru basically since Hubert took over as coach and now we do not have that big body guy to rely on.
Kinda like dook .. surprised they haven't jumped in ...they seem to follow on our heels offering kidsI keep hoping we'll hear a visit being set up. Kentucky fans are so sure he's going to pick them. It's just odd because UK seems set at center, while we can offer a much better shot at playing time.
First week of Aug is the visit window so we'll know soon enoughMaybe we kicked the tires and decided to pass?
I haven't heard that we have even offered much scheduled a visit?
If so, it is sure to stoke embers of butt-hurtness about not land a portal center🙄
I’ve heard the same thing from someone close to Mullins. Originally there were 3 of them wanted to play together from their AAU team. The third player I heard was leaning towards PU, but I noticed Moreno didn’t have PU in his top 8. But all 3 had IU, which IU has some deep NIL pockets. Hopefully Mullens and Moreno are fine with just them two pairing up at UNC!Also hearing that Mullins and Moreno may be a package deal and BOTH have offers and strong interest in UNC, they have scheduled UNC visits on the SAME weekend! !
What does this have to do with Halaifonua's ??? Do I have ADD or you?I’ve heard the same thing from someone close to Mullins. Originally there were 3 of them wanted to play together from their AAU team. The third player I heard was leaning towards PU, but I noticed Moreno didn’t have PU in his top 8. But all 3 had IU, which IU has some deep NIL pockets. Hopefully Mullens and Moreno are fine with just them two pairing up at UNC!