There have been lots of questions, so I want to summarize my overall thoughts.
If you were to ask me what changes I would like to see from the coaching staff and head coach this would be the big one. I like coaches in today's game that are more analytically driven in the modern approach. Hubert Davis says he is not. He wants to play fast, but he doesn't live religiously by the numbers like Nate Oats. He can tell you after the game within a second how many 3-pointers he will take depending on the number of possessions. In other words this team can score and play fast, but there is not an analytical plan.
The roster makeup is not positional. The guards are small and the frontline obviously is not big. Alabama had athletic size and length to switch every position and still offer rim protection. It is going to be hard for North Carolina to not be mismatched in man to man defense. Then we get the lack of fundamentals and effort at times on that end that just expedites the misery. Offensively the guards are going to have to make shots. R.J. Davis continued struggles are absolutely a concern with his volume of shot attempts for one. But I get a sour taste in my mouth after the Alabama game because I think Nate Oats is the perfect basketball coach in 2024-25. I watch their actions on both ends of the court, but their roster is also analytically driven. He has the numbers to back up who he gets and why on the front end. Not nearly as much of it is based on the eye test.
Listen to one of his press conferences after a game. It's fascinating. I meant to type more, but I doing this over a short lunch break. These are just some of the quickest issues that come to my mind.
If you were to ask me what changes I would like to see from the coaching staff and head coach this would be the big one. I like coaches in today's game that are more analytically driven in the modern approach. Hubert Davis says he is not. He wants to play fast, but he doesn't live religiously by the numbers like Nate Oats. He can tell you after the game within a second how many 3-pointers he will take depending on the number of possessions. In other words this team can score and play fast, but there is not an analytical plan.
The roster makeup is not positional. The guards are small and the frontline obviously is not big. Alabama had athletic size and length to switch every position and still offer rim protection. It is going to be hard for North Carolina to not be mismatched in man to man defense. Then we get the lack of fundamentals and effort at times on that end that just expedites the misery. Offensively the guards are going to have to make shots. R.J. Davis continued struggles are absolutely a concern with his volume of shot attempts for one. But I get a sour taste in my mouth after the Alabama game because I think Nate Oats is the perfect basketball coach in 2024-25. I watch their actions on both ends of the court, but their roster is also analytically driven. He has the numbers to back up who he gets and why on the front end. Not nearly as much of it is based on the eye test.
Listen to one of his press conferences after a game. It's fascinating. I meant to type more, but I doing this over a short lunch break. These are just some of the quickest issues that come to my mind.
