OOTB Carolina Basketball Discussion Thread

[uncboy10]

I'm amazed, shocked, stunned, impressed and ashamed of my own lack of confidence.

If the Heels didn't turn the ball over 22 times, they might have won by 30 or 40.

That was a near-flawless game, except for the turnovers... which were abundant. But, they boys played very well tonight.

Couldn't agree more. It really should have been a major blowout. Makes me wonder what this team is capable of come March and April

 

[strummingram]

Couldn't agree more. It really should have been a major blowout. Makes me wonder what this team is capable of come March and April

And maybe Gonzaga was "off", too, I dunno.

UNC was hitting shots, big-time. I dunno what the final % was, but, it was really impressive. Woods' game alone was really impressive. Those turnovers were a noticeable stain, however. But, no complaints at all, otherwise. They almost scored 200 points between the two of them. The game was never close. It was nothing like the 2017 NC game.

 

[Raising Heel]

Told ya we’d drag em

Did you, though?

 

[MWHeels]

Great night for sure. They got a huge win over a top 5 team and had enough mistakes for Roy to be on them in practice this week.

Go Heels!

 

[Raising Heel]

Great night for sure. They got a huge win over a top 5 team and had enough mistakes for Roy to be on them in practice this week.

Go Heels!

Positive thinking, I like it. Add to that the football recruits on campus got to attend and tonight was a big win for Tar Heel fans.

 

[heelmanwilm]

Worth mentioning their def is ranked 272nd in pts allowed

 

[toophly1124]

 

[dadika13]

Gary's recap threads have turned into him and Tarheel75 overusing coach speak as lubrication to jerk each other off.

 

[Raising Heel]

Gary's recap threads have turned into him and Tarheel75 overusing coach speak as lubrication to jerk each other off.

LOL.

I went over there long enough to see his game recap, which he poasted at 9:44 pm on Saturday night. Less than an hour after the game, because heaven forbid anybody should have to wait for him to impart his wisdom to the masses. If there's a more self-important poaster on THI, I can't think of who.

 

[tw3301]

Someone should start a thread on THR about whether or not Naz Little should start. Surprised no one has discussed it.

 

[Grayhead]

Someone should start a thread on THR about whether or not Naz Little should start. Surprised no one has discussed it.

We still figuring out why we didnt play for a week. Maybe next week we will ask

 

[nctransplant]

We still figuring out we didnt play for a week. Maybe next week we will ask

It's an absolute mystery at this point.

 

[Terror Beard]

Someone should start a thread on THR about whether or not Naz Little should start. Surprised no one has discussed it.

Don't lie,...you're getting a little nervous about your bet with @gunslingerdick .

 

[tw3301]

Don't lie,...you're getting a little nervous about your bet with @gunslingerdick .

Not at all, he could sit out the rest of the year and still go in the first round.

 

[Terror Beard]

Not at all, he could sit out the rest of the year and still go in the first round.

But will he?

 

[TarHeelMark]

Someone should start a thread on THR about whether or not Naz Little should start. Surprised no one has discussed it.

But what about Nas Little? Think he should start?

 

[nctransplant]

But what about Nas Little? Think he should start?

How could we possibly know, he's played very little in the last couple of weeks for some mysterious reason.

 

[tw3301]

But will he?

I mean obviously he's not going to sit out the rest of the season but yeah he's one and done. Changing your name to get out of a bet is pretty sad btw.

 

[tw3301]

But what about Nas Little? Think he should start?

I've never really thought about it but that's a great question.

 

[dadika13]

I mean obviously he's not going to sit out the rest of the season but yeah he's one and done. Changing your name to get out of a bet is pretty sad btw.

Don't knock it til you've tried it.

 

[Terror Beard]

Changing your name to get out of a bet is pretty sad btw.

No one said anything to you about changing your gender, sweetheart.

And I didn’t change my name. I created another one.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Roy signs an 8 year extension. Heel yeah!

 

[dadika13]

Roy signs an 8 year extension. Heel yeah!

But why isn't Naz starting?

 

[TarHeelMark]

But why isn't Naz starting?

It’s a mystery.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Go Penny....

• On Tuesday, Hardaway finished a fiery media conference with this: "Rick Barnes, get the [expletive] out of here," according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
  

 

[Grayhead]

But why isn't Naz starting?

It must be part of the reason they didn't play for a week. Did the team go on strike?

 

[MWHeels]

They will have another week off after the Kentucky game.

 

[Terror Beard]

But why isn't Naz starting?

Finally, someone who says Roy is managing Nas correctly.

http://erbilia.com/2018/12/18/whats-real-whats-fake-this-week-in-hoops/

 

[tw3301]

Finally, someone who says Roy is managing Nas correctly.

http://erbilia.com/2018/12/18/whats-real-whats-fake-this-week-in-hoops/

What did he say about whether he should start or not?

 

[heelbent]

What did he say about whether he should start or not?

No

 

[Terror Beard]

What did he say about whether he should start or not?

The writer also had about 3 pages detailing why Nas might return for a second year. Not looking good for you.

 

[Grayhead]

Go Penny....

• On Tuesday, Hardaway finished a fiery media conference with this: "Rick Barnes, get the [expletive] out of here," according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Sounds like trump against those who trouble him. Maybe trumpism is rubbing off some

 

[tw3301]

The writer also had about 3 pages detailing why Nas might return for a second year. Not looking good for you.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Sounds like trump against those who trouble him. Maybe trumpism is rubbing off some

If anyone deserves to GF themselves it’s rick Barnes.

 

[Terror Beard]

Great piece on Nas. This quote from the article is awesome:

"Little wasn't worried that the school and its coach had a reputation for not being one-and-done friendly. He actually liked that the Tar Heels were the lone program in his final five schools that didn't promise him he could be a "Day 1 starter."

"I was always taught, if you earn something, you can keep it," Little says, "but if it's given to you, you can get it taken away."

But did he anticipate playing less than 20 minutes a game? Did he think he'd have to wonder if his draft stock might dip? Did he realize how hard it would be to play for a coach like Williams, who has, more or less, resisted the one-and-done ethos by still holding players' feet to the fire rather than merely giving them jerseys for a year?

Probably not.

"You gotta be able to learn to take that kind of coaching," Little says. "I don't think this program is for everybody."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2811408-nassir-little-is-learning-the-hard-way

 

[TarHeelMark]

It’s starting to feel like this season is gonna end up worse than last year. We still have no inside presence, and while our three seniors have some occasional moments, they just don’t impact the game the way that Joel and Theo did.

 

[dadika13]

It’s starting to feel like this season is gonna end up worse than last year. We still have no inside presence, and while our three seniors have some occasional moments, they just don’t impact the game the way that Joel and Theo did.

Here we go. Morning after a loss and now we stink?

Last night's game didn't change my perception on our long term outlook one bit.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Here we go. Morning after a loss and now we stink?

Last night's game didn't change my perception on our long term outlook one bit.

I didn’t say we stink. And I’m not trying to be pessimistic; just realistic. I’m hoping for some rapid improvement over the next few months... I really am.

Without a doubt, we’ll still make the tourney but do you think the Heels will get farther than last year? Sweet 16 is the likely ceiling; a lot depends on the matchups.

 

[Raising Heel]

Joel and particularly Theo made the guys around them better. We don't have anybody doing that right now. We have guys like Cam, Kenny, and Coby who can score but we need a facilitator. I think (hope) we'll see someone assume that role as the year goes along.

The situation with our bigs is the same as last season. No point beating that horse. Brooks and Manley are serviceable but get exposed by superior big men. That's what killed us last night as we struggled to score inside and couldn't create extra opportunities with offensive rebounds.

 

[tw3301]

Merry Christmas Tar Heels and GFY.