Unc basketball in its prime as well as acc and ncaa. Those were the glory years. 4 yr players (ftmp). Great coaching. Great teams that developed chemistry. I watched a lot of ball those days. Even teams idgaf about. Dean was at the top of his game. He adjusted his style. He let them play uptempo. He even gave Williams the green light to keep shooting when in the past he would yank someone for “going off”. (See JR Reid) Man those were the days…
same here. For a long time, if there was an ACC game on, I didn't care who it was I was watching it. The basketball was just better, as good as it gets.
With Bobby knight passing I always remember that with all his great teams, three titles, undefeated season, he only had two nba players of note. It was all about the team then and playing with intensity and of you wouldn’t do it then go ride the pine. My biggest complaint with coach Davis is he lets guys get away with the opposi seems to me. Dribbling around for three mins then jacking up a contested three. Dean woulda had a cow.
couldn't agree more, and in fact I started to reiterate something I've posted before. Dean's earlier teams were lacking in superstar-class players, and accordingly they lacked the individual egos of his later teams. Don't get me wrong, they all were awesome but for somewhat different reasons. The earlier teams, with very good players, were more team-oriented as opposed to more individual play. The discipline was apparent, the team was first, and the plays they ran were a thing of beauty. Dean's emphasis on passing and assists could be seen very readily. It was machine-like at times.
Occasionally I’ll watch segments of the unc/Georgetown title game. You talk about discipline! There’s like 5 nba superstars on the floor and they’re all playing within their scheme, running plays, looking for the best shot. It can be nerve wracking seeing all that talent patiently (yes machine like) making five passes before running a play in a half court offense on the way to 60pts but that was how it was done. Fortunately for my sanity dean went away from that style. Still disciplined, but more uptempo.
Inexplicable line up combos, matador defense, and three time outs in his pocket on the way home?
depends…here’s a baseline question for you.
Even if they did, I wish Roy put a defender on the trailing in-bounds passer.
@ChiShankCity851 will also need to know how to recognize and be ok with a high amount of sarcasm.
Talk about two totally different endings of a season. Cataclysmic differences.
Im in the same boat with ya. I don't need added unnecessary stress in my life at this point. I'll eventually find a spark again.
I'll probably watch today's game sometime tonight since we're finished playing warmup teams, but I'm not excited about it. Feel like I need to watch because of obligation as a fan.
Ryan's injury was such a fluke. That was weird.
Definitely better than last year. They can win games in more ways.
bingo. The problem with allowing a certain amount of any particular foul is keeping it consistent. And it can't be done. In this particular case I wanted to throw a ref in the river for the obvious offensive fouls being committed by Villanova, but I wanted to tie his hands behind his back first after he called the same foul on us as the uncalled ones they were committing.
We aren't all that talented. RJ is probably our most gifted scorer but he's limited. Bacot is more productive than he is dominant. And there's no Marvin Williams, Ed Davis, or Tony Bradley talent coming off this bench. I think we're one interior scorer short. And assuming Ingram doesn't shoot 50% from 3, I think he might be one consistent perimeter shooter short.
He sat under 2 of the greatest. If he chooses his own route, then he will end up a lesser Doherty. One a complete game coach. The other played to force his will on the game. No reason HD can't take both approaches
The Roy Williams coaching tree has been a bust. So there's no evidence that being on Roy Williams' bench or being his player helps or hurts you as a head coach. Wes Miller looks like he has the best chance for success. I don't think he was ever on Roy's staff. Dean is obviously a different story. I'm not sure how many active coaches there are who are assistants under him right now. Obviously a different generation. So, I don't know how much all of that matters when it comes to Hubert as a head coach.
