Way to dis the guy was most responsible for our title run. SMH
I said before the season that we may wind up with 9-10 losses. So it didn’t surprise me when we overlooked Wofford. It won’t be the last puzzling loss.
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I said before the season that we may wind up with 9-10 losses. So it didn’t surprise me when we overlooked Wofford. It won’t be the last puzzling loss.
+1 .... at the 8:00 mark, l knew the game was over! We had nothing invested in the game we were juzt a bunch of interlopers!
Weak. That is the word I would use. Not just physically but especially mentally. Brooks getting the ball taken from him on that layup at the End was one of the most embarrassing D1 plays I have ever witnessed and pretty much summed up the night. Unforced turnovers?? Mentally. Theo and Jalek have to value the basketball more. Theo is a playmaker and I get that but he has turned into a turnover machine. Jalek....well, he just looks scared to death. Jalek and B-Rob please quit dribbling with no purpose! Through your legs and behind your back and all that stuff is foolish. Basketball 101, dribble with a purpose to create or set up a play. Plus your dribbling is way to high and not tight enough. Luke looked like he did in his Freshman Season for the Majority of the Game. This is either going to be a wake up call or an invitation to the 09-10 season. It’s up to you our Tar Heels!
Everyone should take a minute and read Adam's latest.
http://goheels.com/news/2017/12/21/adam-lucas-lucas-two-guys.aspx
I posted earlier about the Bigs not posting strong and making themselves available, and I noticed JB getting frustrated with lack of purposeful movement. He would set up a passing angle only to have nothing available. And it wasn't just the Bigs --- we had guys not making strong cuts or setting solid screens. Joel was busting his ass all game trying to get the team in gear, and he made no bones about how he felt about the effort post-game.
I like him calling out his guys, while shouldering the ultimate leadership responsibilty on himself. It ain't just Roy they'll have to answer to.
Gary, thanks for posting that. That is exactly the way a leader should react and it shows exactly who Joel is. By having it come from Joel, Coach's message will be echoed once again and it will be a little more relatable for them. The rest of the guys especially the younger guys will realize how important each game is and how much this means to him, this lost definitely hit home to Joel and it is not the way he wants his team to be. There's not a better guy to have it come from, he's not just going to say it to them, he is going to physically go out there each and every play giving it his all. This is another reason that Joel's experience and mentality are so vital to the success of this team because he has been through the same ups and downs as the rest of the guys and has persevered through them with the right mindset and focus to achieve his goals and that of the teams.
Joel saying it to the guys really leads me to believe that our team will be okay, there is no way that Joel is going to let that game define who this team is and allow the rest of the guys to play like that. He is way too much of a competitor and a fighter to lead a team that doesn't give there all 100% of the time, it just isn't in his nature. His competitive nature is going to be huge for us down the road and I really believe that it will help to get us where we need to be as a team, I think he needs to show them how great they can be like against Tennessee when they all kept fighting together and never let up even in a game where not everything was going there way by still being able to put it together and pull it out.
When Joel is locked in there is no better leader in the country and no one that I trust more to carry our guys. There is no doubt that he will come out extremely motivated tomorrow and send a message to the rest of the team that this is the way that things need to be done and will be done.
...and amazingly, I saw somone say he was "bad" in that game. SMH. Dog did everything he could to get the guys moving, all the while playing at a high level. And I would suggest anyone here to concentrate on JB on the defensive end --- he's a damned clinic on-ball and in help, and gives 100% effort on every possession. And on the offenive end JB tried to will us back into that game Weds and almost did. I know some seem to expect him to make every open shot, but damn, 23 pts and 5 boards for the little guy... and truthfully only 1 of the 3 TOs was his fault --- Cam crossed him up by running to the wrong spot on an OB play, and later he got a bad charge call after being hacked twice on a drive. In any event, If we had even just 2 more of our guys playing with his level of inensity we win that game Weds going away... and that's why effort and intenity are so vital, no matter who you are or whom you're playing. As Joel said, the name on your uniform ain't gonna automatically win you games.
That game was just trash all around.
I think by mid second half Roy was done caring. He sat the starters and had the most disgusted look I've seen from him, even though we probably needed some of them in for the best chance to score/win. They just didnt deserve the PT in his eyes.
See, I think that is mostly our team at this point. Manley has that nice turnaround J, but Brooks doesnt have much of a post game against good bigs. I cringed when we fed him the ball against MSU, and that time he got stuffed by the Wofford big with a minute to go, well... It was ugly.
And Maye, I love him, but I think he forces too much low percentage stuff down low. He has a great face up game and I wish he'd shoot more from 3 (he passed up a wide open 3 against Wofford on an OOB play when no one even went out to cover him), but he doesnt have the size to post up long bigs and also takes some tough 15-20 footers. I'd like him to sidestep on his shotfake 3's, he always steps in to make it a long 2.
I think by mid second half Roy was done caring. He sat the starters and had the most disgusted look I've seen from him, even though we probably needed some of them in for the best chance to score/win. They just didnt deserve the PT in his eyes.
For the last couple games I'd agree, though I think Jalek has been even more harmful in terms of giving us the best chance to win. Way too many turnovers and poor defense. But we should beat Wofford even with all of our backups in, and I think Roy knows that and wants to keep developing. If this were a tourney game I'm not sure either would have gotten minutes (if Cam were healthy). Brob and Seventh also haven't shown enough this year yet.
See, I think that is mostly our team at this point. Manley has that nice turnaround J, but Brooks doesnt have much of a post game against good bigs. I cringed when we fed him the ball against MSU, and that time he got stuffed by the Wofford big with a minute to go, well... It was ugly.
And Maye, I love him, but I think he forces too much low percentage stuff down low. He has a great face up game and I wish he'd shoot more from 3 (he passed up a wide open 3 against Wofford on an OOB play when no one even went out to cover him), but he doesnt have the size to post up long bigs and also takes some tough 15-20 footers. I'd like him to sidestep on his shotfake 3's, he always steps in to make it a long 2.
I don't remember giving up too many easy two's against Wofford? They hit a lot of outside shots. We dont have the best rim protectors and I'm not sure how we'll defend Bagley, but I'm more concerned with our two ice cold shooting nights out of 12 games and this turnover big hitting a bunch of our guys (especially Theo, come on man you're a senior). I think we still have a very good team though.
That was a great article. Thank you for sharing Gary. Merry Christmas Tar Heel Fans!!!!!!! Chad
