Keeling will OV to UNC April 23-25.
Two huge visits coming up with him and Pierce.
Two huge visits coming up with him and Pierce.
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Kris Lang and Capel are a better duo than Brooks and seventh..
those guys could score..
its not over I get it, we are going to add talent, but what is left is not going .500
Cole is worth 8-10 games and it goes up with each add
Yeah he would be like adding a 5 star and in the top 10 at this point with what he has proven..
Has Blackshear mentioned any favorites or even schools he is considering? I'm wondering if this is all just positive thinking or if there is any merit to it. Given our holes at the 1 through 3, adding another big would be good but not essential.
He is better and more proven than anything we have, whomever gets him, got a good player
agreed. Once the rankings were posted, I looked back at the roster, and that 8-20 roster has more talent. I think our guys generally like each other so I'd give this bunch the chemistry nod, but regardless, there are some terrible teams with good chemistry and that's what we would be with what we have returning. Way too many holes.
Take it with a grain of salt, but looks like we are starting to get some predictions for Harris.
what... lol
Felton, Lawson, Marshall, White all ran the show better than Berry. And that is just starting from the earlier 2000s.
Only reason Roy had a NIT season was injuries.
I said at the time that our 8-20 season might be just what the doctor ordered for our spoiled, entitled fans. Reading some of these posts, I think perhaps we’re overdue for another slice of humble pie.
I agree that 8-20 reset some fans expectations (me included). But I never -NEVER - want to go thru that again.
Indiana is recruiting him extremely hard. It may come down to where he thinks he will get earlier playing time.
Oh. I don’t either. But the sense of entitlement is strong with this fan group.I agree that 8-20 reset some fans expectations (me included). But I never -NEVER - want to go thru that again.
Yeah, the "experts" stripes are changing on Harris. I take both and run, Roy, run.
Berry was somewhat close to Marshalls level. He couldn't hold the other 3s jock though. And that's nothing against Joel. Felton, Lawson, and White were just amazing.
Since Roy has been back:
Lawson
Felton
Marshall
White*
Paige
Berry
*White would be number one if he stayed for 2+ years.
Tar Heels.
All of this recruiting talk has gotten people retarded lately. We are now talking about Berry running the show as well OR BETTER than any other PG Roy has had at UNC?
He actually said at UNC period. Not just under Roy.All of this recruiting talk has gotten people retarded lately. We are now talking about Berry running the show as well OR BETTER than any other PG Roy has had at UNC?
Those are %s. Point being he was #1 ORB and #2 TRB on arguably Roy's best rebounding team..certainly one of the best.
Next year players ranked in the top 100 are at
# 21 (Bacot) , 40 (7th), 64 (Leaky), 65 (Brob)
Regardless of how Gary feels about Berry, let’s not resort to knocking the young man. Here’s the reality. Do I think Berry is the most skilled Or talented that we’ve had at the position? NO. But is he one of the most decorated PG’s (personal and teams accolades during his time) that we’ve had in the history of the program? Absolutely YES. Again this isn’t saying anybody is better than the other, but give me a kid who is “less than” that leads us to a national title, and a buzzer beater from winning back to back and I’ll take that all day over a kids that’s more talented.
Thanks GoN, good post.
We are not recruiting any of those former Tar Heel Guards mentioned above as they have no collegiate eligibility remaining.
As to THIS recruiting thread, we have two huge visits in the next few weeks and a couple of kids to boot that are interested in being a Tar Heel.
We are not recruiting any of those former Tar Heel Guards mentioned above as they have no collegiate eligibility remaining.
As to THIS recruiting thread, we have two huge visits in the next few weeks and a couple of kids to boot that are interested in being a Tar Heel.
Yes %'s. EXACTLY what your OP mentions. Hicks was #4 on one of Roy's best rebounding teams. He had the same % as Brooks playing with much better rebounders. Point being - he's not a rebounding machine.
I hope he improves and even surpasses my expectations but right now a ceiling of Hicks (~12 and 7) is what I see.
I agree here. EVERY damn off season over the last 3-4 years in particular, we have the same group of fans that magically expect a big jump from damn near all of our returners and it's simply not likely. A select few will improve and progress year over year, but largely with the roster we have returning at this time, there's a handful of kids that simply are what they are, and are likely to always be what they are now.
As a refresher, many of you were high on how good Brandon Huffman was going to be coming into this year because of this mythical notion that because he was big and strong that he magically developed a soft touch around the rim, good shooting touch from mid range, and great footwork defensively. As another side, many of you who have now fell off his bandwagon, kept telling us how good Seventh Woods would be this year now that he wasn't behind the mythical shadow of Joel Berry (the same Joel Berry who some of you shamefully talk shit about). Turns out, Seventh was yet again exactly what he's always been. A great athlete, but a marginal basketball player at best at this level due to his decision making, inability to hold on to the damn ball, and the worst shot we've had in quite some time from a guard (save me the injury excuses; lower body injuries don't turn the ball over at the rate he does or cause his shot to be as painful as it is) I fully trust that Roy will develop whatever talent we have to the best of his ability, but even more importantly to the best of THEIR ability. Don't lose sight of that. THEIR ability matters. Roy could coach me up as hard as anybody, but I can tell you that I'm not going to become Ty Lawson over 4 years, or 40 or 50. You get the picture. I hope....
He's saying that Brooks had those numbers while also battling for rebounds against Maye (who was the historically good rebounder). So if Brooks gets more PT this year with Maye gone, his rebounds should jump.
Agreed we don't know how much he'll improve. My point is there are only so many rebounds and we had a lot of good rebounders including a historically good one. Garrison in the top 2 is very promising.
It's amazing how folks will use per 40 adjustments or rationale that offensive and rebounds will improve but don't use that same logic, defensively. If Brooks plays more minutes, is it likely that he'll grab a few more boards, I think so. But it's also fair to say that if Brooks plays more minutes, he will get in foul trouble more given his struggles at times against good to great to elite bigs this year. He struggled mightily against some that we played. Just a thought.
