Hubert Davis Catch-all

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duluoz said:
Yeah he’s exaggerating, he sounds kinda unhinged. HD-haters are prone to tantrums we’ve learned.

Bigs’ perspective has been very similar to mine on this stuff — HD is imperfect, but we like staying with him more than turning against him, for a lot of reasons. Not the least of which is because he’s owed respect as a lifelong Heel in a way that no lousy message board poster like stinky or anyone else here could ever hope to have experienced. So people like Bigs and I have leaned toward humility and benefit of the doubt, all the while not being blind to his shortcomings as a coach, even as much as nits could be endlessly picked over most of those.

None of that has changed, only now there are more results to consider.

I’m still happy to have HD back next year, and think there’s still room for him to grow. But I’m less convinced that he’s got the right support around him, or that he hasn’t insulated himself in a bubble that keeps him from getting the input he needs to improve. I’m more convinced of his stubbornness, and that’s the key reason I have doubts. Not his offense or ATO’s or whatever. It’s that I’m not sure he’s open enough to reconsidering much of anything. Like I said before, Roy was not so different in his stubbornness. But it looks a whole lot better when you win.

So if he’s gone, I get it. But what I don’t think you guys have ever grasped is what that means for severing a sacred lineage and legacy, and what kind of needle will need to be threaded to regain any semblance of it. Despite any increase in wins, titles, etc. which is also far from a given. You say you get it, you think you understand, but when it’s gone, we’re all going to know it. When that reality sinks in amid college basketball’s further slide into irrelevance, some of us will be less surprised than others.
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Complete revisionist history regarding Bigs, and acting like the boot lickers were composed and objective. I keep hearing how nice of a guy he is, and that may be truth, but he certainly doesn't come across that way on his press conferences.
 
I like Hubert but it's clear this isn't going to work. This year may have been his last chance, and it seemed promising. Losing Caleb was unfortunate but those sort of things happen at times.

I am on record from a year ago stating that it's time to finally go outside the family. I know it's probably wishful thinking, but I've said to throw the house at Jay Wright. He's older than he looks but even just 2-3 years of Wright would likely be worth it. Granted, we've spent a ridiculous amount of money on the Bill Belichick dog and pony show. And, granted, Wright seems to have gotten out for same reason Roy did: NIL and portal. But, if there's anyway to make it happen, make it happen. Hell, give him a GM (since that's apparently a thing in college ball now) that can handle the NIL and portal crap for him.
 
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