Hubert Davis Catch-all

[thebruinbleedstarheelblue]

I’m not sure Otzelberger would be the best fit for a program like UNC, but Iowa State seems like an extremely difficult place to win. Probably not even close to UNC in terms of NIL, and the Big 12 has been noticeably better than the ACC during his tenure there.

Right, he would be driving a completely different car.

I like the Vandy coach, but think we just do a professional search.

We know what to expect here...

 

[rodoheel]

Getting better players.

We just had supposedly a top 10 most expensive roster. What else do you propose we do?

 

[thebruinbleedstarheelblue]

We just had supposedly a top 10 most expensive roster. What else do you propose we do?

Get a better roster builder in there before the $$$ dries up.

 

[Calheel]

We just had supposedly a top 10 most expensive roster. What else do you propose we do?

Spend the money better. The money we spent on Luka and Evans could have been spent more wisely. We have yet to master the portal. Maybe LJ Rose of Miami could give us some pointers.

 

[stankeylegjones]

What was the score when Henri got hurt? Because he was hurt from the get go.

Re declaring the season a success, I thought we agreed to the following: "top 10, nationally relevant, competing for the ACC and in the talks for a legitimate final weekend team."

And yes, I'd take that every year -- recognizing some would be better and some would be worse.

You tell me, I remember him playing nearly the entire game.

Yes, that was what I defined as a successful season, and yes, I would take that every year too. Unfortunately, we were not close to meeting any of those goals. We were never in the top 10 in the polls, at any point this season, let alone over the course of the "season" (pre-Wilson injury cutoff). Metrics were much worse than polls. We were not nationally relevant over the course of the season. We were out of the ACC title race after our first handful of games. I never recall anyone, at any time, talking about us as a legitimate final four contender. I'd like to read about it if you have any links.

 

[LeoBloom]

My thoughts which mean nothing:

I don’t think Hubert is the answer long term, but that is just my opinion.

However, whoever the coach is we need some infrastructure to help make that person successful.

First, we need money. We need to have alums set up a private equity like dook did. Or, whatever it might be, we need an ongoing fund of money to pay players.

We need a GM to negotiate with players. Maybe Tanner is that guy, I don’t know. But we need someone who can understand how we should spend money and can negotiate contracts.

We need direct communications with NBA personnel. We need to be able to show top, top recruits that we have conversations with NBA personnel as to how these top players can get to and succeed in the NBA. We need to show them we have a plan for future NBA success. Perhaps we did this with Caleb; I don’t know.

We need analytics and the technology and personnel to evaluate/understand the analytics and it needs to be in game.

Do we have this infrastructure currently? I don’t know. But we need it, IMO, and we need a coach who understands we need it.

 

[Zoo_View]

I’m not optimistic about Lee Roberts, the BOG, and their hand-picked NASCAR AD choosing a new basketball coach.

I’m also not too enthused with Hubert as head coach. On just one minor level, Hubert is too manic on the sideline. If you’re having to constantly shout instructions to the players on the floor during games, WTF were you and your assistants doing in practice?

I also think UNC was LATE to the paying players big money game; and, I think that Hubert’s UNC-only staff hurts us on this front and other fronts. They seem to believe that “it’s a 40-year choice” matters today.

Today’s players don’t look at a Pat Sullivan and think, “Damn, he made a good 40-year decision.”

Today’s players look at it and think, “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” They’re not thinking, “Will this help me in 2066?”

If the decision is to fire Hubert, the PTB better sign one helluva Coach. The problem is identifying who is “one helluva Coach.”

The three greatest head coaches in the ACC were obscure nobodies when they became head coaches in power conferences:

• Dean Smith, assistant coach at UNC; hung in effigy early in career
• Coach K - record at Army was 73-59. 14-11 and 9-17 his last two seasons. Iron Dukes wanted his ass fired. The Duke AD (I think it was Tom Butters) told the Iron Dukes that K was the man and to shut the fuck up and back the coach. I hope Duke paid Butters well. He also hired Spurrier.
• Roy Williams - the SECOND assistant at UNC when KU hired him. KU’s AD’s wife said to her husband, the AD, “You’re going to hire that nobody assistant from UNC, aren’t you?” Roy won big at KU and came home and won more bigly.

Where does the next Dean Smith, K, or Ol’ Roy come from?

 

[Rock]

• Roy Williams - the THIRD assistant at UNC when KU hired him. KU’s AD’s wife said to her husband, the AD, “You’re going to hire that nobody assistant from UNC, aren’t you?” Roy won big at KU and came home and won more bigly.