UNC ONLY BASKETBALL 2024-25 SEASON

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stankeylegjones said:
What lead to those comebacks is the question. Was it HD/staff making timely adjustments that helped the team? Was it the other teams letting their foot off of the pedal? Was it other things? (Also, consistently starting out slow is a negative on the staff. So, the second-half comebacks also highlight negatives.) It's good to see them change up the lineup. However, it's still head-scratching that they are continuing to start (and even play) RJ alongside Cadeau, and now bring Ian off the bench. For HD's offense, the best lineup they could go with would be RJ, Ian, Drake, JWit, JWash/VAL. If they want to start Cadeau, RJ, and Seth, then they should not be running the offensive sets they are. I do recall a few good plays coming out of timeouts, along with a few bad plays - on both ends of the court.

By the way, thank you for filling in for Bigs, and answering my questions. I'm looking forward to continuing seeing others point out the great things this staff has done this year.
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How do you know so much? What is your background?
Are you as smart as you think you are?
 
Bigs23 said:
How do you know so much? What is your background?
Are you as smart as you think you are?
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Can you please stop with your typical "What's your background?" It contributes nothing to the conversation.

I've never claimed to be "smart" when it comes to basketball. I simply post what I'm seeing, and you are more than free to challenge my observations/takeaways, yet you never do. If you disagree with what I said about the lineup, or if you want to answer my first questions regarding second-half comebacks, then I'd welcome it. What are you seeing when you watch the games?
 
stankeylegjones said:
Can you please stop with your typical "What's your background?" It contributes nothing to the conversation.

I've never claimed to be "smart" when it comes to basketball. I simply post what I'm seeing, and you are more than free to challenge my observations/takeaways, yet you never do. If you disagree with what I said about the lineup, or if you want to answer my first questions regarding second-half comebacks, then I'd welcome it. What are you seeing when you watch the games?
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I’m not interested in debating with someone who thinks they have everything figured out.

I’m aware enough to know what I don’t know.

My position is simply to support these UNC guys until the end.
 
Bigs23 said:
I’m not interested in debating with someone who thinks they have everything figured out.

I’m aware enough to know what I don’t know.

My position is simply to support these UNC guys until the end.
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I don't have it figured out. Never said I did. As I said, I point out what I am seeing. You could easily point out why it's wrong or why you disagree with it. Yet, you don't. You simply say I'm wrong in that HD/staff are not ready yet for their positions. Being aware of what you don't know is a good trait to have. There's a lot of things about basketball that I don't know or understand. However, surely, someone who watches basketball can at least point out some things, no?

Do you ever want to discuss things?
 
Bigs23 said:
The team finished 3rd in the ACC. That’s not “bad”.

Hell, the last 2 dook games made that season an epic success.

Giving that season a C is ridiculous.
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i didn't give it a C.

i said it was half a good season. which is fair in light of the myriad of very poor benchmarks to go along with several very good benchmarks and because it is reflective of reality - the team was simply not very good until february. our record/results reflect that.

we got blasted in consecutive games against miami on 1/18 and wake on 1/22. like genuinely clobbered, twice in 4 days. after already getting trounced by kentucky and tennessee earlier in the season. we also took a 20 point L to dook in the dome in feb - we made up for that against that dook team twice but those earlier losses are still part of the record and the reality of that season.
 
BillOfRights said:
Several second-half comebacks indicate effective coaching changes made at halftime.
Different starting line ups indicate adjustments.
Several good set plays out of timeouts throughout the season.
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I’m with you until “set plays out of timeouts”. Whether offensive or defensive side of the ball we’ve been absolutely miserable on these.
 
stankeylegjones said:
I don't have it figured out. Never said I did. As I said, I point out what I am seeing. You could easily point out why it's wrong or why you disagree with it. Yet, you don't. You simply say I'm wrong in that HD/staff are not ready yet for their positions. Being aware of what you don't know is a good trait to have. There's a lot of things about basketball that I don't know or understand. However, surely, someone who watches basketball can at least point out some things, no?

Do you ever want to discuss things?
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Not with you.
Thanks anyway.
 
The pressure is getting to HD. Here's how he answered a question on his media zoom today concerning the GM position...

Reporter: "Hey, Hubert what about your experience the last few years on the job has led you to want to pursue someone for the general manager role?"

HD: "Yeah, I'm you know I'm going to stay away from those comments in regards, you know, to a GM. I feel like over the last couple of weeks or two and a half weeks, in response to my answer to a question on a radio show, it's, you know, it's been twisted in regards to supporting different narratives and my focus right now is this team and coaching this team and trying to reach our full potential and trying to become the best that we can become this season."

Question starts at 8:15 (should be cued up):

 
Geisterfahrer said:
I’m with you until “set plays out of timeouts”. Whether offensive or defensive side of the ball we’ve been absolutely miserable on these.
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Disagree on offense. I've noticed them much more than in the past.
Another adjustment I've noticed is attacking certain mismatches. I'll edit my original comment to include that.
 
Bigs23 said:
Not with you.
Thanks anyway.
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Nor with anyone else, apparently. You simply say they're doing a fine job, yet refuse to explain what you are seeing to back it up.

Between the two of us, it's you who seems to have made up their mind. I'm begging for some tidbits to view this staff differently than I do.
 
stankeylegjones said:
Nor with anyone else, apparently. You simply say they're doing a fine job, yet refuse to explain what you are seeing to back it up.

Between the two of us, it's you who seems to have made up their mind. I'm begging for some tidbits to view this staff differently than I do.
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I didn’t say they were doing a fine job.
 
stankeylegjones said:
Who the fuck is saying anything negative at all about HD the person? No one. Who are you defending HD, the person, against?
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The fact that you don’t recognize that some of the comments you’ve made about Coach Davis cross over into personal is why I’d prefer not to get into a back and forth with you.
 
i really, really want(ed) HD to be the guy but the proof is in the pudding.

as i said earlier, even if we call 21/22 a "success" then he's 2/4 and that still isn't acceptable.

by all accounts, HD is a great man and a great representative of the program that Dean built but the program is about more than one man and it is also very, very much defined by winning which we simply aren't doing at a high enough clip.

when is the last time that we missed 2 NCAA tournaments in 3 seasons? has that ever even happened?
 
4thgenheel said:
when is the last time that we missed 2 NCAA tournaments in 3 seasons? has that ever even happened?
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We missed back-to-back NCAATs under Doh...

2001-2002: No postseason
2002-2003: NIT

Before that was the 1972-73 & 1973-74 seasons, which were the last 2 seasons before the NCAAT was opened to non-conference champs.
 
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