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Hey with the NIL and transfer portal basically leading us to free agency, when does the first mid-season transfer happen?

Could someone transfer between semesters and play in January?
 
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My observations: 1. The defense is still horrible. GT got numerous good shots, luckily they didn't make a ton of them. 2. This team has no confidence in the coaches. They can see things going wrong and they don't feel like their coaches know how to fix it...if that is even possible. But, at the end of the day, you have to gain the trust and confidence of your players. Absolute must.
 
stankeylegjones said:
My observations: 1. The defense is still horrible. GT got numerous good shots, luckily they didn't make a ton of them. 2. This team has no confidence in the coaches. They can see things going wrong and they don't feel like their coaches know how to fix it...if that is even possible. But, at the end of the day, you have to gain the trust and confidence of your players. Absolute must.
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How do you know the players don’t have confidence in the coaches?
 
stankeylegjones said:
It seems clear from their body language/emotion, or lack of. Rob hit on it too in the podcast.
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Whether it's the coaching, schemes, themselves, they don't look confident at all

stankeylegjones said:
Great question. Also, as Rob points out, why not even go inside a few times?
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Yeah, almost no attempt to play to any strengths besides RJ/Elliot/Ian dribbling around high ball screens

Maybe time to stop spamming those. Would love to know their PPP on those plays this season vs last
 
Geisterfahrer said:
The lack of off the ball movement is pretty remarkable. I can’t even think about the defense.
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I've supported Hubert all along, but hasn't a lack of ball movement been something that people have complained about Hubert's teams since his first season? I think I've read some posters saying that's been a weakness of his teams here since he became the head coach.
 
Carolina was getting to the line a lot early in the season, even against KU and Dayton. In games 2-5 (KU, American, Hawai'i, and Dayton) Carolina averaged 33 FTAs/g. In games 6-9 (Aub, Mich St, Ala, GT), Carolina averaged 19 FTAs/g. It's no secret that the defense is only good when they really want to be, but why aren't the Heels getting to the line more? Most of the difference is Davis, Cadeau, and Trimble. Did Auburn break Carolina's guards' ability to get to the line? Are Carolina's guards not taking the ball to the rim as much now?

3s, layups, and frees are the winning formula. Getting fouled allows Carolina to take the most efficient shots in the game, but also gets the opponents into foul trouble. My 2 cents:
1. gotta play better defense consistently
2. guards (and wings) gotta drive and seek contact
 
Maybe the most pathetic aspect of the game today is RJ playing 38 mins. What are they even doing at that point

If he's going to play every min of close games might as well pencil him in for 40 the rest of the year
 
Mulberry Heel said:
I've supported Hubert all along, but hasn't a lack of ball movement been something that people have complained about Hubert's teams since his first season? I think I've read some posters saying that's been a weakness of his teams here since he became the head coach.
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Lack of ball movement is one those complaints that fans go to when the offense struggles. It can be true as effective ball movement definitely helps in the halfcourt but it’s not always the issue.

Not that many teams have great ball movement all of the time. It’s pretty tough to score consistently in the halfcourt. That’s one of the reasons making 3’s is so important.

Hubert’s style seems to be more iso, dribble drive, penetrating and dishing. Whipping the ball around the perimeter to move the defense isn’t a staple. It’s more of an NBA philosophy which many fans were calling for.
 
Bigs23 said:
What did Rob say?

Saying the players don’t trust the coaches is a pretty dramatic claim.
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Basically, Rob said that the team doesn't have confidence in their coaches being able to tell them what they need to do in order to fix it/get better. It's on the after-game pod.
 
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