UNC ONLY BASKETBALL 2024-25 SEASON

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stankeylegjones said:
I know that was a story that was being floated around by posters on IC, but given the information from Roy, HD, and Bubba that's come out since the hire, I don't think it was accurate. Who reported it? I have not seen Jay Wright say that he was offered the job or even in talks with UNC. (Same with Mark Few - also a story that was floated around IC).
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stankeylegjones said:
Thanks for finding this. I still don't think her sources were accurate here, as we know there never was a candidate pool. There never was a search. HD was offered the job by Bubba the day after Roy let Bubba know.
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You don't think any Villanova folks asked Jay about the possibility?

There didn't have to be official talks with UNC for him to express he wouldn't want it. In any case, not hard to believe given his decision to retire from the sport 1 year later

I'd love for Jay to consider UNC, in a coaching only role like another poster described above
 
UNCRx85 said:
Not that I think it could mirror a Lee Fowler search, but I doubt the UNC brand has the pull it once did. The ACC stinks and is poor compared to the SEC/B1G. Paying players has evened the field a lot, too. Coaches can win big at a lot more places than they could 10-20 years ago.
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It's somewhat ironic that it's likely easier to make the CFB playoffs in football because the ACC is so poor, and at the same time it's much more difficult to make the NCAAT in the ACC because the ACC is so poor. A mediocre football team could go 11-2 while in the ACC without being very good and make the playoffs, while a decent basketball team could go 13-7 in the ACC and be left out cold.
 
UNCMSinLS said:
In today's world of NIL and portal free agency, the next coach (and GM) will have to be able to navigate the professional game that college basketball has become. UNC has not navigated that path too well yet. Davis may have been fine under the previous amateur system but he appears to be one-for-the-portal (Manek). Ingram & Ryan were serviceable but not the impact player(s) we see in many other top-tier programs of the new professional era of college basketball.
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Wait, Ingram was definitely a high level impact player. One could make a viable argument he was better than Manek. He averaged 12.2 and 8.8 while shooting 39% from 3. Also 3rd team All-ACC.
 
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Wow, there are some real dicks posting on the IC basketball boards.

Some guy and his old wife figured out that all of UNC's problems are because the players have tattoos and piercings. I'm surprised he didn't call them thugs.
 
Peppers49 said:
Yeah, honestly a lot of us are losing sight of the big picture. You have to balance the overall body of results with overall program trajectory.

Hubert has several very impressive accomplishments under his belt (2022 title game run, 2 of our biggest wins ever against Dook, 2024 regular season title and COY). Those obviously count for something. He also has a missed tournament in 2023 and is looking at another missed tournament in 2025 barring a massive midseason turnaround or miracle ACCT run. He’s had long stretches in 2022, 2023, and now 2025 seasons where his teams have looked poorly coached.

For me, the deciding factor here is future recruiting and roster building trends. If we had the stability of a strong nucleus of young players currently on the team + another crop of highly touted freshmen coming in from the HS ranks, I’d be fine with giving Hubert at least another season to get back on track. In reality, the current players who will realistically return to college (still have eligibility and aren’t surefire pro prospects) don’t collectively inspire much confidence, and we don’t have any true big time prospects in the upcoming class. That’s not even factoring in the potential of losing guys to the portal.

Hubert will likely have to build most of next year’s team from scratch from the portal. That’s a dicey situation that can have mixed results for even the best coaches who have experience building rosters that way. Should we expect Hubert to put together even a fringe tournament team going that route? I just don’t see it happening.
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It's this^^^ for anyone paying attention. Love Hubie to death... but ...
 
UNCatTech said:
Wow, there are some real dicks posting on the IC basketball boards.

Some guy and his old wife figured out that all of UNC's problems are because the players have tattoos and piercings. I'm surprised he didn't call them thugs.
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They also were probably bothered by J.R. Reid’s box haircut 38 years ago.
 
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UNCatTech said:
Wow, there are some real dicks posting on the IC basketball boards.

Some guy and his old wife figured out that all of UNC's problems are because the players have tattoos and piercings. I'm surprised he didn't call them thugs.
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Love when they throw in some hair commentary.
 
Peppers49 said:
For me, the deciding factor here is future recruiting and roster building trends. If we had the stability of a strong nucleus of young players currently on the team + another crop of highly touted freshmen coming in from the HS ranks, I’d be fine with giving Hubert at least another season to get back on track. In reality, the current players who will realistically return to college (still have eligibility and aren’t surefire pro prospects) don’t collectively inspire much confidence, and we don’t have any true big time prospects in the upcoming class. That’s not even factoring in the potential of losing guys to the portal.
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And this year was supposed to be THE roster when he took the job...

I agree with this, although believe a 2nd year is still reasonable given last season

Peppers49 said:
Hubert will likely have to build most of next year’s team from scratch from the portal. That’s a dicey situation that can have mixed results for even the best coaches who have experience building rosters that way. Should we expect Hubert to put together even a fringe tournament team going that route? I just don’t see it happening.
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Not probable, and seems impossible with how both portal and HS recruiting have gone lately

I think even a best case scenario, you're looking at filling 5 of top 7 roster spots
 
Have to say there’s something about must win regular season games I'm enjoying

Saturday noon or Tuesday night ACC road games vs bad teams are almost never exciting when UNC is good

Need those games to avoid implosion? On the edge of my seat
 
Not at all sure about today’s game, but on paper it looks to be a 80-75 W for the Heels. But again, not sure at all with this team.

Listening to the Joel Berry interview on IC, he clearly states there is a disconnect from what the coaches are “probably” instructing the players to do, and what they wind up actually doing on the court. Berry insinuates there are no leaders on this team. And if there are any leaders, they are not stepping up in the locker room, in the huddle during timeouts, or on the court.

My observation is that this is no longer RJ’s team. It is now Capt ‘n Jack’s team, and being a freshman, he’s reluctant to take the bull by the horns and lead these guys in all aspects of the game. At practice, in the locker room, at halftime, during timeouts, and on the court.

One very good example is the last game against Louisville. He was the leading scorer, and obviously the go to guy, but he never touched the ball the last five minutes of the game. He, if he were acting as a leader, would’ve insisted that he be gotten the ball. For example, during the last TV time out in the huddle, he should’ve gone to the coaches and the players and demanded “get me the damn ball.” But a freshman doesn’t do that. It’s not in their make up. It’s not in a freshman’s DNA to do that. But that’s when a coach or a team leader like RJ should’ve said that. “Let’s get Ian some touches.”

Joel Berry is suggesting that perhaps that’s exactly what was said, but then it didn’t happen on the court. So there’s the disconnect he’s talking about.
 
Tired of this “upper body injury” BS.
It’s a shoulder? Elbow? Rib? Neck? Concussion?
Oblique? Abdominal?

WTF is an “upper body” injury.
I call BS
 
Heelsandeers said:
So.... the usual?
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Yeah, I barely go to IC anymore. I've never been a premium member and have no desire to be, but the free basketball and football boards have been miserable places for a good while. I kind of get the football misery, but the free basketball board was miserable even during much of our Final Four run in 2022. There's just no fun in posting there anymore, imo.
 
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