UNC ONLY BASKETBALL 2024-25 SEASON

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Ceiling is reaching the Final Four. UNC can beat Ole Miss and ISU (if we play well) and we've already proven we can play even with MSU. Plus, Izzo just loves facing UNC in the NCAA tourney :) If we play the Spartans, make sure Hans is calling the game with Jones.
Beating Mich State just gets us to the Elite Eight, not the Final Four.
 
First, our PG back on the 2002 team was Adam Boone. Aaron Boone is a former MLB player and the current manager of the Yankees. We might have been better off with Aaron as our PG.

Second, according to KenPom, Maryland was the 3rd best team in the nation in 2002 with a NetRating of +29.25. Carolina was 137th with a NetRating of +2.53. If you dig even further beyond those topline metrics, you'd see that KenPom shows that the strength of the Terps were their guards and that guards were our biggest weakness. Qualitative metrics in 2002 certainly predicted that we would struggle against Maryland and that, in particular, our guards would struggle against their guards.
Ha ha, Adam, Aaron.

That last sentence is kind of my point, though. Matchups do matter, right?
 
IC called it a failed season and a failed coaching performance. Said nearly every loss the team had was a coaching issue.

 
IC called it a failed season and a failed coaching performance. Said nearly every loss the team had was a coaching issue.


The problem with this team was roster construction and, relatedly, no player leaders. If roster issues are what they mean by "coaching issues," then sure. If they think better coaching with this roster would have turned most of the losses into wins, they're dumb. But bball analysis on IC is not very good at all.
 
They're correct in their observations.
38% from the field
21% from 3
69% from FT

That’s the game. We missed at least 7 make-able shots at the rim and another 3-4 wide open 3’s.

My only coaching complaint is he should’ve called TO in that sequence that RJ got the steal. Or the possession before. We were frantic but still had plenty of time. The guys needed to calm down.

I guess I would add that I’m completely confused by the awful starts and then the furious comebacks. This describes 3/4 of the season. Have we ever had a more bi-polar team.
 
The problem with this team was roster construction and, relatedly, no player leaders. If roster issues are what they mean by "coaching issues," then sure. If they think better coaching with this roster would have turned most of the losses into wins, they're dumb. But bball analysis on IC is not very good at all.
Getting down by a lot early to good teams over and over again points to the team being unprepared.
 
The problem with this team was roster construction and, relatedly, no player leaders. If roster issues are what they mean by "coaching issues," then sure. If they think better coaching with this roster would have turned most of the losses into wins, they're dumb. But bball analysis on IC is not very good at all.
This team, as constructed, should have been in the top 25 throughout the year.
 
38% from the field
21% from 3
69% from FT

That’s the game. We missed at least 7 make-able shots at the rim and another 3-4 wide open 3’s.

My only coaching complaint is he should’ve called TO in that sequence that RJ got the steal. Or the possession before. We were frantic but still had plenty of time. The guys needed to calm down.

I guess I would add that I’m completely confused by the awful starts and then the furious comebacks. This describes 3/4 of the season. Have we ever had a more bi-polar team.
38% from the field
21% from 3
69% from FT

That’s the game. We missed at least 7 make-able shots at the rim and another 3-4 wide open 3’s.

My only coaching complaint is he should’ve called TO in that sequence that RJ got the steal. Or the possession before. We were frantic but still had plenty of time. The guys needed to calm down.

I guess I would add that I’m completely confused by the awful starts and then the furious comebacks. This describes 3/4 of the season. Have we ever had a more bi-polar team.
Coming out flat has been a recurring theme in HD's tenure.
 
Bro was so annoyed with me last year. PS. I don’t post on IC anymore as my account lapsed and I didn’t renew but uhh.. I can still view their content and that DeanESmithCenter guy seems like he’s full of shit based on the fact that I know what I’m talking about often.
 
Bro was so annoyed with me last year. PS. I don’t post on IC anymore as my account lapsed and I didn’t renew but uhh.. I can still view their content and that DeanESmithCenter guy seems like he’s full of shit based on the fact that I know what I’m talking about often.
I agree. I scratch my head often after reading his posts.
 
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