Next year, consider possibly a weight program for our team. Scott, Conyers, Ugasuk, Davis and Butler can’t bench 200 lbs collectively. Conyers and Scott have made what…….one 3 pointer each this year. Zack and Uga are like Roberto Duran…..hands of stone. For gosh sakes give the Herro kid a chance to play some. I’ll bet he could hit a three pointer if you let it play a little bit and get his feet wet. How could he do worse?
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I don't think he'll be here next year. If he is, then you'll know we got a "dud" for an AD.
Imho, of course. - I'm not bashing here at all. I can absolutely see why LP would get another year and I don't really argue with that stance at all.
On the other hand, I think the new AD is in a very difficult spot.
It's like this: If LP gets another year, and nothing really changes - as many posters have said next year will be rough too, then I think the new AD starts taking heat immediately. If you're the new AD and you want at least a 2 year cushion, vs a 1 year cushion, then letting LP go and bringing in your own guy makes sense......because even if the new coach sucks in year 1, he'll automatically get a pass for year 2....which is the 2 year cushion I speak of. - Again, It's a tough spot for the AD right now. We'll see.
Imho, of course. - I'm not bashing here at all. I can absolutely see why LP would get another year and I don't really argue with that stance at all.
On the other hand, I think the new AD is in a very difficult spot.
It's like this: If LP gets another year, and nothing really changes - as many posters have said next year will be rough too, then I think the new AD starts taking heat immediately. If you're the new AD and you want at least a 2 year cushion, vs a 1 year cushion, then letting LP go and bringing in your own guy makes sense......because even if the new coach sucks in year 1, he'll automatically get a pass for year 2....which is the 2 year cushion I speak of. - Again, It's a tough spot for the AD right now. We'll see.
He'll be here.
Even Hubert Davis at UNC got an extension after Tar Heel fans demanded his firing.
Coaches get excused for poor performances unlike regular folks.
Even Hubert Davis at UNC got an extension after Tar Heel fans demanded his firing.
Coaches get excused for poor performances unlike regular folks.
I am not calling for him to be let go… I truly think he’s a good coach. But I also think he needs to adapt a little and what he’s doing with this group is not working. It worked last year because he had strong players. I’m sorry, but I watch muscular quick guards, harassed and beat the snot out of our thin team. Our two starting guards have some strength, but no one else other than CMB. Pringle seems to turn it on and off. Need some fire from him the whole game.
Hope he hits the portal hard and gets the right mix next year.
Hope he hits the portal hard and gets the right mix next year.
Well, he has a title game appearance and sweet 16 to his credit, plus he's a UNC grad.
But, yes, your latter point is correct.
I don't know of anyone calling for him to be fired. I do know quite a few wouldn't really care one way or the other. Sure, you can easily justify keeping him based on last season, but the utterly calamitous nature of this season would not make it unthinkable for the new AD to part ways. I don't think he should be bullet proof just because we dipped our toe in the NCAAT last season.
1) Lamont is not going anywhere. He'll be here next year and should be here next year. Good coach, bad year.
2) You honestly don't think the team doesn't have a weight training program?
The stupidity on this board never disappoints.
2) You honestly don't think the team doesn't have a weight training program?
The stupidity on this board never disappoints.
On what basis are you making that assessment? As far as I can tell, the jury is most decidedly out on whether he's a good coach or not. To date he's had one really bad year, one really good year and one potentially historically bad year.
I'm just not sure why some have convinced themselves he's absolutely a good coach when there is ample evidence to the contrary.
Some people wear the garnet goggles and are convinced everything Carolina is great, no matter what.
Yes.
In this case, in particular, it seems decidedly odd. Folks say he's a good coach as if it's settled fact. They're so adamant about a coach who has posted one season that wasn't very bad. His overall record here is 48-46 (18-33). His first season and current season record is 22-38 (5-28). That's rough. Maybe he will yet prove to be a good coach. As it is, you have to judge someone on their overall body of work. You can't only highlight the good season and disregard the more numerous bad seasons as anomalous. Where we are right now, last season was an anomaly.
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Hubert Davis just got extended and is in line to miss the NCAA 2 out of the last 3 years...
Lamont is a good coach. Believe it or don't. There is no evidence to suggest anyone else would do any better.. there's just not. Look around the landscape.
Lamont is a good coach. Believe it or don't. There is no evidence to suggest anyone else would do any better.. there's just not. Look around the landscape.
Fans: "Well, the first season obviously doesn't count because it was his first season. The second obviously DOES count because it was awesome. Of course this season doesn't count because the roster sucks."
You're staking out a tough position to defend when you say nobody else could do better than 1-14 in conference play.
Hubert Davis has a trip to the finals and a Sweet 16 to his credit. No, missing the NCAAT 2/4 seasons is not UNC-caliber, but the portal has leveled the field a great deal so he's not coaching in anywhere near the same environment as most of his predecessors.
And who’s responsible for the roster? The question is can he recruit & build a SEC caliber team also.
Wouldn't be in this mess if he were never hired or if he would've been fired with Muschamp, as he should have been.
Every analyst I see on TV says todays game is how much money do you have to build a roster.With adequate money it comes down to roster construction.Carolina is dead last in NIL for hoops in the Sec.Hence our current team has the poorest roster in the league.Give the basketball program a fighting chance and see what happens.If it’s like last year we’re good if it’s not a change will be coming.
If it is all about money, why have college basketball? The NBA provides basketball where the talent level is largely determined by how much money the team spends.
Beamer manages one or two unexpected wins a season and gets a huge raise as a reward for it.
Watching a reporter with an interesting take on conference realignment.His belief was that SEC was looking at bringing in UNC and another school ,maybe N.C. St because of basketball.At this point football has enough big brands and there not much appetite from the schools to bring in more football powers.Howver they see basketball as an area where a UNC and another top basketball program would bring added value in a future basketball contract.
Apparently this person thinks the Big10 ends up with FSU,Miami ,perhaps Ga Tech and maybe a school to be named later.Didn’t see much interest in Clemson at this point from either side but I suspect Vlemson lands in 1 of the 2 big conferences.
Apparently this person thinks the Big10 ends up with FSU,Miami ,perhaps Ga Tech and maybe a school to be named later.Didn’t see much interest in Clemson at this point from either side but I suspect Vlemson lands in 1 of the 2 big conferences.
The one good season was better than "wasn't very bad." It was one of the best seasons in school history.
He's followed that up with one of the worst seasons in school history.
Whether Paris is a good coach or not is a pretty obvious open question.