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In the family but outside the box

Hear me out on this, if we don’t get Lloyd, May, Otz or Donovan, and we skip Oates and Golden due to character issues, leaving us down to guys like Byington, I would like to see us hire Coach Bill Robinson. You’ve seen him as a weekly guest with Isaac Schade on Locked on Tar Heels. He has been head coach for decades, granted at a small school, Milligan U. That entire time he has been a coach at Carolina Basketball Camp every summer. He literally wrote the book on that camp, with great behind the scenes stories, and diagrams of plays. He is best known as a great IN-GAME coach. He would not be a sexy pick, but you know what is sexy? Winning games with great in-game adjustments. That was the calling card of Dean Smith. He is a high character guy loves Carolina, is already part of us, and could win big with P5 resources. Outside the box but inside the family. It would be a great story. What say you?
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Spinner1123

Mar 26, 1:31 PM

DELETE
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rod99

Mar 26, 1:32 PM

no, i'm not hearing you out on this.
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rodoheel

Mar 26, 1:33 PM

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GangsterOfLove42

Mar 26, 1:36 PM

rodoheel said:
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This.
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blue2013

Mar 26, 1:39 PM

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mfortuna

Mar 26, 1:40 PM

Other Robinsons we could consider: - Steve - David - Tim - Mrs.
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Jamest69

Mar 26, 1:43 PM

I like Mike Malone! Daughter is on the Carolina Volleyball team. He loves Carolina. Won the 2023 NBA Championship at Denver. Lives in Chapel Hill. If you can find it, watch his interview with Jones Angel last October. I was impressed.
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rod99

Mar 26, 1:57 PM

Jamest69 said:
I like Mike Malone! Daughter is on the Carolina Volleyball team. He loves Carolina. Won the 2023 NBA Championship at Denver. Lives in Chapel Hill. If you can find it, watch his interview with Jones Angel last October. I was impressed.
"loves carolina" should have no bearing on who the coach is. hubert loved carolina and it didn't work. just get a proven winner.
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HeelinSC86

Mar 26, 2:12 PM

Sometimes, the absolute self-mockery on these boards astounds me. "The Family" & "he loves Carolina" all still making the rounds. Bunting "loved Carolina". Hubert "loves Carolina". Mack "loved Carolina". This or that guy is "in the family". When did those become job qualifications? Or even meaningful attributes?
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mookgiants

Mar 26, 2:14 PM

mfortuna said:
Other Robinsons we could consider: - Steve - David - Tim - Mrs.
how could you forget smokey
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BenSherman

Mar 26, 2:14 PM

JimE83 said:
Hear me out on this, if we don’t get Lloyd, May, Otz or Donovan, and we skip Oates and Golden due to character issues, leaving us down to guys like Byington, I would like to see us hire Coach Bill Robinson. You’ve seen him as a weekly guest with Isaac Schade on Locked on Tar Heels. He has been head coach for decades, granted at a small school, Milligan U. That entire time he has been a coach at Carolina Basketball Camp every summer. He literally wrote the book on that camp, with great behind the scenes stories, and diagrams of plays. He is best known as a great IN-GAME coach. He would not be a sexy pick, but you know what is sexy? Winning games with great in-game adjustments. That was the calling card of Dean Smith. He is a high character guy loves Carolina, is already part of us, and could win big with P5 resources. Outside the box but inside the family. It would be a great story. What say you?
This isn't fair to Bill. But I do recommend his book!
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wam93

Mar 26, 2:15 PM

I'm just here to say I saw this before Message Board Geniuses screenshots it
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Carolina Hornet

Mar 26, 2:16 PM

I too love Carolina, but I should not coach the basketball team.
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TravHeel

Mar 26, 2:16 PM

You had all that time while typing that huge paragraph to reconsider and still went through with posting. I’d rather take Hubert back.
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PonsterM

Mar 26, 2:22 PM

mfortuna said:
Other Robinsons we could consider: - Steve - David - Tim - Mrs.
Will Robinson (is he still lost in space?)
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mfortuna

Mar 26, 2:26 PM

PonsterM said:
Will Robinson (is he still lost in space?)
I forgot about Craig Robinson too. Both Michelle's brother and the Pontiac Bandit. Hell, Michelle's brother could have Barack as an assistant. Imagine recruiting?
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Capefearshore

Mar 26, 2:26 PM

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ckamm1

Mar 26, 2:31 PM

JimE83 said:
He would not be a sexy pick, but you know what is sexy? Winning games with great in-game adjustments.
He was 9-19 last year and the lead sentence of his bio touts that in 17 years "finished in the top half of the Appalachian Athletic Conference 11 times" and has made the NAIA tournament 3 times. So yeah I think a mediocre NAIA coach would be a great route to go.
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PonsterM

Mar 26, 2:42 PM

mfortuna said:
I forgot about Craig Robinson too. Both Michelle's brother and the Pontiac Bandit. Hell, Michelle's brother could have Barack as an assistant. Imagine recruiting?
Right? Lol
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RaiGuy

Mar 26, 2:53 PM

JimE83 said:
Hear me out on this, if we don’t get Lloyd, May, Otz or Donovan, and we skip Oates and Golden due to character issues, leaving us down to guys like Byington, I would like to see us hire Coach Bill Robinson. You’ve seen him as a weekly guest with Isaac Schade on Locked on Tar Heels. He has been head coach for decades, granted at a small school, Milligan U. That entire time he has been a coach at Carolina Basketball Camp every summer. He literally wrote the book on that camp, with great behind the scenes stories, and diagrams of plays. He is best known as a great IN-GAME coach. He would not be a sexy pick, but you know what is sexy? Winning games with great in-game adjustments. That was the calling card of Dean Smith. He is a high character guy loves Carolina, is already part of us, and could win big with P5 resources. Outside the box but inside the family. It would be a great story. What say you?
I think Sean McVay is higher on the list and would 100% accept :)
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kotaheel

Mar 26, 2:56 PM

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turnitblue55

Mar 26, 3:00 PM

We just throwing every name out there now eh? Maybe the camp counselors from the basketball camp can be his assistant coaches lol.
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AnnArborHeel

Mar 26, 3:01 PM

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unctar2001

Mar 26, 3:03 PM

This family stuff shows how truly insane people have become and what they're willing to rationalize instead of having the killer instinct of winning.

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