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So nice to be able to dispassionately watch this game. Duke played really well for about 28 minutes of this game. The second half of the first half and the shit heads kept this from being a blowout for the ages.
I don't think Hubert is necessarily in over his head at UNC, but he's trying to do things that his personnel can't pull off. Like, this team with Kessler is a completely different animal, and the ACC caught a huge break because Roy was too stupid to play him.
Anyway, Bacot is really good at what he does, but he doesn't even possess a jumper that Mark Williams developed in one off-season. So, you don't have to guard him if he's more than 8 feet from the hoop. That simple little thing let Mark play zone all night.
Manek is a huge pickup for them, and they would be a bottom feeder without his gravity.
Davis and Black are pretty solid role players, but Love is just toxic. Can't shoot, turns it over, doesn't really play defense. He's a real problem.
Also, Manek, Black, Davis and Love are very slight. Outside of Bacot, they are quite small, and not athletic enough to make up for it. If the ACC was marginally more competitive, they would have the pitchforks out for Davis already.
Yeah, he has a really nice first step already. Me saying he's a nice role player currently is not meant to imply he can't be a major contributor in the future. Like, he's not Joey Baker role player.So nice to be able to dispassionately watch this game. Duke played really well for about 28 minutes of this game. The second half of the first half and the shit heads kept this from being a blowout for the ages.
I don't think Hubert is necessarily in over his head at UNC, but he's trying to do things that his personnel can't pull off. Like, this team with Kessler is a completely different animal, and the ACC caught a huge break because Roy was too stupid to play him.
Anyway, Bacot is really good at what he does, but he doesn't even possess a jumper that Mark Williams developed in one off-season. So, you don't have to guard him if he's more than 8 feet from the hoop. That simple little thing let Mark play zone all night.
Manek is a huge pickup for them, and they would be a bottom feeder without his gravity.
Davis and Black are pretty solid role players, but Love is just toxic. Can't shoot, turns it over, doesn't really play defense. He's a real problem.
Also, Manek, Black, Davis and Love are very slight. Outside of Bacot, they are quite small, and not athletic enough to make up for it. If the ACC was marginally more competitive, they would have the pitchforks out for Davis already.
I agree with all of this except I think Davis is an All-ACC caliber player (offensively) as an upperclassman despite his build.
They were down 13-2 when Bacot got in foul trouble. And they still got outscored badly in the 2nd half when he was playing.To the point about why the next game could be different, the things I would be concerned about, while understanding Duke will be the way better team at home:
1. Bacot not missing like 10 min in the first half after picking up two fouls
2. Related to #1, given they cannot play Bacot on Banchero, Paolo not properly taking advantage of his matchup. If it's Leaky Black, use the fucking 50 pound advantage and get post position and overpower him. If it's Manek, just drive past him. No dumb midranges and fade-aways especially in a true mismatch like either of these.
He's damn efficient already (except last night). Their 2nd best player this season. It says something about UNC if their 2nd best player can be considered a role player.Yeah, he has a really nice first step already. Me saying he's a nice role player currently is not meant to imply he can't be a major contributor in the future. Like, he's not Joey Baker role player.So nice to be able to dispassionately watch this game. Duke played really well for about 28 minutes of this game. The second half of the first half and the shit heads kept this from being a blowout for the ages.
I don't think Hubert is necessarily in over his head at UNC, but he's trying to do things that his personnel can't pull off. Like, this team with Kessler is a completely different animal, and the ACC caught a huge break because Roy was too stupid to play him.
Anyway, Bacot is really good at what he does, but he doesn't even possess a jumper that Mark Williams developed in one off-season. So, you don't have to guard him if he's more than 8 feet from the hoop. That simple little thing let Mark play zone all night.
Manek is a huge pickup for them, and they would be a bottom feeder without his gravity.
Davis and Black are pretty solid role players, but Love is just toxic. Can't shoot, turns it over, doesn't really play defense. He's a real problem.
Also, Manek, Black, Davis and Love are very slight. Outside of Bacot, they are quite small, and not athletic enough to make up for it. If the ACC was marginally more competitive, they would have the pitchforks out for Davis already.
I agree with all of this except I think Davis is an All-ACC caliber player (offensively) as an upperclassman despite his build.
They were down 13-2 when Bacot got in foul trouble. And they still got outscored badly in the 2nd half when he was playing.To the point about why the next game could be different, the things I would be concerned about, while understanding Duke will be the way better team at home:
1. Bacot not missing like 10 min in the first half after picking up two fouls
2. Related to #1, given they cannot play Bacot on Banchero, Paolo not properly taking advantage of his matchup. If it's Leaky Black, use the fucking 50 pound advantage and get post position and overpower him. If it's Manek, just drive past him. No dumb midranges and fade-aways especially in a true mismatch like either of these.
I'm actually kind of hoping Hubert overreacts to Griffin torching Manek and puts Leaky on him. If that happens, I expect Banchero to torch Manek equally.
I don't think Hubert is necessarily in over his head at UNC, but he's trying to do things that his personnel can't pull off. Like, this team with Kessler is a completely different animal, and the ACC caught a huge break because Roy was too stupid to play him.