For a guy that hasnโt coached college basketball in 25 years and had very little experience with it to step in a day before the portal opens and put this roster together Michael Malone has done a great job
The NBA is such a bad product I really donโt understand how any can think this is better to watch than college basketball these players do not care at all๐
UNCs doesnโt that have that will blow anyoneโs socks off but considering a guy who had not coached college in 25 years and got hired the day before the portal opened I think Michael Malone did a very good job year 1 I just want a tough well coached team
People will say Malone whiffed on JBB but I donโt think him and Keita together was ever the plan both great players but you couldnโt rely on them being your top 2 bigs I would much rather Keita and a guy who might not be an NBA prospect but is more ready for the college game now
I do like UNCs roster especially considering I think Malone will get the most of out everyone but not having a true go to guy does concern me and they most likely arenโt getting Juke Harris so either Brown or Able is probably going to have to develop into that guy
If UNC end up with Sayon Keita heโs fine but heโs probably a better NBA prospect than he is a college player I just donโt think he gives you much outside of a lob threat on offense which is also going to clog the lane for a team that doesnโt have shooters
I get you want to keep what you have but UNC needs to start telling these guys that are 50/50 on coming back they need an answer sooner and if they donโt know just move on
But also the NCAA needs to get this shit figured out because if all these guys that just graduated are eligible to come back itโs going to be a mess thereโs going to end up being guys that just committed to new schools in the current portal reentering the portal
I do like the idea of giving a 5th of eligibility and just eliminating redshirts I think it will keep more guys from transferring after their freshman year because very few guys actually use the redshirt in basketball because they will play garbage time minutes
Obviously Mingo is a straight bucket and will be a hell of a player.
That being said, Malone wants to win right away. Taking a risk on a 18 year old over a 3 year old+ vet with lots of college experience is the new new in CBB.
I trust in Malone.
What a day itโs been as a UNC fan Terrence Brown on a visit, Neoklis Avdalas commits, Jarin Stevenson announces heโs back, Caleb Wilson declares for the draft, Dylan Mingo decommits and Derek Dixon commits to Arizona
Losing Mingo and Dixon sucks but neither of them are starters for a national championship team right now I donโt blame Mingo for wanting more of a guaranteed role and Dixon should take the money he was offered Dixon more hurts for what he could have been as a junior and senior