During North Carolina’s exhibition game last week against St. Augustine’s, the Tar Heels switched ball screens 1-4 and Armando Bacot often fronted his man in the post, giving a “no middles” look. Will Hubert Davis’ team employ these different looks during the regular season or was it just a function of trying out something in an exhibition?
Coach Pac Kilby had several takeaways from the exhibition win. Carolina’s speed stood out to him with the likes of RJ Davis and Elliot Cadeau getting up the court in a hurry. Even Bacot looks quicker. The Tar Heels also attacked the glass, and Bacot had helpers all around, including leading rebounder Zayden High (11) and Ingram (9). The team chemistry also stood out to Coach Pac.
Isaac Schade & Pac Kilby each share a bold prediction for the season ahead – and both have to do with Harrison Ingram.
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The question for Unc basketball is can play this kind of defense from the start of the season until he end of the season so we can live up to the hype
I love PAC’s observations about the “team” component of this group! First time it’s been evident in several years. It will make us a big winner this year.
The Heels switching on ball screens should definitely assist with a better product on the defensive end. Last year, we were plagued with defenders misreading the screen and going over when they should have gone under and vice versa. Just another tool in the tool belt. And with out athleticism it should bode well for the Heels this season.
Love the 'feel' of this team….. they look like they actually LIKE being around each other!
Looking forward to Monday night as a new season gets started.
Good eyes guys. I hope Coach Pac is right & Bacot can do work down in the post. Any center with size or talent pretty much has had their way down their the last few years.
I hope Ingram can be a confident version of Leaky that can shoot the three. If so, Isaac is right predicting a big season from him.
Totally agree with Coach Pac about the need for speed. So many missed fast breaks last year. So many times Bacot ran the court, beat his man & the rest of the team was under the other basket dribbling around.
The question is since Duke is always ranked at the Top no matter who they have even if it's a bunch of Highschool kids can this team hang with them and play smarter than them since they suppose to be the top team in the Acc.
A lot are sleeping on us putting us 3rd or 4th finish in ACC i think third or 2nd is pretty close but were def good enough to finish 1. Everyone in duke soo much and sure they will be good but so will we long as hubert does a good coaching job well be top 20 to 15 team all season.. we owe duke this season and we can do it. My season prediction over-all record is 28-9 with a sweet 16 run as a 4 seed in the tournament. I predict 6 or 7 losses in reg season but of course hope we do way better happy ro be wrong for that