It wasn't the desired or even the expected outcome last night for Carolina Basketball, who fell at home to the Georgia Bulldogs, suffering their first loss this season, as frustrations and concerns continue to grow around this team.
-After building a 9 PT lead, UNC was outscored 28-10 finish the game. That can’t happen. Road or away -Inability to finish defensive possessions proved costly down the stretch. -Perimeter defense lacked in a major way. Poor close outs and rotations hurt UNC all night long. -Terrence Brown is Carolina’s best player and Michael Malone needs to run everything through him -Neo Avdalas is softer than any UNC player I can remember watching play. Poor investment and poor choice to build a roster around him. -Maximo Adams is more valuable to this team than Jarin Stevenson. He should play 25+ minutes every night -Offense was too reliant on the perimeter shot. But that’s what happens when you can’t throw the ball into the post for a bucket.
There’s plenty of basketball to be played but this isn’t a good team right now and it’s not a Michael Malone issue. Don’t lose confidence in him or his vision. He’s saying and doing all the right things to address the issues on this team.
A much needed week off with time to re-evaluate where we are and how we can get better. On to Marshall. TAR!