Gonna be a long year, but Roy lost that game down the stretch... Not switching screens, having JMM as a primary ball handler, and not calling a timeout(as always). Frustrating, tokoto shouldn't be playing a bunch, but has no choice.. Oh well
Yeah, I feel like Roy really should have passed on Tokoto and James. Easy to say, but who else were we going to get? They're both awful though. Like I said in my other post, Roy's days are winding down. I wish he'd hang it up within the next couple years. I love him, but he's done. Like you said, he never calls a TO in a critical situation! It's mind-boggling!
There is no excuse for not having a backup plan when they missed out on Wiggins. Guard depth is killing them and Tokoto and James are not high caliber players. Britt either, although he is being forced to start. With PJ/Leslie they are a 3/4 seed, without they are NIT bound.
I see we have some Chicken Littles in here. It was one game. When you go 22-for-48 at the foul line, you deserve to lose. I believe that both McDonald (sooner) and Hairston (later) will be back this season which will make a ton of difference. I like Brice Johnson's play here in the early going, so the sooner he and Meeks can start earning and getting the bulk of the post play, UNC will be better off. Hubert should only be on the court when the Blue Team gets some PT and James is still a work in progress and may never be better than a serviceable backup.
So, in other words, as soon as PJ and Leslie get back, we'll be okay. Sheer brilliance! Try to tell me again why UNC should ever lose to a mid-major (hell, I'm not even sure Belmont qualifies for that) at home. I'll hang up and listen. Thanks!