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Unbelievable that there is no local media report on this!

Good take. And, I'd like to think the sinus issues have affected his play. Of the four players, Wong and Pack can be frustrating. Omier and Miller are consistent. Omier especially! If I had to pick the 2022-23 Canes MVP right now, it would clearly be Omier. We need all four playing at the top...

The fact we can debate our best three says great thing for this program. To me, one thing in Wong's favor is this. With the clock winding down to the horn, with the ball in our possession, trailing by one point, who gives you the best chance to win? Meaning, someone with a strong enough handle...

I'd pick Wong, Miller and Omier, easy. Pack can be guarded more easily than those three. As witnessed by him having zero points with only a relatively few minutes left in the game last night. Pack's range is exciting and amazing. Reminds me of Jack McClinton, who simply used a step-back move...

That too. I saw him play for the Oakland Oaks at the Washington Coliseum in 1968. Barry had bolted from the SF Warriors after being named NBA Rookie of the Year, being dissatisfied with the Warriors offer. He got $85,000 from the Oaks. A big salary for the time. Larry Brown, former UNC star...

I agree. Do you have any such players in mind from among our UM hoops alumni? Or, just talking in general. I could see McLinton, Rice and Larkin fitting among your two examples. Omier is a rare player for us (not used to double/doubles each time out). Prolly a few more as well. Consistency...

Yep. It is a shame though that when recruits visit our facilities, we really have few well-known "stars" from the past to show them and talk up (unlike most other schools) as part of our hoops heritage. Seriously, after Rick Barry ... there are John Salmons (who was a fine NBA player who...

If you wanna apply the loftiest definition of what "special" is, we've had exactly one player in the history of the program who meets that high standard -- Rick Barry. Consensus first-team All-American (1965) NCAA season scoring leader (1965) averaging 37.4 ppg for Miami Hurricanes Averaged...

Maybe so but if you hadn't noticed, in both the NBA and college ball these days, making threes is - far and away - game plan Priority #1.

I like that too. Poplar can provide instant offense, as a 6th man should. He seems to often score in short bursts in games, then go silent.

If you hadn't noticed, three point shots are the primary focus of pretty much every offense -- in the college ranks and even more so in the NBA. A reliable three point bomber is gold in today's game. The 3 point shot's importance is seen in the positionless game we now see all the time, with...

While we're talking three point shooting., the player who has really dropped off is Bensley Joseph. He was 14-28 on threes during the non-ACC portion of the schedule, a stratospheric 50%. In ACC games so far, he's only hit 5-20, for 25%. That's brought his overall 3 pt shooting down to .396...

Nah, as I said above, was hoping for 16-17 ppg. 10 ppg on .375 shooting is a little disappointing but nothing that he can't improve on. Fingers crossed.

I thought that too .... back in December. Beginning to wonder now, though, as the games pile up. I think you're correct in that how far we can go depends largely on staying healthy and on Nigel giving us a couple more 3's each game. He's averaging double figures (10.6 ppg) in ACC play so it's...

I don't buy it. His "role" was/is as a pure outside shooter. He misses too many open shots. Surely not near the 44% 3 point shooter he was at K State. Could be all that talk of big NIL $$ has him pressing? Hopefully, he'll relax and start hitting a couple more 3 pointers a game. That's really...