The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team started a late-season resurgence by winning five straight games, the latest being a commanding 92-73 win over Miami on Saturday.
However, the Tar Heels are in a tight race to make the upcoming Big Ten tournament, a far contrast to last season, when they finished as the regular season ACC champions.
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Davis’ team’s performance this season has primarily disappointed college hoop experts and fans, with an anonymous ACC coach echoing the same sentiment in an Instagram post on Monday.
“This is the least talented Carolina team we will ever play,” the anonymous coach was quoted.
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Fans shared their divided reactions in the comment section. Here are some comments from those who agreed with the coach.
“Fire Hubert Davis,” a fan wrote.
“Don’t worry anonymous ACC coach they’ll find a way to be worse next year,” another fan wrote.
“Think the anonymous coach meant to say worst coached,” a fan commented.
Here are also some comments from fans who disagreed with the coach.
“We will bounce back trust the process,” a fan commented.
“People saying Hubert is a bad coach don’t know ball,” another fan commented.
“Season isn’t over. Thought yall would have learned that by now. Heels are playing like a tournament team right now, problem is they dug themselves a big hole. Plenty of opportunity left,” a fan wrote.
Hubert Davis Explains Why He Called Early Timeout in UNC Win vs. Miami
UNC made it a fifth straight win after cruising past Miami 92-73 at the Smith Center on Saturday. The Tar Heels dominated the game from the beginning but allowed the Hurricanes to cut a 10-point to four points at 31-27 in the first half.
UNC head coach Hubert Davis had to call a rare early timeout with 7:15 remaining in the half. The fiery coach was seen chastising his team so much that he had to dry his face with a towel.
“I just didn’t think the discipline and details, things that we talk about that have to be there consistently, was happening in that stretch,” Davis explained after the game. “And I wanted to take a timeout to communicate that to them.”
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UNC boosted their defense, limiting Miami to 2-11 shooting in the first half’s final minutes. Then the Tar Heels increased the lead to 46-31 at halftime, and the Hurricanes never got closer to 14 points for the rest of the game.
Saturday’s win improves UNC to 19-11 overall and 12-6 in ACC play this season. The Tar Heels will be on the road to play Virginia Tech on Tuesday.
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