Carolina got a boat load of issues. I'm a Carolina fan, but I'm a realist. They were ranked way to high to start the season after losing 4 of 5 starters and the only returning player (Reggie Bullock) not even averaging over 10 ppg. Plus he is not a go to player, but only a roll player. They are relying on 4 freshman and have a freshman starting at the most important position on the floor PG. I actually think Paige is pretty good and is far from the problem with this team. The problems are they don't rebound well, they got the wrong people starting at 2 positions, and they lack experience. Strickland should not be starting a the 2. The only reason Roy is starting him is because he's a Senior. If your goal is winning you got to start the best players and not worry about Seniority. And don't tell me about Strickland defense because Bullock is as good as if not a better defender. PJ Hairston should be starting at the 2 and Brice Johnson should be starting instead of Hubert. I don't know why Roy is starting that Hubert. That boy shouldn't even be in the rotation much less starting. MacAdoo needs to cut down on his turnovers if he is going to be the go to guy for this team and he's got to rebound better. No way a big should turn the ball over as much as he does. I think Roy needs to give the ball to Paige and tell him this his team and he needs to take over. He is the only player on the team that can create his own shot and set others up to score. When he was aggressive at the start of that Indiana game before he got in foul trouble Carolina was playing them even. After he got in foul trouble and Strickland took over the point the wheels fell off. Bullock is a catch and shoot guy. If he's guarded closely and ran off the 3 pt line he becomes ineffective. He need to develop a 1-2 dribble pull-up that he can go to if teams crowd his jump-shot. He's got to be more effective on Offensive for this team to be successful. Period.. PJ Hairston is the same although he has proven to be a little more effective than Bullock at going to the rim. But he haven't proven he can set others up with penetration when teams run him off the 3pt line either. McDonald is another jump-shooter with not much else to offer if his shot isn't on. Brice Johnson got the best low-post game out of all of them, but that boy is rail-thin and is getting pushed around easily when trying to rebound. Joel James got the frame to bang down low but he gotta get tougher. I have seen when he got the ball in the post guards just come down & double and take the ball from him more than once this season. This team has gotten blown out twice already and were down by 30pts. That's unacceptable for Carolina. It's time for Roy to make changes and play the guys who give them the best chance to win or it's going to be a long season.
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