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The Athletic Reports:
Hubert Davis new hire: Screenshot of the Story.
 

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That is definitely one person they could have hired to be coach.

Feels like a bad year to need a coach....no really good names available, but I also admire Carolina’s willingness to not think outside the box.
 
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They really are committed to hiring in house. Someone with a Dean Smith connection.

Maybe they get lucky and Davis kills it despite no head coaching experience, but they should be ready to take on some bad years if they are going to hire someone with his experience.... which they probably are not. I'm not sure if they can take on too many bad years. Their fan base with lose it.
 
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That is definitely one person they could have hired to be coach.

Feels like a bad year to need a coach....no really good names available, but I also admire Carolina’s willingness to not think outside the box.
Every name should be available to them, it's Carolina.

Maybe they'll go after the top coaches after they realize they wasted a few years with Hubert Davis as their coach.
 
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Every name should be available to them, it's Carolina.

Maybe they'll go after the top coaches after they realize they wasted a few years with Hubert Davis as their coach.
It tends to work like that sometimes lol
 

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The safest and most comfortable fit
Anyone else would get a sniff of all the BS going on at that POS School
 

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always liked hubert on the knicks when i was a kid. he struck me as cerebral on the court, a 'steady eddy.' carried himself with class and never imagined himself to be something that he is not. as a sometime carolina fan (among the big 3 here that im supposed to hate, ie. carolina, duke, and kentucky) i like the possibilities for him. i like the hire, and wish him well.
also, he didn't try to choke his coach, so there's that.
 
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Former player at the school, handpicked after previously being a legend's assistant? No prior head coaching experience? I think I've seen this movie before...

I kid (kinda), but the parallels sure are interesting. Although Davis does have like 8-9 years as an assistant, while Ollie only had 2.
 
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always liked hubert on the knicks when i was a kid. he struck me as cerebral on the court, a 'steady eddy.' carried himself with class and never imagined himself to be something that he is not. as a sometime carolina fan (among the big 3 here that im supposed to hate, ie. carolina, duke, and kentucky) i like the possibilities for him. i like the hire, and wish him well.
also, he didn't try to choke his coach, so there's that.
How are you not 90 years old? Actually, don't answer that.
 
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always liked hubert on the knicks when i was a kid. he struck me as cerebral on the court, a 'steady eddy.' carried himself with class and never imagined himself to be something that he is not. as a sometime carolina fan (among the big 3 here that im supposed to hate, ie. carolina, duke, and kentucky) i like the possibilities for him. i like the hire, and wish him well.
also, he didn't try to choke his coach, so there's that.
Whoa whoa wait, you were a “kid” when he was on the Knicks in the early 90s? Wow I thought you were like 75 and that’s why you post such inane drivel constantly. But there goes that excuse. Wow.
 
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Former player at the school, handpicked after previously being a legend's assistant? No prior head coaching experience? I think I've seen this movie before...

I kid (kinda), but the parallels sure are interesting. Although Davis does have like 8-9 years as an assistant, while Ollie only had 2.
Would have been like if we hired karl hobbs instead of KO
 

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Former player at the school, handpicked after previously being a legend's assistant? No prior head coaching experience? I think I've seen this movie before...

I kid (kinda), but the parallels sure are interesting. Although Davis does have like 8-9 years as an assistant, while Ollie only had 2.
kevin ollie won a national championship as the head coach. im sure carolina fans would like to say hubert did the same.
 
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I'll be surprised if he succeeds. From his time with the Knicks to his time with the media he never struck as an overly sharp guy in terms of basketball knowledge, etc. I thought he was one of the worst analysts out there, not that it's indicative of coaching ability. I never expected him to be a future coach and was surprised when he took the assistant gig at Carolina. Best of luck to him though!
 
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Steve Robinson would have been a better choice
 
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Former player at the school, handpicked after previously being a legend's assistant? No prior head coaching experience? I think I've seen this movie before...

I kid (kinda), but the parallels sure are interesting. Although Davis does have like 8-9 years as an assistant, while Ollie only had 2.
Parallels end when it comes to actual aptitude and capability. Hubert Davis is a very bright man
 

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He will do fine as the head coach. They are considered a Blue Blood and the ties they have is excellent around college and the pros
 

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It seems wildly underwhelming for being one of the top jobs in the entire country.

But maybe he’s their guthridge of this century.

Didn’t he make a final four or two?
 
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Davis could work out at UNC, but Williams isn’t leaving him with a team that has done well recently. That said, at a basketball blue blood like UNC, Davis will have 3 years to prove he is the right guy and it provides the UNC AD with time to identify his replacement if he doesn’t work out.
 
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Seems like one of the weaker hires of the offseason. One less blue blood is good for us, so I'm good with it.
 
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It seems wildly underwhelming for being one of the top jobs in the entire country.

But maybe he’s their guthridge of this century.

Didn’t he make a final four or two?
Guthridge made 2 Final 4s in 3 years, but his first year he inherited juniors Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison and senior PG Ed Cota. You don’t inherit a veteran team with top talent anymore in college basketball. Davis’ job will be much harder than Guthridge’s.
 

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