** Hey … I don’t know why all the rest of you are bellyaching so much. After all, it’s ME whose “job” it is to write these post-game “dribbles.” Dammit, it sure has been a hell of a lot tougher as of late.
** And this particular game sure was tough. I don’t think anyone expected us to win. UNC is very good. But most folks can take some satisfaction when we compete. But we didn’t look ready nor able to compete today.
** Like everyone else, I want to see our Panthers perform at the very high level at which it was great to experience for most of this millennium. Yet within that, I get also get significant satisfaction out of watching a team perform at the best of their ability, whatever that is. It’s troubling to me to watch the Panthers even failing to meet that mark.
** A little more troubling to me, however, is my concern that there’s some problems with this team beyond substandard play on the court. I don’t know if Dixon ever gave a reason for not starting Mike Young. Maybe he was just trying to shake things up. Or maybe he was trying to motivate Mike.
** One of my fellow posters disagreed with my characterization that Jamel Artis was “floating” during the Miami game, as he was at the game and saw a player who was working hard to perform. I respect that opinion, but it’s hard not to think that something just isn’t right with Jamel either, beyond just having a pair of really bad games.
** It appears that Dixon is working hard to find answers. If you have a different perspective, maybe you might term what Dixon is doing is scrambling for answers.
** This could be one of the biggest problems Dixon is facing at the moment. Dixon’s success has been built on routine and consistency, practice and perfection. He is a creature of habit. Mixing things up has never been his thing. Regardless, the needed connection has not been made.
** As message board posters, we’ve all made dozens of suggestions as to exactly what the problems are, or what must be done to correct them. While I too have engaged in this routine, but I’ll readily confess that few, if any, of these answers seem to be the one that will turn our fortunes.
** With this, I do also know one thing. The whole story of this season has not yet been written.
** I will offer no disagreements with anyone who has been watching the team’s play of late and is convinced that we are not an NCAA Tournament caliber team.
** But the other reality is that if this team can find the way back to playing where it is capable, we will indeed make the Tournament. Four wins in the final six games will do it.
** I’m certainly not optimistic this will be the outcome. But I’m hopeful. Especially because I’m growing weary of posting after losses!!
** And this particular game sure was tough. I don’t think anyone expected us to win. UNC is very good. But most folks can take some satisfaction when we compete. But we didn’t look ready nor able to compete today.
** Like everyone else, I want to see our Panthers perform at the very high level at which it was great to experience for most of this millennium. Yet within that, I get also get significant satisfaction out of watching a team perform at the best of their ability, whatever that is. It’s troubling to me to watch the Panthers even failing to meet that mark.
** A little more troubling to me, however, is my concern that there’s some problems with this team beyond substandard play on the court. I don’t know if Dixon ever gave a reason for not starting Mike Young. Maybe he was just trying to shake things up. Or maybe he was trying to motivate Mike.
** One of my fellow posters disagreed with my characterization that Jamel Artis was “floating” during the Miami game, as he was at the game and saw a player who was working hard to perform. I respect that opinion, but it’s hard not to think that something just isn’t right with Jamel either, beyond just having a pair of really bad games.
** It appears that Dixon is working hard to find answers. If you have a different perspective, maybe you might term what Dixon is doing is scrambling for answers.
** This could be one of the biggest problems Dixon is facing at the moment. Dixon’s success has been built on routine and consistency, practice and perfection. He is a creature of habit. Mixing things up has never been his thing. Regardless, the needed connection has not been made.
** As message board posters, we’ve all made dozens of suggestions as to exactly what the problems are, or what must be done to correct them. While I too have engaged in this routine, but I’ll readily confess that few, if any, of these answers seem to be the one that will turn our fortunes.
** With this, I do also know one thing. The whole story of this season has not yet been written.
** I will offer no disagreements with anyone who has been watching the team’s play of late and is convinced that we are not an NCAA Tournament caliber team.
** But the other reality is that if this team can find the way back to playing where it is capable, we will indeed make the Tournament. Four wins in the final six games will do it.
** I’m certainly not optimistic this will be the outcome. But I’m hopeful. Especially because I’m growing weary of posting after losses!!
