The North Carolina Tar Heels pulled away from Gardner-Webb in the second half after a sluggish start.
Now 3-0 on the season, UNC are living up to their number one ranking in the Associated Press Poll Top 25. However, even with the unblemished record and lopsided final scores to match, there was a significant issue at the start of the three games.
The team has done well with second-half adjustments, but with the competition faced, a more fierce opponent could cause significant problems for UNC if the sluggish starts trends were to continue.
Following Tuesday’s win, head coach Hubert Davis met the media in Dean Dome to discuss the game. He talked about his team’s performance, Gardner-Webb, and what is to come, among other things.
Let’s read what Davis had to say after the win.
“I don’t think closing out is an issue from, from that, um, particular area. I don’t think it’s a red flag at all, and I don’t think there’s a red flag in terms of our team. I think there’s some yellow flags. I think there are some yellow flags in terms of our toughness. I think there are yellow flags in terms of our sustained effort. I think there’s some yellow flags in terms of our commitment to defense.
I think there are some yellow flags in terms of our commitment to the scouting report and doing the things that you’ve been asked to do. I think there are some yellow flags in terms of getting to the offensive glass. And I think there are some yellow flags in terms of sharing the basketball in terms of good to great. And so I don’t think there’s any red flags, but there’s a number of areas where there’s some yellow flags that need to be changed and, and will be changed.”
I am. I really am. That’s the shocking thing. I am, I really felt like at the beginning of the year that there would be a hunger and thirst, and I really felt that, and, was excited about it because I felt like it was coming from different directions, different viewpoints.
So from the guys that played major minutes last year and decided to come back, there’s a hunger and thirst, for the guys that have an opportunity that didn’t play last year, but have an opportunity this year. Hunger and thirst, the freshmen that have joined here and hunger and a thirst to be a part of it. And then, transfers, which is only one Pete, being a part of something that he’s never experienced before.
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