Tar Heel faithful had hoped they’d seen the last of the Tar Heel squad that lost to Belmont and were excited after the big win over Louisville. But Carolina took a step back, missing a slew of free throws and being outrebounded 52-37 against UAB, coached by former Kansas player and UNC assistant Jerod Haase.
“He got his team to compete a heck of a lot better than I got mine,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “They seemed to get every loose ball and every second chance shot.”
One of those players who was beat out for those loose balls and rebounds was junior James Michael McAdoo, who was a mere three of 13 from the floor, zero of three from the line and he had just four rebounds. At the risk of being accused of speculating wildly, I’ve gotta think something is going on personally. A girlfriend issue, class problems, personality conflicts on the team, something. Because he looked better the second half of his freshman season than he’s looking now.
He’s not only tentative and seemingly unsure on occasion but he is making freshman errors, especially in regard to taking bad shots. In fact, not known as a three-point shooter, he took three of them and looked bad on each one.
“He’s rushing himself,” Williams said. Ok, I wonder why he is doing that? “We’ve got to get him playing better,” Williams said.
True.
For more on the game, please click here.