You have heard a lot about bad habits. You’ve read about the days when coaches get hot, players get frustrated, nothing goes wrong, and it catalyzes turnarounds.
And, like Thursday, there is a day when the Tar Heels gathered for one of the NCAA-approved summer exercises at the Smith Center. The summary of the day is very simple. Carolina looked like an experienced, talented and deep team competing for conference and national honor. In other words, the heel looked really good.
There are no banners hanging on the Smith Center rafters for July achievements. And there’s a big difference between looking good in one 90-minute session and being able to sustain it for months against the best competition in the country.But Thursday was a great window on what the Tar Heels would do can Be.
It started even before the start time of 3 pm. 1 hour before practice, Jackie Manuel Was talking to Puff Johnson When Don Tres Style They were preparing to participate in a difficult pre-practice shooting session. “The first way we prepare for practice is to prepare our mind for practice. Make your mind right for practice, and your body will follow your mind. . “
Johnson and style, two important parts of Carolina’s depth, were so prominently engaged that even observers stopped seeing them shooting midrange jumpers. “I love your energy right now,” he said.
The energy of its pre-workout brought about when Seth Trimble and Tyler Nickel worked on the jumper, Jalen Washington refined some post-move, and Leaky black I did some ball handling drills — remember, it’s still July — handed over to practice. The Tar Heels were vivid because they were working on the offensive concept of the half-court. Several Tarheels, including Johnson and Trimble, have been praised by Davis for deviating from the set and, as the head coach said, were basketball players. “We have never worked on what you did on the spot,” Davis said. “I just did it because you’re a basketball player. I just play basketball. I love it.”
Thus, when everything is going well and everyone feels good, the head coach loves the opportunity to find a place for improvement. So when the style flew out of the charge circle through contact and pulled out some “Oooooooh’s” by trying to dunk lightning with one hand, Hubert Davis I immediately set foot. His style unfortunately missed the slums for him.
“Weighted ball!” Davis immediately shouted, citing internal penalties for missing layups and dunk shots. The offender must hold the weight ball overhead to complete the down and back. “Get the Tres weight ball! Never miss a layup or dunk shot.”
But that was mainly the exception of the day. Everyone had enough highlights to get at least one. Leaky black It reminded everyone that he grew up as a point guard by throwing a gorgeous 50-foot lead pass into the traffic. D’Marco Dan Drop a bounce pass following your next possession for a layup RJ Davis That eventually led to a layup. Trimble has consistently proved not afraid to enter the lane and challenge larger defenders. Caleb Love He threw a smooth bounce pass at Baco in a quick break. Pete Nance blocked the shot at one end under the basket, then ran on the floor and fouled under the edge of the other end, covering the entire 94 feet.
The practice ended with an extended scrimmage. Perhaps in the afternoon highlights, the black blue team RJ Davis, Nickel, Dan, Nance-Don’t read anything in the lineup. It was for a purely competitive balance-a gorgeous ball movement flashing from corner to corner, ending with a nickel three-point (by the way, Brady Manek-Made, “Bang Bang” has entered the Tar Heel Glossary. Like, three points are released and teammates immediately say “bang bang!”. In anticipation of it coming in). After some possession, Baco grabbed an aggressive rebound, hit Johnson on the three-point line, and reposted violently after a clinic-worthy entry pass to score. It was a textbook basketball, not the occasional sloppy July action you might see.
The winner of the scrimmage came from Trimble’s three points from Baco’s penetration. Yes, you are reading it correctly. That was the day at the Smith Center.
And one hour after that, Dan, Nickel, Justin McCoy When Become a shaver— There was still a shooting in court.
July practice is not a complete guarantee of future performance and could be followed by Krunker just as easily next week. It’s a long way to go until April. All teams think July looks good, injuries are unpredictable and there are all the usual warnings. But Thursday was still enough to remind you that November can’t come here soon.
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