It was masterful the way he managed the D in the 2nd half, changing up the man and zone. That keyed our comeback.
Lamont’s a genius
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He's certainly getting it done this year.
Pay the man and let's build something long term.
It would be hard to find much Lamont has done wrong since being at Carolina.Obviously last year was a terrible season but he likely won more games than the talent indicated he should ,but even then I liked the way he handled GG.This year he’s been a maestro.
Those years at Wisconsin weren't wasted - learned and retained some defense techniques/strategies.
Potential highly rated recruits are paying attention to what Lamont is building at Carolina.
Already has some good ones in the bag and you can bet others will now be taking his phone calls.
It was amazing to watch. When he went to the 1-3-1 it was like a flip switched and UF simply didn’t know how to handle it. Then he perfectly timed the switch back to the man.
Sorry, I don’t really understand a lot about X’s and O’s of basketball, just enjoy watching it, so it was fascinating to watch him switch up the D.
Sorry, I don’t really understand a lot about X’s and O’s of basketball, just enjoy watching it, so it was fascinating to watch him switch up the D.
I was at the game. We looked dead in the water with 11 minutes to go. Offensive change to go small was huge as well. Mack couldn’t do anything against his man. Good minutes from Gray and great guard play on both sides of the floor. Again, Meechie just took over. Good crowd but no where near a sellout.
Yeah, it just had the feel of not being our day. Lamont pressed every right button.
... combined with clearly knowing how to evaluate for his needs and knowing how to navigate the portal to his advantage. Then he goes out an coaches good games. Certainly seems he has what it takes to building something that can last here.
They dealt with the 1-3-1 about as well as Jawja dealt with it. That set totally took them off their game.
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We are going to the Big Dance this year in only Lamont's 2nd season. He will be the first coach to take us to the NCAA Tournament in only his 2nd year on the job. And not all of our previous coaches were slouches by any means.... Big Frank McGuire, Eddie Fogler, Bill Foster, Dave Odom. I never cease to be amazed at the job Paris is doing, especially considering the mess he inherited. If there's a school with a better pair of basketball coaches than Lamont Paris and Dawn Staley, I'm not aware.
But we lost to UGA at home with a big lead. How is it possible that we're going to the dance? Inexcusable if the committee puts us in.
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Mack was totally ineffective; we effectively were playing without Stute AND Mack.
Good to see Gray as an asset now; I’m happy for him.
This team reminded me of some of the early Frank McGuire teams where we had 6-8 ball players who were good "shooters" and were not afraid to put it up in crucial situations. Glad the Paris recruited some decent and game experienced "basketball players" instead of simply "athletic guy type projects".
Student section looked pretty full on TV. Lower bowl in its entirety looked pretty full. There were no shots of the upper deck that I noticed.
I think it was spring break, but student section was pretty full. Upper decks behind the baskets sparse, but still a good crowd. We obviously have b ball fans because the ladies sellout several games. this was a big game just surprised it wasn’t packed.
Back to the original topic…I watched coach’s post game press conference. In addition to his usual calm intelligence (I just love listening to him), he had a great answer about the switch to the 1-3-1 zone. You should really listen. But a couple of his thoughts. There are a thousand decisions during a game and this was just one. But yes, it worked great. And then he said, “now, if they had knocked down seven 3s after the switch, you would have asked this question in a different way” 
Folks, we have a really smart coach. Let’s keep him around!
Folks, we have a really smart coach. Let’s keep him around!
We need to do whatever we need to do to keep Lamont happy here. A shot to win the SEC in March? Not one person would have believed that except maybe Lamont.
Agree. I keep saying ''pay the man'' and let's build something for the long term.Back to the original topic…I watched coach’s post game press conference. In addition to his usual calm intelligence (I just love listening to him), he had a great answer about the switch to the 1-3-1 zone. You should really listen. But a couple of his thoughts. There are a thousand decisions during a game and this was just one. But yes, it worked great. And then he said, “now, if they had knocked down seven 3s after the switch, you would have asked this question in a different way”
Folks, we have a really smart coach. Let’s keep him around!
He's got some excellent recruits locked up and his potential to bring in more has risen significantly.
I don't know about you but, I've been watching Carolina basketball since the 1960s. I believe that Lamont Paris is the best basketball coach we have had since the Irishman. I was high on Lamont's potential when we hired him and said so many times. But not for one second did I even dream our program would be doing what it has in season 2 of the Paris era. If you look at what Lamont did in his first Head Coaching job at Chattanooga, his team's overall record and their conference record and/or standing improved each year he was there from the previous year. I simply expected a better record from last year both overall and in the SEC. Well, it is indeed better. It's just way, way better than I expected.
He did coach a brilliant game. The 1-3-1 killed them then he went back to man to man at the end to eliminate the 3’s. The thing I noticed at the game is how hard it is for Mack to play the 5 spot at 6’8. If he’s not shooting well he’s not much of a threat against taller players. Coach was smart to play some small ball and bring in Gray to protect the rim. Great coaching on both ends. Paris is so calm and cool on the sideline and the players follow suit. We need to do what it takes to keep him.
I agree Lamont is very astute .He was making the point about it being a team victory and pointed out unsung plays were made drawing fouls in the second half that enabled Carolina to be in the double bonus late.He pointed out how there is less pressure shooting free throws at crunch time when you know you’re guaranteed 2 shots as opposed to 1 and 1.Never heard a coach articulate that before.Back to the original topic…I watched coach’s post game press conference. In addition to his usual calm intelligence (I just love listening to him), he had a great answer about the switch to the 1-3-1 zone. You should really listen. But a couple of his thoughts. There are a thousand decisions during a game and this was just one. But yes, it worked great. And then he said, “now, if they had knocked down seven 3s after the switch, you would have asked this question in a different way”
Folks, we have a really smart coach. Let’s keep him around!
The team has given the fans much fun and make us proud.What more can you ask than that.
Coaches probably don’t articulate that because it’s a given. 1 and 1 foul shots, late in a close game, are pressure packed.
Agreed it’s a given but you’d think somebody would speak of it.The more I hear Lamont ,I’m convinced he would be a very good analyst on TV.Not only is the knowledgeable but is able to communicate it in a manner that I think would go over well on TV.Seems to not take himself to seriously as well.
I think his point was sometimes guys do little things that contribute to the victory that don’t show up in the box score.His point was that there were many who contributed to the win not just the scorers and rebounders.
Agree. Buzz actually said getting to the DB was a key to victory for them before our game. Almost worked. I like when coaches talk about those little details. Gives me confidence their getting coached up.
On TV the upper deck always seems to be in the dark; difficult to determine what’s going on up there.
With the women selling out their game today, I wonder if it's difficult to get two sellouts (or full arena, to be more precise) on consecutive days. Having two great teams is a good problem to have, for sure, but when both teams are playing at home on consecutive days, I wonder if we cannibalize our own attendance figures.
I'm probably an exception but we like watching the ladies on TV. We rarely go to their games. On the other hand, we go to a good many of the men's. That said, I don't think we would go to both on consecutive days regardless. Too much going on in our lives. Similar to playing 18 holes two days in a row. Doesn't work for the Mrs. when you have kids.