Best returning 1-2 punch?

jjsomer

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They could have picked Tshiebwe and any of our returning players and it would still be B.
 

HagginHall1999

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Valid point, but if he got hot once, what’s to stop him from doing it again?

Love now has experience leading a team ALMOST to a title, and that experience translates to confidence. Meanwhile Wheeler peed down his leg when the bright lights came on.

I hope you’re right though.

Regarding Love my point is he was what he was in the tournament for really the entirety of his career this far. There were other guys for UNC who made a larger impact in touney as compared to Love, including Bacon and Manek.

Love in tourney, 37% from field, 32% from 3, 18ppg on 17+ shot attempts.

Love in all of '22, 37% from field, 37% from 3, 16ppg on 13+ shot attempts.

I agree it takes confidence to gun sling like that but my point is he is more than likely to shoot his team out of a game (see title game 5/24) than to shoot them to a win.

Regarding Wheeler...it is a valid concern. 6 to and 2/5 from line won't cut it for PG in tourney.
 
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3.6 assists 2.7 turnovers
6.9 assists 3.0 turnovers

Wheeler is the better PG and it's not even close. Love is far and away the better NBA prospect though.
 

JwUKFan11

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If only A and B had played so there would be some basis for a direct, objective comparison, not tainted by some people’s hatred for Calipari.
I usually agree with your takes but I can’t on this one. Wheeler isn’t anywhere near Love while Bacot is only a couple steps behind Oscar. That UNC team and those 2 players deserve to be judged on what they did the entire season and they improved greatly.
 

Tim Higgins

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Both UNC and UK return the big dogs. The fact that any other duo was listed with them is a disgrace to intelligence
 
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The Darth Vader little boy strikes again.
 

AJUKYayYay

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If only we had Brooks coming back that would be the best 4-5 punch in history. Mainly because Brooks is such an amazing player…which everyone agrees with Baller Rondo.
 

Kerwinwaltonsafro

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Love couldn't even dribble against Wheeler. Love was 5 out of 24 in Championship Game. 1 out of 8 from 3 point line, 2 assist and 4 turnovers. Outstanding. Maybe he could transfer to UK.
Luckily Hubert Davis realized Love is not a point guard, and made the permanent switch to RJ Davis being the full time ball handler, which in turn triggered UNC's run to the championship game.

UNC was not the same team in April.
 

track42

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Luckily Hubert Davis realized Love is not a point guard, and made the permanent switch to RJ Davis being the full time ball handler, which in turn triggered UNC's run to the championship game.

UNC was not the same team in April.
Is Carolina after Patrick Baldwin?I noticed David Sisk was talking about it.
 

Kerwinwaltonsafro

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Is Carolina after Patrick Baldwin?I noticed David Sisk was talking about it.
I think he's one of the guys they would recruit if he pulls out of the draft. But I think Matthew Mayer and Pete Nance are more likely to actually return to college, so I'd guess one of them is more likely to take UNC's last scholarship.