Duke4life831 wrote:GimmeDat wrote:clyde21 wrote:it'll be interesting to see how Cole does this season, he's essentially being given White's role at UNC, so we'll see.
White is a high bar of productivity.. I think it'll that comparison won't do him a ton of favors. Like if people want him top 5 in this draft they'll expect him to be a lot better than Coby, and that's a tough ask. But tools/ceiling wise I think Cole still eclipses Coby even if they have relatively similar college production.
I think individually Cole will surpass Coby. But team success won't be the same. I think UNC is going to struggle somewhat next year. They just don't have the talent that this year's team had. Garrison Brooks is really their only returning key contributor from last year while not really reloading all that well, Bacot is the next best incoming player and him and Brooks play essentially the same role. Im expecting 18-20/4/5 kind of numbers for Cole next year.
It is an interesting debate going on in UNC circles right now about which team is more talented between this one and last season. I think they are very similar teams in terms of overall talent, maybe a slight nod to 2019 due to Cam Johnson, as I don’t see anyone replicating his shooting. I do think, however that Roy will be able to throw more looks around with 2020, and can go back to bullying teams on the boards more with Bacot in the fold as the most talented big he has had in years (that sounds weird to say). I think Keeling is going to transition nicely as the starting 2 guard who can do a lot off the dribble and Pierce provides a lot of toughness and versatility at the 3 and 4 spot. If Harris is healthy Roy is going to love him as he loves to play defense, body up and doesn’t take plays off. The pieces are there, just a matter of seeing how long it takes for them to gel as they will be replacing 4 starters. I think the ball movement and rebounding will be a lot better than last season. I think the pace will ratchet down a bit and the team won’t be as explosive offensively.
I see Anthony putting up more Chris Paul at Wake Forest numbers to the tune of 15 and 7.
I am bored and none of you care but what the hell, here is my stat distribution prediction for UNC:
Starters
PG Anthony 15 ppg, 7 apg
SG Keeling 14 ppg, 4 apg
SF Pierce 9 ppg, 5 rpg, 3 apg
PF Brooks 11 ppg, 6 rpg
C Bacot 10 ppg, 7 rpg
Bench
SG/SF Robinson 7 ppg, 3 rpg
PG/SF/PF Leaky 6 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg
SG Harris 4 ppg
C Huffman 4 ppg, 3 rpg (think he will pass Manley as Manley is injured)
