Nassir Little

[shakes0]

finally showed up last night. Welcome to your freshman year Nassir!

Let's see if he can keep it going.

[BostonCouchGM]

hopefully this last performance will shut up some of his naysayers. His lack of production is almost entirely due to playing time which isn't based on his talent. The false narrative of his bad defense will be long forgotten come tournament time. He'll be a top pick in a strong draft with a good tournament and pre-draft workouts

[clyde21]

per40 in conference play: 23ppg / 10rpg / 3apg / 1spg on 21 PER and 56 TS%.

give him more minutes Roy.

[Stillwater]

Coby has been doing it all season and still gets no shine... Nas is a developmental prospect with elite intangibles and Roy holding him back was for his own good.

[Duke4life831]

Coby has been doing it all season and still gets no shine... Nas is a developmental prospect with elite intangibles and Roy holding him back was for his own good.

Not sure about that.

[Stillwater]

Coby has been doing it all season and still gets no shine... Nas is a developmental prospect with elite intangibles and Roy holding him back was for his own good.

Not sure about that.

Throwing him into the fire with as much as he needed to learn would have hurt the team and killed his stock more than it already was killed not getting the starter minutes. He will earn back some of the stock he lost if he keeps performing at a high level and people will be reminded of why he was so highly recruited in the first place.

[shakes0]

hopefully this last performance will shut up some of his naysayers. His lack of production is almost entirely due to playing time which isn't based on his talent. The false narrative of his bad defense will be long forgotten come tournament time. He'll be a top pick in a strong draft with a good tournament and pre-draft workouts

why would him finally showing up 20 games into his career shut up the naysayers? Now if he continues to play well that's a different story.

And the only false narrative I've been reading on this board is the one that claims that the HOF coach is too dumb to play this guy.

[clyde21]

hopefully this last performance will shut up some of his naysayers. His lack of production is almost entirely due to playing time which isn't based on his talent. The false narrative of his bad defense will be long forgotten come tournament time. He'll be a top pick in a strong draft with a good tournament and pre-draft workouts

why would him finally showing up 20 games into his career shut up the naysayers? Now if he continues to play well that's a different story.

And the only false narrative I've been reading on this board is the one that claims that the HOF coach is too dumb to play this guy.

can u stop acting like he's been this unplayable guy? in conference play he's averaging 23/10/3 on 56 TS and 21 PER per40.

again, and I've saying this all thread, he's not a guy that can really contribute in small stretches. He's not gonna do anything for u if all u do is throw him in there in 4 minute increments.

[shakes0]

hopefully this last performance will shut up some of his naysayers. His lack of production is almost entirely due to playing time which isn't based on his talent. The false narrative of his bad defense will be long forgotten come tournament time. He'll be a top pick in a strong draft with a good tournament and pre-draft workouts

why would him finally showing up 20 games into his career shut up the naysayers? Now if he continues to play well that's a different story.

And the only false narrative I've been reading on this board is the one that claims that the HOF coach is too dumb to play this guy.

can u stop acting like he's been this unplayable guy? in conference play he's averaging 23/10/3 on 56 TS and 21 PER per40.

again, and I've saying this all thread, he's not a guy that can really contribute in small stretches. He's not gonna do anything for u if all u do is throw him in there in 4 minute increments.

can you stop posting per40 numbers for a guy playing limited minutes. That stat means nothing in that context.


He has been completely unplayable in a few of the games I've seen. Dumb turnovers and a lack of knowledge on what to do on the court at times led to that.

Looked good in the last game, let's see if he builds on it.

But, I'm going to loudly object anytime anyone tries to push the BS narrative that he would've been awesome all year if only the evil and incompetent HOF coach had played him more.


You guys need to learn about Occam's razor. In this case, OR dictates that the reason he wasn't getting minutes earlier was because he had shown (in games and I'm sure in practice) that he wasn't good enough to warrant those minutes over his teammates.

[clyde21]

why would him finally showing up 20 games into his career shut up the naysayers? Now if he continues to play well that's a different story.

And the only false narrative I've been reading on this board is the one that claims that the HOF coach is too dumb to play this guy.

can u stop acting like he's been this unplayable guy? in conference play he's averaging 23/10/3 on 56 TS and 21 PER per40.

again, and I've saying this all thread, he's not a guy that can really contribute in small stretches. He's not gonna do anything for u if all u do is throw him in there in 4 minute increments.

can you stop posting per40 numbers for a guy playing limited minutes. That stat means nothing in that context.


He has been completely unplayable in a few of the games I've seen. Dumb turnovers and a lack of knowledge on what to do on the court at times led to that.

Looked good in the last game, let's see if he builds on it.

But, I'm going to loudly object anytime anyone tries to push the BS narrative that he would've been awesome all year if only the evil and incompetent HOF coach had played him more.


You guys need to learn about Occam's razor. In this case, OR dictates that the reason he wasn't getting minutes earlier was because he had shown (in games and I'm sure in practice) that he wasn't good enough to warrant those minutes over his teammates.

there's zero evidence to suggest that he's not even cracking 20 mins because he doesn't deserve it. extrapolated, he's been one UNC's most productive players, actually (along with White).

either way, you're acting like he's been unplayable. it's one thing to say he's disappointed, but for some reason you're going way too hard in the other direction trying to flex nuts per usual.

[shakes0]

can u stop acting like he's been this unplayable guy? in conference play he's averaging 23/10/3 on 56 TS and 21 PER per40.

again, and I've saying this all thread, he's not a guy that can really contribute in small stretches. He's not gonna do anything for u if all u do is throw him in there in 4 minute increments.

can you stop posting per40 numbers for a guy playing limited minutes. That stat means nothing in that context.


He has been completely unplayable in a few of the games I've seen. Dumb turnovers and a lack of knowledge on what to do on the court at times led to that.

Looked good in the last game, let's see if he builds on it.

But, I'm going to loudly object anytime anyone tries to push the BS narrative that he would've been awesome all year if only the evil and incompetent HOF coach had played him more.


You guys need to learn about Occam's razor. In this case, OR dictates that the reason he wasn't getting minutes earlier was because he had shown (in games and I'm sure in practice) that he wasn't good enough to warrant those minutes over his teammates.

there's zero evidence to suggest that he's not even cracking 20 mins because he doesn't deserve it. extrapolated, he's been one UNC's most productive players, actually (along with White).

either way, you're acting like he's been unplayable. it's one thing to say he's disappointed, but for some reason you're going way too hard in the other direction trying to flex nuts per usual.

and I'm telling you I've seen games where he's been unplayable and ended up riding the pine as a result. Too many bone head plays and just a general lack of knowledge regarding what he was supposed to be doing on the court.

[clyde21]

can you stop posting per40 numbers for a guy playing limited minutes. That stat means nothing in that context.


He has been completely unplayable in a few of the games I've seen. Dumb turnovers and a lack of knowledge on what to do on the court at times led to that.

Looked good in the last game, let's see if he builds on it.

But, I'm going to loudly object anytime anyone tries to push the BS narrative that he would've been awesome all year if only the evil and incompetent HOF coach had played him more.


You guys need to learn about Occam's razor. In this case, OR dictates that the reason he wasn't getting minutes earlier was because he had shown (in games and I'm sure in practice) that he wasn't good enough to warrant those minutes over his teammates.

there's zero evidence to suggest that he's not even cracking 20 mins because he doesn't deserve it. extrapolated, he's been one UNC's most productive players, actually (along with White).

either way, you're acting like he's been unplayable. it's one thing to say he's disappointed, but for some reason you're going way too hard in the other direction trying to flex nuts per usual.

and I'm telling you I've seen games where he's been unplayable and ended up riding the pine as a result. Too many bone head plays and just a general lack of knowledge regarding what he was supposed to be doing on the court.

i don't get how someone with 21 PER, 56 TS% and 7 BPM is 'unplayable'.

[PhilBlackson]

I still got love for Little (and Naz Reid) as top picks in the draft.

UNC has been atrocious at developing players lately, that's my 2c - flame away.

[Duke4life831]

I think it's a mix with Little. I think his hype got a little too high from the all Star circuit. So I don't think he was as good as many thought (including myself). But I also think Roy doesn't have a friendly OAD system. Roy is there teaching his system and the players are going to have to find their way to fit in (not bashing Roy at all, his resume speaks for itself).

So I don't necessarily have Little as a lock to be in that 2nd tier which I had to start the year. I also don't buy the sky is falling takes either, like he needs to return or might not even be a 1st rounder. Little isn't falling outside the top 10 in this draft. His physical gifts alone would prevent that.

[Hoopz Afrik]

I think it's a mix with Little. I think his hype got a little too high from the all Star circuit. So I don't think he was as good as many thought (including myself). But I also think Roy doesn't have a friendly OAD system. Roy is there teaching his system and the players are going to have to find their way to fit in (not bashing Roy at all, his resume speaks for itself).

So I don't necessarily have Little as a lock to be in that 2nd tier which I had to start the year. I also don't buy the sky is falling takes either, like he needs to return or might not even be a 1st rounder. Little isn't falling outside the top 10 in this draft. His physical gifts alone would prevent that.

Agreed. Kind of how it did for Cheik Diallo like 3 or 4 years ago.

I think Nas is a fine prospect. We just set our expectations a bit too high because of how he did on the All-Star circuit.

[NBA Fan 1234]

I think it's a mix with Little. I think his hype got a little too high from the all Star circuit. So I don't think he was as good as many thought (including myself). But I also think Roy doesn't have a friendly OAD system. Roy is there teaching his system and the players are going to have to find their way to fit in (not bashing Roy at all, his resume speaks for itself).

So I don't necessarily have Little as a lock to be in that 2nd tier which I had to start the year. I also don't buy the sky is falling takes either, like he needs to return or might not even be a 1st rounder. Little isn't falling outside the top 10 in this draft. His physical gifts alone would prevent that.

Agreed. Kind of how it did for Cheik Diallo like 3 or 4 years ago.

I think Nas is a fine prospect. We just set our expectations a bit too high because of how he did on the All-Star circuit.

Cheik was never really skilled, though. Nas, while he had his flaws handling and passing, was a pretty well-rounded scorer. The two big odd things to me re: Nas' transition to NCAA has been his jumper leaving him (which I think could be due to his added bulk, that was not needed) and his defense being hit/miss (although it has been better as of late, especially closing out).

[crows2]

can you stop posting per40 numbers for a guy playing limited minutes. That stat means nothing in that context.


He has been completely unplayable in a few of the games I've seen. Dumb turnovers and a lack of knowledge on what to do on the court at times led to that.

Looked good in the last game, let's see if he builds on it.

But, I'm going to loudly object anytime anyone tries to push the BS narrative that he would've been awesome all year if only the evil and incompetent HOF coach had played him more.


You guys need to learn about Occam's razor. In this case, OR dictates that the reason he wasn't getting minutes earlier was because he had shown (in games and I'm sure in practice) that he wasn't good enough to warrant those minutes over his teammates.

there's zero evidence to suggest that he's not even cracking 20 mins because he doesn't deserve it. extrapolated, he's been one UNC's most productive players, actually (along with White).

either way, you're acting like he's been unplayable. it's one thing to say he's disappointed, but for some reason you're going way too hard in the other direction trying to flex nuts per usual.

and I'm telling you I've seen games where he's been unplayable and ended up riding the pine as a result. Too many bone head plays and just a general lack of knowledge regarding what he was supposed to be doing on the court.

Can you produce evidence of this? I’m genuinely curious.

[shakes0]

there's zero evidence to suggest that he's not even cracking 20 mins because he doesn't deserve it. extrapolated, he's been one UNC's most productive players, actually (along with White).

either way, you're acting like he's been unplayable. it's one thing to say he's disappointed, but for some reason you're going way too hard in the other direction trying to flex nuts per usual.

and I'm telling you I've seen games where he's been unplayable and ended up riding the pine as a result. Too many bone head plays and just a general lack of knowledge regarding what he was supposed to be doing on the court.

Can you produce evidence of this? I’m genuinely curious.

sure, go watch any UNC games from the first 2 months of the season. Plenty of evidence in there to sate your curiosity.

[clyde21]

16 minutes again for Nas.

at this point he should just say F U to Roy and just prepare for the draft.

[Duke4life831]

16 minutes again for Nas.

at this point he should just say F U to Roy and just prepare for the draft.

Really all he has left to hope for is someone goes down and he gets a nice run in the tournament. Either than that, I don't see his draft stock rising.