Basketball effort has been sub-par and unacceptable

TO THE EDITOR:

Let’s be honest. No one expected the men’s basketball team to win the ACC, even after the sportswriter’s poll placed them at the top of the league. The team simply lost too much talent from last year’s NCAA title team.

That said, I don’t believe that anyone would expect this team to trail by 15 or more in six different games this year and to lose in the fashion it has to Virginia, College of Charleston, etc.

 The team lacks floor leadership, doesn’t understand the offense and can’t execute it, and cannot identify an opposing shooter.

The team shoots worse at the free throw line than my 13-year-old daughter.

Players cannot complete a simple cross-court chest pass without requiring the recipient to lunge back two feet or jump to catch it.

Players drive into triple coverage in the lane, with no concept of where the pass should occur.

Coach Roy Williams has played the “good coach” role in his press conferences, speaking as to how he must do a better job with this team than he has.

After half the season, I can no longer stomach listening to Roy taking the heat for the inabilities of this team.

 I see a consistent lack of aggressiveness, toughness, leadership and effort. If you’re a basketball player at UNC, listen up.

If you look down at that uniform, at all of the history and tradition it represents, and it doesn’t inspire you to go out and leave it all on floor every game, please take it off and give it back.

You don’t deserve it.

Greg Fansler
UNC ’94