The North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves on the bubble here as January wraps up and a tough finish to their Atlantic Coast Conference schedule still awaits. While UNC has had a really tough non-conference schedule, they are struggling in conference play as well.
UNC’s struggles have been too familiar, popping up in each game this season. And some former players may have the answer as to why the Tar Heels are struggling.
On the latest episode of the “Run Your Race” podcast, host Theo Pinson talked to former Tar Heels Justin Jackson and Raymond Felton. They discussed this year’s team and the lack of a leader on it.
“I think that’s the biggest thing missing,” Pinson said. “I think RJ [Davis] took a step forward the last game because he guarded the best player. That was a leadership type showing my example.”
Felton chimed in and said that it was not enough still and that someone like Davis needs to be more vocal.
“But he still has to be a leader by voice. He has too. For him to take as many shots as he do, for him to have the ball in his hands as much as he do, he has to lead by mouth, not just by example,” Felton said. “Somebody has to go into that locker room sometime and not let Coach Davis say a word. Just get in there and say what you have to say. That’s it. Plain and simple.”
He finished his point off by mentioning how the teams he played on had more than one vocal leader, listing Jawad Williams and Melvin Scott. Pinson mentioned a story about Jackson being a vocal leader, using the Final Four game against Oregon as a great example.
They are right. It feels like this team really doesn’t have a leader right now and it’s what could be missing. There is still some time to regroup and get things together but UNC needs to stack some wins in a hurry.
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