(01-05-2018 09:50 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 09:28 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:44 PM)herdfifteen Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:10 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 07:57 PM)herdfifteen Wrote:  You can't play at that level if you don't play defense, I have seen no evidence Keatts has the patience for it. I realize he presently doesn't have the talent to competent but in reading the State board his 'pressing ' style has not changed. Unlike UNCW he will not have superior talent at State.

Just to clarify, are you saying he was able to attract top mid-major talent to UNCW (and we could out-athlete our conference foes), but won't be able to do the same at State due to programs like UNC, Duke, etc?

Yes

Okay. I don't think we attracted talent beyond the capability of any other CAA team. Not similar in relation to how UNC and Duke bring in talent far superior to the rest of the ACC. Let's face it, Keatts got lucky concerning Flemmings. That one fell into his lap. Outside of that, I think Keatts just executed better at UNCW than he has thus far at State. A lot of that does amount to talent level, but part of that is because of the guys he has to play right now. He's playing with a team that wasn't built for his "system".

He immediately won at Uncw with a team that wasn’t built for his system... so there’s that

Keatts had pretty good talent here in his first year and they were a veteran club. His real strength is recruiting IMO and if he is able to recruit top talent at NCSU they will win . I don't see him as any type of x and o wizard,talent development guy but a system coach who can win with the right type of player. The Duke win was no surprise to me and simply because they don't guard the iso or 2 man game at all. Duke either has to play one big or play all zone.