Originally Posted by
Faison1
I woke up this morning feeling badly for how upset I was with Cam last night. My wife (UNC Grad) actually left the room in the second half because I was yelling so loudly at him. So, Cam, if you're reading this, I apologize.
Reality is, he's 18-19 years old. Just 5 years older than my daughter. He's still a kid.
Different people react to pressure in different ways. Zion moves instinctively to get a rebound and score the basket on a second effort. It appears he doesn't have to think about it. Cam seems to struggle with everything because he's thinking too much...or too little. I can't tell.
Cam is a prime example of a kid who should stay in school for more than 1 year. He could really help himself in the long term by having the game slow down in college.
Having said all that, I felt the offense AND defense played much better with him on the bench and Vrank in the game. In no way do I feel Vrank is a long term solution. He looks slow on the court, and struggles to rebound if the ball is not right around him. But he took up space, made some nice passes, and played within himself. Hopefully he can do the same today against FSU.
Anyway, heartfelt apologies to Cam. I hope you play much better today, buddy!!!
I think we're all too hard on Cam. He is a very good basketball player but not an assertive player. He recedes into the background with both RJ and Zion on the court. RJ runs the offense, and Zion is the best player -- by far -- in college basketball. The last six games with Zion (including the first UNC game), Cam averaged 16.2 PPG.
But we need him now to be more effective and assertive.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013