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Welter: If Hubert Davis keeps living in the past, he'll get left there
Pat Welter explains why Tar Heels head basketball coach needs to adapt with the times while holding onto tradition, or he may be left in the past.
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Pat Welter explains why Tar Heels head basketball coach needs to adapt with the times while holding onto tradition, or he may be left in the past.
BOWL REMATCH FROM 2 YEARS AGO. EAGLES WIN. 55. 23. >> JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PART OF THE CAROLINA FAMILY DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE SAFE. BACKGROUND FIRED IN-SEASON AND REPLACED WITH A GUY WHO APPARENTLY DREAMED OF COMING HOME TO CAROLINA. HIS WHOLE LIFE. THEY RIPPED THE BAND-AID OFF ONCE MANY WONDERING COULD THEY DO IT AGAIN AFTER BARELY BEING BOSTON COLLEGE HOOPER. DAVID, SOUNDS LIKE HE'S DURING HIS FATE. >> THIS IS NOT A JOB. THIS IS MY HOME. AND IT'S THE HOME OF EVERY ONE OF THE OTHER COACHES AS WELL. AND EVERY OTHER COACH BECAUSE THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PLACE CAN SAY THE SAME THINGS. MAYBE IT'S HARDER NOW. WHEN I WAS HERE, I DIDN'T HAVE TO. DEAL WITH IN IOW TRANSFER PORTAL. I DIDN'T HAVE AN AGENT. MY DAD. WAS IN THE STANDS AND HE WAS MY DAD NEVER TALKED TO ME ABOUT BASKETBALL. I WASN'T IN A HURRY TO GET TO THE NBA. I DIDN'T HAVE THOSE THINGS. I WAS RIGHT WHERE I WANTED TO BE. AND I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE. >> I'VE HEARD HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE FRIENDS, THE FAMILY, THE AGENTS IN THE PHONE BEFORE, BUT NEVER LIKE THIS. I NEVER SEE HIS WIFE IN A PRESS CONFERENCE. I NEVER HEARD HIM SAY THAT FOR HIM AND HIS ASSISTANTS. THIS ISN'T A JOB. THIS IS HOME READING BETWEEN THE LINES, YOU KNOW, IS THAT THEY CAN TURN THIS THING AROUND. CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE MADE, MAYBE NOT HIM, BUT DEFINITELY HIS STAFF. WELL, NO ONE WAS CAROLINA TO SUCCEED MORE THAN HUBERT. BUT I WONDER IF THIS IS REALLY THE CAROLINA HE WANTS TO COACH IN COLLEGE. BASKETBALL IS DIFFERENT. WHY DO YOU THINK WE'VE SEEN ALL THESE COACHES LEAVE THE GAME? THE COLLEGE MODELS NOW PROFESSIONAL SPORT WITHOUT A DEFINED SET OF RULES. HUBERT MADE THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME. HIS FIRST SEASON MISSED THE TOURNAMENT. THE NEXT ON THE ONE SEED LAST YEAR AND IS NOW IN REAL DANGER OF MISSING THE TOURNAMENT AGAIN IN A VACUUM THAT IS IT A FIREABLE OFFENSE. BUT I'VE COVERED ALL 4 SEASONS. AND ONE THING IS INCREASINGLY CLEAR HERE. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE TEST. HE WAS LITERALLY AT A LOSS FOR WORDS SATURDAY LONG, DRAMATIC PAUSES AND THEN THAT EXISTENTIAL RENT YOU JUST HEARD AT THE END, CAROLINA IS IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE OF HIS ROSTER. MISMANAGEMENT. THEY'RE SIMPLY TOO SHORT AND HE'S MAKING TEAMS LIKE BC IN STANFORD LOOK LIKE FINAL 4 CONTENDERS. NOW I'M AGENT TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY THAT UNC ISN'T DOING ITS DUE DILIGENCE IN THE PORTAL. IN-SEASON OTHER SCHOOLS ARE MAKING CALLS CAROLINA CRICKETS PROBLEM THEY CAN SOLVE WITHOUT GENERAL MANAGER. NOW THERE'S STILL TIME TO MAKE THE TOURNAMENT. THEY JUST LANDED THE TOP 10 RECRUIT. I ADMIRE HERE. IT'S LOVE OF TRADITION, BUT HE'S FALLEN SHORT OF THE STANDARD LIVE IN THE PAST. YOU'LL GET LEFT IN IT. HE NEEDS TO ADAPT OTHERWISE. CHAPEL HILL CAN