Davis gives players more insights on opponents than he got playing for Dean Smith

Posted Mar 8, 2022
Current North Carolina basketball players are exposed to much more information about opponents than they got in the days when Coach Hubert Davis was playing for the legendary Dean Smith. While Davis believes and follows the reasoning behind that approach, he gives players more insights and scouting on player tendencies than Smith did. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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