UNC basketball is special but still not close to powerhouse
The power structure in college basketball is changing.
UNC basketball is special but still not close to powerhouse originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Times are changing and the last people to get that seem to be those running historically successful programs.
Recently, the University of North Carolina decided to move on from head coach Hubert Davis. That move created a general sense that UNC can secure any coach they may want, simply because they are North Carolina. It's easy to see why people think that.
History, hardware, sustained success over time, yet very little of that still carries the weight it once did. NIL and the transfer portal have changed the formula. Before, the majority of players tried to land at the top programs.
Even a legend like Michael Jordan was expected to sit on the bench and wait for his time, conceptually. The idea back then was so ubiquitous that the idea of a freshman taking the game-winning shot in a national championship game was considered lunacy. Such an eventuality does not exist today.