Tar Heels Still Seeking Effectiveness Between Set Plays And Freelancing

Posted Feb 7, 2023
Hubert Davis doesn’t run the same freelance motion that Roy Williams did, though UNC does run plays not nearly as choreographed. "If we get scored on, I call a play," Davis said. "On a missed shot, I allow them to get out in transition and go into freelance." The Tar Heels do morph into freelance in the halfcourt offense, but only if a called set breaks down. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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