Over the course of the 2021-22 season, Brady Manek did exactly what Hubert Davis asked him to: transformed the way UNC plays basketball. That’s no exaggeration. The Carolina Way looks less like a Roy Williams running and rebounding machine, and more like a modern NBA offense. Talented leftovers from Roy’s last team were able to make the transition in time, but Hubert had to go outside the program to grad the missing piece that let everything else fall into place.
Brady Manek’s ability to space the floor, knock down three-pointers, and let Armando Bacot absolutely gobble up every available rebound, will be tough to duplicate going forward.