(03-21-2019 08:41 AM)Tribe2011 Wrote:  Also where on earth did this rumor start that Shaver was an unlikeable hardass facing a player revolt? He's always seemed like quite the player's coach to me, and the low rate of transfers during his tenure seems to back that up. Programs seem to average 1-2 transfers out a year these days, and we've been well below that mark.

He played for Dean Smith. He's got a buttoned-up, conservative persona. He doesn't come off as the Pete Carroll- type, but maybe I'm completely wrong. Obviously many of his former players really respect him. I'm a fan of the old-school approach (and a lot of elite college coaches over the years have succeeded with that style) but I know it rubs some people the wrong way.

Either way, it doesn't matter because afaik people are just trying to read tea leaves in player motivation. Without any real substance they're just full of, shall we say, baloney. And as you rightly point out, transfers were never much of a problem under Shaver.