Coaching malpractice: how is Caleb Wilson barely involved in the second half?

Caleb Wilson was absolutely cooking in the first half against Wake Forest.

Going into the locker room, Wilson already had 17 points and 9 rebounds, connecting on all seven of his shot attempts from the floor. With him dominating the game, the message in the locker room should've been very, very simple:

"Keep feeding No. 8."

However, the UNC basketball program, for some odd reason, did the complete opposite, and it almost cost them the game.

Caleb Wilson's frustration says it all

Noah Weiskopf of 247Sports asked Wilson the question we all wanted an answer to: why did North Carolina completely go away from him in the second half?

"I don't know, man. I don't know."

You can sense the frustration from the five-star forward, and rightly so! It's actually a sign of coaching malpractice if we're really looking at it from a bigger perspective.

Look around the country

Cameron Boozer touches the basketball every single possession in which he's on the floor.

Kansas' entire offense is catered around Darryn Peterson.

BYU has no issues keeping star AJ Dybantsa involved.

Why is getting Caleb Wilson involved in the second half becoming such a difficult thing for the UNC basketball program?

Wake Forest couldn't stop Wilson. They simply had no answer for him. Fortunately for them, Hubert Davis and the guards slowed down the five-star freshman for them, opening the gates for the Demon Deacons to creep right back into the game.

Time to face reality: the guard play has been HORRIBLE

Let's face it: the UNC basketball program's guard play has been horrible, and it's only been worse since Seth Trimble returned to the lineup.

Derek Dixon looks nothing like the player we saw in flashes during Trimble's absence. Luka Bogavac, who rolled off eight consecutive double-digit scoring outputs, has barely seen the floor, and when he does, he has struggled to the point where he's a liability on the floor.

Kyan Evans has been extremely inconsistent, not living up to the hype he came to Chapel Hill with.

There needs to be some difficult conversations in Chapel Hill as early as Sunday, ones that certain players won't like to hear. The message should be loud and very clear:

We should NOT have an offensive possession where Caleb Wilson (and Henri Veesaar) don't touch the basketball.

Even if teams want to double Wilson, he showed (especially on Saturday night) that he can find open teammates for good looks. That was a point Wilson brought up in the post game, noting how he felt he could've had 10 assists on the night.

He ended the night with three.

The duo of Wilson and Veesaar connected on 17 of their 19 shot attempts from the floor. The rest of the team was just 12 of 36 from the floor.

If North Carolina stuck to the game plan, they would've won this game in blowout fashion.

Hubert Davis needs to step up

Hubert Davis should be demanding that his guards get his big men involved throughout the game. If those said guards are being selfish and can't accomplish that, then go to the bench and insert someone who will do what's best for the team.

At this point, Hubert Davis might just be getting in the way of what this team's ceiling could truly be. Not one coach on the staff felt the need to say, "hey guys, get Caleb Wilson the basketball."

Last year, we begged for Davis to do anything other than create ISO opportunities for RJ Davis. Now, it's the polar opposite, as we are demanding that he find ways to get arguably the best player in the country the basketball.

If this trend continues, the UNC basketball program won't reach their full potential, and more difficult conversations regarding the future of the program, especially Davis' job status, will need to be had.

Let's not waste an opportunity of capitalizing on arguably the best freshman this program has had in quite some time.