I realize this is being facetious but it MIGHT be true, actually. Anthony is definitely leaning UNC but isn't a 100% lock at this point. The staff has felt very good about their time with him and every interaction has been extremely positive, is what I hear. Cole also has many friends already on the Wake team. With everyone expecting to return (sans Hoard, who is a maybe), Wake may still be an appealing destination for Anthony.
People are also forgetting about Adrien White, the UNCC transfer who sat out this year. All indications are that the dude can flat out ball and will be a starter next year, thereby filling a massive hole with our backcourt.
Manning knows he has to turn it around in every area: how practices are run, complete overhaul on how to approach defense, etc. That has been made clear to him in the evaluation a few weeks ago. I think he's firmly committed to "going against the grain" of what he's been used to, which at this point, can only yield good results based on what we've seen.