šŸ€ Pepsi Blue vs White Scrimmage, Sat, 5 October, 1800, Bootlegged Video Only

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Sharma nice turnaround jumper from the FT line. 8-4 white. Then he fouls IMac on a take.

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Even though he isnt converting as much, dai dai has some juice/wiggle.

Robinson had that monster block on buchanan and nothing else

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He looks pretty fast and competent with the ball. Jumper looks like itā€™s going in every shot.

Impressive so far though defense might be a bit of a WIP.

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Iā€™m always mostly just interested in the lineups in this game, less than how guys play. Iā€™d say right now itā€™s pretty much what we expected. Warley is the starting PGā€¦either Taine or Power starting, less about the player than whether playing big is the way to go. Theyā€™re gonna up and down shift with Power/Saunders as a 3/4 and 4/5. Running new stuff, trying to be more aggressive in transition.

Honestly no surprises, which makes me feel good that people didnā€™t feed me too much bullshit. I suspect weā€™d see at least 9 if not 10 guys firmly in the rotation at the start of the year.

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iMac makes both FTā€™s, 8-6 white.

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Dai Dai with a drive for 2 and the foul ends a scoring drought for both teams. Makes the FT 11-6 white.

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That was a reaallllyyy nice dai dai drive and 1 on buchanan. Reece like

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I forgot Rohde was even on the floor. Such a ā€œdo no harmā€ player. Cant belueve i thought he was gonna drop 20 ppg last season

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Nice block by Cofie.

And then a Power 3 from the corner. Taine responds with a 3 of his own. 14-9 white.

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TJP is so hard to guard on catch and shoot. Tall with a great release. His shot is legit

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I love Virginia basketball

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I think for us to hit our ceiling we need him out of the rotation. Afraid his upside is just too limited

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White wins the 3rd quarter 16-9 and I guess thatā€™s it. Will post thoughts in a bit, hope the PBP helped satiate the fans who couldnā€™t make it out lol.

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For those that were there, thoughts on the new offense? Struck me that there was a lot more going on than oftentimes in recent years, a lot more movement. Not sure the movement was efficient, though. What did others think?

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Seemed like a lot of 5 out and continuity ball screen.

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Anyone else think the lack of menā€™s intros was odd? Maybe a Tony humility pillar thing?

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I yhink everyone just tired after a long day

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Scattered, rambling thoughts going down the road.

  • Starting 5 of IMac/Warley/Power/Saunders/BB looked crisp on both ends. Think thatā€™s the lineup to start the season.
  • Saunders looked really solid, still seems pretty perimeter oriented but I could see him being our leading/2nd leading scorer.
  • I thought Bliss looked more sound with the ball than Dai Dai and has a better looking shot, but Dai Dai is more explosive going downhill. No clear winner between the two. Warley looks like the clear cut starting PG.
  • BB looked meh, nice post move to start out but then pretty rough offensively the rest of the way. Looked bigger but still not quite there.
  • Offense is definitely faster, not moving at Mach speed and still had our shot clock run down a couple times but generally there was less stagnation.
  • Can you guys believe Bama lost to Vandy?
  • Taine should be our 6th man, first guy off the bench. Very much in control.
  • Sharma looks like heā€™s gonna be a player. Needs to get a bit stronger and clean things up defensively but his shot is beautiful and he looked solid with the ball in his hands.
  • Rohde looks improved but not sure by how much. Didnā€™t take many jumpers.
  • Powerā€™s shot looked good and he had a couple nice drives. His size will help him on defense.
  • A Rob is a major WIP on offense but held his own defensively.
  • Cofie was up and down, probably a RS candidate but did make some nice plays including a good block.
  • Team overall looks solid albeit an incomplete product. Weā€™ve got a lot more shooters and maybe more importantly guys willing to shoot the ball this season but itā€™ll be a process trying to find out where everyone fits. Feel like past the starting 5 thereā€™s gonna be a ton of lineup tinkering this year.
  • We won!
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How did the band sound? Any new wrinkles?

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Band wasnā€™t present. Probably all getting turnt after the big football win earlier.

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