🏀 UVA at Virginia Tech, Mon, 19 Feb, 1900, ESPN

They’ll get up for UVA visiting. Will probably be the last time they really care about their team this year, as after this it’s back to mediocrity and NIT resignation, but for one last shining evening they get to get hyped for a game that matters a lot to them. UVA and Duke visiting Cassell are their super bowls.

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This 100%. I don’t care how down they are on the men’s team. There will be fans there tonight and they will be loud. It’s a primetime game on a Monday night. The barn will be braying in the hopes of an upset tonight.

Let’s go into the barn and take care of business and send the Hokies packing.

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I’ll bite. Is he better than Reece, IMac, or Dunn?

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Winning tonight will require a toughness and an edge from UVA that I’m not sure we’ve seen yet, other than maybe at Clemson. Since tech won’t be in the tournament, this is their Super Bowl.

It’s going to be loud, they’re going to hit 3’s, and I’m excited to see how we respond and who steps up. I like ending the regular season with trips to the barn and to Cameron to prepare for the post-season.

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Personally I think road games are often easier than neutral site games.

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Love this team in this spot. Kenpom says loss. Vegas says loss. Almost half the fans say loss. I love all the bulletin board material. Double digit win (maybe not quite 20 Fresh).

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I don’t know. Honestly, I think that win at FSU showed toughness, and we had to put up 80 to win it.

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@wahoobelinda is the MVP of this thread right now.

Tom Cruise Whatever GIF

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I am officially retired from making graphics. Good God @jazznutUVA - we may have a new hoodie offering on our hands @Merch

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Which ball screen coverage will we do more of?
  • Flat hedge (screener’s defender at the level of the screen)
  • Hard hedge (you know what this is)
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How often will we double the post?
  • 0-25% of post touches
  • 26-50% of post touches
  • 51-75% of post touches
  • 76-100% of post touches
0 voters
Who plays more tonight?
  • Jordan Minor
  • Blake Buchanan
0 voters

Made some edits to fix typos, so you may have to revote.

Cons of this game:
I hate Cassell
This is their super bowl. Fans will be most loud and this will be their best game of the season production wise
I will have to watch Frank Beamer eat popcorn at some point in this game.
Tired legs + Mentally weak = could get ugly at times
Chucking team = high variance. Could get ugly one way or another

Pros:
Virginia Tech is pretty atrocious defensively. Like we were miserable offensively last time and still put up 65 points.
They are really easy to guard. Just dont hedge and dont double. Switch when you can.

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The Frank Beamer comment. Haha - 100% true

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Someone tell VPI to pay their electric bill before tonight so the boys don’t have to shoot in that cave

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We should bring our own light stanchions. Just set them up without comment.

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Everything I voted I thought would happen I am NOT in favor of happening. I think we shouldn’t hard hedge and I think Minor should play a lot more and I don’t think we should double the post but I imagine it will all happen the other way around.

I would, however, love to see CTB get mad at the refs again and have two games in a row where he get’s T’d up! Just for the fun of it.

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I work with a VT grad… he told me in their “master plan”… the basketball upgrade section just says “upgrade indoor lighting”. Everything else is for Lane improvements.

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If we had beaten Pitt, this game would mean less, but now it’s huge. Assuming we can beat BC and GaTech (not easy, but doable), a win tonight should put us in good position for a double bye in the ACC Tournament and a spot in the NCAA – regardless of what we do against Carolina and Duke.

I don’t think Tech is that good this year, but it’s always a tough environment, and they certainly have the potential to get hot. I’m not sure what to expect, to be honest. Hoping for the best, wouldn’t be surprised by the worst.

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See yall in Blacksburg! Let’s get a W!

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I think for now in college basketball Reece!! And iMac are better basketball players than Elijah

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This is awesome work but gives Bass Tech too much credit

Bored Gilligans Island GIF by TV Land Classic

Maybe we pivot to Minnow Tech @chavlicek15

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