šŸ€ UVa Men’s Basketball - February 2024

I’m still a bit sad that our primary offensive adjustment was to double down hard on the Blocker/Mover, but at the very least we’re throwing some wrinkles in there to get Groves and IMac cleaner looks on the perimeter. Also Minor’s ability to screen and roll off those screens has made our sets significantly more effective.

Maybe next year will be the year where we move away from it completely. Or the year after that. Or never.

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Huge win. Yes, we got lucky at the end, but we put ourselves in a position to be lucky. Clemson kept threatening, and we didn’t fold. My heart has finally stopped pounding. I feel great.

If you want to celebrate this win by complaining that you would have coached differently or that some player doesn’t live up to your standards … that’s your call. I’m opening up a bottle of 18-year-old Scotch and partaking generously. I think that’s much more fun.

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Sounds great I’ll be right over

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Ha! Yes. The more, the merrier.

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82nd best offense and 4th best defense since we ā€œturned the cornerā€ (heavy quotes).

Big one against Miami coming up. Weird stylistic match up. Don’t love it. Go Hoos.

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So, it appears Bond has been buried deep on the bench. I am not sure that is going to change. I feel bad for the kid; he always seems to have such a good attitude.

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Be patient wait your time and get better.

Taine apent 2.25 yrs wandering the wilderness but he kept grinding and when his number was called he showed out.

Bond’s a great kid but he’s not a good player right now. He could be a good absolutely develop into one but he’s not the answer in this moment.

Keep grinding and his time will come.

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I don’t think it is. Groves played 4 the entire game and was moving, not blocking. Pretty sure the offense was a hybrid of CBS, triangle and sides/B/M today. But it certainly wasn’t ā€œdoubling downā€ on blocker-mover.

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Quick turnaround to Miami on Monday. But the upside is they get 5 days off for FSU. Hopefully that gives time to get everyone healthy and a couple of good practices before the pretty tough final stretch.

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Bond still basically a freshman. Learning season

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52nd in T rank and 57th in KenPom this morning. Believe this is the first time this year our t rank has been higher than our KenPom

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Lunardi is a joke.

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The SEC with 9 teams in is ridiculous.

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Florida and TAMU in over uva is moronic

Also, Cincinnati should be in - two top 15 road wins and a 3rd ranked win

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Yes he is and statistically his brackets are way down the list year after year in accuracy.

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Mississippi State and Texas A&M being last four byes made me L O L. Don’t put too much stock into this.

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clickbait.

it’s bait. you clicked.

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St John’s, Seton Hall and Providence…. Might as well throw Nova in there.

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How much does the committee weigh trends?

I recall they factored it a few years back but heard that might have changed or wasn’t borne out in their final decisions last few.

Anyone know?

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