really good win.
We have our future guards. Need to hit the portal big to replace Cam Taylor/London Clarkson/Sam Brunelle.
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Tony, youâve been critical of the womenâs frantic out-of-control pace. What do you think of their first ACC win?
Tony:
Also Tony: Weâve added a new player to the menâs roster. Kymorty Johnson will be playing soon.
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Wahoowa. Thanks Guys
Thanks Serum, Iâm almost setup. Stopped while the game was on. Iâll be ready next game
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11-for-13 from 2 as a guard is pretty sweet.
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They shot the lights out compared to what i have seen. Mo sending a message.
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She looked so much better driving the lane and working within the flow of the offense rather than chucking up a deep 3 early in the shot clock. Still a healthy 7 attempts from the perimeter but didnât see any that looked forced.
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Mo even passed up a lot of threes that sheâs taken in earlier games â mostly where she was open but a little deep and still early in the shot clock. Given she was âhotâ tonight that restraint is especially impressive. Getting smarter.
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McGhee starting the last couple of games has made a difference as well. Sheâs been good.
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Mo with a huge game! Maybe her breakout statement game.
I sense Samâs role is diminishing some as the season goes on even though her minutes arenât dropping much. Think sheâll lose some more time when Mir comes back.
Great win girls! On the road in the ACC is no easy feat. Hoping we can earn an NIT bid this year and actually be able to play unlike last year.
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Itâs curious that Sam got only 4 minutes in a game where Noyan got 25. Kudos to Noyan (and a great sign for the future), but normally Sam is our first backup big after Cam and London get in their inevitable foul trouble. Wonder if sheâs hurting, or if we just needed a little bit more quickness.
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Someone on the sabre said they saw her in a boot a day or two ago
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Great win. Proud of the team.
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Iâm fine with Sam being a veteran locker room and bench presence at this point. Injury history being what it is, probably time to play folks with more upside.
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From far this is what I think. Good call.
She has a bright future and after injuries etc less is more for her basketball wise
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Only 6 TOs in the 2nd half. Good job.
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Weâve got Clark, McGhee and Johnson with Vaughn and Brown for a year and maybe Pauley in reserve for the backcourt. Noyan and Hurd, a 4 star recruit, in the frontcourt. And ummâŚthatâs it. And thatâs a tiny backcourt with 3 of the top 4 in the 5â7â range. And Coach Mox seems to like to play a big rotation.
So yeah, gonna need to hit the portal big for lots of bigs.
Joy Woolfolkâs sister wouldâve been a really nice get in the 24 class, but canât blame her for choosing Georgia I guess. Lost out on her and Zayâs brother to UGA basketball.
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Yes and no. I mean, officially the squad has 14 players on it atm and 9 of them are guards. So, just going by players per position the squad seems a little smaller than it really is, because players like O and Mir are listed as being guards despite being 6â2" and 6â (I think), respectively and very athletic. Plus, Noyan is 6â3" and has come along really well for a first year and Brown plays way bigger than she is.
I think the real issue is losing Cam. Sheâs been an absolute workhorse inside with the size, strength, and aggression to go right through people (she gets called for a lot of charges, but after it happens once other players usually get out of her way) and thereâs no one else on the roster who can replicate that. Iâd kind of be fascinated to see Brown at the 4 in an âArmaan Franklin is our best PFâ kind of way and then Noyen at the 5.
And then the real answer to the question is: âWhat does Mir do next year?â If she comes back, then, yeah, theyâll want a big out of the portal but the team will have so much athleticism itâll probably work out. But if she doesnât come back, then the front court is going to be underwhelming almost no matter what.
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Correct me if Iâm wrong on Mir but eligibility isnât an issue, right? Class of 2020 out of HS, her freshman year at UConn was 2020-21, which was the âdoesnât countâ COVID year. 2021-22 She mid-season transferred to UVA but should count as her de facto freshman season, and then last season (2022-23) her effective sophomore year. This current season is her 4th in college, but (a) if she plays, itâs just her junior year, and (b) if she takes off the rest of the season for more rehab, itâs a redshirt year. Either way, next year sheâs eligible as either a senior (if she plays this year) or a RS junior (if she doesnât), unless the worry is she might have her degree in hand and want to either go pro or grad transfer?
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With this win, the NITâs back on the menu, but itâs still an uphill climb. In order to finish at or above .500, we need to either win 6 of our last 11 games, or win 5 of 11 plus get 2 wins in the ACCT. Whatâs left:
4 good win chances: Pitt (H), Clemson (H), BC (A), Wake (A)
2 upsets to reasonably hope for: Syracuse (H), Miami (H)
5 opportunities for big upsets*: UNC (H), VT (A), Louisville (A), Duke (A), VT (H)
If we win exactly 5 of those, we probably end up roughly a 10-seed in the ACCT, so weâd get one easy game and then a marginal Top 25 team the next day.
*At FSU would have fallen in this category too, so thereâs that
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