Moral of this game: I would MUCH rather us lose because IMac was aggressive but cold from 3 than lose because IMac just wouldnât let it fly from the perimeter.
We need IMac to play with this level of confidence every damn time. I donât care if he starts out hot or not, shoot the ball when youâve got an opening and see what happens.
I love Virginia basketball
Minor might end up being one of the most beloved players of the TB era. Things felt different this weekâŚ
Another good winâŚstill lots to work onâŚwished we could find more minutes for Gertrude and BuchananâŚwished rohde could get us a few more buckets a gameâŚRDs FTsâŚyikes
Maybe serious thought unless itâs a bad idea / doesnât work: back up to get a little space. Heâs got good range. Doesnât need to be right at the line.
That was another step in the right direction. Good stuff.
Would also help to prevent all the Shayok 3âs heâs taken the past couple of games.
Jordan Minor inserted into the starting lineup is the Joe Harris had dinner at Tony Bennettâs house story 10 years later.
Loved the daggers from Groves and McKneely.
When this team is confident, we have guys who can close it out.
Lots of players with really good games tonight.
Itâs so frustrating because what prevented Jordan from playing was his inability to hedge and recover and work within the packline.
And it turns out we are best when not doing those things/the adjustment and turning point is us hard hedging less and going flat, switching, and just playing man straight up. idifjslkdjfhjsfghdf
And McKneely jsut realizing: Hey I shouldnât hesitate and should just start jacking.
Reece with the massive double-double (19 & 11), but Dunn was just one point shy (ahem, one free throw) of double-doubling too
Their bigs were as likely to pick and pop as they were to pick and roll. Easier recovery on those pops.
Crazy how you can overcome mistakes when guys can actually makes shots lol that was a fun one! Hope this is the start of a hot steak for IMac
Iâm not slinging the âThings finally clicked for Minor to make him playableâ narrative. Itâs more, Tony had to compromise on his system and backed into allowing Minor to play.
Much more âconnectedâ with Minor on the floor. Blake is young, but so not ready either physically or mentally.
Small nitpick but I miss when the highlights featured our radio broadcast and some views from the sideline instead of just reusing the ESPN feed. Probably much easier for them to get these up quickly, but when the ACC Network is already doing fairly comprehensive highlights on their own Youtube channel it becomes redundant.
He deserves a hot steak after that performance
Both are preferable to relying heavily on Dunn/Groves at the 5 for 95% of the game. Actual screen setters and big bodies
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