I love Virginia basketball
8 Likes
Only have caught the abbreviated game, but DDās D is the worst I have seen from a UVa guard in a looooong time. He gets beat off the dribble at the point of attack, floats underneath screens, and sorta just coasts, forcing the rest of the team to start scrambling. I am very underwhelmed by him (plus he likes mid-range jumpers - the ultimate LRA insult).
3 Likes
Dai Daiās defense isnāt awesome but heās already exceeded my expectations by a lot. He brings confidence as a three level scorer, right now at 47% from 3 on the season and 91% at the line. Also one of the only guys to get into the teeth of the defense and score, draw a foul, or try and make a play out of it.
20 Likes
Not hard to improve from 28% to 30%.
Hilariousā¦ Kenny Smith made a pretty good career of side spinning his shotā¦ like first team All American maybe?
Reggie Miller had terrible form.
World B Free. Norm Nixon.
Not everyone can be Klay or Ray.
2 Likes
Correct
Ummm Jamall Wilkes
1 Like
Iām rewatching this, and Gallagher wore a three piece suit? Okay, thatās a little try-hard.
Love Dai Dai. His defense will improve. Heās got that toughness too that more of our guys need.
2 Likes
Ultimately, kind of a weird choppy game. Never in doubt, really, but never really in hand, either.
- They took and made a lot of 3s, which is why they kept it close. Is that variance? On the packline principles? On our generally meh athleticism? Yes, yes, yes, IMO.
- They also tried to play fast and turned it over a lot and we generally capitalized.
- Itās the kind of game I wouldnāt have been surprised by this summer, at a macro level: I thought weād have a competent+ offense and a questionabel defense. But we got there in a wacky way.
- Will read Cutsā¦
- Okay, bonus thought. Stop yelling at Clare Aubry (John Gallagher, UVa front row bros whining about calls, and anyone else)
1 Like
Putting the Manhattan in Manhattan University*
*in the Bronx
3 Likes
Okay, bonus bonus: Cofie guarding their PG from the arc and blocking the shot! Nice!
4 Likes
35% from 2 pt range.
1 Like
Well good thing he takes 40% of his shots from three (hitting 47%) and is 92% from the free throw line.
2 Likes
Exactly - we are in agreement he should take more 3s, less long 2s 
Yeah it was obvious Gallagher complained more to the female ref than the others.
4 Likes
And then Ames giving up the offensive rebound because they didnāt communicate a switch backā¦
1 Like
Yeh, true. But you can teach better communication. You canāt teach ability to defend a guard from the arc and block a shot at the rim.
2 Likes
True!
1 Like
It was also obvious to this official she was by far the worst official on the floor. She literally invented four calls during the game, putting a whistle on things that didnāt happen
1 Like