šŸ€ Virginia vs Miami, Saturday, 21 February 2026, 1400, ESPN2

He played less because Jacari was playing very well, and is actually more lightning in a bottle. I mean He still had what 3/3 and a layup, free throws?? He did not play poorly.

The issue is that most of the first string are actually much more suited to play at TBs pace, and then Jacari, Chance and Ugo are more prolific scorers at their position.

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That is low IQ…

Exactly right. Said it above: they played like a top 15 team today.

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Jai Lucas said this pretty much exactly. He said he was really happy with the way his team played with a few plays he wishes they had back but that we have a really good team.

He also said it felt like a sweet 16 game

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He looked very happy and content.

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One. He had one layup late in the game and finished with 2 pts. I do wish he’d look for his own offense a little more from time to time. He can finish well at the rim and is shooting a career high (by a decent amount) FT%

He had 10 pts - 2 threes and 4-4 at the line. Glad he came to life in the second half because we needed that

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At FSU is now Quad 1 … but remember they aren’t good? Someone said they were pretty good and got shouted down on here … the only posts that don’t belong on here are the ones telling others how they should fan or root or opine.

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I don’t think you got shouted down. I think you got flamed a bit for saying Hoos would lose by 8.

And to the meta point, I think it’s fair to call out bad opinions or those you disagree with. Fan however you want. Miserable fans are miserable to be around though.

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This is too funny … so I guess the coaching staff has never played organized ball?
:grinning_face: :laughing:
Malik only played 18 minutes yesterday in the 2nd toughest game of the year. By far the lowest of any starter and didnt see the floor the last 3:47. He hasn’t even gotten 20 minutes in any of the last 4 ACC games.

If it’s any consolation some of us were mocked early in the season for saying this was a top 15 team but wasn’t playing like it…

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Any of us who have spent any time here have been mocked, and the reason we’ve been mocked is because we often say dumb shit (guilty), so let’s just be clear that all you MFers complaining incessantly about @jphat007 have said so much dumb shit and I think if we harped on all the dumb shit you guys have said that would generally make for a terrible thread, too.

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TLDR – 90% of what we post here is dumb shit. Let’s focus on saying the dumb shit and try to whine 10% less about the people saying the dumb shit.

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Miami game was good. I liked it. Signatures within signatures… what a world.

There, back on topic

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Human psychology makes it much simpler to think of negative things to say than positive… so visceral reactions throughout games and seasons are all going to trend more towards negative thoughts and for said poster to defend negative thoughts to the death. :joy:

… and as @JBHoo has stated… what are fan message boards for? If you go to our opponents message boards it is all the same.

The Miami ones are complaining that the referees were against them the whole game… so that tracks. Haha!

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also inaccurate - you keep responding due to yourself … don’t press send. Simple.
As my kids say = don’t yuck another’s yum. This is literally an opinion locale. All are welcome to opine.

Exactly and the way this team plays makes for stretches of positive but also stretches of negative… like for example I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard commentators say that ends a __ minute stretch of no baskets for the Hoos, yet we still average 82 a game!

Point is emotions can range during a game. Remember if someone is posting here for a an extended period of time they’re a real fan who just wants the same thing we all do. Each UVA team to reach its max potential and play at that level frequently.

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Miami hit a ton of tough shots. Wasn’t luck … they have some ballers.

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I can think of one team that won a natty recently that did not have a dynamic scoring point guard.

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For example…

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