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

Men's Basketball
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8 man rotation or does Gertrude/Carrere get promoted to spot #9?

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I think you see at least Carrere for 6+ minutes. I think Hall and Mallory have really good games.

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Think we go 8. Miamiā€™s 3/4s way too athletic for Martin. If anything it will be some Sam. At the 4 with Gertrude getting some mins.

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Youā€™re skeptical of what?

  1. that thatā€™s their Ken Pom defensive rating (it is)
  2. that Kenpom D rating is a good measure of defense?
  3. that itā€™s a good measure of Louisvilles defense?
  4. Something else?
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This is good stuff on Tillis. He provides so much more value to us when heā€™s looking at (facing) the basket. Stretches the floor yet skilled enough to make the right play. Hope he heals up quickly and keeps playing like he did Wednesday night.

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Going to need 30+ from TDR. Heā€™s reined in the fouls over the last stretch, but got to believe Miami will be attacking him.

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I think it depends on how the game is called. If we get in foul trouble early . . . it could be problematic.

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Miami has SIZE. Will be interesting what we do.

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Torvik ā€“ Virginia 13, Louisville 28. Plus, eye test. I donā€™t buy it. I donā€™t buy it AT ALL. But we can agree to disagree, right?

I ask this without any knowledge of the answer, but what have they been in ACC play?

I donā€™t actually care, honestly; I was just commenting. I am not an analytics guru, so I believe you.

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Agree or disagree on what? I was trying to get you to clarify what you were skeptical about. I agree it doesnā€™t really matter.

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FWIW, Miami is slightly better in the conference only defensive rating than Louisville, so Miami will be the best defensive team we have played in conference:

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Unless I am missing something Miami doesnā€™t play Louisville until March 7th.

Edit: At any rate defense will clearly be the war we need to win. I think we can agree: Go Hoos!

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I think Gertrude gets some run, but doubt it would be all of Tillisā€™ mins. I kind of hope Carrere gets some play because it would mean Odom was not as discouraged as much as I was by what we saw Wednesday.

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76

any way to watch the court ceremony from home?

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Man the disrespect that is wearing orange on CTB day :joy::joy:

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I asked last night, and someone said best bet is the Facebook page.

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Eli will pick up some minutes; look for him to be active in passing lanes and hopefully drive

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Heā€™s still out on the floor hyping the team up. Will miss him today but rather he ensures that heā€™s healthy for the tourney

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I guess I will have to wait to see the court dedication; I canā€™t find it.

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Same