GAMEDAY INFO:#BeatCuseWatch: @theACCDN - https://t.co/XDpRhUs8rvStream: https://t.co/FowGc1luCA pic.twitter.com/XCESyZDa0S— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) February 2, 2016
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It's GAMEDAY, #HokieNation!! 8 PM on @theACCDN #BeatCuse pic.twitter.com/6g72khSv0C— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) February 2, 2016
Hokies fans, Tech hopefully gets off the bus tonight ready to play, unlike their latest debacle at Pitt, which saw only Seth Allen play the entire game the way the rest of the roster should. The Hokies came out flat and stayed that way most of the evening en route to a 19 point loss at the hands of the Panthers. Tonight gets no easier as the Hokies have to go into the Carrier Dome and take on the Orangemen, who have been a different team since Jim Boeheim returned from suspension. Syracuse comes in winners of five out of their last six games, with only a loss to UVA in that stretch. The game that really stands out in that run is how they manhandled Notre Dame, 81-66. They had the Irish confused all night and never let up. If that team comes to play tonight, the Hokies will be in trouble early and often.
The Orange are led in scoring by Senior Forward Michael Gbinije (#0) 6'7, 200 Lbs. He is Richmond product that so far is averaging 17.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG, and 4.4 APG. Listed as a forward, he plays mostly from the wings, getting involved in the rebounding from the baseline primarily. Shoots 37% from outside so is a threat to score if the Hokies leave him open. He averages almost two steals per game and is very active on the defensive end. He is also their primary ball-handler so expect to see the ball in his hands coming up the floor most times.
Senior Guard Trevor Cooney (#10) 6'4, 195 Lbs is putting up 13.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, and 2.4 APG. He is the Orange leading attempts guy from outside, shooting 36% though, so challenge and he may have trouble, leave him open and its another big contribution against Tech from outside.
The third leading scorer for the Orange is Freshmen Guard Malachi Richardson, (#23) 6'6, 195 Lbs who brings 13.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, and 1.7 APG as one of the most dynamic freshmen in the ACC. He is another perimeter shooter, shooting about 36% from outside. These three have combined for 464 attempts from outside in 23 games, or about 20 attempts per game between them. That kind of gameplan unfortunately puts their focus against one of our biggest weaknesses. The scary part is that these three arent even the Orange sharpshooter from outside.
That falls to Freshmen Forward Tyler Lydon (#20) 6'8, 205 Lbs, who very much like "LeTrey", is knocking down perimeter shots at about 44% on two to three attempts per night. He contributes 8.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, and 1.4 APG
Junior Forward Tyler Roberson (#21) 6'8, 212 Lbs makes up the last of the starters for this team. He so far this season is putting up nearly a double-double in 9.7 PPG and 8.8 RPG.
Syracuse only runs one other player out there every game, trying to stick with a six man rotation as much as possible. Senior Center Dajuan Coleman (#32) 6'9, 255 Lbs who contributes 5.1 PPG, 4.2 RPG and an assist. This is about as big as the roster gets right now until next season when the Orange have a 7'2 transfer that will be eligible.
Another team with a bunch of tweeners size wise but big enough man bodies to knock us around underneath. This being the case, Tech has to find a way to do the things it hasn't recently. Bigs have to stay out of foul trouble and we have to guard the perimeter on every play. I would prefer to see Buzz use a zone defense against this roster to cut down on the open looks from the perimeter. This team attempts nearly 25 three's per game right now. Even if they only shoot 35%, they will make EIGHT threes against us at that rate. 24 points on eight possessions is always going to be challenging to keep up with.
The other thing the Hokies need to hope for is the normal consistency on officials calling fouls so they are able to build an early point base at the line while also getting the Orange into trouble, forcing them to go down their bench.
After the last game, these Hokies are going to have to prove something to me going forward. They have to show they have the resiliency to keep moving in the ACC slate rather than putting their heads down. Until then, my vote goes the other way, Orange put Tech away with about ten minutes remaining and arent really close down the stretch. 77-63 bad guys.
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