It's our time.8 PM at Cassell#BeatPrinceton pic.twitter.com/XJVAkZgZap— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) March 16, 2016
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This time tomorrow, postseason basketball returns to the Cassell #BeatPrinceton pic.twitter.com/ecapm7hHoz— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) March 16, 2016
All right Hokies Fans, At least one more trip into the Cassell to cheer our young Hokies on. We have all heard about Princeton and how they like to deal you death by 1000 cuts. The Tigers currently are 38th in the RPI, but that seems to be much of a misnomer, likely explaining them being left out of the tournament. This team essentially beat the teams it should have and lost to the teams it should have. Their top wins this season are against Harvard, Yale and Hampton. They only played three games all year against P5 schools, all ending in losses by double digits. This is a very methodical but extremely efficient offensive team, averaging 79 points per game. The way they accomplish this is simply said but hard to achieve. They use crisp passes to get people open looks, averaging 15 assists per game. As small as this roster is they are also not terrible when it comes to rebounding which doesn't bode well for our Hokies. Realize though that most of these numbers were established against Ivy league or less talent.
Good Morning!12hrs until tipReminder: I bought 150 more for @virginia_tech students. Pick up is @ 9:00 @ Lane. pic.twitter.com/ltZ52quu7l— Buzz Williams (@TeamCoachBuzz) March 16, 2016
The Tigers come in led by Henry Caruso down low, (#21) 6'4, 190 Lbs Junior Forward, who provides Princeton with 15.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.8 APG, and 1.3 SPG while shooting 53% from the field, 72% from the line and 47% from behind the arc. Get used to seeing those kind of numbers for perimeter shooters because this team is loaded with them.
Second in scoring is Freshman Guard Devin Cannady (#3) 6'1, 180 Lbs, scoring 11.6 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, and 1.1 SPG. Cannady shoots 50% from the field, 88% from the line and 48% from behind the arc.
Steven Cook, (#25) 6'5, 185 Lbs Junior Forward contributes 11.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.6 APG, and 1 SPG. Another thing to be aware of is that essentially all of their starters average 1 or more steals per game so expect them to get hands in the passing lane tonight so the Hokies need the crisp passing we saw against Florida State in the ACC tournament. Cook only shoots 45% from the field, 74% from the line and 37% from outside.
Spencer Weisz, (#10) 6'4, 180 Lbs Junior Forward, gives the Tigers 10.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.9 APG, and 1 SPG. He shoots 43% from the field, 80% from the line and 40% from outside. This team attempts 25 three pointers per game and averages making about 9.5 of those. Tech really has to be prepared to defend the perimeter and force this team to beat you inside, especially considering their lack of height across the roster.
The last of the starters, Amir Bell (#5) 6'3, 160 Lbs Sophomore Guard has put up 9.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, and 1 SPG. Bell shoots 46% from the field, 67% from the line and 36% from behind the arc. The fact that this team has five players essentially in double figures every night shows you how balanced they are and why it can be difficult to focus your defensive efforts on one particular player. Excellent passers and excellent shooters means leaving someone open is bad for your health against the Tigers.
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The Hokies need to take advantage of this rare height advantage without having to rely on their big men to come in for significant minutes. This is a game that sets up perfectly for Zach Leday to have a monster game. Leday should be able to put up double digit points in each half. He wont be able to do it alone if we want to win this game so Tyrone or Bibbs needs to also have a big night to keep things open and balanced. I don't think Princeton has seen anything like how this team takes the ball to the basket to force fouls and the Tigers have not had to deal with foul trouble very often this season. Getting a few of their starters to the bench is a quick way to build a lead.
Defensively they need to be spread to the perimeter to force this team inside where the D can collapse strategically to create turnovers. Ball control is critical against a team with this kind of offensive efficiency so Robinson and Wilson really need to hold on to the ball.
IT'S FINAL! #HokieNation will wear maroon on WednesdayLet's pack Cassell#MaroonEffect #BeatPrinceton pic.twitter.com/n1ak3QFDyW— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) March 15, 2016
Tech gets out running against this team and scores over 20 points tonight in transition to slowly put this game away. Tech wins this one 87-69. I just don't think the Tigers have faced enough quality opponents and the ones they did all put them away quickly. This team is good but not good enough to overcome a Buzz focused bunch with a packed Cassell behind them.
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