The Hokies take on Florida State today in more than just National Signing Day, unfortunately we are not favored in either competition at this point. The Seminoles are a fairly well balanced team, led by their two guards, Ian Miller and Aaron Thomas who combine for 25.2 points per game. The other player to watch out for tonight is Okaro White, the starting Power Forward who also puts in 12 a game plus 7 rebounds.
As a team they are coming into this game on a three game losing streak, having fallen to Duke, NC State and Clemson. They were blown out by Duke but kept the other two games fairly close. The bad news though is that FSU is 10-2 at home this season and with our track record of late, this game could get ugly towards the end. We do have the talent on the roster to compete with this team and its not outside the realm of possibility that we could upset them but it seems unlikely.
They tend to run an Early Offense Set designed to create open shots at the top of the key. They also use Double High Ball Screens to create open looks for their big men inside. This is where White could especially hurt us as he is extremely effective one on one down low.
On defense they subscribe to their head coach's Five Musts:
1. Must prevent easy transition baskets
2. Must keep ball out of the Red Zone
3. Must contest every shot
4. Must allow only one shot opportunity
5. Must create offense with defense
That said, expect to see FSU guards play in your face defense at the top of the key in a quasi 2-3 zone setting that allows them to crash the lane to prevent drives to the basket and easy layup opportunities.
I predict that FSU will come away with the victory along the lines of 65-55 at this point.
***I have not seen any injury updates on Barksdale or Smith(believe he is done for the season)***
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