IT'S GAMEDAY! #Hokies vs Canes, 9 PM#BeatMIAMI pic.twitter.com/AOFtaOEDNw— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) February 17, 2016
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Hokies Fans, bit of a condensed version tonight as I unfortunately have a ton of the stuff I get paid to do piled up because of weather.
That said, Miami is a very tough, very experienced team composed of Jim Larranaga's never ending ability to bring in huge transfers while sprinking in some actual recruited talent that unfortunately will probably run the Hokies out of the gym by 5 or by 8 considering they are the third highest ranked team in the ACC at this point and the conference needs to protect its high spots in the tournament, no matter who gets run on the other end. These young Hokies have shown a couple times that they can overcome the 3 when the 5 arent so great so hope for an off night from this Hurricane team.
Who to watch out for from the Hurricanes -
In terms of ability to hurt the Hokies, I think it starts with Angel Rodriguez (#13) Senior Guard, 5'11, 180 Lbs. He is their do a bit of everything from running the point to being their top defender. This season his numbers are: 11.4 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 4.5 APG, and 1.5 SPG. Shoots 80% at the line but his perimeter shooting if down dramatically this season below 30%. (Formerly of Kansas State)
Sheldon McClellan, (#10) Senior Guard 6'5, 215 Lbs is their top scorer at 16.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.8 APG and 1.1 SPG while shooting 87% from the line and about 40% from outside. (Formerly of Texas)
Only other Hurricanes in double digits are Jaquan Newton (#0) Sophomore Guard 6'2, 185 Lbs and
Davon Reed (#5) Junior Guard, 6'6, 208 Lbs. 11.4PPG and 10.7 PPG. Minimal impact beyond that but Newton is a threat to shoot from outside so guarding him closely would be a good idea.
All these guards complement that with a monster down low in Tonye Jekiri (#23) 7'0, 244 Lbs who is scoring 8.1 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.2 BPG while shooting better than 54% from the field. Oh and he doesnt miss dunks.....(Enter any Hokie Big Mans Name)
Getting Jekiri in foul trouble early and often should be one of our teams focus. They have to get into his body before exposing the ball so he is on the hook for a foul, and hope the whistles arent swallowed in this case.
Tech should also expect to see a lot of pressure defense so hopefully they used this week off to run press drills in practice.
Sorry so short but hopefully it at least gets you ready for the game.
Tech falls to the bad guys 72-67 likely because they fail to get a key opponent out of the game thats in foul trouble who is able to hurt them late.
You make my heart Buzz, Valentine!Happy Valentine's Day from Virginia Tech men's basketball pic.twitter.com/2LL5eKSYqq— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) February 14, 2016
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