Rise. Survive. Advance.Tonight vs Miami, it's our time.#WhyNotUs pic.twitter.com/EJ9dKCJ5aF— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) March 10, 2016
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Six straight wins #ACCTourney wins in back-to-back seasons Consecutive double digit wins LET'S GO!https://t.co/asqeWRdSEf— VT Men's Basketball (@VT_MBBall) March 10, 2016
Hokies fans, If you have that sense of Dj vu, its because we just did this dance last Saturday in Cassell South. Now we need to manage the same dance in Cassell North. We all enjoyed the Hokies domination of the Hurricanes but don't expect it to be as simple this time with the return of their third leading scorer, Jaquan Newton from a suspension. There is also the fact that this team has been able to sit and rest while our young team had to play herky jerky basketball until just after midnight last night with all FIFTY THREE fouls. So far today both teams that played yesterday did very well until the final ten minutes of regulation. Than both higher seeds took advantage of tired legs and moved on to the next round. Our young Hokies need to pace themselves tonight so that come that final push they are able to match Miami stride for stride like they did last night in closing out Florida State.
Last time out, the Hurricanes were led by Sheldon McClellan as usual, who put up 17 on the Hokies along with Davon Reed, who had 19 points of his own. Miami suffered though from poor games by Angel Hernandez and Tonye Jekiri. Being able to neutralize big men has become a surprising trait of this team, having done it in four or five games during this winning streak. Not having Newton though threw off the Miami rotation all night and they found no one off the bench that gave them a steady replacement.
Who to watch out for from the Hurricanes -
Last time out was something Angel Rodriguez (#13) Senior Guard, 5'11, 180 Lbs. wishes he could forget against the Hokies. He will be motivated to get that bad taste out of his mouth tonight. He is their do a bit of everything from running the point to being their top defender. This season his numbers are: 11.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.4 APG, and 1.4 SPG. Shoots 80% at the line but his perimeter shooting if down dramatically this season barely above 30%.
Sheldon McClellan, (#10) Senior Guard 6'5, 215 Lbs is their top scorer at 15.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.7 APG and 1 SPG while shooting 87% from the line and about 40% from outside. Sheldon is the most steady of all the Hurricanes so expect him to get his regardless of how this game finishes. Just dont let him have a magical day and the Hokies will be ok.
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 8.3 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 1 BPG while shooting better than 54% from the field. Jekiri is another Hurricane that had a terrible game last Saturday so look for him to be motivated early and looking to make a statement against our bigs. As long as we limit the fouls we can afford for him to burn up his energy early so he disappears late.
#GamedayGuide: #BeatMiami pic.twitter.com/7XaZ0puB1J— Buzz Williams (@TeamCoachBuzz) March 10, 2016
Clarke will again be needed to provide those stretches of high energy to maintain the Hokies through tough stretches. Leday will also need to come up big around the basket, as much for the rebounds as the points. Hokies use their youth and energy to their advantage to gain an early lead.
Last but not least, stellar perimeter defense will definitely be needed against this team more than Florida State because of how well they shoot the three. Miami as a team shoots 36% from behind the arc. Expect to see substitution moments from Ivan Cruz Uceda(#33) and Anthony Lawrence(#3) to try to spark the Hurricanes from outside as they both shoot about 45% from beyond the glowing line.
Cassell North rings true, as do the officials whistles early and often, Miami once again cant rise to the occasion, because if you cant get up for a regular season title being on the line than a midway conference tournament isn't going to do it for you. Buzz has his guys jumping off the bat again, probably closer to 10 with all the delays so far today and Hokies fans are bleary eyed and excited tomorrow for one more day of basketball. Tech wins 86-77.
My favorite pics from last night. Loose balls require 10 & 10 - so that does NOT count as one by @ZachLeDay32. pic.twitter.com/2tSTp88du3— Buzz Williams (@TeamCoachBuzz) March 10, 2016
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