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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Was drunk on Hokie House doubles and at the game.
Great win, but I expected WAY more from our defense the way they've been playing lately, but regardless, HOLY HELL, WE'RE 3-1 IN THE ACC! LET'S GOOOOOOO
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Many shooters are streaky. Allen shot 38% from behind the arc in his final year at Maryland.
They will fall eventually.
Could we talk about Dadi for a minute?
I just can't get over the way his VT career ends with such a fizzle. Especially since he was such a high draft prospect in the preseason. His regression over the course of the season reminds me of the same phenomenon that hit the front seven in 2012.
But here is really why I can't get past this:
This was sophomore Dadi in 2013, getting a helmet sticker from Mark May after his three-sack performance against Pitt. But as it turns out, this was also arguably the high point of his VT career.
Back then Dadi hadn't cracked the starting lineup, although he was making a strong argument to do so after this game. But we never used him in this fashion again.
One of the things I know from my practice is, people perform the best when they get to play to their strengths. Pitt showed us exactly how to make Dadi successful - unleash him, let him attack from different angles and locations, make it impossible to lock in on him. Against Pitt he created chaos.
I can't help but think had we taken this a step further, designed or evolved his Pitt role into a hybrid position just for him, he might have become one of the most dominant defenders in VT history. He had the physical abilities and the intensity, all he needed was a role that matched.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Yep. Love that our guys have finished some close ones so they believe in future situations that they can do it.
Made me really nervous tonight. I think 3-1 solidifies proof in Buzz's process. (Mostly to keep the critics off his back)
PORKCHOP SANDWICHES!
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Allen's last three games:
UVA: 13 pts, 4-11, 2-5 3PT, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 TO (okay and he did hit some big shots)
Duke 3 pts, 1-9, 0-2 3PT, 3 reb, 2 ast, 5 TO
Wake: 6 pts, 2-7, 0-3 3PT, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 TO (better ball handling)
Still, these are not the numbers we should expect from one of our best offensive weapons. Recently he looks like he isn't meshing with the team as well as Robinson.
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# | What returning offensive ball handlers have the most to gain and most to lose under Fuente? Frustrating that he was even rushed back in the first place.
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# | What returning offensive ball handlers have the most to gain and most to lose under Fuente? I'll never forget the comparison from the CT my senior year that "Sean Glennon has the mobility of a coffee table".
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Robinson had his moments, but I loved it when Seth decided to drive and take the ball to the rim. Someone feel free to prove/disprove this with hard numbers, but it just seems like Allen is a bit better finishing around the rim. This team needs someone to step up and take charge who actually has ACC talent, and that guy is Seth Allen. I'll take that every day of the week. The past few games I've seen him play at a high to very high level. He's making plays to win the game - even if he's being selfish - rather than blowing plays to lose the game. So long as he keeps doing that, he can be as selfish as he wants to be.
PORKCHOP SANDWICHES!
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Multiple times tonight I saw Robinson (our PG) call for the ball on the way up court and Allen shook his head, pointed to himself, and proceeded to drive into the Wake bigs and eave a shot. I'm not saying he doesn't have his great moments, it just seems at times he plays selfishly and only looks to make highlight plays.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 His composure was key tonight. He did not take shots from other shooters tonight and they shots he did take were almost always the right choice.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 That was a fun one. Pretty sure I lost multiple years off the end of my life, but hey, we won.
Love love love power backs operating out of spread systems, especially if they have some straight line speed. Harder to gang tackle them at the point of attack if you're spread out horizontally.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 I couldn't find it on TV, so I had to beat down popups until I had a decent view of the game on some questionable streaming site.
I hope I'm wrong but I don't think you can teach physicality
What time is it?
Ewww. I believe it's well know about Maryland "crabs for footballers, that's what Maryland does!" and we are not talking famous Jamious crabs either
THAT'S! what she ...
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 I feel your pain, brother. Blacked out in the ol' Empire State. ESPN Gamecast has become my new best friend. Here's to hoping for a top 25 ranking and some national TV exposure. Until then...read on!
This is the best news I've heard all day, after disappointing news from Wall Street and Powerball.
EDIT: But to be fair, the win over Wake Forest was also pretty welcome.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Another game that I had to watch through your guys' comments
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 Well, that was the polar opposite of the last time we played Wake in football.
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# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 We beat a team that shot basically 60% from the field and we shot right at 50%. We won this game at the line. Which says a lot about the progress of this team.
Edit: Wake made 5 more FGs than us, each of them a 3 pointer outscoring us by 15 from the field. We outscored them 29-12 at the FT line. That's amazing.
And against NC State Allen scored 29 points, was 3-5 behind the line and carried the team for a large portion of the game.
Justin Robinson's last 3 games before tonight:
NC State: 6pts, 3-5, 1 assists
Virginia: 5 pts, 1-5, 6 assists
Duke: 8 pts, 2-4, 3 assists
I just don't see where Robinson is meshing with the team better than Allen is, outside of tonight. Not downing Robinson, but I just agree to disagree.