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that doesn't use WR screens
Yay Metro Conference 2.0
But Maryland hadn'y bolted for the B1G yet, which is why we're getting Louisville, right?
VT just ran Iowa out of the gym. Iowa was sucking wind the last 7 minutes of the game, which allowed for the Hokies to pull away as much as they did.
Seeing this, in the final minutes, with a couple possession lead, JJ kept the foot on the accelerator and continued to push the ball up the court for open shots. That is a major departure from Seth, who would have used all the shot clock, and more often than not, set up for a bad shot.
> Robert Brown is silky smooth. He's going to be a very potent scorer by the time he leaves Blackburg.
> I think Greene is going to make a lot of money in the NBA if he maintains this level of production through ACC play.
> The Flying Dutchmen is going to suprise some people with his size and athleticism. He could be a factor if he continues to work on his skills.\
> LOVE the walk around the gym that JJ and the team does.
My thoughts exactly
Are you talking about the one at the end of the first half? He got mauled and I couldn't believe they didn't call that foul. Usually I would say it wouldn't make a difference because he's a poor FT shooter but his FT stroke looked really good tonight.
So many great things from last night, things that we haven't seen from a Hokie Basketball squad in years...I almost forgot what consistent scoring looked like.
JJ continues to impress me; whether its waving his arms up and down out of a timeout to pump up the crowd, or leading the team by the student section postgame to slap highfives with everyone. It is more than building a bridge between the team and the fans - Greenberg did a great job paving the way, but JJ appears to be building on this and making it his own - but an attitude amongst the players that almost humanizes them in an endearing way. So many times in the past decade the players looked unhappy and deadpan (with the exception of Jeff Allen because, well, hes Jeff Allen), as though this was a Soviet squad. I know its only 6 wins, but its a refreshing change.
Some other quick thoughts:
- Will Johnston can really fire it from long range, but good lord does he look lost on defense. Its not for a lack of trying, his head and feet are always moving, its just that they're moving so much he can't react properly to the cuts.
- CJ and Cadarian were huge and make me not miss Victor Davila more and more. They play like men, and it makes me feel more comfortable going into games against bigger, stronger teams (et al UNC).
- I'm thinking of changing my twitter handle to @MarshallWoodsHighTopFade. I think in a week he should be able to square that puppy up right and start to rival Nerlens Noel. Could you imagine if we matched up with them down the road? It'd be like Kid vs. Kid. (For the under 20 crowd, see below)
Fuck this shit
#VT4SEC
Not to be a naysayer, but there is gonna be one game where we dont have a hot hand shooting, matter fact we might be cold as ice that game. it happens you cant stay hot forever. however how this team responds to that game is going to define how good they're going to be.
Hard to tell with the players they have, how many will return etc. He had a good Defense going though so I think he will be hard to replace, IMO odds are the next guy won't be as a good as him.
Coaching availability comes and goes, who knows maybe there are some good candidates out there who aren't available now but will be later.
LOL did you coin that phrase or did you hear it from somewhere? I never heard that one before
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8685541/acc-votes-add-louis...
Apparently UL's athletic dept. financials are solid. Also the top TV market for college basketball (although I'm sure UK is part of the reason for that.) Football is a pretty significant upgrade over Maryland, although I wonder if any of the SEC programs looking for a coach will go after Charlie Strong. And they're good in some of the non-revenue sports.
Swofford pillages the Big East for another basketball school with a football problem. Don't get me wrong, L'ville would be a decent football add if Charlie Strong wasn't about to leave for a better job. As hard as they try to change it, the fact remains that L'ville will always be a Stepping Stone program rather than a Stopping Point.
The hierarchy of NCAA conferences is getting more distinct with each passing day. While Swofford might fancy the ACC as being near the top of the food chain, we're really not much more than just one of the other fiddler crabs who feed exclusively on tidal pool trash...biding our time until we become the dinner for someone else.
VT4SEC, VT4B12, VT4ANYWHEREBUTHERE
If we were going to pull in an academically inferior school (compared to the rest of the ACC) with good athletics, we would have been much better served offering WVU when we had the chance.
thus far with this team. I thought they played well together and was able to survive that surge early in the second half, something not typical of the Greenberg era. If Marshall can continue to develop into a physical presence down low with Raines and JVZ, I think we can make some noise in conference play. Let's hope Green keeps the hot hand all season.
It isn't Navy. We don't need a second underachieving team with a bullshit offense.
best option available ... unfortunately
When was our offense best? When Ricky Bustle was OC. And guess who is in need of a job, since Southern Miss shitcanned their coaching staff? We need to get him and/or Tony Franklin to Blacksburg STAT.
I'm sitting here trying to come up with something witty to say about Louisville being added to the ACC. About the only thing that comes to mind is:
ppppppppppppppffffffffffffffffffffftttttttttttttttttttttt
After our unbelievable start to the season from behind the arc I really wanted to see what we'd look like when the 3 ball wasn't going in, well we look pretty damn good even then. Like you said, great effort from everyone on the floor. I was in the tunnel when I noticed this, but apparently the team came over to the students section after the game and gave everyone high-fives which is a very classy move. The students were loud which is something I honestly didn't expect. And the energy at every timeout shows you just how much these guys love playing, just watch the bench players at every timeout go sprinting to the guys on the court. I love seeing that kind of enthusiasm. The only complaint I had was Cadarian's missed dunk, could have blown the roof off the building if he had made it.
beat okie state and i'll start thinking we can make some noise in the conference.
the kids are having fun and giving 100% effort.
great student turnout and energy as well
We could do worse, but I don't see what we get with Louisville at all.
The problem with all these options is they require a running back and we don't have one.