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* I think press break is responsible for most of this debacle

especially the lack of layups on the other end. If you are being aggressively pressed you will very likely have some turnovers....but the flip side is you will get easy buckets often when you beat it. We are turning the ball over, but intentionally forgoing the layup and dunk attempts, opting to get it across and burn clock....terrible approach. When you break a press, you first hunt layups, then pull ball out and burn clock. We have no late press-break layups during this past 7 or so games of frequent late-game disaster. I love Mike, but man this is a really bad look. We just look like a really poorly coached team out there, hope he is embarrassed enough by it to dedicate significant time to fixing it.
Posted: 01/28/2026 at 03:19 PM ET
(In response to this post by Gobbler Guru)

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Took a look at games in which we had an >80% chance before collapsing
soflahokie 01/28/26 11:34 AM ET
What about Wake**
TboneParkerVT 01/30/26 03:44 PM ET
It's not a stretch to say we should be 18-4**
YBYSAIAHokie 01/28/26 10:29 PM ET
What are you using to determine an >80% chance? And you are definitely
AbsolutVT03 01/28/26 03:59 PM ET
ESPN game flow, has us at 78.8% against scar so not quite 80%**
soflahokie 01/28/26 04:46 PM ET
When we are down, we always scrap hard. Leading, the team turtles. Odd. **
RhinoVT 01/28/26 03:06 PM ET
I used to think 10 pt leads with a 60-90 seconds left was insurmountable
hoosnowahokie 01/28/26 01:39 PM ET
I saw Tech beat Wake Forrest about 1968 (Before the 3 point play) down 4
B(ig) H(okie) 01/28/26 10:36 PM ET
I remember Carolina beat Duke
crazylane 01/28/26 08:42 PM ET
Down 8.....
2hhoop3 01/28/26 08:48 PM ET
Yep
crazylane 01/28/26 08:51 PM ET
That Duke/MD game was 25 years ago last night
SteveInBaltimore 01/28/26 04:53 PM ET
It should be a real anomaly but for VT it is just Tuesday or Saturday
Vippie1 01/28/26 04:44 PM ET
Nothing will top the Northern Iowa collapse in the tourney about a decade a**
Casey 01/28/26 02:32 PM ET
It's different this year for sure, but the one constant is
Gobbler Guru 01/28/26 01:24 PM ET
* I think press break is responsible for most of this debacle
vtfin91 01/28/26 03:19 PM ET
Exactly. There is only one way to make a team back off a press
Gobbler Guru 01/28/26 03:37 PM ET
We won 4 of 6
MVIII 01/28/26 12:44 PM ET
The odds on several of those were 95%+. 4 of 6 (67%) is terrible.
marcbvtgm 01/28/26 01:14 PM ET
Lawal out some of those games too right?
GreenvilleVT 01/28/26 12:48 PM ET
Here's a way to almost guarantee winning when up 8 -10 pts with one minute
Vippie1 01/28/26 12:34 PM ET
BINGO ! **
uber hokie 01/29/26 01:59 PM ET
Agree. You can’t just stop playing defense.
NC Hoke 01/28/26 02:15 PM ET
Yeah - what did we give up? 5 layups? w/ each possession taking <6-7 secs?**
GoldCoast 01/28/26 12:59 PM ET
We were up 4 with the ball with :07 left against SMU.**
DDhokie31 01/28/26 11:57 AM ET
two timeouts I believe **
VermontDDS 01/28/26 12:13 PM ET