* 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.
Thread Replies (25)
Took a look at games in which we had an >80% chance before collapsing
-- soflahokie
Jan 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM ET
soflahokie
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01/28/26 11:34 AM ET
It's not a stretch to say we should be 18-4**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Jan 28, 2026 at 10:29 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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01/28/26 10:29 PM ET
What are you using to determine an >80% chance? And you are definitely
-- AbsolutVT03
Jan 28, 2026 at 03:59 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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01/28/26 03:59 PM ET
ESPN game flow, has us at 78.8% against scar so not quite 80%**
-- soflahokie
Jan 28, 2026 at 04:46 PM ET
soflahokie
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01/28/26 04:46 PM ET
When we are down, we always scrap hard. Leading, the team turtles. Odd. **
-- RhinoVT
Jan 28, 2026 at 03:06 PM ET
RhinoVT
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01/28/26 03:06 PM ET
I used to think 10 pt leads with a 60-90 seconds left was insurmountable
-- hoosnowahokie
Jan 28, 2026 at 01:39 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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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)
Jan 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM ET
B(ig) H(okie)
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01/28/26 10:36 PM ET
I remember Carolina beat Duke
-- crazylane
Jan 28, 2026 at 08:42 PM ET
crazylane
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01/28/26 08:42 PM ET
That Duke/MD game was 25 years ago last night
-- SteveInBaltimore
Jan 28, 2026 at 04:53 PM ET
SteveInBaltimore
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01/28/26 04:53 PM ET
It should be a real anomaly but for VT it is just Tuesday or Saturday
-- Vippie1
Jan 28, 2026 at 04:44 PM ET
Vippie1
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01/28/26 04:44 PM ET
Nothing will top the Northern Iowa collapse in the tourney about a decade a**
-- Casey
Jan 28, 2026 at 02:32 PM ET
Casey
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01/28/26 02:32 PM ET
It's different this year for sure, but the one constant is
-- Gobbler Guru
Jan 28, 2026 at 01:24 PM ET
Gobbler Guru
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01/28/26 01:24 PM ET
* I think press break is responsible for most of this debacle
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-- vtfin91
Jan 28, 2026 at 03:19 PM ET
vtfin91
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01/28/26 03:19 PM ET
Exactly. There is only one way to make a team back off a press
-- Gobbler Guru
Jan 28, 2026 at 03:37 PM ET
Gobbler Guru
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01/28/26 03:37 PM ET
The odds on several of those were 95%+. 4 of 6 (67%) is terrible.
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 28, 2026 at 01:14 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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01/28/26 01:14 PM ET
Lawal out some of those games too right?
-- GreenvilleVT
Jan 28, 2026 at 12:48 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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01/28/26 12:48 PM ET
Here's a way to almost guarantee winning when up 8 -10 pts with one minute
-- Vippie1
Jan 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM ET
Vippie1
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01/28/26 12:34 PM ET
Agree. You can’t just stop playing defense.
-- NC Hoke
Jan 28, 2026 at 02:15 PM ET
NC Hoke
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01/28/26 02:15 PM ET
Yeah - what did we give up? 5 layups? w/ each possession taking <6-7 secs?**
-- GoldCoast
Jan 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM ET
GoldCoast
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01/28/26 12:59 PM ET
We were up 4 with the ball with :07 left against SMU.**
-- DDhokie31
Jan 28, 2026 at 11:57 AM ET
DDhokie31
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01/28/26 11:57 AM ET
two timeouts I believe **
-- VermontDDS
Jan 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET
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01/28/26 12:13 PM ET