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I don't have the data, but his poor shots often come batched with TOs

In other words, the TIMING of his bad shots are usually right after a TO or getting faced by his guy on offense. It can mean teh difference between a 5 point deficit growing to 8 or 11 in a hurry. He's not a calming influence. His desire to makeup for the mistake actually snowballs. The rest of the team just watches him because he's off script and going solo. The opposing team is speeding him (and our entire offense) up. They bait him into the paint. It's a pretty predictable pattern. As you say, with Rech, you see a "pass first" posture which explains why the team would be more comfortable running the offense. SP seems to be creating the wild volatility, and yet often saving us from going scoreless for minutes. My bet is if we stuck to the script and got better at running the offense, as a collective unit, we'd fix the scoring issue.
Posted: 01/18/2024 at 11:33 AM ET
(In response to this post by Vippie1)

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Lineup changes needed. More Poteat, less Kidd, move Pedulla.
HolidayInnHokie • 01/18/24 06:59 AM ET
Kidd has seemed disinterested of late
VT ChemE 1986 • 01/18/24 11:53 AM ET
That’s the problem. We don’t have a starting 7. We’re all over the place
HokieHeartNSoul • 01/18/24 10:33 AM ET
Rechsteiner has a higher TO rate than Pedulla, FWIW.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/18/24 09:49 AM ET
Two things about that stat
Vippie1 • 01/18/24 11:20 AM ET
I don't have the data, but his poor shots often come batched with TOs ◄
WildTurkE • 01/18/24 11:33 AM ET
And regarding Rechsteiner...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/18/24 11:27 AM ET
Totally agree Chris. Anyone at the Miami game would see he
DCL • 01/18/24 10:15 PM ET
I agree that he needs to do better.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/18/24 11:22 AM ET
Zactly. We now know the following:
MidloHokie • 01/18/24 10:18 AM ET
can we agree this team is not what we hope.. it's needs some changes
VermontDDS • 01/18/24 10:12 AM ET
There's no 'going for broke' with the current roster. Too many older . . .
MidloHokie • 01/18/24 10:20 AM ET
Depends on what the changes are.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/18/24 10:19 AM ET
Exactly! well said. Pedulla is the only must have for next year.**
catdaddy • 01/18/24 11:18 AM ET
i though when we pressed we brought more energy
VermontDDS • 01/18/24 11:09 AM ET
I thought the smaller lineup was more effective even with Poteat at the 5
millmtnhokie • 01/18/24 10:56 AM ET
Running the high post with a 3
Jwunderdog • 01/18/24 03:08 PM ET
Maybe the most surprising part for me has been Long...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/18/24 10:58 AM ET
Let me guess.....Blutarsky's GPA........... :)**
santafe • 01/18/24 02:22 PM ET
It's refreshing to hear a counter argument without insults. Thank you.**
WildTurkE • 01/18/24 10:47 AM ET
We learn together from the variable discourse. ☑️👍🍻**
TomTurkey • 01/18/24 11:31 AM ET
Correct. Suggesting Collins or Cattoor play PG is nuts . . .
MidloHokie • 01/18/24 10:27 AM ET
MJ Collins is a better PG/passer wise than Pedulla**
hokiepro • 01/18/24 09:02 AM ET
No he’s not. And it’s not even close.**
marcbvtgm • 01/19/24 05:51 PM ET
He doesn’t throw it away as much **
hokiepro • 01/19/24 05:54 PM ET
I’ve been a very vocal critic of SP’s turnovers….
Pride_and_Joy • 01/18/24 10:46 AM ET
Passing…he seems to have a better feel for passing **
hokiepro • 01/18/24 12:52 PM ET
I’m not even sure that’s true.
Pride_and_Joy • 01/18/24 03:24 PM ET
Fair probably should’ve just said “distributor”
hokiepro • 01/18/24 03:44 PM ET
How about defensive game plan changes too- that ball screen D was pathetic
Woody • 01/18/24 08:35 AM ET
How about properly attacking the pack-line defense. Its designed to
jrc3rd • 01/18/24 09:07 AM ET
Or does he have the wisdom to stay the course. 2 weeks ago Kidd was the man
uber hokie • 01/18/24 08:15 AM ET
A step up in competition
VTCALS72 • 01/18/24 08:32 AM ET