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This feels like our football preseason expectations, very forgiving to VT

Based solely on production to this point, here's how it really looks: Clark > Pedulla: 4 year starter who averaged 10/3/4 last year and is one of the best defenders in the league Beekman >> Maddox: This isn't close, Beekman averaged 8/4/5 (top 30 national in APG) and showed major progression YoY Franklin = Cattoor: Hunter is a better shooter, Franklin is more versatile, defense is a wash Gardner = Mutts: Gardner is a MUCH better scorer, but he's not near the facilitator Mutts is Basile = Vander Plas: They're basically the exact same player only Vander Plas played in a much tougher conference Bench is probably a wash, UVA has more proven post depth but VT has more viable bodies. End of the day I'd give UVA a 60/40 edge if the teams played 10. I would give the coaching edge to VT because I think MY's system is really tough for the packline to defend. Both teams are extremely thin at PG ** Edited by soflahokie at 10/19/2022, 12:49:42 PM
Posted: 10/19/2022 at 12:45 PM ET
(In response to this post by Woody)

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Wow. Three teams in AP top 25. VT isn’t one of them. Duke unc and uva
3TechFanz 10/17/22 05:52 PM ET
I love the hokies as much as the next guy but we finished 7th last year and
ME Hokie 07 10/18/22 07:25 PM ET
Welcome to the ACC :)
gman86 10/19/22 11:17 AM ET
Preseason polls don't mean a lot except something to talk
LXNTN_HOKIE 10/18/22 05:02 PM ET
I don't care much about pre-season rankings. Let's earn it on the court.
win-tech 10/18/22 04:59 PM ET
Ummm 352 Division 1 basketball schools
Vippie1 10/18/22 01:27 PM ET
Seems reasonable since we lost 3 starters
HokieAl 10/18/22 12:13 PM ET
Lol are you serious? VT fans consistently amaze me
soflahokie 10/18/22 07:50 AM ET
We're a top 25 team
deathrow821 10/18/22 04:45 PM ET
?? Are you on the wrong board?**
vthokieq 10/18/22 08:11 AM ET
No, but keeping the football hyperbole out of basketball would be nice
soflahokie 10/18/22 08:56 AM ET
I do think we are getting ready to prove that
Coastal Hokie 10/18/22 02:43 PM ET
I think this is the deepest team we've had, but way more unknown quantities
soflahokie 10/18/22 03:37 PM ET
I think this is mostly about Mike Young...
vtbball80 10/18/22 12:51 PM ET
I don't think it's completely unreasonable....
vthokieq 10/18/22 09:01 AM ET
Plus ncaa position does not relate to AP
tallahasseehokie 10/18/22 10:29 AM ET
We were 11 seed in ncaa last year. Do you think we are a 6 now?
st_andrew 10/18/22 07:29 AM ET
Posted below re: UVa...
Woody 10/17/22 08:02 PM ET
UVA finished above us last year, lost nobody, and signed a top 15 class
soflahokie 10/18/22 08:59 AM ET
Disagree on major stretch
Woody 10/19/22 11:59 AM ET
This feels like our football preseason expectations, very forgiving to VT
soflahokie 10/19/22 12:45 PM ET
We're just seeing different things I guess- time will tell
Woody 10/19/22 03:12 PM ET
Pedulla averages 5 fouls per 40, can only be so effective on the bench
soflahokie 10/19/22 04:13 PM ET
UVA will be good
Coastal Hokie 10/18/22 06:16 AM ET
So will the Hokies****
subwayhokie 10/18/22 09:03 AM ET
Pre season games of note will determine how that is changed then off to the
tallahasseehokie 10/17/22 06:05 PM ET
Should e more than 3**
Durham Hokie 10/17/22 05:57 PM ET