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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
Thread Replies (26)
Wow. Three teams in AP top 25. VT isn’t one of them. Duke unc and uva
-- 3TechFanz
Oct 17, 2022 at 05:52 PM ET
3TechFanz
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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
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:25 PM ET
ME Hokie 07
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10/18/22 07:25 PM ET
Preseason polls don't mean a lot except something to talk
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Oct 18, 2022 at 05:02 PM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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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
Oct 18, 2022 at 04:59 PM ET
win-tech
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10/18/22 04:59 PM ET
Ummm 352 Division 1 basketball schools
-- Vippie1
Oct 18, 2022 at 01:27 PM ET
Vippie1
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10/18/22 01:27 PM ET
Seems reasonable since we lost 3 starters
-- HokieAl
Oct 18, 2022 at 12:13 PM ET
HokieAl
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10/18/22 12:13 PM ET
Lol are you serious? VT fans consistently amaze me
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:50 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 07:50 AM ET
?? Are you on the wrong board?**
-- vthokieq
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:11 AM ET
vthokieq
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10/18/22 08:11 AM ET
No, but keeping the football hyperbole out of basketball would be nice
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:56 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 08:56 AM ET
I do think we are getting ready to prove that
-- Coastal Hokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 02:43 PM ET
Coastal Hokie
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10/18/22 02:43 PM ET
I think this is the deepest team we've had, but way more unknown quantities
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 03:37 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 03:37 PM ET
I think this is mostly about Mike Young...
-- vtbball80
Oct 18, 2022 at 12:51 PM ET
vtbball80
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10/18/22 12:51 PM ET
I don't think it's completely unreasonable....
-- vthokieq
Oct 18, 2022 at 09:01 AM ET
vthokieq
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10/18/22 09:01 AM ET
Plus ncaa position does not relate to AP
-- tallahasseehokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 10:29 AM ET
tallahasseehokie
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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
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:29 AM ET
st_andrew
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10/18/22 07:29 AM ET
UVA finished above us last year, lost nobody, and signed a top 15 class
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:59 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 08:59 AM ET
This feels like our football preseason expectations, very forgiving to VT
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-- soflahokie
Oct 19, 2022 at 12:45 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/19/22 12:45 PM ET
We're just seeing different things I guess- time will tell
-- Woody
Oct 19, 2022 at 03:12 PM ET
Woody
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10/19/22 03:12 PM ET
Pedulla averages 5 fouls per 40, can only be so effective on the bench
-- soflahokie
Oct 19, 2022 at 04:13 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/19/22 04:13 PM ET
So will the Hokies****
-- subwayhokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 09:03 AM ET
subwayhokie
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10/18/22 09:03 AM ET
Pre season games of note will determine how that is changed then off to the
-- tallahasseehokie
Oct 17, 2022 at 06:05 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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10/17/22 06:05 PM ET
Should e more than 3**
-- Durham Hokie
Oct 17, 2022 at 05:57 PM ET
Durham Hokie
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10/17/22 05:57 PM ET