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I think you make a very good point about potentially using him differently
Obviously when he’s left to play his game, Neo can be a game changer. Not many 6’9 guys can see the floor and attack you at different levels like he can, but when teams are focusing on him defensively, neither he nor the coaches have found an answer. I would like to see him off ball more as well, but this would also require some more buy in and effort from him. He seems to get a bit stagnant off the ball and he’s not fast enough to get away from people or big/strong enough to muscle over or through people. He’s also not the best screen setter, which is a shame, he could be a force rolling and dishing or popping up to the 3 line, or even just drawing a crowd. I honestly don’t care that he was 1-8 and has shot poorly, it happens, but it’s really the lazy and unforced turnovers and mistakes at critical moments that bother me. This has been a repeated occurrence now in multiple games and I think that hurts the team and warrants a spot on the bench more than anything else. You simply can’t have your “star” player checking out and making mistakes at critical points of seemingly every game. I think this leaves the coaches at a bit of an impasse because it’s hard to keep the talent off the court, but the way things have played out in ACC play, he has been shut down as the primary ball handler and he’s not a great off-ball player, so what do you do?
Thread Replies (42)
Neo Gravity and Net Rating
-- jtHokie05
Feb 05, 2026 at 02:39 PM ET
jtHokie05
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02/05/26 02:39 PM ET
So you want to remove the leading assist guy (he is #1 by a wide margin)
-- HokieAl
Feb 06, 2026 at 12:10 AM ET
HokieAl
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02/06/26 12:10 AM ET
ESPN stats say 4.9 assists / per game not 8.3. Do not believe that 8.3 is
-- uber hokie
Feb 06, 2026 at 04:23 PM ET
uber hokie
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02/06/26 04:23 PM ET
The espn stats are right. Everything in the original post is calculated
-- HokieAl
Feb 06, 2026 at 05:13 PM ET
HokieAl
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02/06/26 05:13 PM ET
Assists may be the least valuable stat in all of basketball
-- DoYouLiftHokies
Feb 06, 2026 at 09:10 AM ET
DoYouLiftHokies
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02/06/26 09:10 AM ET
All of those stats a production-centric
-- GCHokie34
Feb 05, 2026 at 07:33 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/05/26 07:33 PM ET
And if I simply had a 50” vertical I could dunk ! **
-- uber hokie
Feb 06, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET
uber hokie
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02/06/26 12:52 PM ET
I think Neo is capable of hitting open shots...
-- GCHokie34
Feb 06, 2026 at 01:13 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/06/26 01:13 PM ET
Between 0-50 “ also did that this season **
-- uber hokie
Feb 06, 2026 at 04:01 PM ET
uber hokie
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02/06/26 04:01 PM ET
this sentence read a little off, is it the opposite?
-- hokienole
Feb 06, 2026 at 12:15 AM ET
hokienole
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02/06/26 12:15 AM ET
The numbers say he had struggled, the eye test says he’s struggled
-- cbhokie1
Feb 05, 2026 at 09:11 PM ET
cbhokie1
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02/05/26 09:11 PM ET
He has indisputably struggled, but i'm not sure less minutes is the answer
-- Vippie1
Feb 06, 2026 at 09:14 AM ET
Vippie1
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02/06/26 09:14 AM ET
I think you make a very good point about potentially using him differently
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-- cbhokie1
Feb 06, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET
cbhokie1
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02/06/26 12:14 PM ET
💯% he needs to play off the ball more, but he needs to move a lot more
-- Windows NT
Feb 06, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Windows NT
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02/06/26 10:20 AM ET
So, you are saying he can't shoot and that is hurting the offense as a
-- VT ChemE 1986
Feb 05, 2026 at 05:35 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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02/05/26 05:35 PM ET
To me the low fouls per 100 also shows he is not aggressive enough on D**
-- Hokey Pokey
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:12 PM ET
Hokey Pokey
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02/05/26 04:12 PM ET
Just because there's some formula behind a stat, it doesn't make it useful.
-- marcbvtgm
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:10 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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02/05/26 04:10 PM ET
Unfortunately, the numbers are matching**
-- jtHokie05
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:15 PM ET
jtHokie05
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02/05/26 04:15 PM ET
Yeah, the numbers match with what I am seeing on the court.**
-- Walkin` Willie
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:17 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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02/05/26 04:17 PM ET
Like the analysis at first glance but have a couple of questions.
-- Walkin` Willie
Feb 05, 2026 at 03:58 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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02/05/26 03:58 PM ET
Never mind - the ORtg minus the DRtg is where you got the -27
-- Walkin` Willie
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:07 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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02/05/26 04:07 PM ET
Here is a link to how the ORtg is calculated.**
-- Walkin` Willie
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:02 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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02/05/26 04:02 PM ET
You could argue teams blitzing him has helped the others
-- soflahokie
Feb 05, 2026 at 02:56 PM ET
soflahokie
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02/05/26 02:56 PM ET
Dang, those are some good numbers.
-- Chris Coleman
Feb 05, 2026 at 02:44 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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02/05/26 02:44 PM ET
wonder who sold Mike on him?
-- tallahasseehokie
Feb 05, 2026 at 05:15 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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02/05/26 05:15 PM ET
Dorn is dealing with a lingering injury
-- ShockWaveVT
Feb 06, 2026 at 07:59 AM ET
ShockWaveVT
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02/06/26 07:59 AM ET
Edit: Doh, realized you meant Dorn, not Neo.
-- Chris Coleman
Feb 05, 2026 at 06:47 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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02/05/26 06:47 PM ET
Fix the post for him. I didn’t
-- HokieDelNorte
Feb 05, 2026 at 07:04 PM ET
HokieDelNorte
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02/05/26 07:04 PM ET
same guy who sold us drones**
-- Windows NT
Feb 05, 2026 at 05:58 PM ET
Windows NT
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02/05/26 05:58 PM ET
We would have been better off with Wessler
-- VT ChemE 1986
Feb 05, 2026 at 05:37 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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02/05/26 05:37 PM ET
Yep. Wessler having an elite year….
-- DAngelo828
Feb 05, 2026 at 07:15 PM ET
DAngelo828
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02/05/26 07:15 PM ET
We would have been better off with Riley Allenspach over both of them.
-- Chris Coleman
Feb 05, 2026 at 06:49 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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02/05/26 06:49 PM ET
Bad eval
-- fakehokiestolenvalor
Feb 05, 2026 at 09:27 PM ET
fakehokiestolenvalor
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02/05/26 09:27 PM ET
Dude walks by the refs in pregame warmups
-- Vippie1
Feb 05, 2026 at 04:54 PM ET
Vippie1
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02/05/26 04:54 PM ET
Clara Strack vs LSU vibes for Dorn. **
-- st_andrew
Feb 05, 2026 at 03:15 PM ET
st_andrew
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02/05/26 03:15 PM ET