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Good Result So Far, But I think Our Best Days Are ahead of Us
This may sound critical, but I am more just pointing out that I think we are going to be a good bit better by season's end. We luckily got UNC without Bacot which the computers will never know. I think we still are not clicking like we did at the end of last year and hopefully will be by seasons end. Not sure I want Basile spending so much time away from the basket. Maddux needs to get more aggressive and we need to get to the foul line far more often than we are doing. That said the Offense is clearly ahead of the defense which has at times has looked like swiss cheese.
Mutts was terrific against the Heels. I think in the end his efforts probably kept the collapse form being a loss. Pedula has really impressed me with his development, needs to make better decisions at times, but he is only early in his sophomore year. Cattoor has picked off where he left off last year. I am less concerned with Maddux's shooting touch, but he seems tentative to me. I think Basile needs to be more of an inside player than a 3-Point shooter. Our bench, especially when RIce gets in there will be better than last year's. Kidd > Nguessan, Poteat = Pemsl, Collins < Maddux (for now - great game yesterday!!).
I think Coach Young knows what he is doing and I think we have the potential to be a top 4 seed in ACC Tournament and another NCAA bid. I think the way we are playing now is likely to have us as a bubble team, any improvement will put us in the "I really don't want to have to play them" category.
Go Hokies!!!
Posted: 12/05/2022 at 03:31 PM ET
Thread Replies (13)
Good Result So Far, But I think Our Best Days Are ahead of Us
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-- Hokdawg
Dec 05, 2022 at 03:31 PM ET
Hokdawg
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12/05/22 03:31 PM ET
I agree, lots of options and depth now. This team could be very dangerous.
-- HokieJay
Dec 05, 2022 at 10:05 PM ET
HokieJay
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12/05/22 10:05 PM ET
Agreed. If we stay healthy we will be a load in March
-- VT ChemE 1986
Dec 05, 2022 at 05:57 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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12/05/22 05:57 PM ET
Let me tell you about Basile. I came up for the football game with Miami ..
-- Hokiestud
Dec 05, 2022 at 04:47 PM ET
Hokiestud
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12/05/22 04:47 PM ET
I don't know why you would want to take 3 pt shots from Basile. His
-- King of Hokies
Dec 05, 2022 at 04:02 PM ET
King of Hokies
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12/05/22 04:02 PM ET
We are loaded with three point shooters, we need someone to get rebounds...
-- Hokdawg
Dec 06, 2022 at 09:29 AM ET
Hokdawg
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12/06/22 09:29 AM ET
Sorry, but that's an antiquated view of how to run an offense. When your
-- King of Hokies
Dec 06, 2022 at 10:51 AM ET
King of Hokies
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12/06/22 10:51 AM ET
We’ll Just Have to Agree to Disagree
-- Hokdawg
Dec 06, 2022 at 06:51 PM ET
Hokdawg
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12/06/22 06:51 PM ET
OK, you can disagree all you want. It might be advisable to learn something
-- King of Hokies
Dec 06, 2022 at 07:41 PM ET
King of Hokies
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12/06/22 07:41 PM ET
Yep. If Basile can hit the 3s, Mike wants him to shoot them.
-- RJHokie
Dec 06, 2022 at 07:49 PM ET
RJHokie
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12/06/22 07:49 PM ET
Agreed, and when he isn’t he can be effective inside
-- Hokdawg
Dec 08, 2022 at 07:25 PM ET
Hokdawg
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12/08/22 07:25 PM ET
Never discount depth and injuries. We are one down now. Hopefully we get
-- UTPr0sim
Dec 05, 2022 at 03:44 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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12/05/22 03:44 PM ET
Next opponent, Dayton, has some key injuries to two players in
-- Nortazhokie
Dec 05, 2022 at 04:01 PM ET
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12/05/22 04:01 PM ET