Pump the brakes on the Rice hype train
He's absolutely going to help, don't get me wrong. But it may not show up to the casual fan just how he is helping. I wouldn't expect any number of points from him. He is capable of scoring double digits, he is capable of scoring 2 points and still having a positive effect.
This will be his first college game. And his first college game without a preseason to introduce him to the offense, defense and prep work it takes to be successful at this level.
Keep expectations low, see how he performs and then go from there. The worst case is to set an unrealistic expectation, he inevitably doesn't meet it and then spend the remainder of the season as a failure of an expectation that he never should have had placed on him.
For instance, MY mentioned he will come in around the under 16 timeout. That says to me he is going to play 8-10 minutes depending on how he handles it as a backup to Pedulla.
If Cattoor is still out, it makes the most sense to keep Collins in a backup wing role and have Rice solely give Pedulla a break. That role would change down the road as he gets more comfortable on the floor. If Cattoor is back and healthy, then Collins may all but disappear once Rice works his way into the lineup. That's not a knock on Collins, he has a lot of development left. It's just what's best for both Collins and VT.
With Cattoor and Rice both back, Camden can hopefully move to the 4 for good this season and play situationally.
But the larger point is that the expectation shouldn't be for Rice to come in and hit 40% from 3, score 15 points and not turn the ball over. There's not a single box score line for him that would surprise me at this point. 0 points, 2 points, etc. And none of them matter at all in his development.
Posted: 01/09/2023 at 06:42 PM ET
Thread Replies (53)
Pump the brakes on the Rice hype train
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-- GCHokie34
Jan 09, 2023 at 06:42 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/09/23 06:42 PM ET
i just want to see him out of his warmups. **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Jan 10, 2023 at 07:32 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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01/10/23 07:32 PM ET
you pump the breaks! Breaks are for losers
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 10, 2023 at 04:30 PM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/10/23 04:30 PM ET
Isn't the good news that any little spark may push this team back...
-- Hokietech
Jan 10, 2023 at 12:20 PM ET
Hokietech
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01/10/23 12:20 PM ET
Oh it's a great thing he's available...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 10, 2023 at 04:16 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/10/23 04:16 PM ET
I promise to be enraged if he doesn’t have 40 points and 40 rebounds
-- Zanderhokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 11:44 AM ET
Zanderhokie
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01/10/23 11:44 AM ET
Good explanation. Thanks**
-- extremehokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 11:03 AM ET
extremehokie
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01/10/23 11:03 AM ET
Given that we’ve gone way more iso/ball screen heavy this year
-- soflahokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 09:00 AM ET
soflahokie
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01/10/23 09:00 AM ET
Wait. U R asking a board that KNOWS Cole Beck is the answer 2 B reasonable?**
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 10, 2023 at 08:48 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/10/23 08:48 AM ET
Beck is a winner you are a loser**
-- ACC_Hoops
Jan 10, 2023 at 10:10 AM ET
ACC_Hoops
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01/10/23 10:10 AM ET
My son busted his ass for VT Football this year; And you?**
-- ACC_Hoops
Jan 10, 2023 at 10:16 AM ET
ACC_Hoops
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01/10/23 10:16 AM ET
he was good at complaining about things. that's about it **
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 10, 2023 at 10:29 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/10/23 10:29 AM ET
Unrealistic expectations on this board?
-- GreenvilleVT
Jan 10, 2023 at 08:19 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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01/10/23 08:19 AM ET
In othe words wait at least one game before our patient Hokie “fans”
-- uber hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 07:24 AM ET
uber hokie
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01/10/23 07:24 AM ET
My expectation for Rice is to match what I saw from Pedulla last year**
-- OrlandoHokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 11:18 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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01/09/23 11:18 PM ET
That’s more or less what I’ve been saying
-- hokiepro
Jan 09, 2023 at 10:57 PM ET
hokiepro
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01/09/23 10:57 PM ET
Agree, but you’re wasting your breath & time.**
-- Hokie535
Jan 09, 2023 at 10:35 PM ET
Hokie535
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01/09/23 10:35 PM ET
Going against a zone is also a hard measuring stick **
-- VermontDDS
Jan 09, 2023 at 09:44 PM ET
VermontDDS
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01/09/23 09:44 PM ET
GCHokie? More like WetBlanketHokie
-- hoosnowahokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 09:35 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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01/09/23 09:35 PM ET
Condescending wet blanket MY apologist. **
-- VT_EX_HOKIE_2002
Jan 10, 2023 at 10:49 AM ET
VT_EX_HOKIE_2002
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01/10/23 10:49 AM ET
Especially against Syracuse and their quirky zone defense.**
-- Femoyer74
Jan 09, 2023 at 09:04 PM ET
Femoyer74
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01/09/23 09:04 PM ET
I’m just thrilled to have a back up for Pedulla,
-- NC Hoke
Jan 09, 2023 at 08:06 PM ET
NC Hoke
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01/09/23 08:06 PM ET
I'm just excited to see the young man play in a Hokie uniform no matter
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Jan 10, 2023 at 06:04 AM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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01/10/23 06:04 AM ET
At this point I just want some quality Gs giving our starters some rest!
-- 8675309Hokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:38 PM ET
8675309Hokie
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01/09/23 07:38 PM ET
How about the O'Jay's "Love Train?"**
-- dj97223
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:37 PM ET
dj97223
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01/09/23 07:37 PM ET
Only expectation I have for Rice is that he eats up some
-- Italian Stallion
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:17 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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01/09/23 07:17 PM ET
That's what I'm most interested in too. Anything else is gravy.**
-- Nortazhokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:40 PM ET
Nortazhokie
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01/09/23 07:40 PM ET
True, we need to be realistic. 39% from 3, 15 points and 1 turnover :)**
-- HokieAl
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:16 PM ET
HokieAl
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01/09/23 07:16 PM ET
Glad you posted this. I’m expecting him to get more minutes than
-- BEST2VT
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:13 PM ET
BEST2VT
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01/09/23 07:13 PM ET
I think if this were his 5th game...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:16 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/09/23 07:16 PM ET
Hadn’t thought about the Boeheim puzzle. Unless Rodney could
-- BEST2VT
Jan 09, 2023 at 09:04 PM ET
BEST2VT
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01/09/23 09:04 PM ET
Oh come on now, let's ride the Rice hype train and
-- 949hokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:08 PM ET
949hokie
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01/09/23 07:08 PM ET
I very much get the joke...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:14 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/09/23 07:14 PM ET
Yup! You were graceful in your post. I really wonder
-- 949hokie
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:30 PM ET
949hokie
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01/09/23 07:30 PM ET
Some of the posts are just for fun.**
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Jan 10, 2023 at 06:10 AM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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01/10/23 06:10 AM ET
A great example of this is the Duke or Kentucky
-- Italian Stallion
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:24 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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01/09/23 07:24 PM ET
Watched any Kentucky games lately? They are borderline terrible and they
-- HeisenBurg13
Jan 09, 2023 at 08:20 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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01/09/23 08:20 PM ET
Dukes not very good either. Maybe they he’ll before March but they don’t
-- GreenvilleVT
Jan 10, 2023 at 08:22 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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01/10/23 08:22 AM ET
So 30 points on 10 of 10 shooting from 3... got it.**
-- AbsolutVT03
Jan 09, 2023 at 07:03 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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01/09/23 07:03 PM ET
I'll be happy with 9 out of 10 for 27. Lol.**
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Jan 10, 2023 at 06:12 AM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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01/10/23 06:12 AM ET
Sad that you have to coach this board on common sense**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jan 09, 2023 at 06:52 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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01/09/23 06:52 PM ET
The main thing is his ankle is healed up and he gets to play the sport
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Jan 10, 2023 at 06:14 AM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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01/10/23 06:14 AM ET
Also no matter what happens I'm wrong!**
-- GCHokie34
Jan 09, 2023 at 10:50 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/09/23 10:50 PM ET
Sad that you make such ridiculous generalizations about people on the board**
-- maroonhiker
Jan 09, 2023 at 06:59 PM ET
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01/09/23 06:59 PM ET