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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

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Pump the brakes on the Rice hype train
GCHokie34 01/09/23 06:42 PM ET
i just want to see him out of his warmups. **
VaTechHokiesACC 01/10/23 07:32 PM ET
you pump the breaks! Breaks are for losers
whatIpostlike 01/10/23 04:30 PM ET
Agreed
Rockfish40 01/10/23 04:20 PM ET
Isn't the good news that any little spark may push this team back...
Hokietech 01/10/23 12:20 PM ET
Oh it's a great thing he's available...
GCHokie34 01/10/23 04:16 PM ET
I promise to be enraged if he doesn’t have 40 points and 40 rebounds
Zanderhokie 01/10/23 11:44 AM ET
Good explanation. Thanks**
extremehokie 01/10/23 11:03 AM ET
Given that we’ve gone way more iso/ball screen heavy this year
soflahokie 01/10/23 09:00 AM ET
Wait. U R asking a board that KNOWS Cole Beck is the answer 2 B reasonable?**
3TechFanz 01/10/23 08:48 AM ET
Beck is a winner you are a loser**
ACC_Hoops 01/10/23 10:10 AM ET
Thanks Mrs Beck!**
3TechFanz 01/10/23 10:13 AM ET
My son busted his ass for VT Football this year; And you?**
ACC_Hoops 01/10/23 10:16 AM ET
he was good at complaining about things. that's about it **
whatIpostlike 01/10/23 10:29 AM ET
Huh?**
hokiepro 01/10/23 12:03 PM ET
3TechFanz **
whatIpostlike 01/10/23 12:14 PM ET
Unrealistic expectations on this board?
GreenvilleVT 01/10/23 08:19 AM ET
In othe words wait at least one game before our patient Hokie “fans”
uber hokie 01/10/23 07:24 AM ET
My expectation for Rice is to match what I saw from Pedulla last year**
OrlandoHokie 01/09/23 11:18 PM ET
That’d be great
hokiepro 01/10/23 12:15 PM ET
That’s more or less what I’ve been saying
hokiepro 01/09/23 10:57 PM ET
Agree, but you’re wasting your breath & time.**
Hokie535 01/09/23 10:35 PM ET
Going against a zone is also a hard measuring stick **
VermontDDS 01/09/23 09:44 PM ET
GCHokie? More like WetBlanketHokie
hoosnowahokie 01/09/23 09:35 PM ET
Condescending wet blanket MY apologist. **
VT_EX_HOKIE_2002 01/10/23 10:49 AM ET
Especially against Syracuse and their quirky zone defense.**
Femoyer74 01/09/23 09:04 PM ET
I’m just thrilled to have a back up for Pedulla,
NC Hoke 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 01/10/23 06:04 AM ET
I’m not a casual fan 😎**
VPI63 01/09/23 07:41 PM ET
I am..... (nm)**
Casual Fan 01/09/23 08:05 PM ET
Delete
NC Hoke 01/09/23 08:00 PM ET
Amen!**
IB4TECH 01/09/23 07:38 PM ET
At this point I just want some quality Gs giving our starters some rest!
8675309Hokie 01/09/23 07:38 PM ET
How about the O'Jay's "Love Train?"**
dj97223 01/09/23 07:37 PM ET
Only expectation I have for Rice is that he eats up some
Italian Stallion 01/09/23 07:17 PM ET
That's what I'm most interested in too. Anything else is gravy.**
Nortazhokie 01/09/23 07:40 PM ET
True, we need to be realistic. 39% from 3, 15 points and 1 turnover :)**
HokieAl 01/09/23 07:16 PM ET
Glad you posted this. I’m expecting him to get more minutes than
BEST2VT 01/09/23 07:13 PM ET
I think if this were his 5th game...
GCHokie34 01/09/23 07:16 PM ET
Hadn’t thought about the Boeheim puzzle. Unless Rodney could
BEST2VT 01/09/23 09:04 PM ET
Oh come on now, let's ride the Rice hype train and
949hokie 01/09/23 07:08 PM ET
I very much get the joke...
GCHokie34 01/09/23 07:14 PM ET
Yup! You were graceful in your post. I really wonder
949hokie 01/09/23 07:30 PM ET
Some of the posts are just for fun.**
LXNTN_HOKIE 01/10/23 06:10 AM ET
A great example of this is the Duke or Kentucky
Italian Stallion 01/09/23 07:24 PM ET
Watched any Kentucky games lately? They are borderline terrible and they
HeisenBurg13 01/09/23 08:20 PM ET
Dukes not very good either. Maybe they he’ll before March but they don’t
GreenvilleVT 01/10/23 08:22 AM ET
So 30 points on 10 of 10 shooting from 3... got it.**
AbsolutVT03 01/09/23 07:03 PM ET
I'll be happy with 9 out of 10 for 27. Lol.**
LXNTN_HOKIE 01/10/23 06:12 AM ET
Sad that you have to coach this board on common sense**
VT ChemE 1986 01/09/23 06:52 PM ET
34 wrote:
VPI63 01/09/23 09:55 PM ET
The main thing is his ankle is healed up and he gets to play the sport
LXNTN_HOKIE 01/10/23 06:14 AM ET
Also no matter what happens I'm wrong!**
GCHokie34 01/09/23 10:50 PM ET
Sad that you make such ridiculous generalizations about people on the board**
maroonhiker 01/09/23 06:59 PM ET