We were pretty good this year, no doubt. But the hope/expectation was ....
.... that we were going to be "really good" this year. So in that sense, the season has to be considered a disappointment on the whole. True, we had injuries that hurt us. Had we not been without both Cattoor and Rice for an extended stretch of the season, we likely would have won at least 3 or 4 of the close games we lost. That might have been enough to put us in the NCAAs.
But our shooting let us down this year. We're supposed to be a team that can really ring the bell from outside, and at times we did. But we also had quite a few games where we simply couldn't do it well enough. Last night was a good example. Our team can't shoot 25% from 3-point range and win. We need to be at least in the upper 30's. We're a team that's built to score from outside and we don't do anything else well enough to be able to make up for not hitting enough of our outside shots.
But even so, we were in a post-season tournament for the 7th straight season, which is something we've never done before. The program is in solid shape and I'm already looking forward to what we can do next season.
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I'm grateful for the team we had this year.
-- Walkin` Willie
Mar 16, 2023 at 01:13 PM ET
Walkin` Willie
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03/16/23 01:13 PM ET
We were pretty good this year, no doubt. But the hope/expectation was ....
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-- Hokiestud
Mar 16, 2023 at 02:11 PM ET
Hokiestud
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03/16/23 02:11 PM ET
Mutts/Basile were 15 of 25 fg. Should have Gone inside more**
-- Durham Hokie
Mar 16, 2023 at 02:23 PM ET
Durham Hokie
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03/16/23 02:23 PM ET
And we beat Duke, UVA and UNC! ****
-- hokiebird1990
Mar 16, 2023 at 02:02 PM ET
hokiebird1990
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03/16/23 02:02 PM ET
And lost to BC twice and once to GT**
-- Durham Hokie
Mar 16, 2023 at 02:19 PM ET
Durham Hokie
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03/16/23 02:19 PM ET
Agree 100%. I posted below that our best days w/ CMY are ahead of us!**
-- VPIVIP95
Mar 16, 2023 at 01:37 PM ET
VPIVIP95
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03/16/23 01:37 PM ET