The talent gap between these teams and VT is huge. IDK if we can get there.
I don't see it happening. Being competitive in the ACC is nothing compared to these teams.
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4mo
...some reason for optimism.
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4mo
tournament ends. He's an Iowa guy, but money can talk. I think he's really good.
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4mo
If it was a talent issue, what talent were we missing this year? Size, athleticism, shooting? I think VT was probably comparable to several teams in this year's Sweet 16 in those areas. VT's injuries didn't help, but one big difference I saw this season was the team game, both on offense and defense. That's what VT seemed to be lacking, in my opinion, more than an overall talent deficiency. Now, perhaps the problem there is that we didn't have the RIGHT talent to make team concepts more effective.
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4mo
Huge Gap between, Ill, Houston, Arizona and VT. The 8 teams playing Friday night I think there is a Huge gap. This isn't new though, VT has never had the same talent as the top 10 to 15 teams in the country.
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4mo
Virginia Tech had more athleticism than both this year. VT ranked #91 in 3 pt%, Nebraska #94, and Iowa #101.
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4mo
this season. Too much individual play on offense, not enough off-ball movement on offense, and not enough help defense. Perhaps the players we had weren't capable of running the schemes Mike Young wants to run or the schemes take longer than a season to implement (as I've seen suggested), but ultimately, yes, I tend to look at the coach if the talent on a team isn't showing up in results. Just as I would look at the coach if the talent on a team is exceeded by team performance.
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4mo
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4mo
Nebraska did have an opportunity to beat Purdue in regulation, but Jamarques Lawrence slipped on condensation from the Purdue huddle and turned the ball over while bringing the ball up court for a final shot attempt. The game went to OT and Purdue won.
Nebraska also did a great job of taking care of business against the teams they should have beaten. All of their losses this season were to NCAA tournament teams. Of those teams to beat Nebraska this season, only UCLA has been eliminated so far.
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