One step forward, two steps back too often with this team. Understandable that you’d have a letdown, but if you expect to be a top team and compete for a final four, you just can’t have it. You find ways to dig deep and get those tough grind it out wins. 15 TOs vs 5 TOs, we were lucky we had a chance at the end to steal it. Then we had a poor defensive breakdown and they were due.
What is really disheartening is the fact that at the very end, Bennett ran a play which totally freed up their shooter for a three. I could not believe how wide open he was. To UVA's credit, Clark is a real point guard who drives and shoots layups or finds the open man. He was in control, unlike our PG's. Maybe our guys were tired from 2 really big games in three nights. Why so many really bone-head plays like having the ball stolen twice from behind, throwing it out of bounds, having rebounds wrestled away from us, not being aware of the presence of a UVA player who steals the ball and scores? We are more than half-way through the season, so, to me, youth is no longer a viable excuse. 15 turnovers, 10 of which resulted from UVA steals.
I’ll never understand this attitude of “letting players make plays”. We’ve done that for 10 years now and it doesn’t work against well coached, experienced teams. Don’t care how talented our freshman are. I hope Scheyer decides to teach an offense. Running isolation sets for freshman doesn’t work.
Or at the very least have some scripted offence for when the open format, one on one, isolation isn't working?
It all leads back to recruiting and how the NBA is also played this way.
Admittedly I haven't watched much NBA last couple years but just started to watch it now this year once my State finally got sports betting. NBA is terrible the way it's played.
And against FSU Malik Osborne was hobbled by an ankle injury that has now sidelined him for the remainder of the year, leaving guards and a rotating pair of slow seven footers who move like ex lax who got the best of our guys
UVA won because Duke couldn’t stay in front of Clarke . Nice chat
You’re base is quickly becoming almost as annoying as unc. Quite all year but hey enjoy that championship you won Monday
You got a lot of nerve coming over here troll. Again congrats to you for taking your Super Bowl Monday. Tell me is it the Rams or Bengals now instead of Cavaliers? OFC
As UVA flawlessly demonstrated against us, scripted offenses do in fact work, especially against teams, like Duke, who are not prepared for them. OFC
Stay classy, Charlottesville.
Glad I am not an UVA fan and have to root for a team that seldom scores more than 62 points .
You guys aren’t getting nba talent anymore mainly due to their offense. You act like Tony can win with anyone but yea that natty team had 3 nba guys. You’ve been worse every year since then. Oh what’s K’s record vs Tony? Holla back when he’s got 5 and can constantly beat those pesky 16 seeds
Mainly because of age, Coach K is a shell of his former self. Now relying on uber talented youth to sink or swim on their own. Remember this is how 2015 was accomplished and this is a big selling point in recruiting. But I hope & believe Scheyer will bring a balance to Durham. Less talented but more (willing) coachable players. Do I dare say Upperclassmen again? And in the end it might actually result in more hardware in the rafters not preseason recruiting.
Yes. And a freshman point guard who moved the ball very well. Everybody understood their role on that team and they were the only OAD that looked like they had played together for years. Partly due to the fact they had those 3 seniors and all 3 of the freshman we’re close prior to coming to school. This team can still make a run but I’m a lot less confident than I was back in November/December.
I’ve always said this teams ceiling is sweet 16. Nothing has happened to change my mind . If anything reaching the sweet 16 would surprise me. To many of the same issues that have not been corrected and you wonder if they can be. This is a good team with a high ceiling but time is running out to reach it . The more Duke tweaks things the opponent has already watched the film tape on how to attack it .
