morrison2951
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Danny's Deacs sinking towards DFL.
Currie, you paying attention?!
Currie, you paying attention?!
ACC will probably get more than 3. State, Tech and UVA all did fine OOC and have good chances if they have a conference winning record. The Cuse would need a bit more because of their worse Nov-Dec, but they may be playing the best of those mid tier teams at the moment. Still the most pitiful ACC and college hoops in memory, and this after what was 1 of the best years in college hoops in recent years last year.
And FWIW, I do take issue with the comment about Guy and Jerome being defensive liabilities from the last page. Guy was a defensive liability his freshman year and came in weighing like 160-70 pounds (and wearing a manbun). But he got stronger and was pretty good on D his last 2 years and was a really good rebounder for his size. Jerome was always tough and probably by far led UVA in deflections the last couple of years. They were both way superior to Stattman and Woldetensae, and while Clark provides good pressure on the ball, his problem is good shooting PGs tend to just shoot over him with ease. This UVA team is not just challenged offensively - it's not nearly as good on D as it has been the last 6-7 years.
Crushing Miami now. 75-45 with 9 minutes to go.
So much for the losing streak. It was great while it lasted.
Shitty BC now 4-5 in conference lol. Unreal.
Guy and Jerome were two of the weaker defenders of the Bennett era and they got as many minutes as they could handle because of their offense.
"I didn't say they were defensive liabilities."...and..."They can be comparatively weaker yet still good overall."
These quotes from different posts aren't a model of consistency. This used to be called "backpedaling".
I didn't say they were defensive liabilities. I said they were comparatively weaker defensively than previous players like Brogdon, Harris, and Mitchell and got so much playing time, even early on, mainly because of their offensive strengths, hence countering Blackjack's hypothesis. They can be comparatively weaker yet still good overall. Like you say, they improved over time and on this WF squad would probably be amongst the better defenders because Mannequin does't know how to coach D.
Your last statement that Virginia's D is not as good as it has been in the past is objectively false. In fact, it's the most efficient defense of the Bennett era, in no small part (no pun intended) due to Clark's excellent ball pressure. The shooting over him with ease criticism is overblown. Sure it happens, but we don't see the number of shots he prevents in the first place, etc.
KP AdjD efficiency: 84.9 (2020), 89.2 (2019), 85.6 (2018), 88.0 (2017), 91.0 (2016), 85.5 (2015)
Yeah, we ain't beating UNC.
Yeah, we ain't beating UNC.
Not even close. Carolina’s two bigs will eat us alive inside, scoring and rebounding. Roy looked like great coach tonite versus KK —superb ball movement —other than Brooks they are not that talented , but they played very smart tonite .
Also , State appears to have chemistry problems — nobody looks like they give a shit . Thought KK was a motivator, but he may have lost these guys.