Yesterday, UVA shot 37.7% from the field, 16% from 3 and 64% from the line.... and won by 29. JMU, who is decent, averaged .49 points per possession (that's about as low as I have every seen). JMU had 11 points in the 2nd half. UVA's defense is so ridiculously good.
FWIW, Pitt beat FSU, and then lost to Nichols State. After losing to Pitt, FSU beat Florida in Gainesville (Florida was a consensus top 10 team). Also, BC grabbed a decent road win at S. Florida. It appears that HS A-A Derryck Thornton may be finally living up to expectation. He followed up his 22 point outing against WF, with 22, 4 boards and 4 assists against USF. Pitt's loss to Nichols is the ACC's only OOC loss to date.
Realize its early (at Cuse and JMU), but UVA has held Cuse and JMU to 68 points TOTAL in two games. UVA is first among 353 teams in adjust defensive efficiency, first in 2 point FG% defense and, 2nd in effective FG% defense. So, if this is not one of UVA's better defensive teams, that is a frightening thought. While Clark is a shrimp at 5-9, he is an elite defender. Have heard Bennett single out Clark for his defensive ability, and as a freshman, Bennett would put Clark on the opposing team's best offensive back court player.
UVA already has a double digit road win at Cuse, and KP projects UVA to go 15-5 in the ACC. That may be a little optimistic, but don't see them "struggling in league play", partially because UVA now just reloads and also partially because the ACC is weak this year.