Originally Posted by
sagegrouse
Game Day on ESPN travels to Blacksburg and Cassell Coliseum for the Duke-VT match-up Saturday at 9PM. Here's some material for the game and some questions:
Fact #1: VT plays its five starters a minimum of 31 minutes in ACC games. Top subs Manny Atkins and Jarell Eddie average only 10-12 MPG.
Fact #2: Malcolm Delaney is a brilliant offensive player (19.4 pts. in ACC games) and the second-best player in the conference.
(other great discussion points)
sagegrouse
Can I question a fact? Malcolm Delaney is no doubt the second best scorer in the ACC due to his ability to get to the line and convert (most FTs per game in ACC). But is it a fact that he is the second best player? I would think that Kyle and/or Jordan Williams (and Singleton when healthy?) could all be considered in that discussion. I don't know what kind of a defensive player Delaney is, so maybe it is a fact, but I do know that Kyle is pretty darned good on the defensive end, rebounds a bit better than Delaney and shoots a similar percentage. Kyle doesn't set up his teammates nearly as well as Delaney, but otherwise I would think he compares reasonably well. I am, of course, a bit biased.
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”