No ACCN for me so Mrs. dd and I went out for the evening, just like the OPKs (great minds and all that stuff) but I've looked at the box score and read the recaps here and remain rather surprised at our path to the victory. No real "stars" for the game with a long list of quality contributors. Great stuff.
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Doesn’t pretty much everybody get beat off the dribble these days? Basketball has just evolved to where most guards, and even many forwards, are able to get past their initial defender.
It has become a point of real emphasis for the most frequent ballhandlers to learn the necessary skills to enable them to beat their man off the dribble. The guy with the ball has the advantage over his defender. If even Tre Jones gets beaten frequently I think that says a lot.
I personally think yesterday was a great win. We showed how diverse of a team we can be. We might not have 3 top five picks, but we play hard and have a lot of heart. I will take that any day.
Much like the infamous steal and dunk to end the SFA game, by rule it wasn’t a double dribble. The pass from Moore (?) to White in the corner was a bit off target. White knocked it to the floor to gain possession. By rule, that wasn’t a dribble, even though it looks basically the same as a dribble. He then pump-faked a 3 before actually initiating his dribble.
Just like the correct non-call against SFA was made, the correct non-call was made on White’s play.
That one and the play when after controlling the ball, he lost control, the ball went straight up, he grabbed it again and the drove. Apparently that ball was knocked from his hands initially.
Both plays looked strange and I suspect Bilas files a friend of the court complaint to Swofford.
Our small ball man 2 man was absolutely smothering in the "4th quarter". Great come back.
I am in the ACCTV black hole, and the extended highlights don’t do justice to the stretch I wish I could watch - the last 9:00. VT had 55 points and was down 1. Didn’t break 60 until 0:33. Was the D as stifling as that looks on paper?
While watching live, the lead escalated quickly. We were ahead by 5-7 points, but the outcome still seemed very much in doubt to me. Then all of a sudden, we were up 15. I think the sequence of the flagrant on Nolley, Young took Nolley out of the game, and Moore drained both free throws was a turning point.