We also beat them 8 out of the last 10. At least espn said that yesterday.Why do some people continue to refer to the school as vpi? Seems odd, especially after they so easily kicked our arse
We also beat them 8 out of the last 10. At least espn said that yesterday.Why do some people continue to refer to the school as vpi? Seems odd, especially after they so easily kicked our arse
We also beat them 8 out of the last 10. At least espn said that yesterday.
Learn something new every day. I always thought the VT in his handle was for Vermont. LOL
Cheers,
Neil
We will win more than we lose. What's yours? We just got our @ss kicked. No question. But Buzz won't have the advantage of 4 days to prepare for a home game against a team that played on a thursday.What's your guess on the next ten?
You pick the the place and I'll choose the Boeheim...
PS love the football fans chanting...want them in our crowd. helps, IMO to understand Freud.
No.Did Coach actually say his son is to be benched against VT/pesky teams in general? Apologies if i missed the info.
I think Buzz has our number and will continue to build that program with even better players. I'd say he wins 6 out of 10.We will win more than we lose. What's yours? We just got our @ss kicked. No question. But Buzz won't have the advantage of 4 days to prepare for a home game against a team that played on a thursday.
Has our number based on that one game?I think Buzz has our number and will continue to build that program with even better players. I'd say he wins 6 out of 10.
JB is 8-5 career against Buzz including winning 5 out of 6 until last night.
I like Buzz a lot but my sense is he’s never been and never will be an elite recruiter. He gets a lot out of his talent and will spring the occasional big upset of a Duke or UNC, but the ceiling at VT is limited.I think Buzz has our number and will continue to build that program with even better players. I'd say he wins 6 out of 10.
To your first paragraph, UNC ran on them relentlessly all night and their defense looked like crap. Bilas called them out several times during the broadcast for their lousy D. Maybe Buzz changed up his d for our game or they used Bilas' comments as posterboard material, or both. Maybe we should have run a little more like we've been doing lately. Tech got embarrassed by UNC and came out with something to prove against us. These losses happen sometimes. We'll bounce back.Exactly. Now, I haven't watched VT play much this year, so I do not know statistically whether they are as exceptional on D as they appeared tonight and whether the 103 points they gave up the other day to UNC was an aberration.
I do think this though from watching our team the past few years. When teams put a lot of ball pressure on us we struggle immensely on O and look completely out of sync and discombobulated. Frank struggled all night, just like he does when teams put a lot of pressure on him and hound the ball. His handle was loosy goosy all night, had some bad turnovers, carries, etc. Even times when he didn't lose the ball, his high and shaky handle caused a lot of anxiety. Even worse, is that when this happens to him, he let's it bleed into his mindset, and it then affects his defense. He was responsible for a lot of those open 3's that VT's Robinson drilled.
Frank has his best games when teams don't pressure him. He's a good passer, and along with his size, he can see the floor much better when not being hounded as he doesn't have to be as concerned with his handle. But when he is, what you see tonight is what we we've been getting. I think this offensive struggle tonight likely remains consistent when teams are going to pressure the ball and hound Frank, which I don't know why teams wouldn't.
Battle is not a point guard either, and even though he's capable of playing it at times, he also fares better when teams aren't hounding the ball. This issue at point guard is a serious dilemma for our team and has been. And, is likely to be the case against the better teams/guard we face in conference play as our schedule toughens.
JB is 8-5 career against Buzz including winning 5 out of 6 until last night.
The UVA folk would beg to differ.True. But they are also at different points in their careers. His class next year is ranked higher than ours, and I imagine he will continue to get better and better recruits as his team has more success. Only thing that weighs against him is that VT is a tougher school to get into according to what I've read.
The UVA folk would beg to differ.
So did I.I meant as compared to SU.
To your first paragraph, UNC ran on them relentlessly all night and their defense looked like crap. Bilas called them out several times during the broadcast for their lousy D. Maybe Buzz changed up his d for our game or they used Bilas' comments as posterboard material, or both. Maybe we should have run a little more like we've been doing lately. Tech got embarrassed by UNC and came out with something to prove against us. These losses happen sometimes. We'll bounce back.
True. But they are also at different points in their careers. His class next year is ranked higher than ours, and I imagine he will continue to get better and better recruits as his team has more success. Only thing that weighs against him is that VT is a tougher school to get into according to what I've read.