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Message: [QUOTE="Scott11, post: 4519305, member: 6797"] -The zone completely put us at a competitive disadvantage. Virginia is a horrific team to play zone against because they can shoot and pass. Despite the fact that our mediocre press caused them some problems JB refused to go man-to-man or make any adjustments. -Jesse was absolutely awful. He acted like the double-team was a complete surprise and he was soft going to the basket. The fact that he did not go to the line once is evidence of how intimidated he was. It is not the refs’ fault. But to make things worse JB did not make any adjustments so the problems when Jesse got double teamed continued in the second half. -starting JBA was absolutely insane. There are literally four or five guys who are better. -I don’t know what illness Benny was suffering from but he apparently was well enough to sit on the bench. Similar to the Bryant game. Not exactly Willis Reed material. -Hima is much better than any of us could have reasonably expected. He will be a very serviceable rebounder and defender for us for multiple years. His athleticism and motor was excellent today. -Brown missed some bunnies but likewise I think he will be a big help for us for multiple seasons. He played with a lot of heart and battled constantly. He will be somewhat limited by his athleticism but I will take guys like him on this roster anytime. -Taylor made some very difficult shots and also battled on defense. I think if we actually made an effort to get the ball to him he would be more effective. I also think he takes difficult shots as a result. It was a little annoying when his shot selection got iffy late in the game. -everyone in this board seems to kill Bell and his defense and rebounding are awful. But the kid can score and again we really make no effort to run plays for him. -I honestly believe that coaching in this rivalry is worth 5 to 10 points per game. I’d love to see what we could do if we didn’t play zone and actually ran a competent offense. [/QUOTE]

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