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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1714010, member: 1423"]
And HEART is why I love this kid. He's taken a lot of heat this season for being streaky. And I can certainly understand the frustration -- especially for fans judging him by only one metric (number of made 3's). Meanwhile, Trevor has worked his ass off. Tonight, Virginia wasn't going to let him or G see the rim from deep  ... they're a super talented defensive team and Bennett kept bodies on TC/G 24/7. So what did TC do about it? Did he sulk? Did he hang out on the perimeter for an "open look"? (lol). Nope ... that sucker ran 25 miles to get open and drove the lane repeatedly. Finally, he started getting the ball up high on the glass and it started to drop for him -- a timely reward for a monster effort. It didn't hurt that Malachai took the game over for 5 minutes and got us back in it.

A couple other observations. 1) We were dominated on the glass the 1st half with 80% of the Virginia team hanging back for rebounds. This fit UVA's plodding, half-court style. They wanted to slow the game down and negate our athleticism. Once JB put the press in, suddenly we were doing what we do best (run) and  the half-court game was a distant memory. We were the aggressors, either scoring or getting to the line. 2) Down the stretch (like the Gonzaga game), Tyler Lydon's contribution was invaluable. The kid is so long ... he just finds a way to affect the outcome of the game, securing key rebounds, blocking shots and providing complimentary scoring. G was not himself tonight ... but he did enough. Glad to see this "UNDERRATED" team standing on a ladder with scissors.
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