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[QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 2437531, member: 57"]
What we saw yesterday was what we will need to do to get to the next level, which I will define as being in the Top 25 (probably this year's ceiling).

1. Defensive Intensity Throughout - Most Importantly, we found their three point threats and did not let anybody get hot on us. Secondly, it wasn't at the expense of leaving our interior open.

2. Glass Crashing - That has been the strength of this year's team, and it must continue.

3. Overwhelming Hustle - Nobody creates or gets to more loose balls than Marek, and his energy seems to be contagious.

4. Great FT shooting ( and also good attack to get to the line in the first place). We has the "right" guys drawing the fouls.

5. Reasonable three point shooting - Enough to keep em honest.

6. The Moyer factor - Matt was hustling, hitting the glass, and never stopped cutting to the rim. His teammates never seemed to miss a pass when matt got himself free. He probably won't be able to have games like this against everyone, but he needs to have them more often than not going forward. While double-doubles may be infrequent, there is no reason Matt should not be able to consistently get 7 to 8 points and 7 to 8 boards most outings.

7. Limiting TOs. It seemed like all of the What TO's happened at the end of each half, but other than that, we were solid with limiting mistakes.

The big question now, is though VT had talented players, they were all smurfs. Can we continue to play this effectively against teams with bigger stronger players ???
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