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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5639346, member: 405"] First, our 3 point shooting is improving since Donnie's return - he draws so much attention that it opens things up for the other guys, and they are making more of their shots. JJ slashing to the rim is working really well in the offense. In the last 3 games, he's averaging 15 points a game and is shooting 20-35 from the field. That's over 57%. Donnie and George are unlikely to have 7 TO's in a game again. Donnie's averaging 2.6 a game on high usage. George is averaging about 3.4. George needs to get better, but last night was atypical. We are still blocking shots, generating steals and rebounding at a high level. Those things win games. We've still won 8 of our last 11. That's not terrible. We have let a couple get away, but it's not like the last couple years. I feel like we have the chance to win every game when Donnie is in the lineup. Although this was the easy part of the ACC schedule, I still see a lot of wins out there. Virginia Tech at home is next. That should be a win. Miami at home after that. They are playing well, but I think we're going to win this one. We've had lots of trouble winning in Miami in the past, but this is a home game. Three of four after that are road games against NC State, UNC and Virginia. Although we won't be favored in any of those games, I think we could steal a win against either State or UVA. In between those is Notre Dame at home. That should be a win. Then we have Cal and SMU at home. I think we can win both of those, too. That would put us at 18-8 when we travel to Duke. Likely a loss, but if Donnie wants to get drafted this year, this is his big audition game against Boozer. We finish home vs. UNC, @ Wake, @Louisville, home against Pitt. I think we beat Wake and Pitt, giving us 20 wins, and if we can beat North Carolina at home, or upset Louisville on the road, that's 21 wins, and an 11-7 in the league with one of those upsets. It's still possible to make the dance. [/QUOTE]

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