Game Thread: Men's basketball vs #2 Syracuse, 1/7 9:00pm ACC Network

[757Hokie83]

thought this was lacking, unless I missed it...or have we already forgot about Hokie hoops?

 

[hokiegrad]

good call. Though I do cringe every time I think about this game.

 

[HoHumHokie]

good call. Though I do cringe every time I think about this game.

I cringe every time I think about Hokie Hoops in general.

 

[vtfan15]

Sounds like "the flu" and injuries have been hitting us hard lately. Will be interesting to see who is ready to go...

 

[vtfan15]

Actually now the news is better than I thought.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Hokies&amp;src=hash">#Hokies</a> expect G Adam Smith (calf), F CJ Barksdale (knee, ankle, flu) and F Marshall Wood all to play tonight vs. No. 2 Syracuse at Cassell.</p>&mdash; Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTD_MikeBarber/statuses/420693351982043138">January 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[jonvi]

Good luck Hokies. Still hope my boys wear that ass out.

 

[hokiegrad]

How did they not do better against Miami on Saturday?

 

[wildturkey]

Miracles still happen, right?

 

[vtfan15]

Within 4 with 10 minutes left, but lost by 20.

 

[HoHumHokie]

VT looked prepared for the Cuse zone, but JVZ and Raines just can't handle the ball and score from mid-range for the offense to be effective.

I like what I saw from Barksdale. If he can stay healthy and play that hard every game, VT may be able to win a few more.

Eddie was on vacation tonight....that usually means he'll score 20+ the next game.

 

[wildturkey]

VT looked prepared for the Cuse zone, but JVZ and Raines just can't handle the ball and score from mid-range for the offense to be effective.

I like what I saw from Barksdale. If he can stay healthy and play that hard every game, VT may be able to win a few more.

Eddie was on vacation tonight....that usually means he'll score 20+ the next game.

Makes you wonder why JJ insists on running plays with them there. Defenses just totally ignore them. It makes no damn sense at all. They can't pass from there, they can't shoot from there, the team doesn't know how to execute a proper pick and roll with them there, and them being there puts them out of position to get get rebounds (which we need to get because we chuck bricks a lot).

Honestly, despite some typically stupid play (scheme wise), I was pleasantly surprised we kept it close for so long. But one last thing to bitch about because I'm a negative nancy, is it illegal for a Hokie guard to drive into the paint? Is there some sort of invisible barrier around the 3-point line that shocks our players any time they attempt to drive?

 

[HoHumHokie]

Makes you wonder why JJ insists on running plays with them there. Defenses just totally ignore them. It makes no damn sense at all. They can't pass from there, they can't shoot from there, the team doesn't know how to execute a proper pick and roll with them there, and them being there puts them out of position to get get rebounds (which we need to get because we chuck bricks a lot).

Honestly, despite some typically stupid play (scheme wise), I was pleasantly surprised we kept it close for so long. But one last thing to bitch about because I'm a negative nancy, is it illegal for a Hokie guard to drive into the paint? Is there some sort of invisible barrier around the 3-point line that shocks our players any time they attempt to drive?

At times it was illegal for Adam Smith to drive past mid-court. How many times did he jack up a 3 from 30+ ft?

 

[jeffro151]

There were more fans at UVa's spring game than there were VT fans at Cassell against #2 Syracuse.

 

[HoHumHokie]

There were more fans at UVa's spring game than there were VT fans at Cassell against #2 Syracuse.

Nah, VT had at least 10 fans there last night.

 

[757Hokie83]

There were more fans at UVa's spring game than there were VT fans at Cassell against #2 Syracuse.

Nah, VT had at least 10 fans there last night.

lol, true

in fairness, classes don't start back for another 2 weeks, and it was like 1 degree outside...hard to get the casual fan out in weather like that, and I know I wouldn't have gone back to school 2 weeks early for the game. kudos to the folks that did go out, they made more noise than I expected that crowd to.