Virginia Tech Basketball Week 2: Nov. 19-25, UNC Greensboro, App. State

[Forty_Sixand2]

I am going to do these for game threads. Cool?

One per week? Monday-Sunday?

Thoughts?

 

[Lumbee09]

 

[Ragingcroc]

As always techhoops does excellent coverage:
Preview | VT (3-0) @ unc-g (1-2) | Monday at 7 PM | ESPN3|Tech Hoops

We are bigger than them and should be able to outrebound them like against VMI.

 

[hokiegrad]

I am going to do these for game threads. Cool?

One per week? Monday-Sunday?

Thoughts?

Sounds great. Will help us keep things a little more organized.

 

[Ragingcroc]

Can anyone else just hear the announcer and barely hear the crowd/ambient noise?

 

[Ragingcroc]

A few early impressions:
Looks like we could play better defense.
We've used the size advantage to rebound well.
Green is setting up a lot of shots with penetration
Johnston is going to energize our offense all season long.
Coach Johnson was mad at Brown for some reason. He subbed in Will Johnston and looked angry at Brown.

Rankin is getting his first meaningful minutes of the year.

 

[Lumbee09]

Wow... Johnson 3-3 3pt. Didn't think this would be a 3 point shooting team, but so far this season they are getting open looks and making them.

 

[hokiecheme11]

Raines!!

 

[Lumbee09]

UNCG on a huge run. Not good. Turning the ball over wayyy too much and giving them too many easy baskets right now.

 

[HoHumHokie]

Looks like blocking out and rebounding is a problem for this team.

 

[Ragingcroc]

Defense and rebounding has been a huge part of the collapse. We're also having trouble holding onto the ball when UNC-G doubles the post. It seems like we were forcing it which lead to easy points the other way.

Key stats to UNC-G comeback
Erick Green- 2-8
Brown - 0-4
10 Turnovers
UNC-G has 5 offensive rebounds

 

[Lumbee09]

We were up by 14 at one point in this half and let them all the way back. 4 point lead at half is disappointing. Very sloppy offensively. Lots of turnovers and off-ball offensive fouls. Defensively we're letting up a lot of easy baskets and not blocking out. JJ will be talking to a few players in that locker room.

 

[Ragingcroc]

They sure are hitting a lot of 3's they keep throwing up.

 

[Ragingcroc]

It just seems we're missing a lot of the close range stuff we typically make. They seem to be throwing up a lot of long range 3's that make it in. Although the real problem has been poor rebounding and poor defense. It just seems like they don't have a good understanding of rotation.

 

[Lumbee09]

That 3 by Eddie was huge!

 

[wildturkey]

It just seems we're missing a lot of the close range stuff we typically make. They seem to be throwing up a lot of long range 3's that make it in. Although the real problem has been poor rebounding and poor defense. It just seems like they don't have a good understanding of rotation.

I noticed it in one of the earlier games. We do a lot of ball watching on defense and guys tend to lose their man in space. We're also helping a little too much on screens and not rotating back in time. Bad tendencies for sure but very common for teams in the early games of a season. Hopefully it tightens up

 

[Ragingcroc]

They've been making crazy shots like that all game.

 

[Ragingcroc]

Jesus christ Raines, you're a moron. Let's not block out but foul your man.

 

[wildturkey]

Bah! I give up. My feed is getting choppy as hell and keep freezing. I'm assuming we're going to win (its frozen with 45 seconds left). Regardless if we win or lose, this was a game this team needed for growth. A close game to test their resolve

 

[robV703]

It's good to have a close game, see who steps up. Green and Eddie did.