tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21097386.post3966519586040841175..comments2023-10-11T01:01:22.020-07:00Comments on Blue Devil Hoops: Virginia 68, Duke 66Paul Ruganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487406071512717216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21097386.post-50225799195534152932007-02-07T07:58:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:58:00.000-08:00Agreed, Paul. I think UVA is a potentially danger...Agreed, Paul. I think UVA is a potentially dangerous post-season team. They have a talented, experienced backcourt, which gets you far in tournament play. They also have enough 3 point shooting that they're never out of the game. I still feel that they lack a certain mental toughness, as Singletary still seems to drift in and out of the game at times. Also, fortunately UVA has played much better at home than on the road. <br /><br />Virginia Tech is scary for the same reason as UVA - talented, experienced backcourt that we have trouble matching up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21097386.post-51497100750818481522007-02-02T11:33:00.000-08:002007-02-02T11:33:00.000-08:00I'd actually prefer to play Clemson than UVA - Ham...I'd actually prefer to play Clemson than UVA - Hamilton, Hammonds, and Rivers, while certainly dangerous, are much less so than Singletary, Reynolds, and Diane (who was huge last night for the 'Hoos). Many of the plays that Duke looked out of control against Clemson were more our own fault than anything else, and that includes the several end game turnovers by McRoberts. But you're right that we didn't really play that badly - just a game of bounces.Paul Ruganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487406071512717216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21097386.post-42951108790922031642007-02-02T08:12:00.000-08:002007-02-02T08:12:00.000-08:00I agree with you. The improbable deciding event o...I agree with you. The improbable deciding event of that game wasn't the remarkable one-handed floater that Singletary hit to win it in OT, but rather the fact that McRoberts got as good a shot as he did to win it and the ball just rolled off.<br /><br />Only getting to watch the second half and OT of that game, during which Duke got outscored by nearly 10 points total, I really don't think Duke played all that badly. We obviously didn't score a field goal for almost the last nine minutes, which will almost never get it done on the road. But during that span, we had several good looks that just didn't go in.<br /><br />There are teams we've played this year against whom the team looked a bit out of control and that I would much prefer not to see again (e.g., VA Tech and Clemson). UVA does not fall into that category.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185957918631898274noreply@blogger.com