Preparing for the much ballyhooed UVA defense

12-13 Basketball ACC & Other College Basketball Editor's Picks General Mark Gottfried12

We get to play the top “defensive” team in the ACC today. They hold teams to 54.5 points per game.

As the image below attests, UVA does not like to let other teams score so prepare yourself for a low scoring, brutal basketball game.

In preparation for the game I hear Gottfried hired a wrestling coach.

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1992 and 2002 graduate from NCSU. Born and raised an NCSU fan. I remember the good ol' days and they weren't in the last 20 years.

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12 Responses to Preparing for the much ballyhooed UVA defense

  1. Rochester 03/15/2013 at 10:27 AM #

    That photo of CJL above, that’s an example of an offensive foul in this league, right?

  2. pakfanistan 03/15/2013 at 10:28 AM #

    I think that was a ‘travel’.

  3. Rick 03/15/2013 at 10:30 AM #

    I think King Karl kicked him out of the game right after this.

  4. TLeo 03/15/2013 at 10:39 AM #

    That photo is the perfect example of “they hold teams…..”
    I suggested in another topic that our guys borrow the pads from the FB team because of all the banging and holding and hacking uva does. It’s hard to do against them, but we need to find a way to make them play at a tempo more to our advantage and not their plodding, methodical, tackle BB style.

  5. doug 03/15/2013 at 12:04 PM #

    Offensive foul no doubt.

  6. wufpup76 03/15/2013 at 12:09 PM #

    pak is correct – That particular play was a ‘travel’ on CJ IIRC.

    I really like our chances today, but I find it extremely unfortunate playing the Cavaliers in a 4-day tournament format … Our guys are going to be brutalized.

    How in the he*l is this basketball?

  7. vtpackfan 03/15/2013 at 12:54 PM #

    CJ must have “created” and caused the melee. It’s his tendency to do so. That’s all that matters to ACC refs: tendencies; and your profile (see that Kersey knew that as a Freshman, TL can not approach him to talk).

    Hilarious-Just tuned into early game a witnessed Donahue dropping F-bomb after F-bomb in Kerseys ear. One of his players dove for a loose ball which ended in a pig pile (Miami defender late attempt diving). BC guy gets the foul because he “initiated” the hustle and dive. Classic. Like I’ve said before, our Crew Chiefs were dead wood in Mid-Major Conferences and received the old Clougherty Golden Parachute.

  8. PackerInRussia 03/15/2013 at 1:03 PM #

    I think CJ got a tech for ball-hogging on that play.

  9. GAWolf 03/15/2013 at 1:05 PM #

    The key to the game is whether our guys can keep their cool and play through the garbage officiating. Rest assured, the officiating will be garbage.

  10. GAWolf 03/15/2013 at 1:07 PM #

    I just looked at that picture again and laughed out loud. It’s hilarious. Sad, but hilarious.

  11. SqlWolf 03/15/2013 at 1:44 PM #

    I believe the UVA folks call that good defense. I think the refs called that a player control foul against Leslie. Mainly, because he couldn’t control the UVA guys.

  12. ncsslim 03/15/2013 at 2:29 PM #

    Mark my words: this will be a tough one from an officiating standpoint. Apparently Joe Harris is the new golden boy and either he scores or he goes to the line. Gonna be a challenge. Our bigs need to keep their heads in the game, which can be a challenge to itself. All you Vandy lovers may get your chance today (unfortunately). Hopefully we’ll create a working margin and it will be all for naught, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

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