This team with several Significant injuries to key players is really young and struggling .

Enjoy.

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I think this season sets up very similar to college basketball in 1991.

For a refresher UNLV was undefeated in the regular season like KY. They were a juggernaut coming off a National Title the year before. Duke was a very good team of juniors with a couple of freshmen sprinkled in. They lost a couple games late in the season including the finale to UNC. It was an awesome and improbable run by Duke. No one gave them a chance in the FInal Four to beat UNLV.

I feel that this run is going to set up similarly. The powers that be are really hoping its a DUKE/KY final so we are probably gonna be on the same side as KY. Fine by me. This could be the springboard to back to back title runs just like Duke knocking off unbeaten UNLV in 1991.
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We just went live with this weeks The Hard Hedge.. the torchbearer himself Mark Titus from Grantland for nearly an hour of fantastic conversation.

No need for teasers, this guy gets us.

Love to hear your feedback.

The Hard Hedge with Mark Titus

The question is, do you see UVA needing another athletic big man or a tremendously athletic 6-6 wing type. Also, does Guy's and Langford's skill sets clash? SKJ and Diakate's?

Ok, 28-2 regular season = great. To be honest, the ACC tourney means very little to me this year. Of course I want us to win it, but it doesn't mean as much this year. To me this year, it is ALL about the NCAAs. What would be considered a disappointment to you this year? In my opinion, we have to reach the Final 8. That is with or without JA. Anything less in my opinion would be a disappointment, especially the way they have been in top 2 almost all year. I think if you were to ask a Kentucky fan anything less than a Nat Title this year would be a disappointment for them. Once you get to Final 8, as someone else said, it is all about matchups. Would just be interested how others feel we need to do for this season to be considered a success from start to finish. Not saying the season wouldn't have been a success if we go out earlier, but would be a huge disappointment. So I feel everyone has a point at which they would like us go this year and be satisfied. Of course I want a title, but only 1 team will end their season with a win, but I like our chances much more than most.

We will be heavy favorites against either but it just seems like when we play FSU physical things happen.

FSU about to have a us vs Miami meltdown

LH can't coach. Spacing on pressbreak is horrible

One more video feature before the Cavaliers arrive here in Greensboro, as junior forward Anthony Gill talks about the loss at Louisville, his injury situation, the differences between last year's team and this one, and how the Wahoos need to refocus going into the postseason.

CavsCorner Video: Anthony Gill

Check out this feature story on All-ACC guard Malcolm Brogdon who says the Cavaliers are ready for the grind that the postseaon requires. He also knows that UVa is in a different position this season versus last in that everyone knows all about the Wahoos and what they're about. As such, this run will take a different type of focus.

Brogdon, UVa look forward

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12454502/proposing-ncaa-tournament-draft-college-basketball

Obviously, this has been discussed before. Mostly I'm posting it because it has a link to the hilarious Titus article where he invoked the "TB drops the mic" scenario, which is my new secret dream. The veto and top-seed variations are interesting to me. I also agree that "geography shouldn't outweigh logic." The overall #1 seed should face the overall #8, not just the 2 seed closest to them.

Will probably never happen, but I'm forced to admit I'm intrigued by the possibility.



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Link here

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/jeff-goodman/post?id=4828&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Has us as a #1 seed with Kentucky, Kansas and Iowa state.

Carolina, Duke, MD and LSU as the 2s.

Syracuse as a 3, L'ville as a 4.

Not saying this means squat right now. Our (whole fan base) focus should be on the next 4 weeks, but it's nice to know that "talking heads" are acknowledging just how dominant we will be next season.

The tourney is no exception. Miller McIntyre had the ball stripped from him with 6 and change seconds left and GT down by 1. Officials took FOREVER to review the tape, even though the ESPN replay CLEARLY showed the ball touched MM last. To add insult to injury, after the lengthy video review, the refs got the call WRONG.

VT and GT clearly aren't going to make any noise in the tourney, but is it too much to ask that the refs get the call right in an end-of-game situation, especially given the 5 minute stoppage of play...Seriously, am I wrong?

Check out this feature story on senior forward Darion Atkins, who went from being someone many thought might transfer to being the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year and a vital piece for UVa all season long.

Atkins stayed true to the process

Sounds like we've made a strong impression, and might be in the mix. Hearing any chatter on our chances?

This is from a Michigan site in a recent interview. He doesn't identify any specific school by name, but more just what he's looking for. Sound like anyone/anywhere we may know?


"Most importantly is the school," he explained. "What do they offer
me education-wise? At the end of the day, you want to make a 40-year
decision, not a four-year decision. Basketball doesn't last forever.
There's a lot of life after retirement, and you want to have something
to fall back on. School, education, that's what I'm really looking at.

"How do they play their guards? How is the relationship with the
coaching staff and the guards? Am I going to be able to be a spiritual
leader there? I'm big in my faith, and I believe God is the only reason
we're here. Spiritually, will they help me grow better as a man?"


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anyone.. we needed him..

Looking back at the loss on Saturday night, the one thing that sticks with me is how inefficient the Cavaliers have been offensively the past couple of games. In one, the defense was great enough to allow the offense time to get right but in the UL game, that wasn't the case. And that all plays into what we've seen over the last month or so (the Wake game being the clear outlier).

In today's Weekend Wrap, I make the point that UVa must cut down on turnovers and stop putting so much pressure on its defense.

Weekend Wrap: Louisville Edition

Check out this video interview from yesterday's media session with first-year forward Isaiah Wilkins as he talks about his freshman season and his first ACC Tournament.

CavsCorner Video: Isaiah Wilkins

Reporter for the Fredericksburg paper tweeted the following:

"Malcolm Brogdon says Justin Anderson practiced with #UVA‪ today. Doesn't know plan for ACCT."


Gotta think this is a good sign for having him back sooner rather than later.

as I was watching the Furman - Wofford game playing for the league tournament championship, and I found myself pulling for Furman. Furman had finished 10th and Wofford 1st Wofford won by 3 points, but Furman can go home proud for the effort they extended in the tournament.

Absolutely ridiculous we dropped 2 spots in coach's poll by losing at the buzzer to a 16th ranked team on the road.....on senior night......and a game they badly needed to win.

I get chills when I remember Darion's recruiting, and what specifically Tony said about his defensive potential. What a day for him today. It shows you what patience can mean in life, especially when you work hard. Go Darion.

From UVa:

Bennett, Brogdon and Tobey Earn ACC Coaches' Awards
Brogdon and Anderson named to coaches' All-ACC teams


The Virginia men's basketball team had four players earn All-ACC awards Monday as the Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2014-15 Coaches' All-ACC honors. The Cavaliers had two All-ACC selections, Tony Bennett repeated as ACC Coach of the Year, junior Malcolm Brogdon (Atlanta, Ga.) was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and junior Mike Tobey (Monroe, N.Y.) was named ACC Sixth Man of the Year by the coaches.

Brogdon was also named to the coaches' All-ACC first team for the second consecutive year and junior guard Justin Anderson (Montross, Va.) earned All-ACC second team honors from the coaches. In addition, both Brogdon and junior Anthony Gill (High Point, N.C.) were named to the coaches' All-ACC Defensive Team.

Brogdon, who was also a first-team All-ACC selection by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA), leads Virginia in scoring this season at 13.7 points per game and scored in double figures in 15 of 18 ACC games. He led the league by shooting 89.7 percent from the free throw line in conference games. Brogdon was also named to the All-ACC Defensive Team.

Anderson, who also earned second team honors from ACSMA, was selected to the coaches' second team despite missing the last eight games of the season due to a fractured finger suffered on Feb. 7 and an appendectomy on March 5. He is second on the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game and was leading the conference in three-point percentage at 48.4 percent when he was injured.

Bennett was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year by his peers. In 2014-15, he directed the Cavaliers to a 28-2 record and their second consecutive outright ACC regular season title.

Brogdon shares ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors with Syracuse's Rakeem Christmas. He was joined on the coaches' All-ACC Defensive Team by Gill as Virginia was the only school to place two players on the team.

Tobey was honored as the league's top player off the bench by the coaches. He averaged 7.2 points per game and third on the team in rebounding at 5.2 per game.

No. 1 seed Virginia (28-2, 16-2 ACC) will play No. 8 seed Clemson or No. 9 seed Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12. Tipoff at Greensboro Coliseum is set for 12 p.m. ET.