Comments on: Hokies (16-3, 3-2) 76, boohoos (12-6, 3-2) 71 OT

By: Niemo

Niemo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:27:48 +0000

No, they had nothing related to Morgan at all, which surprised me.

By: bricec5

bricec5 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:22:44 +0000

Really impressed with the team this year, never would have thought everyone would have progressed as much as they have (i.e. DoZo, JT in this game, and Davila).

Oh and VT Triathlon representing!

By: Rhesus1

Rhesus1 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:58:40 +0000

Wow. I walked right by you guys as you were taking this picture. I didn’t realize that it was you. Cool. What a game.

By: HipHop_Hokie

HipHop_Hokie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:53:42 +0000

Great win for the fellas… getting this conference W on the road does major things for our resume (RPI up to 63 now, and up to 34 in the Sagarin), but we can’t stop here. Sunday’s game at Miami is obviously VERY winnable as well, although I don’t expect the same kind of beat down that we gave them in the Cassell. We need to make sure that there’s NO letdown after this big rivalry win, and that we keep our cliche petal to the metal!!

16-3 is awesome, though… about as good of a start as we could have hoped for. And while we certainly don’t control the success or lack thereof of the teams on our schedule, our nonconference resume looks like doo doo. And not the kind of doo doo after a hearty, fiber-filled diet… I’m talking the remnants of a large cheese pizza and Newcastle-fueled chow down. The fellas have gotta keep forcing themselves to treat each game as a new battle, and put out of their minds that a 16-3 start is any kind of accomplishment. We have MUCH bigger goals for this squad.

On to specifics from the game, though. Malcolm was great as always, although he definitely must be taking some damn fine acting classes in Squires. Love the way that he’s able to draw fouls, though… he’s getting the superstar treatment that he deserves, for the most part. Dorenzo continues to play at a level that we’ve never seen from him before, too… and I just love it. As you boys pointed out, he was even 3 of 3 from long distance like that… and if THAT kinda thing keeps up?? We’re a seriously legitimate threat in March.

Jeff Allen? What can I say about Jeff that I haven’t already said. He started the game making me quite proud of him, showing some real hustle and staying out of foul trouble for the most part. Then he throws his shoulder out on the screen. I think to myself, “hmmmm self, I wonder if he’s going to regress in this game as well…”. Then, comes “The BOW”. Not a flagrant foul. At ALL. But he’s Jeff Allen. The OFFICIALS know he’s Jeff Allen. And they hate him for that. So… EJECTED. Wow. So for the third year in a row… he might be facing a possible suspension. Though I don’t think one should be coming. Not really overly concerned about him throwing the bow last night, because he looked like he was just legitimately trying to clear space and make a play… but again, here we have Jeff Allen ejected. I really don’t know what to say about this guy at this point. Another 4 point, 7 rebound night. Sigh…

Fortunately, we have the MONSTER J.T. Thompson on our squad. The man that basically won this game for us last night. I have always loved J.T.’s game (other than when he is trying to post up the likes of Ed Davis and shoot hooks over him), and last night he poured in another performance for the ages. Here’s to hoping that against Miami, J.T. gets the start over Jeff. There’s really no questioning that being the right move, if you ask me. Terrell Bell and Victor Davila also gotta get major props as well, as they did a good job of trying to contain Landesberg and Jeckyll & Hide, I mean Mike Scott, respectively. Solid efforts from both.

All said, we did JUST enough to win in this one. To win a game where, like Niemo said, you get outplayed for the first 15 minutes of BOTH halves shows some real fortitude and ultimately, talent. We’re definitely a tournament caliber team… just gotta keep grinding…

By: vttraveler

vttraveler — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:11:58 +0000

Malcolm Delaney did a great job on defense. He held Sylvan in check in the second half. Great win!!!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:42:48 +0000

Oh, I agree that it didn’t look like it merited a flagrant assessment – I think Jeff did create contact with the defender when he spun upwards with his elbow, displacing the defender and thus causing the foul. But unless the officials somehow thought that the contact was “gratuitous” (possible on account of the acting job by the UVA player – reminded me of some soccer matches. . . ) or otherwise though he was trying to provoke a fight (I don’t think ANYONE could make that case, because his next move was to try and make a pass, not swing the other elbow), you can’t call it flagrant.

By: Hartman

Hartman — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:21:26 +0000

Both TV commentators disagreed with the ejection call. Did they have any tribute to Morgan Harrington before the game?

Also Niemo — it’s “belee dat”

By: John

John — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:52:01 +0000

Yeah, I suppose if this were the NBA, it may have been called a flagrant 1. But it does seem that JT Thompson becomes a beast once Jeff Allen is ejected. It certainly seemed to happen two years ago.

By: Wick

Wick — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:43:55 +0000

Thanks Kyle. Just didn’t seem that bad to us in the stands.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:55:51 +0000

Unless Jeff had said something profane or unsportsmanlike, the officials could not have called a Technical foul on him in that situation. By definition, a Technical foul can never, EVER be called for contact during a live ball. Jeff was (I believe correctly) assessed with a player control foul – and the officials then called it a flagrant foul (presumably because of the degree of the contact, though it didn’t look that bad to me). Flagrant fouls are treated the same way as intentional fouls – except that the player is ejected.

Just two cents from an official. . .