![]() From 2015 through the Championship season, Virginia finished in the top 40 in the nation in three point shooter every year. Speaking of spacing the floor, we have seen what Tony Bennett’s teams can do when they have high caliber defenders, athleticism, and jump shooting. And spacing the floor with his outside shot. Aggressive, making plays for himself and others. VY88HLw5F5- Zach Carey December 1, 2023Įarly on, this is in the running for best pass of the season. On rewatch it's so beautifully obvious that UVA schemed to exploit A&M's overzealous switching.Ī stunning ATO specifically meant to clear out the right side of the floor and exploit the switch when Reece and IMac cut across each other. He used 27% of possessions against A&M, but just 15% against Cuse (that was, in part, due to the game being a blowout). Over the past two games, arguably Virginia’s best two games of the season, Rohde has shot 5/12 (42%) from three point land, with 3.5 assists and 11.5 points per game. The only thing he’s really doing well is shooting the ball, up to almost 36% on 3.5 attempts per game. So far this year, and it’s still early, Rohde’s usage rate is just 17%, his assist rate and free throw rate are both far down from last year. ![]() He was an efficient scorer for a team that needed it. But he also had an assist rate of nearly 25%, got the line a ton, and make 80% of his FTs. He shot just 33% on almost six three-point attempts per game. Last year, at St Thomas, Rohde used over 28% of his team’s possessions (94th nationally in usage rate). Andrew Rohde’s improvement and confidence Fans should get another extended look at Gertrude, assuming this game goes as expected. That said, he still looks far better on defense than he does on offense. Gertrude did have a nice drive and bucket. He didn’t look great, but it was garbage time and yet Cuse mostly had starters still out there. That included some time spent running the point. One benefit of the blowout over Cuse was the extended playing time that Gertrude got. umzWEfXVnp- Spencer Percy December 2, 2023 This guy had played fewer than 20 minutes of college basketball at that point, and didn’t play at all last year due to an ACL injury.īy the end of the season, Elijah Gertrude is going to be a key piece for this Virginia team. Gertrude playing lock down defense, including a block, and then leaking downcourt for an open dunk. And since they can’t shoot, they know they need to hit the glass to score. But they have length and depth in the frontcourt. ![]() ![]() They may not have the seven footers who’ve given Virginia problems this season. A two-headed big man rotation of Perry Smith and Emmanuel Izunabor hit the offensive glass hard. There isn’t a lot that NC Central does particularly well offensively. And Syracuse had just 7 second chance points. The Orange still had 10 offensive rebounds, but that was just 28% of their misses. The Hoos were better on the glass against Syracuse. The ‘Hoos have been good this year about putting away the low-major schools they’ve faced this year, with three 30-point wins in three games. This year’s Eagles squad just lost, at home, to USC Upstate (284 on KenPom). NC Central briefly had a lead early in the second half before Virginia went on a run and put the game away. That game was a little too close for comfort for Wahoo fans. Last year, Virginia won 63-61 in the season opener for both schools. The NC Central Eagles come to JPJ for the second year in a row, and the second time ever. Riding high off a blowout win over Syracuse, the Virginia Cavaliers get one final game before entering the exam break.
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