****Miami vs. Virginia Tech GAME THREAD****

[gordonsolie]

Maybe not the time to have this conversation, but the Salah experiment needs to end. He played like 6 possessions tonight, we scored 0 and they scored 6 by going right at him.

I get we don't have big man depth, but you're better off just playing small with Shelton and Malik at the 4/5

Yeah he was terrible defensively. He hit the bench and the coaches were talking to him at length.

 

[Canedude08]

It's like watching a better version of Georgetown

These old GU teams could defend **** near anyone. They didn’t have any weaknesses defensively and they usually had an elite interior game. Miami isn’t that great defensively and offense is hero ball late.

This team is solid but those GU teams would win by 15+.

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

Got more of a health update on Malik from Tre than we did from Jai. Tre said his head was killing him all day

 

[Donny Donowitz]

Go canes!!

 

[Allabouttheu95]

What a win. Tre played out of his mind. Certainly made me eat crow on my criticisms of him for time being. If he can get going consistently, I believe it’s a comfort thing….. this team is a tough out come March

 

[Schnelly'sPipe]

Fun stuff

 

[hotshot]

Donaldson was a monster tonight. With Reneau ill with a migraine, we needed Tre to step up, and he delivered.

Still awful 3 point shooting and FT shooting, but we got the W.

Our "bench" was outscored what, 18-3? We basically have a 6 man rotation.

 

[JZCane0825]

Yeah he was terrible defensively. He hit the bench and the coaches were talking to him at length.

Highly doubt he’s back next year. They took a late flyer on a Euro big and it didn’t work out.

I’ve noticed he only comes in now around TV timeouts to insulate one of Malik/Udeh from picking up cheap fouls but might as well just play Henderson or Malovec at the 4

 

[SPAMM]

Maybe even 1986 basketball

Nailed it, maybe 1985, the last year before the 3 point shoot for the NCAA.

 

[AtlAtty]

Got more of a health update on Malik from Tre than we did from Jai. Tre said his head was killing him all day

Sounds like a migraine. They can be debilitating.

 

[Miami04]

Nailed it, maybe 1985, the last year before the 3 point shoot for the NCAA.

Maybe even 1984. The year before they started thinking about the 3 point shot.

 

[561Cane]

If we can go 2-1 to finish February, then that final home game against Louisville could be a bonkers environment.

@UVA is going to be really hard. But who knows? Not a must-win game.

@FSU — They won’t be easy, either. They have our number and are playing a lot better down the stretch.

Boston College — should be a win, but I don’t expect the crowd to get fired up to watch us play one of the worst teams in the ACC.

@SMU — Tough game….but we need to find a way to win it.

Louisville — The Watsco will be bumping if we take care of business. Anything can happen under those circumstances.

Just take it one game at a time.

Wow! Tough stretch to close the season out. This team can go 1-4 or 4-1...don't know with their inability to shoot the 3's and average FT shooting. They do play together as a team, mentally tough instilled by Lucas and physical.

Let's go!!!

 

[hotshot]

Wow! Tough stretch to close the season out. This team can go 1-4 or 4-1...don't know with their inability to shoot the 3's and average FT shooting. They do play together as a team, mentally tough instilled by Lucas and physical.

Let's go!!!

I'm looking at UVA, Louisville and SMU as Losses. FSU is red hot, and playing us at home. BC we gotta win.

 

[Trav]

I was just thinking earlier that whoever came up with the beach ball stunt that got us the technical warning is lucky Mario isn’t the basketball coach

I nearly lost my mind. Thank God the corwd realized it was a stupid idea after a few minutes and it stopped.