NU returns from a 10-day break to visit #22 UVA.

This is only the second meeting between the two and that was back in 1989 - when I was a sophomore.

Yet another game I think NU can play well and keep it close, but UVA will pull away at the end and win this one.

(12-15-2023 08:46 PM)geewizNU Wrote:  NU returns from a 10-day break to visit #22 UVA.

This is only the second meeting between the two and that was back in 1989 - when I was a sophomore.

Yet another game I think NU can play well and keep it close, but UVA will pull away at the end and win this one.

That's how I see it, too. This is a pay day. I don't know how much they are paying us but it will pay for a lot of recruiting visits and harden our guys against superior talent. A win for us would be keeping it to a less than fifteen point loss.

That last OOB play.....shaking my head

It was nice to get PridGen back.

This team continues to get better especially in terms of defence and effort.

Bad team don't take top 21/22 teams down to the wire.

I agree with you. Really good effort. We are going to be in 10 CAA games that go down to the final 4 minutes. How we perform in those will tell the tale of the 23-24 season.

(12-16-2023 08:11 PM)NUFan35 Wrote:  That last OOB play.....shaking my head

I would be surprised if that was the inbound pass that was drawn up in the timeout. Were we out of timeouts?

(12-16-2023 08:46 PM)NUGUY Wrote:  

(12-16-2023 08:11 PM)NUFan35 Wrote:  That last OOB play.....shaking my head

I would be surprised if that was the inbound pass that was drawn up in the timeout. Were we out of timeouts?

Edit: I rewatched the end of the game and it looks like that WAS what they drew up in the time out.

That out-of-bounds play had no chance and was atrocious. But it should've never come down to that.

Interesting that Nwagha didn't play.

Highlights...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmV_UbY-tQ

(Today 10:52 AM)RollSkiesBF9 Wrote:  Huskies at #9 UVA today (5pm...), first of the 6 road games vs Power Conference teams. As of now, this is our only ranked matchup of the season as well, and I don't expect that to change as we go along.
Per KenPom, we're 29 point underdogs, which is the exact margin of UVA's win over Drexel on Tuesday, they started that game with a 25-4 run and never really looked back. Hopefully we can keep it more competitive than that, that's really my only hope for today.

Also hoping we see Miles Newton on the court today. I saw on their social videos he made the trip down and seemed to be participating.

I figured playing a Power 4 team deserves its own topic thread... Tonight's game is on ACC Network and ESPN+.

Like RollSkies said, it would be nice to get Newton back. I also saw Jung in practice gear instead of civies as well. NU could use some additional height and athleticism, because Pinter and Koelsch will have issues with UVA's athletic bigs.

UVA killed Drexel in the frontcourt and DU has several big men.

The only way we stay in this one is if our guards shoot really well and we don't get completely dominated on the boards.

Thanks for reupping the thread, geewiz. Honestly, I had completely forgotten we played Virginia back in 2023, a pretty forgettable team that was somehow one of the better years we've put together post-Tyson Walker ...

Anyway! Agreed, the key to staying competitive at all will be on the boards. Feels like it already will be the theme of the season. For the record I believe Jung was dressed for the BU game, he just didn't play, who knows what his status is. With 2 other guys in street clothes already (Icitovic, Godwin), maybe him and Miles were emergency options only.

NU is a 34.5 point underdog... Yikes.