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<blockquote data-quote="aaeismacgychel" data-source="post: 1820441" data-attributes="member: 748794"><p>Honestly, this team played really really well today. Not only does Virginia have the look of a Top 5 team thus far this year, they also are not a good matchup for us this early in the season. They're an experienced team that is very polished in their halfcourt sets and defense, don't allow transition buckets, and are a very good free throw shooting team. Virginia is a very very very well balanced team, and one that a team as young as ours should be expected to have a lot of trouble with. We played extremely hard, showed a lot of guts and effort, and we just don't have the experience to compete in half court sets with them right now. That said, this game will go a long way to teaching us what we need to do by B10 season.</p><p></p><p>I'll be clear- I would have loved a win in this, but I could not be prouder of how we played today and against UCLA. We went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country fueled primarily by our freshmen and defense. This team has a lot of promise, they just need time playing together. That said, rebounding and free throws are going to be an issue all season and that we will need to improve if we want to go far in March.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aaeismacgychel, post: 1820441, member: 748794"] Honestly, this team played really really well today. Not only does Virginia have the look of a Top 5 team thus far this year, they also are not a good matchup for us this early in the season. They're an experienced team that is very polished in their halfcourt sets and defense, don't allow transition buckets, and are a very good free throw shooting team. Virginia is a very very very well balanced team, and one that a team as young as ours should be expected to have a lot of trouble with. We played extremely hard, showed a lot of guts and effort, and we just don't have the experience to compete in half court sets with them right now. That said, this game will go a long way to teaching us what we need to do by B10 season. I'll be clear- I would have loved a win in this, but I could not be prouder of how we played today and against UCLA. We went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country fueled primarily by our freshmen and defense. This team has a lot of promise, they just need time playing together. That said, rebounding and free throws are going to be an issue all season and that we will need to improve if we want to go far in March. [/QUOTE]
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