Sean Singletary had a good look, and almost stuck the dagger in NC State’s collective heart for a second straight year. The Wolfpack’s transition defense was awful, but fortunately UVA’s half-court offense was even worse. Still, there’s a lot of work to do if this year’s team wants to scare anyone in March.
Big Ced came up big on the defensive end, and Atsur, Bethel, Evtimov, and especially Bennerman had key shots down the stretch. But the rebounding and defensive effort left much to be desired. And what in the world has happened to Andrew Brackman? He looks lost out there, and we need him in order to succeed.
We saw a good illustration tonight on why I don’t like TOO MANY 3s (we shot an appropriate number overall tonight, before anybody jumps down my throat again). With 8 minutes left, Evtimov pulls up for a ridiculous 30-foot shot. UVA gets the long rebound off the brick, pushes transition, and scores an easy two to take the lead. Especially with our poor transition D, we simply can’t afford to ignite other teams’ fast breaks.
