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ACC/Big Ten Challenge Game Thread: UVA at Minnesota

Virginia Cavaliers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers


If you haven't been here today, GN did a preview of the game below. I did a Q&A with a UVA blogger about the matchup. We'll see soon how the Gophers compare with major conference competition. I can't wait. Join us for a chat tonight as the Gophers (hopefully) help the Big Ten win the challenge.

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The Hawkeyes just lost be two after former Minnesota recruit Andrew Brommer missed two free throws with less than a second left. Feel bad for him. As a kid that happened to me. It was awful.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:03 PM CST   0 recs

Busch is playing. Awesome.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:48 PM CST   0 recs

what?

he just took a shot at the first place vikings?

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM CST   0 recs

the thing is...

…it really shouldn’t be with the twin towers and johnson on the squad. I don’t think we are doing particularly bad, I just think UVA is doing a good job of positioning.

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 8:53 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

again

Gophers just don’t look like they have any rhythm on either end of the floor…like it is the first time they have all played together. Just an observation.

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 8:52 PM CST   0 recs

We're painful with our half court offense.

If we’re not scoring in transition, it’s ugly.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:53 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

That soudns like a post!

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:55 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I don't think we have a half-court identity.

No real inside scoring. No real slashers. UK fans always criticized Tubby’s “complicated” halff court offnese. I think that’s BS, but….

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:56 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Clutch from Al!

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:54 PM CST   0 recs

that guy is killing us on the glass

we don’t have an answer for him

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 8:55 PM CST   0 recs

how many...

…traveling calls is that on UVA now?

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 8:57 PM CST   0 recs

That was an uncalled travel.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 8:59 PM CST   0 recs

how good is johnson?

TD Lawlor www.hoopraker.com

by hoopraker on Dec 2, 2008 9:01 PM CST   0 recs

seriously

next year is going to be sweet with dj, iverson, sampson, nolen, williams, white, westbrook, hoffarber

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:04 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

hoffarber...

…we need him tonight

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:01 PM CST   0 recs

damn

almost a three point play opportunity

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:02 PM CST   0 recs

I wish I had DVR ....

… Did they run Hoffarber off of 2 screens there?

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:04 PM CST   0 recs

i was typing...

how we need hoffarber when he hit is second…didn’t see if it was off a screen

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:04 PM CST   0 recs

nice pass

it surprised him, but it worked out that time

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:06 PM CST   0 recs

that guy

does everything

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:08 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Love to see Al drive like that.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:08 PM CST   0 recs

Big Tten fans need to know about DJ

Hint, hint!

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:09 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Johnson again!

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:09 PM CST   0 recs

who missed that initial drive

that iverson slammed home?

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:09 PM CST   0 recs

I'm not a fan of Abu-Shamala and Busch on the floor at the same time...

Especially combined with two first year guards.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:14 PM CST   0 recs

I'm not a fan

of Abu-Shamala on the floor at any time!

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Dec 2, 2008 9:19 PM CST   0 recs

lol.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:20 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I'm not happy

with our shot selection right now

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:20 PM CST   0 recs

1st half

I give a B- grade

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:23 PM CST   0 recs

So ....

… Momentum going into halftime is important, IMO. We probably have it, but we had an 8 point lead with about 5 minutes left in the half when Tubby went to the entire second group. I thought we kept that group out there too long. To me Busch is a role player, not a regular. We should be up 6-10 if Tubby was playing with a shorter bench.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:24 PM CST   0 recs

halftime

time to make some delicious progresso soup

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:24 PM CST   0 recs

Blogger Blasphemy

Guess what GN is watching instead of the Gophers?

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:29 PM CST   0 recs

MASH?

TD Lawlor www.hoopraker.com

by hoopraker on Dec 2, 2008 9:32 PM CST   0 recs

big loss

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Dec 2, 2008 9:40 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Westbrook playing well to begin the second half.

DJ already with a block and a steal!

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:44 PM CST   0 recs

POW! DJ!

TD Lawlor www.hoopraker.com

by hoopraker on Dec 2, 2008 9:46 PM CST   0 recs

I reiterate

my Josh Smith comparison of DJ

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:48 PM CST   0 recs

I love it when a player, in this case DJ, stops thinking and just plays.

That drive was pure instinct. Just what he’d do in practice or a pick-up game.

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:49 PM CST   0 recs

great D

another timeout??

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:49 PM CST   0 recs

it was 10 sec

…but why another timeout?

by rencito on Dec 2, 2008 9:50 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

TV TO?

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by PJS on Dec 2, 2008 9:52 PM CST to parent up   0 recs