2011-12 Boston College Basketball: Virginia Tech Game Thread (6:00 PM, ESPNU)
by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 4:00 PM EST
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Boston College Eagles (8-16, 3-7 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (13-11, 2-7 ACC)
Time: 6:00 PM Eastern
Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Place: Blacksburg, Va.
Arena: Cassell Coliseum
Capacity: 9,847
TV: ESPNU
TV Announcers: Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis, Allison Williams
Radio: WRKO (680 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Malcolm Huckaby
Internet Audio: BCEagles.com
Line: Boston College +13
Last Time Out: Boston College defeated No. 15/17 Florida State 64-60 to move to 8-16, 3-7 ACC.
Series: Boston College and Virginia Tech have met 21 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 14-7.
Last Meeting: Boston College 61, Virginia Tech 59 (January 14, 2012)
Last Meeting at Cassell Coliseum: Boston College 76, Virginia Tech 61 (March 1, 2011)
Last Five Meetings:
W - Boston College 61, Virginia Tech 59 (January 14, 2012)
W - Boston College 76, Virginia Tech 61 (March 1, 2011)
W - Boston College 58, Virginia Tech 56 (February 5, 2011)
W - Boston College 80, Virginia Tech 60 (February 24, 2010)
L - Virginia Tech 63, Boston College 62 (January 23, 2010)
Trends: BC won eight of the 13 meetings since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005-06. BC has also won five of the last six meetings and is currently on a four-game winning streak, including a 61-59 triumph earlier in the year in Conte Forum. Tech has won four of the last five meeting at Cassell. Virginia Tech is just 2-8 in their last 10 games after starting this season 11-3.
Virginia Tech's 2010-2011 Record: 22-12 (9-7 ACC), NIT 2nd Round
Virginia Tech's Probable Starters:
G - Marquis Rankin (Fr.) - 6-1, 165 lbs., Charlotte, N.C. - 2.8 PPG, 1.2 APG, 1.3 RPG
G - Erick Green (Jr.) - 6-4, 185 lbs., Winchester, Va. - 15.7 PPG, 2.9 APG, 3.5 RPG
F - Jarell Eddie (So.) - 6-7, 209 lbs., Charlotte, N.C. - 9.8 PPG, 1.4 APG, 5.5 RPG
F - Dorian Finney-Smith (Fr.) - 6-8, 192 lbs., Portsmouth, Va. - 5.6 PPG, 1.9 APG, 7.0 RPG
F - Victor Davlia (Sr.) - 6-8, 245 lbs., Canovanas, Puerto Rico - 7.4 PPG, 0.6 APG, 4.3 RPG
Boston College's Projected Starters:
G - Jordan Daniels (Fr.) - 5-8, 153 lbs., Fontana, Ca. - 6.4 PPG, 2.5 APG, 1.7 RPG
G - Matt Humphrey (Jr.) - 6-5, 192 lbs., Chicago, Il. - 10.3 PPG, 1.3 APG, 3.4 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (Fr.) - 6-3, 170 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 7.9 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.5 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (Fr.) - 6-8, 217 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 9.6 PPG, 0.9 APG, 6.8 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (Fr.) - 7-0, 241 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 9.2 PPG, 1.0 APG, 4.9 RPG
Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below.
Go Eagles!
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Virginia Tech, also with putrid attendance.
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ACC Expansion FTL
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 6:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
“BC fans are an embarrassment to the ACC” ~ Every other ACC schools’ fanbase
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Do you hear that? That’s an entire stadium of Hokies fans completely silent.
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BC is playing a much faster pace today. Donahue must think they can run with VT. Can’t complain with the results so far.
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SNAKE ESPNU LOGO. GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!
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Serpent Eagle haunts your dreams.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:40 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Ryan Anderson. Beast.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:13 PM EST reply actions
Holy Crap.
I’m loving this. 10 point lead at 13:08.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:15 PM EST reply actions
Nice pass to Moton. great ball movement today.
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JOHN CAHILL DID SOMETHING
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#existencejustified
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
It's nice to have a coach going for it before half...
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:43 PM EST reply actions
feel the same way
VT has 8 offensive rebounds, not good
by EagleAboveTheRim on Feb 12, 2012 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Did KC Caudill play at all? No? EXCELLENT
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You just hate good beards.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
Hate? Or am I just jealous?
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Caudill comes across to me as more of a football type. He doesn’t move well enough to play basketball. Dude busts his ass though. I’ve gotta give him that.
by BCeagleinNYC on Feb 12, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
What are the odds of us going deep in ACC tourney? Winning?
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 6:59 PM EST reply actions
gotta agree
we can stretch the court with our guards, we need our bigs to threaten down low
Big Red Dog
Get Brian to change your posting name to Big Maroon Dog!
LMAO!
We got this ACC Tourney wired now..or weird… go with wired…
I'll Also Contact the Vatican and PB16
Maybe we can also credit you with a miracle and get you rolling for sainthood too?
Saint BMD, Patron Saint of Rebounding.
I love those gold pullovers with Eagles on Front and BC on back
Them and the hockey uni’s in gold and you got your only 2 outfits your need in life.
Get the ball to BMD in the blocks and let him spin to the hole
We have established some outside snipers and now we need some inside muscle!
Yes, Anderson is way quicker and more lethal
Agree, but that big lug down low is a space eater and we need a big center or ….3!
LOL!
Look at the life!!, hustle!! and team unity!!
I’ll say it again, Sd was a huge grand Slam for Gene.
These guys are a nice team and look like they love playing for each other.
Two years ago, we had ZOMBIES!
This is what college team sports is all about!
I think this team is gonna be really good in a few years.
Especially if we can bring in a shooter.
by BCeagleinNYC on Feb 12, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
his confidence is what makes him necessary for a team like this… sometimes he’s the only one willing to drive to make something happen, and sometimes he just pulls up with 28 seconds left on the shot clock with someone in his face
I really think Humphrey’s coming into his own. He’s going to be clutch next year.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
How old is this Hudson kid? He looks like he has to be at least 40.
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Some sloppiness...
But holy cow does this look like a different team than even three weeks ago.
Daniels reminds me of a shorter version of Louis Hinnant
by BCeagleinNYC on Feb 12, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
John Linehan
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:51 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
oh absolutely!
5’8 PG at pc!! an animal on D!
One of toughest, most irritating defenders I’ve ever seen play college ball.
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we have some real good players...a few who are going to be top level div 1 athletes in a couple of years
anderson
clifford
daniels (i know he’s short but look at gerry mcnamara)
maybe lonnie jackson
Gotta be patient with Heckmann too. He started off strong, and then got hammered with injuries and mono. A healthy Heckmann could be a big contributor next season.
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So far, this is best basketball i’ve seen BC play this year (i didnt see FSU)
by cwm2005 on Feb 12, 2012 7:42 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
BC is really taking VT to the wire
This being the first game I was able to watch this weekend, I expected a blow out and started on the bourbon hard to start this game. At half I figured it was an aboration, and that VT would come out and blow them away. However with 3 minutes left, Donahue has this team fighting hard to maintain its lead, and they are taking good shots to win. I’m impressed with BC so far.
Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano
The ball movement down low is amazing. Bounce passes down low that lead to easy dunks were unheard of 10 games ago.
Team is playing with a ton more confidence.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:43 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
HOLY CRAP DENNIS CLIFFORD
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The announcers are gushing over us... this is weird.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 7:45 PM EST reply actions
Awk-ward
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:46 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
John Cahill says a bad word.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:46 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Cahill is the new version of Ted Dunlap
by BCeagleinNYC on Feb 12, 2012 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Getting crushed on the boards. Hold onto your butts …
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:48 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Where is Nate Dornenkamp when you need him?
by BCeagleinNYC on Feb 12, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Big boy moments right here for BC.
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Gahhhhhhh!!!
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:50 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
With BC’s recent history of giving up the bucket and the foul?
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:52 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
An by recent history, I mean the Hokies last 10-12 possessions.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:53 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Hm, guess they had an extra TO
by cwm2005 on Feb 12, 2012 7:54 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Son. Of. A.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:54 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
It wasn’t offensive goaltending.
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I thought ball was in cyclinder
UGH
Clifford has to assert himself and clean out the barn area.
BAD.
Every BC-Tech hoops game ever has been decided by 2 points or less.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:55 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Played great. Then crushed by offensive boards in last min
by cwm2005 on Feb 12, 2012 7:55 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
What a crappy way to lose.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:56 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeefffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 7:56 PM EST reply actions
And we were the better team. They just won.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Also, a good case of what another season for size will do for this team.
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Road woes continue.
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by Brian Favat on Feb 12, 2012 7:57 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Still thought BC played really well. Excluding terrible box outs
by cwm2005 on Feb 12, 2012 7:58 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
and 2 for Clifford
also inexcusable… that’s the part of the game he needs to improve at the most, the blame needs to go more on his shoulders than daniels who did his job of orchestrating the offense beautifully
I want to smash something…
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by polarbearbrother on Feb 12, 2012 8:03 PM EST reply actions
So much better...yet such a tough way to lose
This team has improved immensely from the start of the season. There were long stretches of real cohesiveness, crisp ball movement and confidence particularly at the offensive end that were not that even a month ago. Unfortunately, their lack of physicality and lack of focus on rebounding the defensive end of the floor obviously cost them the game.
By the way, my guess is that they don’t do many if any pure rebounding drills..almost no one at the collegiate level does. If anyone taped the game, take a look and see if either team boxes out..it just doesn’t happen. It’s a jumping and strength contest and nothing more.
If Donahue takes one thing away from tonight, it should be that they need to be treated more like a high school team (or Tom Izzo and Michigan State) and go back to fundamental rebounding drills. Now I can’t say with 100% certainty, but I bet there is too much of a fear of injury to really go to war in practice and focus on rebounding and most of these kids simply didn’t need to do it at the high school level either, because they were physically dominant over their competition.
Clearly this team has come a long way, now focus on positional rebounding and toughness to overcome physical deficiencies and we’ve got something going.
by CoachJF on Feb 12, 2012 8:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Coach JF
U got me so pumped I just boxed out my wife from her Valentine’s chocolates and took a charge.
Thanks for another excellent analysis.
I hate losing. We will bury these filthy birds in the Tourney.
No one is going to want to play this team in the ACC Tournament. Virginia / N.C. State / Miami / Maryland is going to have a handful with this squad.
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This game pissed me off sooooo much!
And the fact that we were the better team and that VT was talking all kinds of shit irritated me more. Maybe we will play them again in the 8/9 game in the Tournament.
If we couldve won tonight and Wednesday we would have had a great crowd on hand and the team would have lots of momentum heading into next weeks game against Duke. If we lose Wednesday expect no energy at Conte and a long game for us against Duke next Sunday night.
by DetroitLionKing on Feb 12, 2012 8:29 PM EST reply actions
Don’t sweat the trash talk. It’s clear that Donahue has this team on the right path while in my opinion, Greenberg missed his window of opportunity with this program.
I’m confidently taking Donahue and BC over the next three years over Greenberg and Tech 10 out of 10 times.
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Just wanted to say that while I was heartbroken by this loss, I am so proud of this team and what they’ve done this year. I still remember watching them play that exhibition against AIC, looking like a middle school team. This is a completely different team. No one expected them to compete in this many ACC games. I have 100% confidence in Donahue and I am so excited for the next couple years.
by joshsouthern on Feb 12, 2012 8:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yep
Theyre young, still learning, but definately talented.
by DetroitLionKing on Feb 12, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I would like to go back and look at some of the things people were saying about the team after games like Holy Cross, Umass, BU…. I just enjoy so much watching them get better and better.
by joshsouthern on Feb 12, 2012 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
I think we can get a win Thursday night
Maryland is struggling, if we play like we did tonight I think we will finally be leaving an away teams venue as winners, shouldve won tonight though. There was a foul on the play that lost us the game, one of our guys got thrown on the floor.
by DetroitLionKing on Feb 12, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Practice report
I don’t know if people saw this, but heights sports had a nice report of one of the practices. It seems like these guys are really a family
http://heightssports.tumblr.com/post/17388504278/the-inside-look-mens-basketball
It’d be cool if joshsouthern was the real slimshady.
Either way, great link
by cwm2005 on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
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