Friday, March 12, 2010

Chokies

Well, that airball just about summed up Malcolm Delaney's evening. On an afternoon where he couldn't buy a basket and played atrocious defense, the rest of the Hokies could not make up for his inadequacy. Delaney was 0-8 on the day from the 3-point line, gave up several drives for late buckets to freshman Durand Scott, and almost single-handedly ruined the chances for Virginia Tech to advance in the ACC tournament. I never in a million years would have predicted him to play like this, especially considering his usual stellar play during the ACC tournament. The Hokies are headed for an early shower after losing to the last seed in the ACC tourney.

What is worse... there is a chance we could end up on the wrong side of the coin yet again for the NCAA tournament. The Hokies have probably placed themselves squarely on the bubble, and we just need to hope that the poorness of competition (check that... parity) of the NCAA contenders leaves us on the right side looking out.

Big congrats to Jeff Allen, Terrell Bell, and JT Thompson on playing an excellent game, and to Dorenzo Hudson for playing an excellent first half. A performance like that from those players needs to be recognized. The whole team played their butts off... it's just hard not to be frustrated as a Virginia Tech and Cleveland fan. If the Cavs don't win the NBA playoffs this year, I might go postal. Virginia Tech's propensity for being on the bubble for Selection Sunday really makes you wonder whether our team is doing it on purpose for the national media attention. Man, I hope not. All we can do is sit back and wait for Sunday, and hope that if given the chance, Malcolm Delaney will make up for his nightmarish play. I am staying optimistic... I think that he will. Go Hokies.

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