Virginia Tech game thread! 11/26/21

[Anti-Homer]

Nunge is shooting way too many threes again. Defensive rebounding is killing X.

[gym from delhi]

Don’t worry X fans Clipboard Travis will figure it out

[muskieman]

the lack of the missing starters is showing. No rebounding is giving multiple chances for VT and few if any for X.

[muskieman]

TU would have drawn the foul on that drive. Will they need to put in D Jackson for the half-court shot?

[yellow20xd]

I'll take it... Good win with missing a few guys... Go X!!!... Dan

[Xavier2005]

A miracle win. Another second half let down. VT got a shot off at the end plus 2 tip shots and nothing went down....thank goodness.

[NKY Muskie 96]

What a gutty win with missing Jones, Hunter and Myles. I came to this thread hoping to see maybe some positivity beating a good team extremely short handed, but instead see all the negatives. I'm convinced most of the posters on this board would be more upset with having to pay taxes than happy if they won the lottery.

[Anti-Homer]

A miracle win. Another second half let down. VT got a shot off at the end plus 2 tip shots and nothing went down....thank goodness.

I don't know if it was as much as 2nd half letdown or balancing out of a way overachieving first half. They got good looks for the most part, but wish they varied the offense more and not relied on 4 out the whole time, but they were limited with personnel obviously. I'm glad it turned out well but would not want to rely on a Nunge trey to bring X back, as great of an asset as he is in every other way.

Scruggs had a rough tourney and topped it off by forcing a one on four with 1:10 seconds in a tie game, allowing V Tech to take the lead. Johnson played the game of his career and bailed X out. Odom was equally responsible for the bucket because he drove in and collapsed the D, then kicked it out. That's what Scruggs should have done a minute earlier.

Great heart was shown by the team, and kudos to Steele for willing them to a win.

[Anti-Homer]

TU would have drawn the foul on that drive. Will they need to put in D Jackson for the half-court shot?

Or, he would have kicked it out. Scrugg's has had a hell of a career at X, but had a rough two games. He has won a lot more games for X than has played poorly, so he was entitled.

[ChitownSteve]

Need to say something positive about Coach Steele. Being short-handed, he played a slow-down offense to limit overall possessions. Turned into the desired one possession game ... X made the big shot and VT could not get the ball to drop.

VT focused on Paul Scruggs, and Paul might also be slowed due to health, and Nate Johnson made them pay.

Exhale, a good win. Go X!