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Friday, December 07, 2007

No Pettinella tonight

I’ve just learned that Virginia big man Ryan Pettinella will not play tonight versus Longwood. Apparently, the senior aggravated his shin injury in the loss to Syracuse on Wednesday night.
The injury doesn’t sound too serious. Pettinella and the UVa coaching staff figured tonight was a good night to sit out. After tonight’s demolition, Virginia won’t play another game until Dec. 19.
It will be interesting to see who starts in Pettinella’s place. The obvious candidate would be Lars Mikalauskas, although I wouldn’t be shocked to see freshman Mike Scott get the nod. Scott has really come on of late.

Posted by Whitey Reid on 12/07 at 06:20 PM
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Tucker is out tonight

Virginia forward Jamil Tucker isn’t going through pregame warm-ups with the rest of his teammates. The sophomore told me has the flu and won’t be playing tonight versus Syracuse.
So far this season, Tucker hasn’t contributed as much as some people expected him to. He’s averaging just 5 points and 2 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game.
His best game of the season was a 12-point, four-rebound performance in the upset win over Arizona on Nov. 17.

Posted by Whitey Reid on 12/05 at 06:25 PM
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Finally Some Real Competition

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting fired up for tomorrow night’s game against Syracuse.
This is going to be Virginia’s first real test at home this season. After non-competitive games with the likes of Vermont, Howard and Drexel, it will be fun to see how UVa players can do against players at a much higher skill level.
The point guard matchup should be fun to watch. Syracuse has a stud freshman in Jonny Flynn. Flynn has had some great games this season, but let’s see how he does against All-ACC guard Sean Singletary, a much more experienced player.
I’ll also be anxious to see if Singletary can cut down on his turnovers and play a little smarter. So far this year, his numbers have been pretty good, but he’s forced things and been out of control on many occasions (particularly in the Philly Classic).
Since Syracuse plays mainly zone, you know the Cavs are probably going to jack up a lot of 3-pointers. But to be successful, I think they’re going to need to drive more to the basket, get to the free-throw line and also get some points from their big men.

Posted by Whitey Reid on 12/04 at 10:52 PM
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