Caveat - I am a UVA fan.
Having said that, I do like them in this matchup. Virginia started a little rough for their first two games, which was to be expected with a new staff and completely new system in place. They got destroyed by USF in the second half of their 2nd game, but that was a terrible matchup for them. Gilchrist and their other 6'10 guy were just too much for a hoo's squad missing their only inside defensive presence - 7'0 center Assane Sene. Sene came back last game and they have really looked good against admittedly weak competition (Rider and Oral Roberts).
I'm starting to see some real aspect of Tony (and father Dick) Bennett's Blocker-Mover offense being instilled. The Pack-Line defense is really starting to operate the way it should too. This guy is one of the top defensive coaches in the nation. His system stifles other teams, denying the baseline and forcing teams to shoot over top of a packed middle. Stanford is familiar with Bennett's unique systems, but they are also going to be down this season with no more Lopez brothers down low.
I really think this is a coin flip game and UVA + anything is good value.
Having said that, I do like them in this matchup. Virginia started a little rough for their first two games, which was to be expected with a new staff and completely new system in place. They got destroyed by USF in the second half of their 2nd game, but that was a terrible matchup for them. Gilchrist and their other 6'10 guy were just too much for a hoo's squad missing their only inside defensive presence - 7'0 center Assane Sene. Sene came back last game and they have really looked good against admittedly weak competition (Rider and Oral Roberts).
I'm starting to see some real aspect of Tony (and father Dick) Bennett's Blocker-Mover offense being instilled. The Pack-Line defense is really starting to operate the way it should too. This guy is one of the top defensive coaches in the nation. His system stifles other teams, denying the baseline and forcing teams to shoot over top of a packed middle. Stanford is familiar with Bennett's unique systems, but they are also going to be down this season with no more Lopez brothers down low.
I really think this is a coin flip game and UVA + anything is good value.