#6 Virginia @ #22 Miami (UVA -2.5) 12/20, 8:30PM EST, ACCN/ESPN+

Walker's a terrible defender
Tell me you haven't watched a lot of ball. Walker, due to his athleticism and range is valuable as an on ball defender. He's also the kind of guy that creates deflections and loose balls due to his wingspan. That said, he allows his offensive issues to leak over to the defensive side, which is a problem. L likes to use him defensively because he's such a matchup issue, due to him being so athletic.
 
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Pack needs to take a good look at himself and come out firing this half. Before this season he was the only one on Miami near draft boards, but in a high ranked matchup it’s Wong(who’s been stellar all season) and Omier(who’s also been great) who are looking like draft prospects. The spotlight is shining the brightest it has been all season, and UVA also has an undersized guard to take advantage of. Hopefully Pack comes out applying the pressure and hits a few threes. I feel like we’ll need him if we want to win this game.
Omier has improved his stock but still needs to develop a face up game offensively if he's going to have any shot at an NBA career. He struggles a bit in the half court game when he can't overpower his defenders. Would love to see him catch the ball in the high post or short corner, open up and face the basket, and just go to work out of the triple threat. Shot fake, one dribble, dunk/shot. Reverse pivot, sweep, one dribble, dunk.
 
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Tell me you haven't watched a lot of ball. Walker, due to his athleticism and range is valuable as an on ball defender. He's also the kind of guy that creates deflections and loose balls due to his wingspan. That said, he allows his offensive issues to leak over to the defensive side, which is a problem. L likes to use him defensively because he's such a matchup issue, due to him being so athletic.
Hasn't been great tonight. Gave up a non-move, straight to the basket score vs VA's slow big guy no his first defensive possession after he turned it over. So far, Walker just seems to be out of it tonight.
 
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We've got to be strong on the boards. Can't afford to give this team multiple possessions every time they come down. Turnovers and rebounding will change this game on a dime.
 
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