Penn State--Virgina Tech Preview
So two games have gone by since my last real post. A loss against Temple and a winagainst UMBCย puts the Lions at a 6-3 mark and headed into the biggest game of the season so far. I know it seems like each game I say is the biggest, but a win Saturday night extends a 9 game home winning streak ; as well is a win against a well-knownย team on national tv in front of what looks like to be a large crowd. Virgina Tech brings a boat load of talent to the BJC and is coming off a 7-1 start and could beย a sleeper ACC team this season. Check out the highlights from the last time these two teams matched upโฆโฆ.here
So how is a team that is having issues scoring fend off a team that has been on fire as of late?
1.Defense- Gotta trust the guy next to you, itโs all about not looking at the name on the jerseyย it isย all about the fundamentals. Yeah itโs basic, but when you arenโt a Top 5 team youโve got to keep it simple. Winning is winning, and for the most part how you do it is the same.
2. Take a good shot-ย It seems on the offensive side that the problems are about the same, Iโm not going to pretend to know how the team functions on a personal level but they could use a dose of trust. Spreading the ball around knowing that the guy next to you can score. That being said youโve got to play smart, the past few games Iโve seen a handful of questionable choices in shot selection. That will come with time, but at some point it needs to get better.
3. Let the crowd help you-ย Youโre going to have a good crowd, use the energy and play with that energy. Talorย always plays big when it is needed so I wouldnโt be surprisedย to see him feed off of the crowd and put up another big game. Not at all to wish Evan Turner an injury, but Turnerโs injury allows players like Talor Battle to grab the spotlight from the triple double machine Turner has been this year. A game like this one isย a good way to do that.
Iโve decided not to review the past two games because by now youโve read everything you needed to know about those games. Iโm not going to tell you anything you havenโt already read about.

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