Virginia’s offense has been up and down this year, but the defense was supposed to be the constant. On Wednesday, that defense gave up 1.28 points per possession against Pitt on the road, while also giving up 40% of offensive rebounds. They offense wasn’t bad, but the youngsters struggled, as did Marial Shayok. It was a poor performance all around, but was it a one-off or will it continue into the rest of the ACC schedule?
Now, the Hoos return home and face Wake Forest. If you’ll recall, the Hoos pulled out a miraculous comeback win over Wake last year in Winston-Salem.