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I never thought I’d find myself missing the mover-blocker, but after Virginia’s last two slogs – 62 points in a win against one-win Florida State, 55 last night against JMU – well, here we ...
Tony Bennett. Photo: UVA Athletics. If you were watching closely, you would have seen Virginia running a lot of Tony Bennett’s base mover/blocker offense in the 64-57 win over Clemson on Tuesday.
And blocker-mover wasn’t the best fit for the personnel Virginia brought back in 2018-19, either. It makes sense for Jack Salt, a 6-foot-10 center who’s better at setting screens than scoring.
Virginia put limited shooting options on the floor and its sides — or blocker-mover — offense made finding and defending McKneely a simpler task for opponents.