Author: Cuts from The Corner
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Tracking a Transfer: Ben Vander Plas
Over the weekend, 6’8″ Ohio PF Ben Vander Plas, who may already have spent plenty of time on grounds within the headspace of its student body (Sam Hauser, especially), announced he would be transferring to UVa for his Super Senior season. The writing seemed to be on the wall for this one given all of…
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Digesting a Non-Decision: London Johnson
This one felt different, didn’t it? I’ve been digesting this for the past couple of days and thought I’d just jot a few thoughts. It was hard to parse all of the rumors and rumblings on Thursday. Allegedly, high 4-star PG London Johnson, Virginia’s top recruiting target in the class of 2023 and presumed lock…
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It Wasn’t Just “The Play”: Reminiscing Kihei
I spent my last post making a case that it would only be beneficial for Kihei Clark to return if he was willing to take on a much more limited role as Reece Beekman’s backup. That was one side of the coin, but for the other, I thought it would also be fun to revisit…
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Making Sense of The Kihei Decision
Today I’m going to try to tackle one of the most, if not the most, polarizing topics in the post championship era of UVa hoops; Kihei Clark, his role on the team, and his potential return to the program for a 5th year. This is easily the biggest unknown of the entire offseason and will…
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Making Sense of the Virginia Bench (2021-2022)
This may have been a nod, and certainly was informative, to the ongoing discussion throughout the year about why these three players were not seeing much playing time and, eventually, were mostly phased out of the rotation altogether. Specifically, there has been much hand wringing, from myself included, about none of them cracking the line…