Greg’s Game Report 2011: Indiana

Matt Snyder and the Hoos found a way to get a win.

Just like great baseball pitchers need to learn how to win when they don’t have their best stuff, Mike London’s Cavaliers took a step down that road Saturday in their win over Indiana. Pitchers who are struggling on a particular day are asked to grind it out and put their team in a position to win. Yes, Virginia clearly put itself in a position to lose, but in the end, it did the things necessary to grind out a victory.

One of the biggest takeaways from this game is that this is a developing program and these types of games are part of that developmental process. In the past, some Cavalier teams have lost this type of game more often than they won. This time we witnessed a different outcome – a different attitude. We witnessed toughness and resilience.

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