The Virginia basketball team dropped a disappointing game to Florida State on Saturday as the Seminoles took a 64-63 win with a buzzer beater. The loss essentially erased any at-large bubble hopes for the Hoos to make the NCAA Tournament. The Double Bonus is back for a closer look.

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Franklin & Clark

During the course of the season, Sabre message board posters have thrown out “As Armaan goes, we go” or “As Clark goes, we go” as simple theories on this year’s team. Armaan Franklin and Kihei Clark start alongside Reece Beekman in the Cavalier perimeter spots. They’re relied on as the this team’s volume shooters in the backcourt so in many ways, yes, they impact the outcome of games.

One or the other though? I think it’s more like the old Forrest Gump line: I think maybe it’s both. When either Franklin or Clark score 14 points or more, Virginia owns a 10-4 record this season. When neither Franklin nor clark score 14 points or more, the Hoos are 7-8. If just one of the two scores 7 or fewer points, the Hoos are 7-9 regardless of what the other does. Throw out the Radford, Coppin State, and Fairleigh Dickinson wins (those are mostly in the gimme category), the record falls to 4-9 in a game where either player scores 7 or fewer points.

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