Dave Leitao and Dan Snyder should join the dumb club.

Hoos Lose to the U
Miami won 62-55 in a defensive struggle. Both offensives struggled to find open looks and seeemed very stagnant the whole game. UVA especially struggled against Miami's zone. Sylven seemed hesitant to drive against the zone and did not play as aggressively on offense as we are used to seeing. And while UVA wanted to feed the post, they struggled to find passing lanes against Miami's zone. This didn't stop the Hoos from throwing the ball in the post anyway, which resulted in many frustrating turnovers.

Frustrating was definetly the word of the game. Our offense sucks, which is very frustrating. Our inbounds plays suck, which is very frustrating. Leitao took out Jeff Jones for way too long in the 2nd half in the midst of one of his best games in his career, which is very frustrating. Our fans sit down, don't yell, and suck, which is very frustrating. And we lost a very winnable home game, which is very frustrating.

Back to Jeff Jones. He played very well on both sides of the ball. Jeff finished with 16 points on 6-12 shooting. However, Leitao decided that Jeff should take a 4 minute breather during a crucial stretch late in the 2nd half. THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST THING LEITAO COULD HAVE DONE! Jeff was playing so well. He was taking good shots, he was driving the lane and not just settling for 3's, and he was our main offensive threat during the game. So why Leitao put in Mustapha Farrakhan (a player who has struggled of late to say the least) is beyond me. Leitao claims that he took Jeff out due to defensive lapses or some bullshit like that. The fact of the matter is, Jeff played pretty solid D the entire game, and I'm getting real tired of Leitao keeping the players on such a short leash. Pulling players for one mistake is terrible coaching. This move really makes me wonder if Leitao can be a successful basketball coach. We already know he can't draw up an offense or an inbounds play, and now if he doesn't know who to have on the court, then he should be jobless after this season.

Players of the game are Jeff Jones and Calvin Baker. Jeff played one of his best games of his career and he should be commended, not put on the bench. Calvin Baker played GREAT defense on Jack McClinton for the entire game. He limited McClinton to only 11 points on 3-10 shooting. Unfortunately McClinton got real open with under a minute left to put in a dagger 3. Baker did finish with 11 points on 4-7 shooting, but struggled at the point as he committed 5 turnovers.

Skins Making Moves
Dan Snyder is at it again. Throwing money around at anyone who will take it. The Skins made 2 major free agent acquistions in picking up DT Albert Haynesworth and resigning CB MeAngelo Hall. Both of these players got FAT contracts. Hall was signed to a 6 year, $54 million contract. That's infinitely too much money for a player that has done nothing other than draw attention to himself in his 5 years in the league. Plus, he's a Hokie. Haynesworth was signed to a 7 year, $100 million contract. Albert is good for sure, but $100 million is a lot of money to spend on one player, especially when the Redskins need help on their aging 0-Line. But Haynesworth was definetly a good sign, as he will provide a much needed boost to the Redskins D-Line and hopefully improve their woeful pass rush.