Virginia Guard Dallin Hall Exudes Confidence, Focused on Improvement

Virginia Cavaliers Dallin Hall — **Dallin Hall brings 100 games worth of experience with him to Virginia.** ~ Photo courtesy Jamie Holt/Virginia Athletics Media Relations

It’s July and Virginia basketball players are spread out around the practice gym at the John Paul Jones Arena awaiting questions from reporters. Each athlete is given a chair around the perimeter of the court, allowing them to rest while questions are peppered at them from all sides.

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Weirdowl Hoo July 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM ET

Great article, Chris! And I can't help but point out that I've been watching a lot of college basketball since the late 1950's and one of the top 5 lockdown defenders I've seen in all of college basketball during those 68+ years was Malcolm Brogdon. How many steals per game did he average over his UVA career? Answer: 0.9. SPG is not a very good indicator of a player's ability to defend.
1. SabreBetrics July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM ET
  
  Agree with the point that steals alone are not the way to identify whether someone is a talented defender. Malcolm was a great defender, but UVA played a style of defense that was more gaps-oriented and didn't rely heavily on generating steals. Odom's style is a little different, so I'm more interested to see how Hall game translates. But your point is well-taken!
  1. Weirdowl Hoo July 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM ET
    
    And, sorry, Michael, I didn't look at the by-line. Nice article!

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