Get the qualifications out of the way first. Virginia ain’t exactly the 1980s Nuggets. The Cavaliers aren’t often an offensive symphony in hoops, with a nails-on-a-chalkboard brand that’s going to struggle to score points on a lot of nights, even in wins.

This was a different style, a different pace, a different team than the one the Hokies faced a couple of days ago in Chapel Hill that nearly hit triple digits.

But 41 points? In 40 minutes? Of a rivalry game? You can’t help but marvel at Virginia Tech’s defensive turnaround in a 75-41 pasting of rival UVa at Cassell Coliseum on Monday.

“Man, we were quick. We were fast to the ball. We were connected,” a somewhat still stunned Hokies coach Mike Young said afterward. “Good to see.”

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