There may not be a more polarizing player on this year’s Virginia basketball team than Jack Salt. Some, like our own Caroline Darney, commend Salt for all the little things he does that don’t show up in a box score: setting hard screens, tipping the ball out to keep possessions alive, and his intimate knowledge of Tony Bennett’s packline defense that enables him to constantly be in the right position (or so she tells me). Bennett went so far as to name Salt a captain this year, along with seniors Devon Hall and Isaiah Wilkins, so clearly there’s some merit to the argument that his contributions go beyond the stat sheet.
Has Jack Salt Learned How to Stop Fouling???
