Virginia is going to struggle quite a bit now that the shot clock dropped down to 30 seconds. Tony Bennett has done a tremendous job at UVA, but he took major advantage of the 35 second shot clock. Dropping it down to 30 is going to make it a little tougher for him to make a game plan. If Nichols wants to be a high-flying offensive guy then he made the wrong choice by picking UVA.
I think they will be just fine. They still have some very good players. And the shorter shot clock will result in teams taking quicker shots and more low-percentage shots as it winds down, which goes right in line with UVA's defense anyway.