crippling blow when your first option at guard leaves right before the season - like last year. I think VT is a difficult place for recruiting basketball players. The way to overcome it is with NIL money. I also suspect the MY's allocation isn't that great compared to peer schools. Yet his players seem to always improve. He has effective clock management and in-game strategy adjustments. Last year he beat much more talented teams such as Clemson and NC State that made the final 8 and 4, respectively. Might we have a bad season? Well, we are EXPECTED to. We are 15/18 teams in preseason rankings - and that was before Miller bailed. https://theacc.com/news/2024/10/15/duke-selected-as-prese...