I have no issue with Coach Young putting him on the bench

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Moseley Hokie

He is with the team every day and will make the decisions he thinks are best for the team. This time, his decision did not work and we lost to a better team. I didn’t search for a stat to support my belief. The first stat I looked at as a coach after a loss was +/-. My issue is with posters constantly posting that he needs to be benched and criticizing the coaching staff for only playing him because of promises made to Neo and his team, like they they know more than the coaching staff. My experience tells me he is the most talented player on the roster and we are better with him on the court. I think the fact that we have multiple NBA scouts coming to our games supports this thought as well. When have we had scouts attend our games to watch our players in the past 25 years?

Posted: 01/31/2026 at 10:07 PM ET

(In response to this post by VTMONEY94)

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For everyone claiming we are better with Neo on the bench -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:20 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 05:20 PM ET

Interesting, surprised at Gurdak +3 and Dorn -4. They only played 12 minute -- vtox1 Jan 31, 2026 at 11:17 PM ET

vtox1 • 01/31/26 11:17 PM ET

It’s just one game - a loss to a very good team - and matchups matter. -- marcbvtgm Feb 01, 2026 at 10:40 AM ET

marcbvtgm • 02/01/26 10:40 AM ET

Agreed** -- vtox1 Feb 01, 2026 at 02:07 PM ET

vtox1 • 02/01/26 02:07 PM ET

As ll this tells me is its a stat you can use when it tells -- VTJay Jan 31, 2026 at 08:41 PM ET

VTJay • 01/31/26 08:41 PM ET

CMY sat Neo. He is the coach and he knows what he is -- VTMONEY94 Jan 31, 2026 at 07:54 PM ET

VTMONEY94 • 01/31/26 07:54 PM ET

I have no issue with Coach Young putting him on the bench ◄ -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 10:07 PM ET

well the fans took him out the final stretch of the game -- VermontDDS Jan 31, 2026 at 06:43 PM ET

VermontDDS • 01/31/26 06:43 PM ET

it's definitely deceiving for an individual game. -- radford Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:38 PM ET

radford Hokie • 01/31/26 05:38 PM ET

I agree 100% on the longer the period -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:41 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 05:41 PM ET

I am a big Gurdak fan. I hope he sticks around at VT.. has great feet -- radford Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:43 PM ET

radford Hokie • 01/31/26 05:43 PM ET

No one with a basketball IQ over room temperature does, and yet, we see -- ancient alien 2018 Jan 31, 2026 at 05:31 PM ET

ancient alien 2018 • 01/31/26 05:31 PM ET

It's almost like they don't know what they're talking about** -- GCHokie34 Jan 31, 2026 at 05:26 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 01/31/26 05:26 PM ET

Intangibles are hard to explain unless you have analyzed hundreds -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:28 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 05:28 PM ET

It’s clear watching Neo he contributes ALOT! ** -- AnotherTechW Jan 31, 2026 at 05:29 PM ET

AnotherTechW • 01/31/26 05:29 PM ET

Did we learn yet why Gurdak sat so much?** -- PhotoHokieNC Jan 31, 2026 at 05:21 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 01/31/26 05:21 PM ET

He was getting pushed around a little too much -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:26 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 05:26 PM ET

True. Schutt has the best +/- on the team for the season, but that's -- LonghornHokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:28 PM ET

LonghornHokie • 01/31/26 05:28 PM ET

He had the worst today -- Moseley Hokie Jan 31, 2026 at 05:34 PM ET

Moseley Hokie • 01/31/26 05:34 PM ET

He had some terrible defensive plays today. A couple times he wasn’t -- AnotherTechW Jan 31, 2026 at 05:41 PM ET

AnotherTechW • 01/31/26 05:41 PM ET

I thought he sat the entire first half.** -- PhotoHokieNC Jan 31, 2026 at 05:27 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 01/31/26 05:27 PM ET