There's no doubt he's a good teaching coach
but there is more to the game than that. Recruiting and roster building, chemistry and culture and motivation, adaptability and willingness to make adjustments, all of those things are just as important as X's and O's. This year's team definitely seemed to be disjointed and less than the sum of its parts, and that falls on the coach, not the players.
At this point, Mike Young is what he is, and that's a decent, good, but not great coach. It takes more than that to win at VT. If you're like the primary board troll and you think that slightly above mediocre is all that VT hoops can ever aspire to, then Young's your guy. If you think we have a higher ceiling, well, at this point what makes you think Young is suddenly going to change his style or deliver different results?
Thread Replies (23)
When we won the ACC tournament in 2022
-- Squatro
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:02 PM ET
Squatro
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03/11/26 02:02 PM ET
I think Mike Young got lucky in 2022
-- ScottsdaleHokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 09:55 PM ET
ScottsdaleHokie
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03/11/26 09:55 PM ET
Mike and Tech got lucky that year. league was way down, even Duke
-- lazarus1
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM ET
lazarus1
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03/11/26 10:01 PM ET
Yeah, he checked out to the Final 4. So did UNC. Down year? **
-- Jethro Tull
Mar 12, 2026 at 07:36 AM ET
Jethro Tull
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03/12/26 07:36 AM ET
Nope. UNC beat Duke 81-77 in one semifinal
-- Jethro Tull
Mar 12, 2026 at 01:21 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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03/12/26 01:21 PM ET
well, for much of the rest of the league (obviously not incl Va. Tech) it
-- lazarus1
Mar 12, 2026 at 03:42 PM ET
lazarus1
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03/12/26 03:42 PM ET
The 2021-2022 Hokies, unlike NC State two seasons after them...
-- HokieNL
Mar 12, 2026 at 05:56 PM ET
HokieNL
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03/12/26 05:56 PM ET
How many teams have outperformed VT…
-- Squatro
Mar 11, 2026 at 05:24 PM ET
Squatro
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03/11/26 05:24 PM ET
There is quite a bit of dust on that trophy
-- Jethro Tull
Mar 11, 2026 at 04:07 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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03/11/26 04:07 PM ET
That was incredibly fun to watch (still is), but have to keep in mind
-- VTHokie70
Mar 11, 2026 at 03:50 PM ET
VTHokie70
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03/11/26 03:50 PM ET
Unfortunately once he ran out of transfers from his best Wofford team in 30
-- icelus
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:35 PM ET
icelus
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03/11/26 02:35 PM ET
I'll always appreciate that championship, but
-- pfafftown hokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:16 PM ET
pfafftown hokie
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03/11/26 02:16 PM ET
ACC Tournament success has definitely been fleeting
-- sjwhokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:40 PM ET
sjwhokie
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03/11/26 02:40 PM ET
Yep. That three by Maddox rims out, we're having a different conversation
-- Zanderhokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:23 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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03/11/26 02:23 PM ET
I still think he's a good coach
-- Zanderhokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:07 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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03/11/26 02:07 PM ET
Slow ball control system?
-- Jethro Tull
Mar 12, 2026 at 03:23 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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03/12/26 03:23 PM ET
There's no doubt he's a good teaching coach
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-- Gobbler Guru
Mar 11, 2026 at 04:59 PM ET
Gobbler Guru
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03/11/26 04:59 PM ET
He knows the game, but the sport is moving faster than he is catching up.**
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 11, 2026 at 06:26 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/11/26 06:26 PM ET
Good coach, but not as good as his reputation, IMO. More to it than X & O'**
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:20 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/11/26 02:20 PM ET
Like teaching the guards to
-- DAngelo828
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:49 PM ET
DAngelo828
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03/11/26 02:49 PM ET
Or teach C to kick it out when the D collapses on them.
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 11, 2026 at 06:07 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/11/26 06:07 PM ET