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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?
Posted: 03/11/2026 at 04:59 PM ET
(In response to this post by Zanderhokie)

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When we won the ACC tournament in 2022
Squatro 03/11/26 02:02 PM ET
I think Mike Young got lucky in 2022
ScottsdaleHokie 03/11/26 09:55 PM ET
Mike and Tech got lucky that year. league was way down, even Duke
lazarus1 03/11/26 10:01 PM ET
Yeah, he checked out to the Final 4. So did UNC. Down year? **
Jethro Tull 03/12/26 07:36 AM ET
one (1) team**
lazarus1 03/12/26 11:43 AM ET
Nope. UNC beat Duke 81-77 in one semifinal
Jethro Tull 03/12/26 01:21 PM ET
well, for much of the rest of the league (obviously not incl Va. Tech) it
lazarus1 03/12/26 03:42 PM ET
A matter of opinion
Jethro Tull 03/12/26 04:35 PM ET
The 2021-2022 Hokies, unlike NC State two seasons after them...
HokieNL 03/12/26 05:56 PM ET
CMY is no Cignetti**
Jethro Tull 03/12/26 06:41 PM ET
How many teams have outperformed VT…
Squatro 03/11/26 05:24 PM ET
There is quite a bit of dust on that trophy
Jethro Tull 03/11/26 04:07 PM ET
That was incredibly fun to watch (still is), but have to keep in mind
VTHokie70 03/11/26 03:50 PM ET
Unfortunately once he ran out of transfers from his best Wofford team in 30
icelus 03/11/26 02:35 PM ET
I'll always appreciate that championship, but
pfafftown hokie 03/11/26 02:16 PM ET
ACC Tournament success has definitely been fleeting
sjwhokie 03/11/26 02:40 PM ET
Yep. That three by Maddox rims out, we're having a different conversation
Zanderhokie 03/11/26 02:23 PM ET
I still think he's a good coach
Zanderhokie 03/11/26 02:07 PM ET
Slow ball control system?
Jethro Tull 03/12/26 03:23 PM ET
There's no doubt he's a good teaching coach
Gobbler Guru 03/11/26 04:59 PM ET
He knows the game, but the sport is moving faster than he is catching up.**
marcbvtgm 03/11/26 06:26 PM ET
Good coach, but not as good as his reputation, IMO. More to it than X & O'**
marcbvtgm 03/11/26 02:20 PM ET
Like teaching the guards to
DAngelo828 03/11/26 02:49 PM ET
Or teach C to kick it out when the D collapses on them.
marcbvtgm 03/11/26 06:07 PM ET