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What effective players have traded down?

Posted: 03/02/2024 at 12:18 PM ET
(In response to this post by TDVick)

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Sincere question about losing players to GW and (possibly) ODU.
TDVick • 03/02/24 05:45 AM ET
Well the thing is...
CPVT3 • 03/02/24 06:06 PM ET
Has UVAs recruiting picked up since winning the national championship?**
GCHokie34 • 03/03/24 04:27 PM ET
I think so? I don't really follow their recruiting.
CPVT3 • 03/03/24 11:15 PM ET
It hasnt**
GCHokie34 • 03/03/24 11:26 PM ET
Kind of an odd team tho. Great coach. Weird system that works when it works**
CPVT3 • 03/03/24 11:31 PM ET
Plus they already have basketball pedigree**
CPVT3 • 03/03/24 11:32 PM ET
Players often follow their primary recruiters/assistant coaches out the
NC Hoke • 03/02/24 05:17 PM ET
None of this is new
Hokie1992 • 03/02/24 04:41 PM ET
Isn't one of the old tropes that sports are a way out of a bad area?
Hokie 04 • 03/02/24 05:04 PM ET
That is an ACC schools’s recruiting pitch
Hokie1992 • 03/02/24 05:52 PM ET
It's important to make some distinctions here...
GCHokie34 • 03/02/24 12:03 PM ET
I agree with everything you wrote. I think one reason for our ceiling is
jrc3rd • 03/02/24 02:43 PM ET
Va has had plenty of good players over time. We just haven't gotten many.
UEMcGill • 03/02/24 04:51 PM ET
I think we agree. By mediocre I meant average. VA is lacking in the
jrc3rd • 03/02/24 05:56 PM ET
"VT has a ceiling when it comes to national success". Key realization here.
40ozDistrict • 03/02/24 12:50 PM ET
Not me. Buzz played the game by the unwritten rules, most of which are
Maroon Effect • 03/02/24 03:51 PM ET
Pre-NIL and still not natty c'ship caliber. **
40ozDistrict • 03/02/24 05:39 PM ET
I think it's a fair question.
Gobbler Guru • 03/02/24 10:56 AM ET
You can have randomness and some bad breaks, but it seems that with a
TDVick • 03/02/24 11:59 AM ET
It's hard to beef up the bench when guys 'want playing time. Just look at
UEMcGill • 03/02/24 12:40 PM ET
This!
VT ChemE 1986 • 03/02/24 02:31 PM ET
I would suggest a slightly different perspective
HokieAl • 03/02/24 09:05 AM ET
Comparison with JMU
NativeBurger • 03/02/24 02:46 PM ET
Yep JMU squeaked by UVA by 1**
hokiepro • 03/02/24 12:36 PM ET
You are correct that ex-ante, no one has a crystal ball, but with transfers
TDVick • 03/02/24 12:14 PM ET
Also... GW and ODU aren't better than VT
Whiskeyandfootball • 03/02/24 01:32 PM ET
I'd revise that to "slightly below average in basketball"
WildTurkE • 03/02/24 01:39 PM ET
What effective players have traded down?** ◄
GCHokie34 • 03/02/24 12:18 PM ET
Maddox and Buchanan. But you made a good point that I hadn't really
TDVick • 03/02/24 12:24 PM ET
Buchanan didn't play a single minute at VT...
GCHokie34 • 03/02/24 12:27 PM ET