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YBYSAIAHokie
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Agreed. Our defense is below-average. We'll probably end up with a losing

Conference record. Avdalas has a good offensive game but his defense is questionable. He has trouble with smaller, quicker guards.
Posted: 11/28/2025 at 03:38 PM ET
(In response to this post by Maroon Effect)

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After all that talk, this team went to the Bahamas nowhere near tournament
Maroon Effect • 11/28/25 02:35 PM ET
I agree w the defense assessment. And there’s zero offensive rebounding
3TechFanz • 11/28/25 06:11 PM ET
Defense takes experience regardless of individual talent
HOOBball79 • 11/28/25 07:21 PM ET
“The most returning experience” the announcers said all week **
3TechFanz • 11/28/25 08:22 PM ET
Coach Young is a .500 coach. Great guy and awesome ambassador for the
swishdeladish • 11/28/25 05:11 PM ET
He's been at his ceiling for awhile now. 10-3 by league play, & 9-9,
wc hokie • 11/28/25 11:00 PM ET
Being an ambassador doesn’t feed the bulldog**
ombandit • 11/28/25 07:53 PM ET
Yep. He is a high floor, low ceiling coach. Very consistent.
Gobbler Guru • 11/28/25 05:19 PM ET
Your 2nd paragraph reminded me of Beamer 2001-2011 after he started getting
hokienole • 11/28/25 08:49 PM ET
I agree with the Guru!**
pygmy • 11/28/25 08:08 PM ET
Well said - love MY but this halo we put on him…
GoldCoast • 11/28/25 06:47 PM ET
Which of Young's VT teams had less talent than this one & outperformed this
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 05:47 PM ET
He's just too stubborn to read this board. **
TomTurkey • 11/28/25 05:49 PM ET
LOL I don't get the implication that a 62-year-old
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 05:58 PM ET
Tell me!**
TomTurkey • 11/28/25 06:01 PM ET
Regardless of the performance
RiverVT • 11/28/25 04:48 PM ET
As much as I would love to pile on, too much talent to say va tech is
HOOBball79 • 11/28/25 07:20 PM ET
They raised our expectations & then laid a big egg. I'm getting over it
maroonhiker • 11/28/25 04:18 PM ET
Who raised 'our' expectations? Which player promised what?
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 04:49 PM ET
Just silly - end of the day, yr 6 with MY and we got thrashed by two…
GoldCoast • 11/28/25 05:07 PM ET
Which coaches are best when their rosters change so much year-to-year?
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 05:12 PM ET
I've said for months CMY hasn't shown he can get a team ready early
marcbvtgm • 11/28/25 06:43 PM ET
you might be right for once**
Windows NT • 11/28/25 07:55 PM ET
Which is weird because you’re always wrong
marcbvtgm • 11/29/25 11:25 AM ET
was right about pry.. so there's that**
Windows NT • 11/29/25 11:49 AM ET
Lawal**
TomTurkey • 11/28/25 07:41 PM ET
Weren't we 6-0 going to Atlantis? **
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 06:44 PM ET
Yes. With wins over 6 terrible teams. **
HolidayInnHokie • 11/28/25 07:10 PM ET
When was that schedule set? Couldn't it have been a warmup for
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 07:57 PM ET
Once again, Colorado Stste is NOT a terrible team**
ombandit • 11/28/25 07:57 PM ET
Hope you’re right. **
GoldCoast • 11/28/25 05:53 PM ET
Past performance cannot guarantee future results.
TomTurkey • 11/28/25 05:26 PM ET
The answer- coaches who adapt their philosophy to the players they have
Gobbler Guru • 11/28/25 05:22 PM ET
This is only news to those who completely ignored it.**
marcbvtgm • 11/28/25 06:44 PM ET
Mike Young is tweaking, be assured. Hard to imagine the team doesn't want
PhotoHokieNC • 11/28/25 05:38 PM ET
And some coaches make the puzzle harder than it needs to be in this era.
marcbvtgm • 11/28/25 06:48 PM ET
When Avdalas decides what his role is, he'll be hell to play [pun].
TomTurkey • 11/28/25 05:53 PM ET
St. Mary’s was actually favored in that game. **
HokieHeartNSoul • 11/28/25 05:08 PM ET
Two double-digit losses to two unranked teams. We never led in 1st game and
YBYSAIAHokie • 11/28/25 02:53 PM ET
I don’t understand basketball well enough to say.
Maroon Effect • 11/28/25 03:22 PM ET
Of course it is difficult when the games in the 90s (Providence aside)
VAHokie89 • 11/28/25 03:52 PM ET
More of just a strategy on our end to try to run up the score and hope they
Maroon Effect • 11/28/25 06:50 PM ET
Agreed. Our defense is below-average. We'll probably end up with a losing ◄
YBYSAIAHokie • 11/28/25 03:38 PM ET
SMC should be top 25 at some point. They are 30/27 currently.
HwoodHokie • 11/28/25 03:11 PM ET
I don't think so. St. Mary's lost to Vandy by 25 points.**
YBYSAIAHokie • 11/28/25 03:18 PM ET
Ouch! A Vandy vs VT game likely a 30 point blowout**
TOUGH TURKEY • 11/28/25 04:15 PM ET
Ouch! Hate to think what a Vandy VT matchup
TOUGH TURKEY • 11/28/25 04:11 PM ET
Truth be told. We were darn lucky to beat Colorado St**
Big D • 11/28/25 02:55 PM ET
We’re lucky they have Rechsteiner.
Zanderhokie • 11/28/25 04:03 PM ET