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The answer- coaches who adapt their philosophy to the players they have

rather than those who force square pegs into the round holes of their system, year after year. When rosters change frequently (and what teams don't experience that?) then you MUST be willing and able to tweak what you want to run, based on what your players do best. The era of relying on players being in a system 3 or 4 years before they can operate at peak efficiency is gone forever. Not just at VT, but anywhere.
Posted: 11/28/2025 at 05:22 PM ET
(In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC)

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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