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No one player is that critical to a defense. As noted above, it's systemic

Tyler Johnson is a nice defensive player. Would he help? Yes. But the trend of opposing guards absolutely torching VT's defense is another of the growing examples where Mike Young doesn't make effective in-game adjustments. He's going to "run his stuff", on both ends of the floor, no matter what the opponent is doing. When VT is absolutely clicking on both offense and defense, that stuff looks great. When VT is not, or the opponent is doing something that VT cannot deal with effectively, you rarely if ever see Young make a significant strategic or tactical change. He's an excellent teacher and clearly has a good basketball mind, but like many coaches, stubbornness and lack of flexibility are his undoing. Simply asking the players to execute a failed strategy better is not a recipe for success.
Posted: 02/18/2026 at 11:56 AM ET
(In response to this post by hokiepro)

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Narrow margins and BAD luck
hokiepro 02/18/26 08:35 AM ET
We are very good at inventing ways to let teams come back and beat us
Zanderhokie 02/18/26 03:17 PM ET
Yet, still had chances to close it out - Tobi not coming out to challenge..
GoldCoast 02/18/26 09:18 AM ET
Tobi had a rough night, from a decision-making standpoint, on defense.**
Chris ColemanAdmin 02/18/26 11:44 AM ET
Several WTH moments through out night
AnotherTechW 02/18/26 01:29 PM ET
He should not shoot 3 ‘s at all**
sideline guy 02/18/26 01:25 PM ET
He's made four of his last five. Last year he shot 37.1% from out there.
Chris ColemanAdmin 02/18/26 01:30 PM ET
That is a good point. It seemed that all night long Miami was able to drive
VTCALS72 02/18/26 09:48 AM ET
Systemic issue with VT defense. opponent shoot first guards killing us 20+
HokieRat 02/18/26 10:48 AM ET
Exactly why we miss Johnson SO much
hokiepro 02/18/26 11:01 AM ET
No one player is that critical to a defense. As noted above, it's systemic
Gobbler Guru 02/18/26 11:56 AM ET
I think people are making the point that when you're playing close games,
wwhokie1 02/18/26 01:41 PM ET
Somerville wouldn't have scored double figures let alone 20+
Jwunderdog 02/18/26 11:12 AM ET
Feels like we lead the conference in alley-oops allowed**
HokieRat 02/18/26 11:32 AM ET
Neither Gurdak nor Dorn can jump,zero help when opposing teams try it**
HokieBrazil 02/18/26 01:37 PM ET
Whether he is or is not a good offensive player depends
VTCALS72 02/18/26 11:20 AM ET
Not always. Sometimes a guy gets on a heater
hokiepro 02/18/26 11:27 AM ET