Could be, but I don't think we are getting a top 75 player to be the 5th.
Maybe we will. It would be sweet if we could. My understanding is that he's trying to find the balance between where he can go where he plays enough to actually develop and how much money he'll be making. Duke and Kentucky can pay him more, obviously. But how much would he play? If I were Kentucky, I'd be trying to sell him on a redshirt year. I'm not sure what Duke's lineup looks right now, so I can't comment. If he committed to Tech right now, he'd be in the rotation on the wing. But if we get the international, that would probably knock him back to fifth, unless he could beat out one of Schutt, Johnson or Bedford. My understand is that he's a very skilled player with a high upside, but he's also very raw right now. So sort of a guy who starting at a slightly lower point, but his ceiling is higher. IMO, guys like that are generally better off going to somewhere they can play early and then transfer up rather than spend a year on somebody's bench.
But don't rule out Pitt, either. Maybe they are the sweet spot for him.
At any rate, I'd be surprised if we ended up with both Hawthorne and the international. And if the coaching staff could choose one of the two, I think it would be the international, as I've heard they've saved a significant amount of money for him.
Thread Replies (24)
A lot easier to look at like...
-- GCHokie34
May 01, 2025 at 04:55 PM ET
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05/01/25 04:55 PM ET
If Hawthorne comes aboard, is he in the Dev/Sit category?
-- hokieZ71
May 02, 2025 at 06:23 AM ET
hokieZ71
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05/02/25 06:23 AM ET
That depends on who else we get.
-- Chris Coleman
May 02, 2025 at 08:29 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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05/02/25 08:29 AM ET
Feels light with wings. I would think we want the competition
-- st_andrew
May 02, 2025 at 09:37 AM ET
st_andrew
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05/02/25 09:37 AM ET
Could be, but I don't think we are getting a top 75 player to be the 5th.
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-- Chris Coleman
May 02, 2025 at 09:50 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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05/02/25 09:50 AM ET
Based on our current lineup projection...
-- MBHokie90
May 02, 2025 at 11:15 AM ET
MBHokie90
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05/02/25 11:15 AM ET
Every time I see Dorn, I think...
-- Chris Coleman
May 02, 2025 at 11:33 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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05/02/25 11:33 AM ET
Here's your participation trophy"" Sorry Hoop, just couldn't resist!!**
-- ancient alien 2018
May 03, 2025 at 12:05 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/03/25 12:05 AM ET
Another big sell is mom and dad are an hour and a half away and could watch
-- vatechcowpatty
May 02, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET
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05/02/25 10:57 AM ET
How much lineup flexibility will we have?
-- bzbaker429
May 01, 2025 at 09:52 AM ET
bzbaker429
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05/01/25 09:52 AM ET
Thinking Gurdak is in the mold of a bigger PJ Hall with room to develop.
-- chagerma
May 01, 2025 at 03:08 PM ET
chagerma
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05/01/25 03:08 PM ET
if we can lock down a legit acc caliber starting 2 guard...
-- bjw810
Apr 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM ET
bjw810
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04/30/25 11:25 PM ET
Would rather have legit SEC quality guard
-- tallahasseehokie
May 01, 2025 at 02:29 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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05/01/25 02:29 PM ET
I don’t know much, but I reckon that’s out of the picture.
-- SC_Hokie
May 01, 2025 at 12:21 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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05/01/25 12:21 PM ET
??? Yea, that Cattoor kid was absolutely horrible at the 2/3. Never
-- ancient alien 2018
May 01, 2025 at 07:06 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/01/25 07:06 PM ET
I’m confused by what you mean by that?
-- SC_Hokie
May 02, 2025 at 06:55 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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05/02/25 06:55 PM ET
That’s what we need.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Apr 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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04/30/25 11:43 PM ET
It’s OK. You can spread the installment payments over time.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 01, 2025 at 09:23 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/01/25 09:23 PM ET