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Chris Coleman
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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.
Posted: 05/02/2025 at 09:50 AM ET
(In response to this post by st_andrew)

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Lineup??
SC_Hokie 04/30/25 07:10 PM ET
A lot easier to look at like...
GCHokie34 05/01/25 04:55 PM ET
To be more precise...
GCHokie34 05/01/25 05:06 PM ET
If Hawthorne comes aboard, is he in the Dev/Sit category?
hokieZ71 05/02/25 06:23 AM ET
He would play...
GCHokie34 05/02/25 09:47 AM ET
That depends on who else we get.
Chris ColemanAdmin 05/02/25 08:29 AM ET
Feels light with wings. I would think we want the competition
st_andrew 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.
Chris ColemanAdmin 05/02/25 09:50 AM ET
Based on our current lineup projection...
MBHokie90 05/02/25 11:15 AM ET
Every time I see Dorn, I think...
Chris ColemanAdmin 05/02/25 11:33 AM ET
I think of the......
2hhoop3 05/02/25 11:40 AM ET
Here's your participation trophy"" Sorry Hoop, just couldn't resist!!**
ancient alien 2018 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 05/02/25 10:57 AM ET
Rotation
NC Hoke 05/01/25 11:09 AM ET
How much lineup flexibility will we have?
bzbaker429 05/01/25 09:52 AM ET
Thinking Gurdak is in the mold of a bigger PJ Hall with room to develop.
chagerma 05/01/25 03:08 PM ET
if we can lock down a legit acc caliber starting 2 guard...
bjw810 04/30/25 11:25 PM ET
Would rather have legit SEC quality guard
tallahasseehokie 05/01/25 02:29 PM ET
So a legit acc guard. **
GoldCoast 05/01/25 07:15 PM ET
I don’t know much, but I reckon that’s out of the picture.
SC_Hokie 05/01/25 12:21 PM ET
??? Yea, that Cattoor kid was absolutely horrible at the 2/3. Never
ancient alien 2018 05/01/25 07:06 PM ET
I’m confused by what you mean by that?
SC_Hokie 05/02/25 06:55 PM ET
That’s what we need.**
VT ChemE 1986 04/30/25 11:43 PM ET
I’m on it…
Rev.Zeke Vodka 05/01/25 01:58 PM ET
It’s OK. You can spread the installment payments over time.**
VT ChemE 1986 05/01/25 09:23 PM ET