Facts: - CMY has been a successful coach - CMY is a smart guy - CMY has an offensive system that is based on reading and reacting - There is a learning curve to CMY's system - How steep and how long the learning curve is depends a lot upon the individual player (i.e., Mutts vs. Storm vs. Beran) - VT is adding and subtracting from the transfer portal every year, often significantly Personal thoughts: - Having lived in Blacksburg during Ricky Stokes era, what we have seen on our worst nights this year is still an improvement over those years... - We also appear to have a limit as to just how highly touted of a MBB player will enroll at VT - Given our apparent limitations in recruiting MBB to the 'burg, I believe running a system that minimizes our constraints / weaknesses and maximizes our abilities / strengths is the way to sustained success at VT Questions given the above: - If we stick with CMY's current system, is relying upon 1-year transfers like Beran and Long really going to pay off? - It would seem like HS kids would also be able to grow into the system (B-Rock, Young, Pedulla), but given the attrition rate how much resource should we put there? - We do go after multi-year transfers as well (Nickel, Camden, Kidd, Mutts, Aluma), but should we put all our chips here if we intend to keep CMY's current system? - Is CMY's current system (I'm assuming he has the ability to grow and adapt) the right approach to maximize sustained success at VT given it's complexity and the tenure of our ballers? ** Edited by Bmackattack at 11/30/2023, 4:50:34 PM