Look, a semi-long post and I'll add the caveat that I think Mike Young is a stand-up guy, who engages very well with the VT community, has made the team better than he found it, and is a very smart basketball guy who can coach well. That being said, I think we're seeing with Mike's team and (to a degree) Tony Bennett's teams lately that their systems aren't great in today's college basketball. It takes players 2-3 years to really master Mike's system (similar at UVA) and they rely on guys staying 3-4-5 years. Tony is able to get better players, so you're seeing them win 20+ games (vs 16-20 for Mike), but they're not what they were 6-7 years ago. Mike, nor Tony, hasn't forgotten how to coach, so what is it? Ponderable questions ... 1). Assistant Coaches: Has Mike missed on a few backfills? Or, is he getting all he can with the budget he has? 2). Recruiting: What is our footprint and do we need to adjust? Looking at the current roster, excluding Walk-Ons, we do not have a single player who is from Virginia and was recruited to VT out of high school (2 guys are both via the Portal). Similar with the DC/Maryland area. Pry talks about it in football, that if someone is closer to home, you're more likely to retain them (and our portal pick-ups seem to indicate that, too... guys coming "home"). I think this is also key if we want run a system that takes 2-3 years to learn / excel in. 3). System: Does it still work? Or, if we're living in an area of free agency, so we need a system that is easier to learn? Hokies have a solid NIL deal. 4). Budget: Do we have enough for the analyst and supporting staff? I kind of hinted there with coaching salary pools, too. I am sure Mike can adapt there, but those are questions I'd want to ask to understand where the program is headed. Or, maybe I am out to lunch... but if you look at the last 3 years, it has been mediocre teams (with 1 that had 1 exceptional ACCT Run). Year 1: Rebuild, did great. Year 2: Good team, limited player movement (coming out of COVID), which also probably helped. Year 3-Now: Mediocre, where we'll be close to .500 (probably 16-18 wins this year).