I am good with portal departures so far w/ possible exception of Jones
But I have not seen practices to know how well / poorly Jones was picking up the O and D system or how concerning his injury is for the long term. I’ll give benefit of doubt to his departure.
Rech had to go IMO. Between he and Hammond, Hammond has the higher ceiling. Ben’s TOs can be chalked up to being a freshman whereas, Rech’s continued into his second year. Hammond also brings badly needed defensive steals to the table.
Big Pat was a serviceable backup on a bad team and his ceiling is likely a serviceable backup on a good team. Hard worker but you can only do so much to hide slow.
RBJr seemed to be in the serviceable backup category as well.
I was hoping we would keep one of the Jaden/Jaydons but not both. Currently, each is good enough to be a spark off the bench for a good team so you go with who has the higher ceiling but likely would be a risk to try to develop and keep both happy.
The fun part starts soon to see who we start bringing in.
Posted: 03/25/2025 at 10:57 AM ET
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I am good with portal departures so far w/ possible exception of Jones
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-- VTKev80
Mar 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET
VTKev80
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03/25/25 10:57 AM ET
I wouldn't worry about Jones leaving. Sounds like the staff had pretty much
-- HokieFan14
Mar 25, 2025 at 01:31 PM ET
HokieFan14
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03/25/25 01:31 PM ET
No one on this board has shared any information that would suport this.
-- SC_Hokie
Mar 25, 2025 at 08:01 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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03/25/25 08:01 PM ET
He is a slow 6'8 center whose best skill set is shooting uncontested 3s. **
-- HokieFan14
Mar 26, 2025 at 01:07 PM ET
HokieFan14
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03/26/25 01:07 PM ET
In this day and age, it might be for the best
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/25/25 12:33 PM ET
Johnson and Hammond might prove you wrong…
-- VTKev80
Mar 25, 2025 at 01:00 PM ET
VTKev80
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03/25/25 01:00 PM ET
For those who leave on their own
-- 1980VT
Mar 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM ET
1980VT
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03/25/25 11:11 AM ET
I agree. I think of it the same way as I do with students who transfer for
-- HokieEngineer
Mar 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM ET
HokieEngineer
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03/25/25 11:50 AM ET
Certainly didn’t mean to imply I would root against any of these folks**
-- VTKev80
Mar 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM ET
VTKev80
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03/25/25 11:15 AM ET