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This has been a pretty distinct theme MY’s entire tenure here though
He hasn’t been able to construct a roster effectively enough, whether that’s due to decision making or guys that don’t want to play in the system, it’s pretty undeniable. We don’t have much positional diversity, and the system doesn’t allow the flexibility needed. If MY was coaching when JRob got hurt in 2018 there’s no way we would’ve have seen a complete system overhaul like what we did to keep humming.
This is the nth year in a row that we haven’t had a legitimate wing player who can play the 2-4. We have 4 scholarships occupied by guys who can only play the 5, only one of whom (Basile) that isn’t a matchup dependent situational player.
Mutts is the only real 4 on the roster, and he didn’t commit until late in the offseason.
Pedulla is the only true PG on the roster, Rice could probably play it but we all know he’s more of a scorer.
We have 3 off-guards, then two forwards who we signed that have no business playing minutes for at least a couple years in Camden and Buchanan.
We would’ve had the same issue in the past only with post players. If either of Aluma or Mutts had gotten hurt we would’ve been playing 4 on 5.
At some point you face adversity, the fact that we can’t survive being down 2 guys (one of whom had never played) is scary. Also, we signed 4 scholarship players were we weren’t expecting contributions from (Wessler, Buchanan, MJ, Camden). That’s crazy knowing we have a small window to compete in with Mutts, Cattoor, and Basile all potentially leaving.
** Edited by soflahokie at 2/21/2023, 6:38:55 PM
Thread Replies (26)
Some thoughts on the last few games/tonight...
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:15 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 06:15 PM ET
Tonight’s first half supports your post. We coasted yet again
-- Zanderhokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:50 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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02/21/23 07:50 PM ET
But didn’t you hear, bamahokie1 has declared they are LAZY
-- Glen Allen Hokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:25 PM ET
Glen Allen Hokie
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02/21/23 07:25 PM ET
Thx GC. This is what I come here for.**
-- BioVTjunkie
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:01 PM ET
BioVTjunkie
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02/21/23 07:01 PM ET
Depth plays a factor, but you have 3 below average individual defenders in
-- icelus
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:52 PM ET
icelus
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02/21/23 06:52 PM ET
Mutts and Basile aren't below average...
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:45 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 07:45 PM ET
I said Maddox, not Mutts. Good individual defenders make every defensive
-- icelus
Feb 21, 2023 at 08:35 PM ET
icelus
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02/21/23 08:35 PM ET
And the offense was abysmal with those 2...**
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 08:39 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 08:39 PM ET
Yes for Bede, Radford was a big loss. We are talking about defense though **
-- icelus
Feb 21, 2023 at 08:43 PM ET
icelus
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02/21/23 08:43 PM ET
I mean, if they had 5 great defenders they'd be great defensively...
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 08:51 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 08:51 PM ET
I agree we need to have balance, I think we miss Radford badly, his defense
-- icelus
Feb 21, 2023 at 08:56 PM ET
icelus
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02/21/23 08:56 PM ET
If it's a matter of adding Radford or not having him at all, I agree**
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 09:31 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 09:31 PM ET
This post should be stickied to the top of the board. Great breakdown GC**
-- GretnaHokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:39 PM ET
GretnaHokie
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02/21/23 06:39 PM ET
Yeah, and in 10 minutes, it's going to disappear 5 pages deep.
-- Will Stewart
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:47 PM ET
Will Stewart
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02/21/23 06:47 PM ET
email the link to yourself**
-- Femoyer Hokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:53 PM ET
Femoyer Hokie
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02/21/23 07:53 PM ET
Hey Will, I proposed long time ago, the newly replied post should get to
-- icelus
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:00 PM ET
icelus
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02/21/23 07:00 PM ET
No. Our user base would freak out. IIWII.
-- Will Stewart
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:34 PM ET
Will Stewart
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02/21/23 07:34 PM ET
Or maybe the ability to sort for either?**
-- HeisenBurg13
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:12 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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02/21/23 07:12 PM ET
I mean...I feel like you know the fix for that issue...**
-- VT_Consul
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:52 PM ET
VT_Consul
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02/21/23 06:52 PM ET
Change the board format?
-- BioVTjunkie
Feb 21, 2023 at 07:00 PM ET
BioVTjunkie
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02/21/23 07:00 PM ET
This has been a pretty distinct theme MY’s entire tenure here though
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-- soflahokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:37 PM ET
soflahokie
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02/21/23 06:37 PM ET
They constructed a roster that was very good...
-- GCHokie34
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:43 PM ET
GCHokie34
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02/21/23 06:43 PM ET
Great info and, as always, very well presented!**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:26 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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02/21/23 06:26 PM ET
You said it all. I can't argue a single point. Great post.**
-- HeisenBurg13
Feb 21, 2023 at 06:23 PM ET
HeisenBurg13
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02/21/23 06:23 PM ET