Unlike FB, I am not feeling great about this years mens BB.
As has been discussed, it appears we currently can not compete well enough in the NIL racket. Best is middle of the pack with below middle being the expected finish. I hope I am wrong.
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2hhoop3
2y
I would ask what you base them on though? Even hours of informed film study produces, at best, a guess how the individual pieces might fit as a unit. You may end up being right but, I am going to wait until I see more before feeling bad or good. At least with FB there is spring practice and other info to provide a baseline for expectations.
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2y
where so many key pieces are returning, and we have more or less filled in spots that needed improvement.
With basketball, virtually all of the meaningful production is being replaced with new players or younger players that have not been asked to do much up until now. The roster structure seems very different, but I have no idea whether different will = better or worse than last year's team.
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2y
I don't think anyone in the list of transfers could start on an ACC team in the top of the conference. Therefore, I don't think collectively they can get our team into the top half of the conference...despite how good of a coach I think MY is.
As many people have said, MY success or failure will depend on whether he can get ACC talent.
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2y
But Tech rarely got talent that the very top of the ACC wanted. NIL or no NIL. Our financial ability to compete going forward will be inclusion into the SEC would be my guess. If this mega expansion does take place. And a successful VT football program will be the driving force that would get us in.
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Stech
2y
this, Mike Young was not happy with last year’s team, and it was one basket away from a 20 win season in a way underrated ACC. So some of the Smart Phone Coaches think they are smarter than him, but I like his track record better. However, maybe that’s just me. 🤷♂️
** Edited by Stech at 5/19/2024, 9:00:25 PM
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2y
A lot easier and more entertaining to just sit back and watch than to fret expectations
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2y
to let us know how little we actually know.
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2y
Even though it wasn’t his choice to defund the team.
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Stech
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Probably similar in athleticism. Team chemistry will be the difference,
one way or the other.
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2y
We went all in on football. That’s a choice.
I hope it works out.
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icelus
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that important, everyone should be chasing UConn, Kansas, Duke etc, but it hasn’t happened.
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2y
Hard to say what will happen.
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2y
But I also think they will have better chemistry. Something was way off with them last year.
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as he'll have this fall. I doubt anyone, including CMY, will be making any predictions on what this squad will accomplish. 12 wins? 15 wins? 19 wins? 22 wins? Who knows. May be interesting though.
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EDGEMAN
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2y
I think we have kind of an idea the impact the transfers will give us and the few players returning. We should be solid at PG and wings. Have some solid options at 4 and 5 which should makes us a solid .500 average team, but if Jones, Hammond and Johnson can play impactful minutes by January we could approach 18-20 wins. But hard to tell with freshmen! Big if.
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2y
develop good chemistry and are fortunate to not have many injuries, this team will be way more athletic and handle the ball better. But time will tell.
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2y
lots of new faces and way more athletic. Big key will be which players can provide the 3 pt. punch that CMY likes. Or maybe that won't be as necessary as it has been in the past, with more athletic players being able to play near the basket
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2y
will get pushed around quite a bit?
(In response to this post by ancient alien 2018)
2y
Don't believe me? Ask GC his opinion. He'll be a 10-12 minute player per game by late jan. or early Feb.
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icelus
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2y
maybe there was a chemistry issue there...
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is reportedly paying him, that's for sure.
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2y
Night life in Miami won't be good for him
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2y
absurd $$ he wanted, and the last half of the season, he and the staff had some difficulties. True or not, it doesn't matter. He's gone and I can see a true frosh getting some PT at center this fall.
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