** Edited by YBYSAIAHokie at 10/23/2024, 4:29:39 PM

But you don't get the play in the ACC without being an ACC level PG (unless your program is going through the death penalty or something) Brandon Rechsteiner was a 4-star PG. He has a year in the system. By some accounts he was ahead of Miller whether he gambled or not. It is a good thing for your returning PG to have experience in this system. If his overall talent level is lower than Miller (I'm not certain it is) then that experience can close the gap. Where Miller hurts is those depth pieces. He could also play off the ball, so it hurts both PG and Wing depth. Schutt, Johnson and Brown will need to be quick learners. Young will need to improve his awareness of where to be and when. They all have the talent to be more than fine in those spots. Hammond is someone I really like and think he has a high floor even if a low ceiling. I felt like it was difficult to imagine him going somewhere and sitting, and that's why many felt Rhode Island was a good spot. He is talented enough to play. But will he pick up everything else? TBD Tennessee wanted Hammond when VT did. I have to think VT went hard after Hammond when they did because of the risk with Miller. I can assure you they weren't blindsided with this recently. Miller also hurts in that you commit NIL resources to him that could have gone elsewhere. Does VT keep Ivy Curry if they gave him Miller's money? Do they WANT to keep Ivy-Curry? You try and get the best players possible for your program, but many times that means you deal with a little more uncertainty than you'd like at a program like VT. To answer the question in the spirit of the question. Yes, Rechsteiner is an ACC level PG. Hammond has the talent to be an ACC level PG, but I can't tell you whether he will be able to use that talent because I haven't seen him practice or play. If he picks things up, he could be very good. If he doesn't, he could be a taller Hank Thorns. There's just no way (for me) to know.

seemed to have significant ball security issues.

Hopefully Brech steps up but many expected Miller would be a 30 minute per game guy and Brech would develop. He didn't show much, if any, improvement last year. Maybe there was an injury but we were playing Collins and Hunter there last year because he was often not a viable backup. With freshmen, you want to see flashes to give hope for the future. That gives confidence that the ability is there, just need the experience. Not alot of flashes last year. Rooting hard for him though. We need him. ** Edited by hokietom87 at 10/23/2024, 5:10:02 PM

than that how was the play Ms. Lincoln............ Rock On!

With NIL and transfer portal, every year you are going to have a ton of new players/starters who have not developed chemistry. Quality of team play is going to go down and so is consistency.

It's impossible to have any expectations beyond just beating the smaller conference schools on our early schedule. It's weird to literally have no clue what this team will be like. But at least CMY has experience with that based on his first year here at VT.

The highest I have seen us is 13 out of 18 teams. So, no one has us having much of a season and I get that with so many unknows and now Miller apparently not playing. A lot of unproven players have to reach their potential for us to success. I think we will surprise people but of course I am wearing orange and maroon glasses.

of bovine feces still exists is beyond words.

players into an NCAA team in one season, which IMO is a tall order. For that reason I have no expectations going into the season. I might change my mind when we get a few games into January.

8-10 games. Just too many possibilities and variabilities.