I think the biggest issue for Young/VT was it just not a great fit for a MY system. A MY team excels through efficiency, if your tempo isn’t going to be crazy and you work to get a shot, that shooter needs to be efficient, and Jayden Young wasn’t that. He reminds me a ton of a tad smaller Marial Shayok of UVA from the late 2010s for UVA/Bennett. A lot of the same mismatching parts. Shayok could slash and get to his spot, but wasn’t great at finishing, but man when he hit his shots, he had 15 in 5 minutes. Shayok was an in between player in UVAs “sides” offense, wasn’t great on the catch and shoot and wasn’t terribly efficient at the rim. Then he goes to Iowa St and begins to have 25 point games in a system that allowed more iso-attack than UVA. The fit with unc I think is simple, he’s going to be 10-15 minutes off the bench with a green light to go. And that fits. Is he a starter? No. But as a 4-5th guard, he has incredible value to me. Would that value ever have been recognized by a MY system, probably no. Not really a bad thing, just a guy that wasn’t going to fit for VT and needed a change of scenery. Just bc he went “up” to unc doesn’t mean VT now lost a supreme talent.

minutes while Isaiah Denis and Derek Dixon develop (especially Denis). Dixon is better than Young imo. Denis needs to get bigger and stronger but he is probably a better shooter than Young. I’m not sure who Young is. I don’t think he will be the guy that we saw vs Miami and Syracuse (they were horrible defensive teams). And I don’t think he is the shameless 0-11 gunner we saw vs California in the tournament. As for UNC NIL I would guess he’s getting a free education and a few perks so it’s a no risk take on their part. I believe CMY felt we needed to get better than him and Rech and he told Young as much.

Will we have enough players to field a team if we have a few injuries next season?

...all conference or a full-time starter doesn't mean you are not a "P4" player.

I understand where you’re coming from, I wasn’t clear in my definition of talent.. Just my opinion that I think he’d thrive at a mid major

Just wanted to see where the fan base stood

Lines of MJ Collins and Maddox.

at least not for a while ** Edited by VAHokie89 at 4/26/2025, 1:43:41 AM

Has Jaydon Young played any minutes at the non-p4 level?

did I ever say he played mid major? I ask if he was a mid major talent.. as a former or current coach you should be able to evaluate at this level against any competition. ** Edited by Hokies0725 at 4/25/2025, 8:52:00 PM

a P4 talent and that's all that matters.

If he stays with UNC for 2 years his entire career will be at the P4 level Yes...he's a P4 talent ** Edited by GCHokie34 at 4/25/2025, 8:57:21 PM

he lost his starting job here.. wish nothing but the best for the kid but that was a missed evaluation by this coaching staff

inconsistent shooter.

At a unc than a top 2-3 player at a MM…another gamechanger.