We all grow up admiring those we either claim or are presented to us as superheroes. It shows the best in us to aspire to be like those who give so much while asking for little in return. When faced with adversity these people continue to deliver for the simple justification of wanting to help those around them.
With all of this talk of Player of the Year and scoring output versus the rest of the nation we seem to be selfishly missing the point of what Erick Green has brought us this year. Our school motto is that of Ut Prosim, "That I May Serve". The phrase is simple but it is inherint to the nature of being a Hokie. So who better to represent that than a young man who night in and night out brought his best in order to give the rest of his team a chance.
Aaron McFarling wrote a piece here: http://www.roanoke.com/sports/mcfarling/1741863-12/mcfarling-12-shots-enough-for-virginia-techs-green.html commenting on just that. On his final night in Cassell, Erick Green took just 12 shots.
12.
Like he has all season, Green humbly gave his all and brought on another great performance. Then, when others might take the chance to advertise their laurels; he simply tweeted out "Thank You #HokieNation" showing once again that he has never thought this was just a show where he was the leading star.
Going into March Madness analysts and aficionados alike will talk about where Green may fit in terms of national or even conference recognition. As it has happened in the past fans will also angrily associate the results with the great snubbing of Virginia Tech in the world of college basketball. That doesn't matter however, because when it comes to our little corner of Virginia he'll remain one of our favorites, one of our superheroes.
Thank YOU Erick Green.
Thank You Erick Green
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this is why i think he deserves to have his pic hung in the rafters. dude is a leader, a hard worker, he genuinely want his teammates to get better, and he genuinely loves his school.
i think he's even more remarkable because he's worked for everything he's accomplished. he comes out of high school a 3 star kid with his other offers coming from the likes of jmu and george mason. he was god awful his freshmen year with a funky hitch in his shooting motion. now look at him, he's so silky smooth and so deadly accurate. i would be a fan even if he played for another school but he plays for my school so i fucking love him. good luck in the association erick, you will be sorely missed.
Cheers to EG! He'll give me a reason to watch regular season NBA next year.
He's humble enough to respond to fans on twitter and he appreciates the keyplay love