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You are a kind and generous person. Thank you for setting a great example for believing in others.
I wonder if replacing Seth with a solid hire would have changed that thought? James Johnson hire may have been Weaver's worst move.
That's because the NIT was Seth's ceiling. His demeanor and lack of diplomacy had sealed the door to the big dance with anything less than a stellar, 2006-esque year.
Whelp, just one more thing the hoos should kiss our asses for...softening up the canes for them.
One thing that really stood out to me (and I don't really see anyone talking about it, including Bilas last night) was how well Miami defended the 3-point line. We could barely get off a shot behind the arc, and we went 2-9 from deep last night while Miami attempted 18 treys.
Contrast that to a week ago in Blacksburg where we attempted 17 3-pointers - it was blatantly obvious that Miami was taking away the three and daring us to penetrate into the lane where they had rim-protectors waiting. We played right into their gameplan and if not for Seth Allen, that scoreline could have looked very different.
Maybe the guys were tired playing on back-to-back nights, but I saw a lot of offensive possessions where guys were standing still for huge chunks of the shot clock. We didn't move the ball around the perimeter very well for most of the game and we were too reliant on individuals breaking down the defense to create offense. That hasn't been a great formula for us this year, and it eventually bit us.
This team has definitely overachieved though, and there's a really great foundation for next year. Exciting times ahead!
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami JJ is a great coach, but he was in way over his head as head coach in the ACC. He's the kind of guy who, let him get some experience at the mid major level in leading a program, letting him learn the ropes where he'll legitimately have time to grow his craft without getting demolished night in and night out by the legitimate best coaches in the game, and I have no doubts he would be leading a big time program and doing well in no time.
For his sake, I hope his time as Head Hokie didn't torpedo the rest of his head coaching career, because I really do think that he can and will be a great coach one day. He's just not ready, yet.
Great move, tons of potential for some deception, plus a TE who is a heat seeking missile with the ball in his hands.
He's the king of dur
Boone, Hodges, Durkin...
Wild Turkey?
Durking?
"I think it ruined JJ's career because of the state the program was left in"
JJ looked like he was doing just fine on the Miami bench last night!
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami 
We're ahead of schedule by a year and over the last couple weeks the players showed us their potential. For the first time in a long while, I am legitimately excited about both the short term and long term future of Virginia Tech basketball. The experience these kids are going to have while making a run in the NIT (which is unreal to think about considering where we were last year and how this year began) will only make them that much better and more dangerous come tournament season down the line. The big, big difference I see between the Greenberg years and now is that this program is going to continue to get better, and not plateau at this bubble spot.
A lot of positives to take away from this season. After getting run out of the gym by St. Joe's and the cousins (along with a couple of the other early season losses), I couldn't imagine more than 2 ACC wins. But the team really grew up, and it was fun to watch.
I'd love to see improvement in two areas next year:
1) Our defensive rotations were back to atrocious last night. During that 6 game win streak, they got better but still were not great. I don't know if it is a mental issue with these guys being young, or simply an energy thing. In any event, the defensive rotations need to improve.
2) We have to figure out something down low. I know we don't have a ton of experience with our post guys, but leaning on LeDay for everything just doesn't work every night (reference last night against Miami). If KBJ can figure things out defensively and generate a bit of offense next year, this team can be really good.
The one are of growth that I'm most impressed with is the emergence of Justin Robinson. The kid can straight ball! When he is on the floor with Allen, they are tough to contain... a BIG reason, IMO, that we had so much success down the stretch.
Great season Hokies!
FUENTE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND OUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE AT ALL
He even said that Buzz has the program going in the right direction and mentioned earlier in the game about how young we are.
I think that Dan Shulman got confused late in the game when he was talking about how young we are, but referenced that we had multiple seniors as well, which in reality Henry is the only one.
Here's the thing. Virginia Tech during the Greenberg era was an entirely different organization than it is now. Just about every meaningful position has had turnover. Holding a continued grudge because of Seth's demise is just retarded when the people responsible are retired, fired, or dead.
He definitely gave Buzz credit - it's what sparked the discussion of Greenberg in the first place.
I'm paraphrasing, but it was along the lines of "Buzz is doing a tremendous job and they'll soon get back to the place they were when Greenberg was there."
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami Turnovers were our bugaboo, but also, all of the points we left at the rim on missed layups were crucial as well.
This was heartbreaking and frustrating to watch. I wonder how many points Robinson left on the front of the rim last night. It felt like 12-14 from the stands.
QB to TE?!?!
Woah, its like the anti-Stiney
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami I agree, but I also don't recall Bilas giving Buzz credit while they sung Seth's praises.
At this point, this seems like crying over spilled milk. I don't need a "good job, good effort" speech from ESPN or anyone else to feel better about the loss or this season. Bilas isn't required to credit Buzz because he praised Seth. For what it's worth, I think Bilas is one of the most objective and intelligent talking heads on the Four-Letter. (And here's an interview with Bilas from 2015. He speaks reasonably about Tech, and is plenty complementary of Buzz.)
Probably, but he did it all intentionally because of how much of an ass Seth Greenberg (supposedly).
It was a cut off your nose to spite your face move.
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami Why would ESPN hold the firing of Seth against VT? They got a desk analyst out of the deal, Seth may still hold a grudge but I don't see the mother ship as 'holding it against us'. I was in the stadium so I didn't really hear the commentary but ESPN holding "it" (I'm not even really sure what "it" you are talking about) against us doesn't make sense.
You guys are right. I probably just misconstrued it given that the entire broadcast felt like a UM circle jerk. Oh well. Life goes on. We'll make them notice us when we're in the final four the next couple seasons.
No sour grapes here, NIT is a good fit for us this year, I think. We did seem a little tired, Miami definitely benefited from the extra rest. Turnovers were our bugaboo, but also, all of the points we left at the rim on missed layups were crucial as well. I know, most were contended, but we missed enough of them to win the game had we not. Allen's "quiet" 31 points notwithstanding, we seemed discombobulated enough to lose badly, but we didn't, and it is a testament to Buzz and the team that we played hard to the last second. Good season, Hokies. Hopefully, it ain't over yet.
Not only a star player but also a leader as well. I think it'll connect with the rest of the team.