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Heck, might as well throw in Larry Bird. He has coached and won at the NBA. He hasn't won the NCAA as a coach yet.
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
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12 years 4 months
# | Babcock Press Conference regarding Coaching Change 9:30 AM Shott Media Center I really enjoyed the press conference this morning. Whit said all the things I was hoping to hear. If the guy is there, the checkbook is open. The best candidate will have head coaching experience. He wasn't real clear about what he defines as the timeline to rebuild but that's hard to put a finger on until after its happened anyway. All in all I feel confident Whit is going to get someone that is capable of moving us forward and keeping us there for at least a few years.
He was good for our basketball program and it's exposure. But in today's collegiate athletics especially ACC basketball, when you don't perform to your expectations you get canned. After bringing us up to the top of the ACC, you can't get continuously worse over the next three seasons with a talented roster and end up in the basement of the conference. All while losing players and coaches each year. He created those high expectations for himself by winning and he couldn't keep up with it.
I just remember jeff spazzing out when he had the ball lol
That would be THE ONE AND MFING ONLY TERRY TAYLOR
One of my favorite memories at Tech was rushing the court after we beat UConn in 2003 (had seats court level across from the bench that game) and forming a dance circle while Terry busted out some sweet moves there on the court. Good times... good times indeed
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12 years 4 months
# | Babcock Press Conference regarding Coaching Change 9:30 AM Shott Media Center Wrong thread but I have a great feeling that we will see all maroon very shortly in Lane once again. And on this topic its great that this decision was made fast and JJ was informed properly, not through the media or rumors. JJ did a good job with what he had, still think he was a pre-mature hire from weaver.
If he was that great a coach, after Tech let him go, he would have immediately been hired by someone else to bring their program into the future. The fact is most of those assistants noted when they left that they couldn't work for Seth anymore as their primary purpose for leaving the program. JJ turned down a money match by Weaver because he felt the working environment at Clemson would be better for him. Seth rubbed a lot of people the wrong way and wasn't wildly successful as a head coach. His notoriety for his crying rants and his expertise in the Final Four Out of the NCAA got him his connections to ESPN. He had a 167-117 record because he scheduled powder puffs out of conference but overall he had a losing record in conference while he was here at 66-71. The best we ever finished in conference was tied for 3rd. I cant seem to find the reference to our strength of schedule while he was here, but I believe it was around 130th in the NCAA. Considering who we have in conference, you have to almost work at it to have this bad a strength of schedule. Seth is gone and we are better off for it. Let Whit bring in someone that actually may develop a true winning program. And many of us know a good coach when we see it.
Holding onto JJ for anther year would have similar to LOLUVA's decision not to fire the Timecop after he laid an egg last football season. They're football is a joke because they know they stink and they refuse to take a shower.
I'm glad Whit doesn't have the same losing mentality.
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12 years 4 months
# | Babcock Press Conference regarding Coaching Change 9:30 AM Shott Media Center A++ grade for how Whit has handled everything so far, makes me even more confident in our athletic dept going forward.
Terry Taylor - PF/C in 01-02 and 02-03
I wouldn't call JJ leaving to take the same position at Clemson "moving on to bigger, higher-profile programs." He wanted out because the environment under Seth was toxic.
Bobby Knight?
I hear Metta World Peace is available also...
Terry Taylor and his 3 inch vertical leap. He was a Ricky Stokes era guy. Jeff King had a sweet hook shot though.
My question: even IF Babcock and the department were able to pony up the 2.5 mil for Smart and staff, would Smart be able to fix the shitfest that is Hokie hoops and how long would it take.
1 NCAA appearance in 9 years
Squandered the Best recruiting class in VT history (Delaney, 00, T Bell, Zo, etc)
Squandered the second best recruiting class in VT history (Vassalo, Dowdell, Tuff guy Jamon, etc)
Horrible OOC scheduling
Can't wait to get back to that.
Juan Gooden..
I expect a minimum of two freshmen to play on the D line in some capacity (my guesses are Mihota and Walker) and oddly enough, I think I'm OK with it
I remember Randall and Jeff King playing basketball, but who is that? Not ringing a bell. And I'm not believing Jeff King had cornrows.
Wow, you guys are really down on Seth!
I thought he was the best thing to happen to VT BBall in 30 yrs! I think Seth's miss on two Curry brothers probably led to him being canned as much as anything; that and his feud with athletic dept.
But assistants leaving!? That's a sign that they're wanted! These guys didn't quit and take a job at the BBurg Baskin Robbins, they moved on to bigger, higher-profile programs.
Someone mentioned that Seth created a buzz, and that's the best a program can do outside of winning their conference or upsetting the bracket sheets. We had ESPN on campus for BBall, for a team that rarely made the big dance! And they were there because the students turned out, we had a reputation for big upsets, and Seth had some connections with the media. I think the program was headed in the right direction, and Seth earned the right to have a year below .500.
Every time I see him on ESPN I cry a little inside, thinking VT wouldn't recognize a good basketball coach if one fell out of the sky.
Agree. I'd be ecstatic with that hire.
35 years old, coached under Thad Matta at OSU and his brother Sean Miller at Arizona. 60-37 in his first three years at Dayton with an 11 seed this year. Supposedly a good recruiter and game strategist. Played at NC State and his dad has 657 career wins at the HS level (not that HS wins matter, but BLOODLINES ZOMG).
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12 years 4 months
# | Babcock Press Conference regarding Coaching Change 9:30 AM Shott Media Center I am a big fan of everything you noted (and he said). I think we made the right choice. Go Whit Go!
I'll have one Tony Amaker Please! Please! Please! Top of my wish list!
05 gator bowl, the leg stomp game
Please bring me Tony Amaker! He played High School ball for Robinson or Lake Bradock in Fairfax Co. - VA Roots Check, Recruiter Check, disciple of Coach K - Check, Currently Under paid - Check. Winner Check! ACC Team has to be a plus and he will be able to reuse his set of maroon ties! Sign him up long term with big buyout, and heavy performance bonus package. LETS GO!
I think the VT administration catered to JJ a lot more than they did SG.
SG was fired and informed by the media, then Weaver lured JJ back with his first HC gig and a long-term contract.
If the toxic environment you speak of is your assistant be more valued than the Head Coach, then I agree.