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Our season has been over for 18 hours now, we should have already made the move.
It is clear what needs to be done, go do it, Whit.
I hate to think of the further attrition of fan support if he isn't let go.
well Lindsey's been hitting that ice, that's for sure.
the story has always been that weaver had a meeting with the entire athletic department about seth after jj's exit interview and the firing happened shortly thereafter. I don't think anyone would argue the timing and handling of the firing itself were horribly mishandled. seemed very knee jerk so I always assumed there was behind the scenes beef to begin with.
not disagreeing with anything you said but jamie dixon at pitt was promoted from assistant to head coach and that's worked out pretty well. it's certainly not likely for a first time head coach to have success at a high level but its not impossible.
Could work next year... we'll have 7 guys available for the 1-2-3 positions. Provided no injuries ;-)
I really hate hearing talk about a coach losing their job. This was only JJ's 2nd season.
We need to at least keep him until we are done paying SG then re-evaluate the situation at that
point. I feel so bad for him. He was put in an incredibly difficult situation. I was so pissed off
yesterday after we lost to Miami to look on twitter and see all the horrible comments regarding JJ.
Look at Utah for example. Two years ago they fired their coach and had 8 total players on their roster when the new coach was hired, 8! Now two years later they are on the cusp of making the NCAA Tournament. I used to buy the JJ needs more time scenario but Utah had it worse than Tech when Seth was fired and now they are in a much better shape because they hired a good coach who actually knew what he was doing. I'm on the fence on whether JJ should come back or not but I hope Whit at least takes in to fact what Utah did, which I think he will.
Nice article. I lost track of myself a few times in there, what with Lindsey Lohan hitting an iceberg and all.
The strongest point to be made, in my opinion, is this one:
...what was once a 2-3 year process immediately becomes a 4-5 year ordeal
This is where the basketball program is right now. Jumping at an unknown change would be a crapshoot at best. If Pearl came out of the woodwork, or any big name, saying they REALLY REALLY wanted to be the next coach of the Hokies RIGHT NOW, then I'd say go for it.
Correct me because I'm probably wrong, but although next year will be JJ's third year, isn't he still pretty much only on his second recruiting class? I can't remember the timing for Seth's firing, JJ's hiring, and when signing day is for basketball, but JJ's had a lot of work to do and not a lot of resources and support to do it.
Finally, I'd say keep JJ until we're finished paying Seth.
Actually, a few years ago, coach K commented on how much he liked Cassell and how it reminded him of Cameron... he suggested wood paneling, brass railings, etc as refinements done to make Cameron a showplace.
Great stuff- but I disagree somewhat on the in-game entertainment.
The dance cam, match the pose, mystery cam have actually been pretty good this year. Like when showing two dudes on camera the mystery cam wheel stopped on 'kiss'. I thought these items during the TO's were good additions.
The all-time great was the baby race though.
I agree that Whit should be/is searching for a replacement like Seal Team 6, and if he finds THE guy, then JJ is gone.
But it makes me think WTF happened with Greenburg?-dude had success at VT, was recruiting well above our typical level, and had the personality/ego befitting of a Div. 1 ACC caliber coach-he was a character of the likes of Valvano.
Was it such a dumpster fire that Weaver had to just up and fire the guy and pick up a JJ? Or could there have been a compromise?
I know Weaver/Greenburg situation has been discussed ad nausem, but I'm curious as to what the big trigger was for Weaver to commit VT basketball to a flight plan resembling that of the Hindenburg.
Bad personalities my ass-I've had girlfriends with bad personalities that I dealt with because the goods outweighed the bad. Now we've got the nice girl that looks like crap and can't roll a biscuit to save her life. (Does that sound sexist?)
WHAT?!
JJ hasn't had the support of the administration, nor has any basketball coach in our recent history. I wonder what JJ could do if Whit lent much support to him and the students came out to support the team. I'd love to see what happens then. 2 years is too little to want to fire someone, and the constant churn in the program wouldn't be good for anyone.
Sure, maybe trying to set us on a different course sooner rather than later may help us in the middle-to-long term, but I'd rather see us support JJ.
This thought just came into my mind, why, with 8 seconds to go in the game, down by 1 point, is Joey V. on the floor. He would be the last guy I would have on the floor. At 37% free throw shooting, he is way too much of a liability. And that is called coaching.
He's always seemed engaged in the game, even when sitting- not like the typical pouting you'd see from a disgruntled player. He plays hard and has some perimeter skills, just seems like he does not know whether to be a perimeter or post guy. We'll find out next year as its JVZ and Barksdale, then Thompson and Marshall at the 4-5 spots... that's all we got (not counting Kirby as he I think has a ways to go)
I agree with Jack. If Whit finds a guy, JJ is gone. When Weaver hired JJ, I thought it was an odd hire. No head-coaching on his resume and yet right out of the gate his first job is a head coach in the ACC. I don't know of anybody who got the keys to a porsche as their first car and did'nt wreck it (OK maybe VT is a Buick, but you get my point.) I used to think a young coach is the way to go and it may still be the way to go, but it needs to be a young coach with history as a head coach.
I always look at opportunity cost, and in this case what is the cost of not making change. In the end, no change at the head coach, could cost the program a whole hell of lot more than $1M.
BTW nice article guys.
Most if not all of those guys were gone before Seth was fired, if not officially they had their mind made up. The only guy that was probably a direct result of Seth being canned was Harrell decomitting.
IMO, If Whit finds the right Coach that meets his standard, JJ is gone this year. I think it all rides on who might be out there to come to VT. Our new AD is in a spot right out of the gates, VT needs a Change but the right hire also is important . This could be over by today or this weekend IF VT finds that right fit...If Not, 2015 .
Andy, it's forgivable because he's listed as a FB, but you forgot Sam Rogers.
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And for what it's worth, he will always be remembered as Ra's al Ghul
I'll always remember Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn. Easily my favorite Jedi.
And with regards to JJ, I'm with Brian. If we give Johnson another year, in the worst case scenario, we endure another losing season and another early ACC tournament exit. As bad as that would be, the alternative worst case scenario would be much worse. If we go with a new guy, there is a very real chance that we still endure another terrible season, but with 3 different head coaches on the payroll.
The way I see it, no one really knows for sure what we have in JJ. Personally, I think he can build a sucessful program at VT, but I could be wrong. His team's play hasn't really instilled a ton of confidence, but he also (due to circumstances beyond his control) hasn't had anything close to ACC-caliber talent and depth to work with. Whit will be rolling the dice either way, but he'd be risking way more by going with a new hire.
Letting a wound fester is bad, but it is still better than shooting it with a nail gun.
THIS
I don't so much have a problem with the way Moorehead handled that. He is sticking up for his kids publicly. He rides them hard but they know he has their back.
my old high school runs a wacky system where everyone substitutes at every stoppage in play. there's always five guys waiting at the scoring table to check in. they'll give up the two to bomb threes all day long on the other end. he says he got it from some d-3 school. maybe we could try that.