Don't think we thought he would replicate Wofford at VT...

I think we as a fanbase were all jazzed up on some hot names out there and CMY was not one of those hot names. In addition, he was/is an older guy who had a good by not stellar record of performance at Wofford (i.e., his teams did not go dancing as much as I would have hoped) and we struggled to see how that would translate to sustained success here.

IMO he made some savvy moves that showed his intelligence and predicated his success here:
- He hired good assistants who could recruit, including one who was a defensive specialist
- He retained Bede, who is the unquestioned locker room leader of this team
- He plucked two overlooked gems from Wofford in Cattoor and Aluma
- He initially targeted HS recruits who could skip their senior year (Cone, Ojiako, Alleyne) that were good but couldn't commit to other schools yet
- He endeared himself to the media and fanbase with his folksy, good-natured ways

In response to this post by squarerootofone

Posted: 04/07/2021 at 3:29PM

.it's just funny to me that when CMY was hired, some people were afraid -- squarerootofone 04/07/2021 2:26PM

I don't know why anyone would have said it was a foregone conclusion that -- Hokeedokee 04/07/2021 7:36PM

It "was" a concern. I don't think those people have that concern anymore. ** -- wwhokie1 04/07/2021 6:13PM

Why should they have though otherwise? He was a lifer at a mid major. Was -- UTPr0sim 04/07/2021 4:49PM

I dont think anyone believed MY would be ACC coach of the year in year 2. -- kingofcassell 04/07/2021 3:48PM

.i did not. but i figured he was a little smarter about how to transition -- squarerootofone 04/07/2021 3:52PM

I think a more accurate take from informed people was that he needed... -- Cvillehoops13 04/07/2021 3:43PM

Seems like Coach Frazier is the recruiting fuel for VT MBB. -- SavannaHokie 04/07/2021 4:36PM

There isn’t a coach in the history of college b-ball... -- Cvillehoops13 04/07/2021 11:17PM

Don't think we thought he would replicate Wofford at VT... -- Bmackattack 04/07/2021 3:29PM

My biggest concern was whether he could recruit ACC talent out of HS and -- SteveInBaltimore 04/07/2021 3:25PM

Frankly if we become a "fixture" at the NCAAT, the players will come -- EDGEMAN 04/07/2021 4:38PM

We just aren’t going to beat out good ACC teams for -- Colonel Jessup 04/07/2021 3:47PM

There's been no reason to doubt his recruiting IMO, no busts yet -- soflahokie 04/07/2021 3:38PM

I don't think Hamilton was a whiff. -- Chris Coleman

04/07/2021 3:53PM

Agree. Buzz said his ideal team on the floor would be five guys who could -- Femoyer Hokie 04/07/2021 4:23PM

Only problem there being he never recruited enough size to compete well on -- uber hokie 04/07/2021 4:52PM

True that ** -- Jbohokie63 04/07/2021 3:12PM

I knew he could coach ... because Coach K and Coach Williams both said he -- vt90 04/07/2021 3:03PM

Well, in essence, he is -- hokieone 04/07/2021 2:38PM

So far, I've been very wrong about MY -- VTECHFAN 04/07/2021 2:37PM

Don't think we thought he would replicate Wofford at VT...

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