1. Still like Mike Young. He knows basketball. One of the senior ACC officials believes he is one of the top 5 coaches in America.

2. At the level they have been playing we have, at best, 2.5 ACC level players: Aluma, Catoor, and Mutts (0.5). Mutts disappears way too frequently and rarely drives his defender to the basket in order to score and/or get fouled.

3. Live by the three die by the three. Buzz Williams knew VT needed to get to the free throw line...easy baskets and may result in opposing players fouling out of the game.

4. Alleyne has been given long enough to come out of his funk and deserves more time on the pines. The problem is Maddox may not be ACC caliber. His hasn't improved from last year.
He has not shown he can beat anyone off the dribble, doesn't have the upper body strength to deal with tough defenses, and doesn't appear to understand defensive or offensive sets. In short, Maddox is not better than a shooter who is in a huge slump.

5. This team is smart but just not talented enough to beat most ACC teams unless they are playing to 90 - 95% of their maximum ability...teams rarely do that week in and week out.

6. We need more talent and Rice is not enough. We need to get into the portal and Junior Colleges and bring in 3 - 4 ACC quality players...not an easy task.

Just my .02 cents.