I don’t give Greenberg a hard time about either one. With Stephen, NO ONE big time offered him. Seth tried to find a way to get him to VT – redshirt/walk-on his freshman year and then see what happens. Stephen chose to go to a school that wanted him right then and would give him a full ride. To be honest, Stephen would have had almost no chance to play his freshman year at VT. Tech had Gordon and Dowdell logging 30+ minutes per game and had Munson as the more highly touted recruit. No way he would have burst on the scene like he did at davidson. He made the right choice for him. Now, his sophomore year (or r-Fr year), he may have exploded but we will never know.

With Seth Curry, similar story – NO ONE offered him from a big time conference. I.E. No one learned their lesson the first time. And though he is scoring very well right now, the verdict is still out on him to see how he will compare to his brother. He played very well in a victory against uva, but then again uva isn’t much of a team this year.

One final thought – Greenberg is a defense-first coach. He recruits kids that are athletic and physical other than a few exceptions (Krabbendam, Swindle, Thorns – but he was more of a last minute need at guard). The Curry’s are not known for their defense, and their lack of bulk would have worked against fitting into Seth’s system. Even their father, who is still Tech’s all time steals leader, gambled a lot on D. Had both these kids had any last name other Curry (or Coles), no one would even think twice about why they aren’t at VT.

That said, would I love to have Stephen? Of course. We are thin at guard for now. Next year that should start to change.

I expect Green to eat up some of Thorns’s minutes. Thorns is a decent player, but his offensive game has not progressed much. He’s looked better of late but I’m not sure he’ll ever be what VT needs. And Hudson has a ways to go, too.

By the way Niemo, I wasn’t aware there’s another Curry. How did Seth Curry end up at Liberty? It’s hard to believe the road that has led us to Hank Thorns being our “true” point guard.