The hokies lose their 6th straight ACC game, their longest streak ever since joining the league. They also lost to a Georgia Tech team that had lost 11 straight ACC road games and 24 of 26 ACC games away from home, and were 0-7 all time in Blacksburg. To make matters worse, Erick Green had to be helped off the floor after suffering from exhaustion at the end of the game.
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Ok, we’re now way past the “players need to play better stage”. It’s on JJ, there is a coaching problem.
King
It’s characteristic of all Weaver basketball hires in the last few years. Need a new basketball coach? Just look down the hall. Oh, hey, Dennis Wolff…ever coached a women’s team before? No? Well, don’t worry about…you’re hired! Oh, hey, James Johnson, ever been a head coach before? No? Not even at the high school level? Well, don’t worry about it…you’re hired! Get Weaver out of there!!! He’s a football guy…plain and simple. He has no regard for the basketball program and it’s killing us.
Niemo
King – agree with you 100%. Weaver must go… see more on that Monday.
Les
They never got anything from the big men in the 1st half (probably due to the
short turnaround), and that killed the offense. Miami started out the same in
the 9 pm night game but their big men got over the hump. We just don’t have
anyone but Raines.
Rankin and Eddie didn’t contribute, which forced Brown to
take more shots than usual.
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