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  1. “Obviously, the question here is “who is this He we’re talking about?” In this case (and here comes the basketball, I know you were wondering), He is Adam Smith. Not Adam Smith the revolutionary economic thinker, but Adam Smith the inconsistent but promising college basketball player.” (via Invisible Hand moves Adam Smith to Virginia Tech | CollegeBasketballTalk)

    “Obviously, the question here is “who is this He we’re talking about?” In this case (and here comes the basketball, I know you were wondering), He is Adam Smith. Not Adam Smith the revolutionary economic thinker, but Adam Smith the inconsistent but promising college basketball player.”

    (via Invisible Hand moves Adam Smith to Virginia Tech | CollegeBasketballTalk)

  2. gofightwinvt: Aaaaaaaaand it’s official.

    gofightwinvt:

    Aaaaaaaaand it’s official.

  3. (Source: lovingbasketball)

  4. “Whether you think that’s a valid reason to fire someone or not, there’s little doubt that the move took away the one coach the Hokies had left, the only guy who could have possibly gone out on the recruiting trail this spring. So what are the maroon and orange doing about this sorry state of affairs? Let the inimitable David Teel of the Newport News Daily Press give you the depressing (but oddly charming) rundown of the Hokie presence at this weekend’s Nike EYBL event:” (via Virginia Tech’s recruiting presence is one guy | CollegeBasketballTalk)

    “Whether you think that’s a valid reason to fire someone or not, there’s little doubt that the move took away the one coach the Hokies had left, the only guy who could have possibly gone out on the recruiting trail this spring. So what are the maroon and orange doing about this sorry state of affairs? Let the inimitable David Teel of the Newport News Daily Press give you the depressing (but oddly charming) rundown of the Hokie presence at this weekend’s Nike EYBL event:”

    (via Virginia Tech’s recruiting presence is one guy | CollegeBasketballTalk)

  5. Timing of Greenberg fire was very odd

    My homie Rob Dauster lays it out for you:

    “The biggest issue with this firing is the timing. Greenberg had no idea that he was going to be fired hours before the press conference to announce the decision, let alone when he was out in Pittsburgh this past weekend recruiting. It’s late April, the middle of the spring evaluation period and Virginia Tech has a team that needs to be rebuilt and a star recruit in Montrezl Harrell that will now have every coach in the country calling his phone.

    Who can they hire at this point?”

    Exactly my first thought. If they weren’t happy with Greenberg, why wait until now to get rid of him? They’ve made everything, from recruiting to hiring, ten times harder.

    (Source: collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com)

  6. Teel Time: Potential candidates for Virginia Tech's basketball coaching vacancy - dailypress.com

    Mr. Teel names a couple of nearby options for the Virginia Tech job:

    “Richmond coach Chris Mooney: The 2011 Spiders advanced two rounds in the NCAA tournament, something the Hokies have accomplished once, in 1967. Richmond stumbled to 16-16 this season, and Mooney’s seven-year record there is 128-103 — his team also made the NCAAs in 2010.

    A Princeton graduate, Mooney, 39, preaches the offensive principles – wide spacing, back cuts, patience — that carry his alma mater name. He guided Air Force to an 18-12 record in his only season as the academy’s coach.

    One potential hurdle: After Georgia Tech and others courted him in 2011, Mooney signed a 10-year contract. As a private school, Richmond is not required to reveal the deal’s terms, but the buyout could be pricey.

    Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor: Universally regarded by his peers as a strategist. He’s 237-126 with four NCAA tournament appearances in 11 seasons on Hampton Boulevard. A former Stanford assistant under Mike Montgomery, the 54-year-old Taylor was 141-66 in seven years at his alma mater, Montana.

    This would be an ironic hire, given that Greenberg irritated Taylor by not renewing the series between ODU and Tech. It would also be awkward, since Taylor just re-hired Hokies assistant John Richardson, who left Taylor’s staff two years ago for Tech.”

  7. (via Greenberg stays, assistants leave at Virginia Tech | CollegeBasketballTalk)

    (via Greenberg stays, assistants leave at Virginia Tech | CollegeBasketballTalk)

  8. (Source: ektara)

  9. "Seth Greenberg’s teams invent more ways to lose than I’ve ever seen. In case you weren’t watching, Va Tech, down 1, takes timeout. Inbounds ball, bounces off point guard’s knee for backcourt violation."

    ― DanWolken via twitter (via whenyouwalkthroughthestorm)

  10. Super-nice Markel Brown dunk in the Oklahoma State/Virginia Tech Pre-NIT game.

    theekrismartin:

    ahhh shit