I'm not convinced Virginia Tech is a pretender. The key to the Hokies season could be the continued emergence of Erick Green at point guard. Green and ACC Player-of-the-Year candidate Malcolm Delaney provide Coach Seth Greenberg with a formidable back court. Greenberg will need to keep Jeff Allen focused on the interior for VT to legitimize their Contender status.
Over the next two weeks, VT plays three of four games on the road so the opportunity to establish themselves as a team to be reckoned with is beckoning. They play @GT, Miami, @NCSU and @BC. These are games they need to win.