ForumsThis installment of the VN Interview takes us to Durham, NC. Duke Associate Head Coach Chris Collins is heading into his tenth season on the Blue Devil bench. Thanks to Matt Plizga for his invaluable help in coordinating this interview. I hope you enjoy.
VN-How critical is it for Nolan Smith to assume a significant role on the offensive end this season?
Collins-Nolan is an extremely important part of this year’s team. We have two key guys returning in Singler and Scheyer, and we will need Nolan to emerge as a consistent star player as well. We are going to need for him to be an elite guard in our league in order for us to be as successful as we would like to be. On the offensive end, Nolan will be one of our focal points. He can score in a variety of ways and is at his best when he is in attack mode. We will do a lot of different things to get him the ball in positions where he can be a dynamic scorer for us. Nolan has had a great summer and we expect him to make a big jump in his game from last year to this year.
VN-Does Kyle Singler’s versatility help alleviate some of the problems brought about by the lack of true guards on the roster?
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The leaves are falling from the trees and the real games are straight ahead. This week’s Trap contains an electic group of topics. Let’s get down to business.
Wow, what a week for recruiting, huh? There are all sorts of rumors and commitments flying around and it would not surprise many if several of the guys we had on campus this past weekend end up as Vols on National Signing Day. One highly-regarded player did not even wait for a visit — committing to the Vols sight unseen We’ll discuss the commitments before delving into the other news of the weekend.
Frankly, the whining about the black jerseys has me scratching my head a bit. I know the Christmas shopping season is upon us, but this is football not “America’s top model”. We knew when it all started that these weren’t your parent’s Vols. If you were to Google the antithesis of Phil Fulmer, there is no doubt that Lane Kiffin would pop up in the first hundred search results.
Twenty four points off of turnovers. It has such a nice ring to it. On a cold, wet Halloween night in Knoxville, the Vols took full advantage of every Gamecock miscue. The results came early with fourteen points in the first four minutes.
