- Joined
- Oct 22, 2003
- Messages
- 95,277
- Likes
- 102,847
As mentioned in the redshirt predictions thread, Rick Barnes said tonight that he plans to redshirt freshman guard Jalen Johnson.
Jalen Johnson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paZQbsmRU6U[/youtube]
Rick Barnes:
"We've decided here the last few days to talk with him and his people -- we're going to redshirt him. He along with Jacob Fleschman, we're going to redshirt both of those guys."
"We obviously have a lot of numbers. We wouldn't do that, I've never believed in redshirting guys that you didn't have a great belief in to be really good."
"I'll tell you this, I believe Jalen is one of our more skilled players and I think he is a talent, but the last 10 days leading up to the games he really wore down physically, because he's worked really hard at trying to get his weight up. He's been a real pleasure to coach."
"It was a tough decision, and we didn't know what we were going to do -- we really weren't even thinking about, until really the last 10 days where you could tell he'd really worn down some."
"We're excited because we think he's a guy we project as being a guy a year from now when Robert Hubbs leaves that would be a position that we'd see him stepping in. So I think it's going to be a great year for him."
"I think it's going to be a great thing for Jalen because we think he's got a great, great future ahead of him."
Other notes from Barnes:
-We can be a good offensive team but right now we don't rebound well enough and we don't defend well enough.
-Detrick Mostella out-rebounded three of four frontline guys. That's a problem.
-Jordan Bowden can score and he's made a conscious effort to defend better. He was out there tonight for more offense.
-We need John Fulkerson to give us more. He can rebound the ball but picked up four fouls.
-Our energy dropped tonight a couple of times after getting a lead.
-The team will leave Thursday for Maui.
-We're asking Jordan Bone to use his speed and quickness for us in transition but he really struggled defensively tonight.
Box Score:
Full size link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxWXF9uWEAAEVBP.jpg
Jalen Johnson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paZQbsmRU6U[/youtube]
Rick Barnes:
"We've decided here the last few days to talk with him and his people -- we're going to redshirt him. He along with Jacob Fleschman, we're going to redshirt both of those guys."
"We obviously have a lot of numbers. We wouldn't do that, I've never believed in redshirting guys that you didn't have a great belief in to be really good."
"I'll tell you this, I believe Jalen is one of our more skilled players and I think he is a talent, but the last 10 days leading up to the games he really wore down physically, because he's worked really hard at trying to get his weight up. He's been a real pleasure to coach."
"It was a tough decision, and we didn't know what we were going to do -- we really weren't even thinking about, until really the last 10 days where you could tell he'd really worn down some."
"We're excited because we think he's a guy we project as being a guy a year from now when Robert Hubbs leaves that would be a position that we'd see him stepping in. So I think it's going to be a great year for him."
"I think it's going to be a great thing for Jalen because we think he's got a great, great future ahead of him."
Other notes from Barnes:
-We can be a good offensive team but right now we don't rebound well enough and we don't defend well enough.
-Detrick Mostella out-rebounded three of four frontline guys. That's a problem.
-Jordan Bowden can score and he's made a conscious effort to defend better. He was out there tonight for more offense.
-We need John Fulkerson to give us more. He can rebound the ball but picked up four fouls.
-Our energy dropped tonight a couple of times after getting a lead.
-The team will leave Thursday for Maui.
-We're asking Jordan Bone to use his speed and quickness for us in transition but he really struggled defensively tonight.
Box Score:
Full size link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxWXF9uWEAAEVBP.jpg