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10-19-2009, 08:19 PM
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We know we have Maze but who will be backing him up early on in the season? Goins is recovering from surgery and may miss a few games so with Tabb most likely not coming back who on the team will be our backup point? I hope to god we have someone else who can play point other than JP Prince. | 
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10-19-2009, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mattvols  We know we have Maze but who will be backing him up early on in the season? Goins is recovering from surgery and may miss a few games so with Tabb most likely not coming back who on the team will be our backup point? I hope to god we have someone else who can play point other than JP Prince. | The last thing I read said that Goins is expected to be back by the first game, so hopefully that is a problem we won't have to deal with. | 
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10-19-2009, 08:22 PM
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| Can McBee play any point? He may end up being our emergency guy if someone goes down. Or Josh Bone? I don't know anything about him though.
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10-19-2009, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mattvols We know we have Maze but who will be backing him up early on in the season? Goins is recovering from surgery and may miss a few games so with Tabb most likely not coming back who on the team will be our backup point? I hope to god we have someone else who can play point other than JP Prince. | I don't think Bone is eligible until January, and I also don't think McBee is ready to assume any PG duties at UT.
Assuming Josh Tabb's suspension is still in effect, that would leave Bobby Maze, J.P. Prince, and Michael Hubert to handle the PG position.
Hopefully Goins will make a speedy recovery. | |
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10-19-2009, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tclowers23 I don't think Bone is eligible until January, and I also don't think McBee is ready to assume any PG duties at UT.
Assuming Josh Tabb's suspension is still in effect, that would leave Bobby Maze, J.P. Prince, and Michael Hubert to handle the PG position.
Hopefully Goins will make a speedy recovery. | I think McBee is every bit as capable as Hubert. If he's not, then he must really suck. | |
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10-19-2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by kiffinator13 I think McBee is every bit as capable as Hubert. If he's not, then he must really suck. | Ball-handling wise, Hubert is ahead of McBee. | |
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10-19-2009, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tclowers23 Ball-handling wise, Hubert is ahead of McBee. | Nothing I have seen from Hubert makes me believe that. Prince or McBee will play the point if Goins isn't ready, imo. | |
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10-19-2009, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kiffinator13 Nothing I have seen from Hubert makes me believe that. Prince or McBee will play the point if Goins isn't ready, imo. | Thanks for your opinion, but McBee is not an SEC PG. Not now, and maybe not ever. I'm also not saying Hubert is an SEC-caliber PG. However, if Goins, Tabb, and Bone can't play... Hubert would see minutes at PG before McBee. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tclowers23 Thanks for your opinion, but McBee is not an SEC PG. Not now, and maybe not ever. I'm also not saying Hubert is an SEC-caliber PG. However, if Goins, Tabb, and Bone can't play... Hubert would see minutes at PG before McBee. | I don't know about you, but I would much rather play a someone who is somewhat capable of matching up athletically in Div. 1 rather than pulling a kid out of the rec-center because he handles the ball slightly better but doesn't have a prayer of being able to guard anyone on the floor. Maybe you're right and that's what Pearl would do, but I think it would be a joke to put Hubert out there and leave McBee on the bench because of marginally better ball handling. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kiffinator13 I don't know about you, but I would much rather play a someone who is somewhat capable of matching up athletically in Div. 1 rather than pulling a kid out of the rec-center because he handles the ball slightly better but doesn't have a prayer of being able to guard anyone on the floor. Maybe you're right and that's what Pearl would do, but I think it would be a joke to put Hubert out there and leave McBee on the bench because of marginally better ball handling. | It would be a joke to have Hubert on the floor, and I hope it doesn't happen. However, like I said before, if UT needed a ball-handler and Goins, Tabb and Bone can't play, Prince or Hubert would help out Maze.
It would likely be Prince to keep Hubert off the floor. McBee can obviously shoot the ball very well. When he's ready to play, he'll likely see most of his time at the 2. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:15 PM
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| I seriously doubt that McBee is even practicing the PG position.
Hubert or Prince will probably be the PG if Goins is not ready at the beginning of the season. Goins will really not be needed until Nov. 21st, so I'm pretty sure he will be ready by then. If not, Tabb's indefinite suspension will be over. You can't just make anybody a PG over night if they have never played the position, no matter how good of an athlete they are. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnybravo I seriously doubt that McBee is even practicing the PG position.
Hubert or Prince will probably be the PG if Goins is not ready at the beginning of the season. Goins will really not be needed until Nov. 21st, so I'm pretty sure he will be ready by then. If not, Tabb's indefinite suspension will be over. You can't just make anybody a PG over night if they have never played the position, no matter how good of an athlete they are. | McBee played the 2 in high school just like every other guard that Pearl has recruited to play pg. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tclowers23 It would be a joke to have Hubert on the floor, and I hope it doesn't happen. However, like I said before, if UT needed a ball-handler and Goins, Tabb and Bone can't play, Prince or Hubert would help out Maze.
It would likely be Prince to keep Hubert off the floor. McBee can obviously shoot the ball very well. When he's ready to play, he'll likely see most of his time at the 2. | agree 100%.......i watched them practice in September...Mcbee has a nice 3 point shot......otherwise, he can play a little defense and hustle.......his ball handling may not even be D-1 level at all, much less SEC.....he's not that quick either......Hubert would go in.......;(
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10-19-2009, 09:44 PM
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| I don't think McBee was recruited as a PG. | |
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10-19-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by kiffinator13 McBee played the 2 in high school just like every other guard that Pearl has recruited to play pg. | That doesn't really tell us a whole lot. With improved ball-handling, most SGs can play PG. Also, UT's ball-handling hasn't been that great over the last few years. Recently, Pearl has brought in Maze (JUCO PG) and tried to bring in Daniel West (HS PG), Josh Selby (HS PG), and Aaron Craft (HS PG). We're desperate for a true PG. | |
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