The rotation this year

[tclowers23]

Originally Posted by mtvols

I have seen a comment from Pearl about Tatum playing small forward and not backing up Hopson. He wants to play Hopson and Tatum some at the same time. Look for Tatum to backup Prince. That may mean McBee is the backup SG.

So this is what you're saying:

Maze (Goins)
Hopson (McBee)
Prince (Tatum)
Smith (Woolridge/Hall)
Chism (Williams)

Woolridge gets bumped out of the rotation, or backs up Tyler at the 4? I remember Bruce mentioning a possible 8 or 9-man rotation this season, and if that's the case, McBee won't be seeing any playing time with the exception of certain situations.

[tclowers23]

I stand corrected.

McBee for three has a nice ring for Vols GoVolsXtra

I'm not going to act like I'm not impressed...

[DowntownVol]

Originally Posted by tclowers23

Maze (Goins)
Hopson (McBee)
Prince (Tatum)
Smith (Woolridge/Hall)
Chism (Williams)

I think this is pretty accurate. Tatum will (or, at least, should) be given a chance to take the starting job away from J.P., who I think is far more effective as a sixth man than as a starter. Having Hopson and Tatum on the floor at the same time would, I hope, force teams out of constant zone and give Tyler and Wayne some extra love in the paint.

As for McBee, there's nothing wrong with having the Cameron Mills type 3-point gunner off the bench. In fact, this team hasn't really had that guy since, who, Terrence Woods?

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by hatvol96

Think that group would see some zone?
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Given what we saw as a zone offense last year, we're going to see it anyway. Our wing athleticism should murder one, but we like to just pass the ball around the horn, while leaving the center of the zone unoccupied.
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[kiffinator13]

Originally Posted by tclowers23

So this is what you're saying:

Maze (Goins)
Hopson (McBee)
Prince (Tatum)
Smith (Woolridge/Hall)
Chism (Williams)

Woolridge gets bumped out of the rotation, or backs up Tyler at the 4? I remember Bruce mentioning a possible 8 or 9-man rotation this season, and if that's the case, McBee won't be seeing any playing time with the exception of certain situations.

Woolridge will get bumped out of the rotation and Hall will back up Smith in my opinion. Nothing suggests to me that Woolridge would be a better option than Hall at the 4.