Scotty Hopson

[zjcvols]

I don't know why, but I feel like he doesn't have that "it" factor. Maybe it's just me, but I was underwhelmed last year. I didn't expect Kevin Durant numbers, but I just wasn't impressed. What you guys think?

[SecondYearVol]

I have to see what he does this year.

[VOLnVEGAS]

He has a sweet shot. And he has a good atitude for whatever that is worth. I would rather have him than not!

[BigPapaVol]

Raw materials are there. If maturity and mentality are added, sky's the limit.
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[EricberryFAN]

I think he comes through this yr. I would think Coach.P has helped him alot sence last season. He just waz new to everything and couldnt find his rhythm IMO!

[cotton]

Originally Posted by BigPapaVol

Raw materials are there. If maturity and mentality are added, sky's the limit.
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What he said.

[90VOL]

He has worked on his shot trajectory and taking the ball to the rim as well as being more agressive on the both sides of the court. I would expect for him to play well this year. It will be a very balanced scoring team so I wouldn't expect him to average more than 15 points per game.

[cotton]

Originally Posted by 90VOL

He has worked on his shot trajectory and taking the ball to the rim as well as being more agressive on the both sides of the court. I would expect for him to play well this year. It will be a very balanced scoring team so I wouldn't expect him to average more than 15 points per game.

Aggression, physical, and mental toughness are approximately 5,201 x more important to Scotty's game than the arc in his shot. I hope he has spent his practice time accordingly.

[ranradVOL]

He's gonna be a beast. He was a freshman last season, it's hard to say he doesn't have "it" (whatever "it" is) based on his season in college.

[Unimane]

Originally Posted by zjcvols

I don't know why, but I feel like he doesn't have that "it" factor. Maybe it's just me, but I was underwhelmed last year. I didn't expect Kevin Durant numbers, but I just wasn't impressed. What you guys think?

Man, you are just a glass half full kind of guy, huh? This is the umpteenth post about how the Vols don't measure up in some way.

Scotty has a ton of potential and definitely showed that promise as a freshman. If one paid attention to his play and not his hype, they would've seen Hopson as a pretty raw player with excellent physical capabilities. It's no surprise that Hopson was up and down his first year in the SEC, but he does have that ability to take over a game. His measurables are NBA quality and he has one of the best first steps we've seen in Knoxville, particularly for an off-guard. I just hope he reaches his physical maturity here and not while on the bench for the Dallas Mavericks.

[Volfan_TrappedN_KY]

This is why your not a Scout.

Hopson has a really, really high ceiling. Future 1st round material. If he gets the Mental Game down watch out.

[zjcvols]

Originally Posted by Unimane

Man, you are just a glass half full kind of guy, huh? This is the umpteenth post about how the Vols don't measure up in some way.

Scotty has a ton of potential and definitely showed that promise as a freshman. If one paid attention to his play and not his hype, they would've seen Hopson as a pretty raw player with excellent physical capabilities. It's no surprise that Hopson was up and down his first year in the SEC, but he does have that ability to take over a game. His measurables are NBA quality and he has one of the best first steps we've seen in Knoxville, particularly for an off-guard. I just hope he reaches his physical maturity here and not while on the bench for the Dallas Mavericks.

he has potential, but i want to see him mentally do it also. He has a lot of talent, but there was times last year he looked like the pressure was too big for him.

[zjcvols]

Originally Posted by Volfan_TrappedN_KY

This is why your not a Scout.

Hopson has a really, really high ceiling. Future 1st round material. If he gets the Mental Game down watch out.

and that's the thing. Can he get the mental thing down. That's a pretty big if, a rly big if. And I'm not a scout, but i know enough basketball last year where Scotty was underwhelming and was crushed under the pressure (a.k.a. both UK games). I'm not the only one to notice this.

[Unimane]

Originally Posted by zjcvols

he has potential, but i want to see him mentally do it also. He has a lot of talent, but there was times last year he looked like the pressure was too big for him.

I think he looked like a kid willing to defer to his elder players. I was actually surprised by his attitude, much better than I thought it would be. I was expecting a kid who thinks he's god's gift to basketball and might sulk if he wasn't the primary option. He was remarkably humble with his teammates, though. I think we get an older, more mature version this year.

[vols5790]

Hop is going to have a great year, mark it down. Will be a bigger scoring threat than Smith. IMO by the end of the year Smith will be the third option behind Hop and Chism.