Stokes to go pro

#78
#78
Let me just say this: Jarnell will be making money playing ball next year, and most likely, it will be good money wherever he lands. A better job than many other people. We lose sight of the fact that he will be able to support himself and his family very well.
 
#79
#79
“@Ben_Fred: Was able to confirm CBSSports report w/ UT source. #Vols forward Jarnell Stokes will announce he's entering NBA Draft at tomorrow's presser.”
 
#80
#80
I think of Stokes as a poor man's DeJuan Blair (who by the way almost came to Tenn - his parents loved Bruce). They have the same build and many of the same strengths and weaknesses in their games though Blair is better across the board especially at low post defense which is a problem for Jarnell. Blair was the 37th overall pick in the 2009 draft and is producing some decent numbers for Dallas now that he is getting a chance to play more this year. Stokes is kidding himself if he thinks he will be drafted in the 1st round but he could very catch on like Blair has and have a similar career, As has been said on this thread he wasn't likely to improve his stock very much with just one more year at Tenn and for all we know may not have been going to class the last three months anyway. I think Jarnell planned on this being his last year all along.
 
#81
#81
I have changed my mind on Stokes, he is going to make someone a very good 6 or 7th man. he progressed late but he did so at the end of the year.
 
#86
#86
Determining Stokes' NBA potential is a pretty simple analysis. He is 6'9"... The skillsets required for a NBA player of his size are black and white...no gray areas:

NBA Center (5)- NBA Centers are typically 6'10" or taller. NBA Centers at 6'8" and 6'9" are labeled as under-sized centers. Stokes would need to adjust his shot release in the NBA to avoid blocks. He even struggled with strips and blocks this season. There are only a handful of current NBA undersized centers, and these players are usually power-forwards who are forced to play center due to weak rosters or injury. They are usually considered a liability, and they are typically extreme leapers who can posterize larger players on occasion. (See J.J. Hickson)

NBA Power Forward (4)- NBA Power Forwards are scorers and leapers who are typically 6'8" and taller. Power Forwards can be great leapers and closers in the paint and on a fast break (Blake Griffin, Kenneth Faried), or can be deadly mid-range shooter who creates his own shot (LeMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love). Jarnell is not a great leaper, and has a less-than-average mid-range game.

NBA Small Forwards (3)- NBA Small Forwards are typically primary scorers 6'6" and taller. They must be agile, explosive, great off the dribble, and deadly mid-range and 3-point shooters. They can take over games. Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Paul George are a few of the best. Does anyone think that Jarnell Stokes' skillset is even on the same planet as these players?

Eliminating Shooting Guard (2) and Point Guard (1) by default for obvious reasons.

So if you are Jarnell Stokes, and you just had the biggest year-over-year improvement than almost all of us expected... Wouldn't you come back and continue working with the same coaches that helped develop this drastic improvement? Couldn't Jarnell work on adding a dependable mid-range shot to his game his senior year? Wouldn't his name be publically discussed 100 times more often as an even more dominant college player, than bench-warming rookie or an over-seas player? And isn't next year's draft expected to be much more open to an under-sized risk like Jarnell Stokes?

For me is a little baffling. His size and talent can be dominant at UT, but has huge missing pieces in the NBA. He could fill in some of those pieces by staying his senior year. Regardless of his decision, I am a big fan of Jarnell. He gave us one more year than most of us were expecting when he arrived. He is a class-act, and represented UT very well. :salute: As a fan, I just hope that he isn't receiving some bad advice.
 
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#87
#87
Mid-second round pick and potentially higher. Could see someone late in the first round take him just for development purposes (San Antonio/Miami/etc.) If he wants to go, he wants to go, and that's okay with me. Best of luck to him.
 
#90
#90
govols120 said:
Having interacted with him a few times, I can confirm that he's not 6'6". I'm 6'1" and I have to look up to him. It isn't very comfortable for my neck. A solid 6'8".
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Yeah. The wall of text 2 posts up starts with the premise that Stokes is 6'6".
 
#91
#91
mackievol said:
Stokes will get drafted. Make a roster..bounce around making a few bucks. .then will be selling used cars in atlanta..book it ..

MACKIE
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He will return to Knox and get a show on Tennessee Sports Radio. Standard procedure.
 
#93
#93
vols 30 said:
It's the only option. Can't see him being drafted.
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I would be surprised if he gets drafted before mid second. I think he has a shot there and making team as a garbage time post presence. He's not big enough to play pf in the NBA. He needs to develop a jump shot to give himself a chance.
 
#94
#94
Sorry guys... Wiki had him listed as 6'6" when I went to confirm his height, which seemed a little short...and I should have cross-referenced. It is now corrected. The analysis is not affected much by the correction.
 
#96
#96
ansleyr815 said:
Sorry guys... Wiki had him listed as 6'6" when I went to confirm his height, which seemed a little short...and I should have cross-referenced. It is now corrected. The analysis is not affected much by the correction.
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Saw on a draft board he measured 6'9 in shoes at the LBJ Skills Academy in 2011. He could have grown a little since that time.
 
#97
#97
vols 30 said:
Hart may want to hold off on that contract extension
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probably too late. Martin might want to hope Pops turns into Hakeem Olajuwon over the summer. Things just went from not looking good to dang right awful in less than 2 weeks.
 
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#98
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ansleyr815 said:
Sorry guys... Wiki had him listed as 6'6" when I went to confirm his height, which seemed a little short...and I should have cross-referenced. It is now corrected. The analysis is not affected much by the correction.
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Stokes will have to play like Glen Davis (who is 6'9" I believe). He will have to win his battles on the ground before jumpers can go over him and hopefully develop a serviceable jump shot.
 
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