Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Austin Smith is in the portal
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I wish him well. IIRC he actually played some as a freshman but was never a factor after that.


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So it's Austin Smith, Eli Wolf, Drew Richmond in the portal with Brooks and Antonutti medically retiring?

5 spots open out of how many did we need again?
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Green is actually taller, according to sports-reference.

Green is 6'7" & Grant is 6'5", I actually think Admiral is a closer comparison to Green.

Grant to me is more of a Barkley type. Not quite as good at rebounding though, but a better FT shooter.
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I agree that Admiral is a much better comparison. Has an outside game but bangs around down low as well. I think Grant is a little taller than 6'5 though
 
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jave36 said:
I agree that Admiral is a much better comparison. Has an outside game but bangs around down low as well. I think Grant is a little taller than 6'5 though
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Think Grant is 6’7ish but with a great wingspan.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see that near 7’
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
I agree, Bone has good PG size, amazing speed, great passing, rarely turns it over, and has really stepped up his scoring.


I also think Kyle will turn heads when scouts have the chance to see him face to face. To be as fast & as athletic as he is at that size with that sort of wing span....man.
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Bone needs to work on his shooting a lot, IMO. His free throws blow my mind - 0 arch. His form is strange, too.
 
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The only way we get a top 10 class is if we add Pickens, Henry To, and Wright. We need Pickens in this class for his ability of course, he's a freak, but if we want to be in the top 10, he's a must.
 
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LynxVol said:
Bone needs to work on his shooting a lot, IMO. His free throws blow my mind - 0 arch. His form is strange, too.
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That 3 pt % is pretty poor, he has solid numbers from the line and field though.

What will separate him from better shooting guards is his elite speed and assist to turnover ratio. Considering he's averaging 10 more minutes a game than last season and has improved the ratio speaks volumes. Plus he has another year too! He could push 20ppg and 10apg next season if he makes the same sort of leap he has this year from last.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
The only way we get a top 10 class is if we add Pickens, Henry To, and Wright. We need Pickens in this class for his ability of course, he's a freak, but if we want to be in the top 10, he's a must.
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What about Wright, Henry T and Robinson without Pickens?
 
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jave36 said:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't see the comparison. Other than height/weight, I don't see many similarities at all.
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MoCo_Vol said:
Green is actually taller, according to sports-reference.

Green is 6'7" & Grant is 6'5", I actually think Admiral is a closer comparison to Green.

Grant to me is more of a Barkley type. Not quite as good at rebounding though, but a better FT shooter.
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According to ESPN Grant is 6'7, and as far as the comparison, Both are great leaders, both have a good inside game and mid-range jump shot, both great passers, both strong good defenders, differences- Draymond is a better ball handler and has a better 3-ball, Grant- better scorer on the low block with his nasty spin move and the way he elevates when he goes up
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
I wish him well. IIRC he actually played some as a freshman but was never a factor after that.


Edit:

So it's Austin Smith, Eli Wolf, Drew Richmond in the portal with Brooks and Antonutti medically retiring?

5 spots open out of how many did we need again?
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Latrell Williams was in the portal too, I believe. Plus like @KokoBVol said, Osborne & McBride already gone.
 
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BucVol98 said:
According to ESPN Grant is 6'7, and as far as the comparison, Both are great leaders, both have a good inside game and mid-range jump shot, both great passers, both strong good defenders, differences- Draymond is a better ball handler and has a better 3-ball, Grant- better scorer on the low block with his nasty spin move and the way he elevates when he goes up
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Green seems to play perimeter more than Grant, biggest difference between them to me.

Who knows how big Grant is won't know for sure until he does the combine. Green's combine height was 6'5.75" without shoes. So could be nearly identical with measuribles.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
That 3 pt % is pretty poor, he has solid numbers from the line and field though.

What will separate him from better shooting guards is his elite speed and assist to turnover ratio. Considering he's averaging 10 more minutes a game than last season and has improved the ratio speaks volumes. Plus he has another year too! He could push 20ppg and 10apg next season if he makes the same sort of leap he has this year from last.
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I was just speaking in terms of his NBA potential, but I agree with you here.
 
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I had a first today. I got blocked on Twitter. Friend of mine is a VU fan that I've known for over 30 years, like pre-kindergarten. I've seen him meltdown, in person, in tears, over Vandy losses. He's always been overly emotional...about everything. He was the dude who would literally take his ball and go home when we put a beat down on him in backyard football, basketball, pretty much anything...

Now he does his meltdowns on social media. I can't help but throw gasoline on the fire sometimes, especially during Vandy week. He's had his fun the last few years with VU football so, I'm less sympathetic now, and maybe a little more harsh. He's the A-typical "can dish it out with the best of them but can't take it" kind of guy. More like the poster child for it.

Me and another friend will actually text back and forth with screen shots of his meltdowns and laugh--and he's a VU fan too.

So today, he's harping about the flagrant 1 against Grant. He's "NOT" blaming the refs for the loss but, instead, saying "IT CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME!!!" I'm like...what's the difference?

I'm over her like...

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I literally laughed out loud multiple times. He's been a basketball official on and off for years...for children. He literally threw out the "You're talking to an official, don't go there" card at me.

Oh...man....I had a heyday with that.

Sorry...not sorry.

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orangeblood79 said:
I had a first today. I got blocked on Twitter. Friend of mine is a VU fan that I've known for over 30 years, like pre-kindergarten. I've seen him meltdown, in person, in tears, over Vandy losses. He's always been overly emotional...about everything. He was the dude who would literally take his ball and go home when we put a beat down on him in backyard football, basketball, pretty much anything...

Now he does his meltdowns on social media. I can't help but throw gasoline on the fire sometimes, especially during Vandy week. He's had his fun the last few years with VU football so, I'm less sympathetic now, and maybe a little more harsh. He's the A-typical "can dish it out with the best of them but can't take it" kind of guy. More like the poster child for it.

Me and another friend will actually text back and forth with screen shots of his meltdowns and laugh--and he's a VU fan too.

So today, he's harping about the flagrant 1 against Grant. He's "NOT" blaming the refs for the loss but, instead, saying "IT CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME!!!" I'm like...what's the difference?

I'm over her like...

tenor.gif


I literally laughed out loud multiple times. He's been a basketball official on and off for years...for children. He literally threw out the "You're talking to an official, don't go there" card at me.

Oh...man....I had a heyday with that.

Sorry...not sorry.

tenor.gif
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We need to see said melt down. Post the tweet...
 
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Adding Wright, Henry, and Russell puts us at 272.67. That's 10th right now. It won't be 10th on signing day. That score has been 10th, 8th, and 11th, in the last 3 years respectively. Still a very good class and it will be interesting to see where our average player ranking will be in that class. That would be 2 five stars, 11 four stars, and 11 three stars.

Add Pickens though, and we shoot up to 281.44 which would be 4th right now. Hopefully Pruitt and Chaney can work some magic there. Put Tee on him also.
 
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