The Official #21 Tennessee vs. Florida A&M Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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TheMookieMonster said:
I hope that no one bet on the -29.5 spread in this game lol. Just a brutal trash time bucket by FAMU.
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Did u ? Because it sounds like u did. Sorry. I try to stay away from UT games and this one was a lot of points, to give up. UT, under Barnes, has been known to fall asleep with a big lead. Cost us a few games those first couple of years. That Arkansas game with like a 13 point lead with under 2 minutes left, was the apex of that, imo.
 
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ORN gets stronger & more aggressive in the post he legit can be a Grant type. He’s a bit longer/taller but not as explosive.

Next year’s team will be exciting. Uros beside Walker, Fulkerson & Pember with Walker incoming. Lots of depth and size.
 
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Jalen Johnson baffles me, looks great occasionally, then looks lost and timid, mostly. I keep hearing he has all this talent and I see flashes, but mostly, he continues to disappoints. 2 points, tonight in 10 minutes. Another chance to impress, where Gaines looked better, imo
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
ORN gets stronger & more aggressive in the post he legit can be a Grant type. He’s a bit longer/taller but not as explosive.

Next year’s team will be exciting. Uros beside Walker, Fulkerson & Pember with Walker incoming. Lots of depth and size.
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U think Pons wont be back?
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
I am pretty excited about these freshmen honestly. Did not expect Gaines to be as good as he is, 3 of these guys will be here at least 3 years too.

Hoping James gets up plenty of shots, he needs to get more arc in there.
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he shoots at the rim , he has zero arc. Gaines is better.
 
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The Dog said:
Jalen Johnson baffles me, looks great occasionally, then looks lost and timid, mostly. I keep hearing he has all this talent and I see flashes, but mostly, he continues to disappoints. 2 points, tonight in 10 minutes. Another chance to impress, where Gaines looked better, imo
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I thought Jalen might have a break out year but he is still the same
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Gaines has a better shot he’s a diamond in the rough for sure. James has a NBA body right now, if he’s coachable and has a good work ethic he will develop into a stud.
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I hope he develops. he does have the NBA body but he is nowhere near NBA ready. I dont want to see any of our players fail. He just needs to work on his shot, its not that far off.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Roster would seem more needed at the 4 again
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Probably, but we could get away with a lot of Plavsic, Fulk, ON and Walker there, playing different 4/5 combos. Pons may be a better option at the 4 as a senior than Walker as a freshman, the more I think about it. Look, what did I really say in this post ? Not much, where's @IndianapolisVol at, to give me hell ?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Roster would seem more needed at the 4 again
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Not sure how...

If Walker is 6’8” as listed, you essentially add 2 bodies to the 4/5 spots all 6’8” or taller.

Uros, Pember, Fulkerson, ORN, Walker...

I mean the guards will have depth, but losing Bowden and Turner I expect we’ll see Pons used more as a 3rd guard and not playing the 4 as much. Unless some of these young guards are really good. Bailey also will be eligible, should be a VERY fun season.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Not sure how...

If Walker is 6’8” as listed, you essentially add 2 bodies to the 4/5 spots all 6’8” or taller.

Uros, Pember, Fulkerson, ORN, Walker...

I mean the guards will have depth, but losing Bowden and Turner I expect we’ll see Pons used more as a 3rd guard and not playing the 4 as much. Unless some of these young guards are really good. Bailey also will be eligible, should be a VERY fun season.
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Lose no posts, add Walker and Uros....lost 2 guards, but add Bailey, Vescovi, Springer and Johnson.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Lose no posts, add Walker and Uros....lost 2 guards, but add Bailey, Vescovi, Springer and Johnson.
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Sickness for sure, just think unless Jalen does something this season Barnes will want that experience Pons has on the court with the youthful guards.

If Vescovi gets eligible & plays quality minutes this season he might feel comfortable with James/Vescovi running point. And roll in Gaines/Bailey/Springer/Johnson to play the 2/3 and keep Pons at the 4.

I just think you’ll wanna have 2 bigs on the court as much as possible if you have the bodies to do it.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Sickness for sure, just think unless Jalen does something this season Barnes will want that experience Pons has on the court with the youthful guards.

If Vescovi gets eligible & plays quality minutes this season he might feel comfortable with James/Vescovi running point. And roll in Gaines/Bailey/Springer/Johnson to play the 2/3 and keep Pons at the 4.

I just think you’ll wanna have 2 bigs on the court as much as possible if you have the bodies to do it.
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If Pons keeps giving 13ppg 6rpg and leading the league in BPG I’m not sure how much more you could ask from a “big”?
 
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I think Gaines is a lot more solid and durable than folks here give him credit for, and I definitely get why from looking at him. But against FSU he showed he’s not only not that fragile, but that guys bigger in size can and will bounce off him going for loose balls because he flat out wants it more.

We’ve also had some guys similar in frame that held up just fine over 4 years.(McRae and JRich off the top) With his frame he’s just not gonna pack on noticeable weight. Imo Strength yes but not much weight. Also think he’s ahead IQ wise of most true freshman. Once he has a whole offseason of 500-1000 makes per day look out when he finds a jump shot
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
If Pons keeps giving 13ppg 6rpg and leading the league in BPG I’m not sure how much more you could ask from a “big”?
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So he can’t do that as a 3?

James is out rebounding him and the same height should he be moved to the 4 now. You can just say “I’d rather Pons stay at the 4” you’re welcome to prefer him at that spot. I just like the potential to have more size on the court and think Pons sliding back to the 3 allows that to happen while keeping his production in the lineup.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
So he can’t do that as a 3?

James is out rebounding him and the same height should he be moved to the 4 now. You can just say “I’d rather Pons stay at the 4” you’re welcome to prefer him at that spot. I just like the potential to have more size on the court and think Pons sliding back to the 3 allows that to happen while keeping his production in the lineup.
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They are almost interchangeable, but I think Barnes' wants James as a point-forward, so that makes Pons a 4, imo
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
So he can’t do that as a 3?

James is out rebounding him and the same height should he be moved to the 4 now. You can just say “I’d rather Pons stay at the 4” you’re welcome to prefer him at that spot. I just like the potential to have more size on the court and think Pons sliding back to the 3 allows that to happen while keeping his production in the lineup.
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I think he is better there, that’s my reasoning...his ball handling and shooting are still not where they need to be to play more of a perimeter spot imo. If he continues to improve that area hen maybe, at worst he’s a guy that can probably play either spot, I just think he’s been much better at the 4
 
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