Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Nashvegas31]

This team won’t go far at all in tourney. No go to guy. No take the game over guy. No consistency or urgency or player leadership. No dog like Admiral/Turner/GW that can flip switch and go wild

 

[VolGee4]

A number of years ago someone on this board remarked that Barnes started falling off at Texas when he had to start relying on 1 and dones rather than players he could develop over time.

The problem with that is that Keon and Jaden are our two best players this year. I think Barnes even publicly said he took guys who thought they were one and done but weren’t coachable. These two we have are coachable.

 

[Nashvegas31]

I get tired of seeing dudes that are constantly looking for someone else and end up getting stuck in a trap. We must be the most predictable offensive move team as anytimenour guys try a spin they get stripped every game. They spin into defender

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

What's wrong with JJJ?

Injury to his wrist.

 

[volatil]

Springer has 2 points. Completely shut down

 

[Smokey123]

This team won’t go far at all in tourney. No go to guy. No take the game over guy. No consistency or urgency or player leadership. No dog like Admiral/Turner/GW that can flip switch and go wild

Lol

 

[Volbucky]

Never heard of her

 

[thistime]

If anybody has ever wondered how much the offense is going to change under JH look at the new O-Linemen that we are recruiting and compare thier size and star ratings with the recruits from the past.
I think they are "building " OL and not hoping they can find someone to step in and replace them. I may be wrong but if you look around the country most of your successful OL's are made up of Jr's and Sr's that red shirted and have worked at getting better not just a Soph or Fr. thrown in there with the hopes of being good. As far as size they are smaller but I would think faster and quicker. You can make'em big but you can't teach'em to be fast.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Dont let the guards in the paint, and make us take long jumpers. Thats the book

 

[FiremedicVOL127]

 

[InVOLuntary]

Lol

I kind of agree. The NCAA is a physical tournament. The teams that do well are tough. This is not a tough team. We're a finesse team.

 

[volfaninpa]

You hold a team to 3/22 shooting and you can't close the gap at all since halftime is pitiful.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

It’s one thing to lose. It’s another to get run off your own court. Goodness gracious.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

Springer is just awful today. Absolute dud of a performance.

 

[volatil]

Had a feeling about this game.

 

[UpstateVol613]

Not a good combination when your team is undersized and can’t shoot from outside either.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Had a feeling about this game.

Up and Down, its been that way all year.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Not a good combination when your team is undersized and can’t shoot from outside either.

Yep. Our numbers are bloated because of low volume early in the year. But when TN has to shoot the 3 they cant.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

I kind of agree. The NCAA is a physical tournament. The teams that do well are tough. This is not a tough team. We're a finesse team.

Or teams that can and aren’t afraid to shoot the 3 and can stay hot.

 

[Smokey123]

I kind of agree. The NCAA is a physical tournament. The teams that do well are tough. This is not a tough team. We're a finesse team.

Tourney is all about getting hot at the right time and matchups. I wouldn’t bet against an inconsistent team that has shown they can be elite

 

[Rylee_Vol18]

Can’t do any better. Our coaches suck and the program’s in shambles. Grateful for every weakening breath before we shut it down.

I think you're overreacting a bit pard.

 

[yourstruly23]

• “Everything that went on with that program, to me it was was not a surprise what happened. [That was] one of the huge reasons that I made the decision not to stay on board, probably one of the best decisions I made.”
• “I thought coming home was going to be the right thing, but in hindsight, it ended up being the worst thing.”
• “Probably the best decision I made was to leave here and get out from under that Pruitt era because I was miserable as a coach.”
• “I probably did more as a quality control [coach] when I was at UT under Butch Jones and Willie Martinez in my responsibilities and what I was allowed to do than when I came back, which was very disappointing.”
• “There were a lot of great coaches on that staff. If you allow coaches to do what they have to do to be successful you’re going to get the development from players you’re looking for. I think the reason you haven’t seen many players develop (at Tennessee) is because those coaches hadn’t been really able to take players under their wing and do the things they were brought here to do.”
• “You (Pruitt) haven’t allowed me to be myself since I’ve been here whether it’s coaching or on the recruiting trail.”

-Fair on coaching under Pruitt

 

[Smokey123]

Yep. Our numbers are bloated because of low volume early in the year. But when TN has to shoot the 3 they cant.

We’ve shot the 3 better since the Kansas game than we had in the beginning of the season

 

[JCP201]

You knew it was going bad when it was on CBS and they kept showing that Peyton Manning poster.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

We’ve shot the 3 better since the Kansas game than we had in the beginning of the season

When they shoot a lower volume, which has been the story all year. Make TN shoot 20+ three's and youve got a chance to win.