Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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MoCo_Vol said:
Yeah, bringing over Kleber and Morris as part of the Luka deal doesn't seem like a serious long term solution.

Hayes and Koloko neither have played enough imo to really have shown if they are capable of being starters either.
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I really like the potential of Jaxson Hayes. Tall and athletic. He could grow in to a nice piece down low. But in the 'win now' age, they'll need someone else to man the paint.
 
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volsfan_17 said:
Hey guys, remember when D4H wasn't filling the board with nonsense takes and drivel?

Ya, me either. I don't think even Pepperidge farm 'members!
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I try not to 'attack'. Often, I simply skip past many posts (like most of the arguments recently related to the NBA).
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
This actually makes us look bad. We overpaid massively if he's making more than QBs rated ahead of him.
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Sanders is a legit top 5 player in his class and Top OT. He has the tools to be an NFL franchise OT. There was talk he's the best OT prospect in a while as well. I don't know how much we paid him but I know Ohio St. threw ALOT at him too. I'm just glad we got him and glad he'll be protecting one or 2 of our future QB's blindside.
 
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DD4ME said:
Thoughts

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I like being good in all 3. Football is my favorite because I played from peewee’s all the way through high school. Tony V has made college baseball really enjoyable to watch and they are knocking on the door. The basevols are just fun to watch. I like coach Barnes a ton but basketball is my third favorite. Officiating is really difficult and makes some games tough to watch. These truly are the good old days for Tennessee sports.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
How is playing football related to basketball? Also if you were just focusing on athleticism just say he's the best athlete the league has ever seen. I think that's actually a reasonable take. Along with Wilt and Shaq, he's definitely in the conversation for the greatest physical specimen in NBA history. However, when some mentions versatility in basketball it's usually related to playing basketball not football. And regardless of how athletic Shaq was his game wasn't very versatile. Same with LeBron. He doesn't play a versatile game offensively. He's pretty much just a point forward who runs 1-4 high pick n rolls every play. Despite his size he's never been a great post player. Guys like Kobe and MJ were far better in the post despite being smaller.

Now if you want to limit LeBron athletic versatility to his defense. I can get behind that. His unique athleticism does allow him to guard 1-5 without being too much of a liability which is extremely rare. But that's where his athletic versatility stops. On offense despite his freakish athleticism his offensive game was very limited and not versatile at all. Which is common with freak athletes who tend to just do the same things over and over again.
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The guy who has scored more points than anyone in the history of the NBA is very limited on offense. 😂😂😂
 
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DD4ME said:
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For me: #1 Football.....distant #2 Basketball...then #3 Baseball (not very close to interest in basketball but growing). I believe much of this is engrained from early on. For instance, I fondly remember the Dale Ellis days. But I barely remember former baseball players.
 
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Weezer said:
Why must we put time constraints on our worry? True fans are always worried IMO. Something bad will eventually happen.
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Damn I guess I’m not a true fan. Shucks

On a serious note, way too much in this life to be grateful for and happy about to let high school recruiting affect your mood/day/life
 
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DD4ME said:
Lol. When you are in the top 5% of spenders, top 10 of revenue, top 10 in recruiting, but question us being the 1%.

There will always be a 1%. We do more good things in more sports than anyone else. That is presently our 1%. We are in position in more sports than anyone else for titles.

For football we do enough, but like all teams we need a couple of stars to shine. We need evaluations to pan out. Our receivers and linebackers let us down last year. We are ahead of most curves financially and otherwise. Remember we still have recruiting restrictions too.

People forget we did all of this amongst 2 of the larger NCAA battles in the last 2 decades.
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I know it's just been a little of a false spring in early February, but it still feels like baseball season is just around the corner and it is. Vols play in little over a week and Spring Training is just around the corner. Pitchers and catchers should be going south any day, now
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
I couldn't possibly care about any other sport as much as football.

I don't get how anyone could rationally like the other sports as much.

I would trade all of our other sports success for a title in football and wouldn't bat an eye.
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Might just be because of how attached I have become to Barnes & ZZ or because I remember 98 so well. But right now Rick winning it all is my most desired championship.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Are you 12 years old? Cause I doubt anyone older than that can be this clueless? What do stats have to do with versatility? We're talking skill sets here not box scores. Also I don't know what leaderships or championships have to do with the conversation either. I never claimed KD was better than LeBron. I just said he was a more versatile player.

KD can play both inside and outside at a high level. While LeBron is primarily an inside player. You brought up field goal percentage which doesn't say anything about versatility. Shaq for example shoots a higher percentage than LeBron and KD from the field, does that make Shaq a more versatile scorer? No. He shoots a higher percentage because almost all his shots are in the paint. The players with the highest field goal percentages tend to be the players with the most limited games not the most versatile.

KD can also play off the ball at a higher level than LeBron. He's one of the best catch n shoot players of all-time. KD can also run an offense and play pick n roll basketball effectively. He's also a good passer. There's nothing he can't do at a high level offensively. LeBron on the other hand isn't as good off the ball. He's not as good in catch n shoot opportunities. He's not as good shooting free throws. He's not as good in the midrange. He also doesn't have as many dribble moves as KD. All in all KD is the more versatile player.
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I had forgotten how purposefully obtuse you are. Thanks for the reminder.
 
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