The "Official" #18 Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky Game Thread, 3:00 PM ET, SEC Network+

#127
#127
I think we'll, eventually, come to a starting lineup of this (in my decidedly non-expert opinion):

- Gillespie
- Boswell
- Ament
- Brown
- Estrella

Phillips is best used as a high motor 6th man.. Then we'll have Henderson, Burg, Okpara and Okpara getting significant minutes. Carey is the new Charles Hathaway without the energy and Abram isn't good enough for this level. This is a great freshman class, though. Brown and Henderson are starters next season. I even really like Evans and Massamba for the future.

This year, though, a nine man rotation with Estrella starting over Okpara because he's much better offensively. Boswell starts because Barnes values his defense and he can hit a few shots a game. Brown is the best PF on the team. Not a bad team, tourney team. I'm still concerned on the guard production and a lack of scoring at the off guard makes it much harder for a smallish Gillespie. I said 18-12 after the Mercer game and I'm not sure I'm too off, but I think I should've accounted for Barnes winning a few games with experienced coaching. So, I'm going to revise to a (31 game schedule) 20-11.
 
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#128
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chuckb1448 said:
U obviously didn't watch the first two games. I'm not for sure why I even comment to couch coaches..... they started out this game just like they played the first two games but turned it on by midway in the first half.
As far as NIL, teams will not stay together... its about money now
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Other teams might not have but most of the guys coming to play for Barnes have stuck around.
 
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Liked what I saw today. Was worried about outside shooting but we have several guys that can hit a three. Our frontcourt is deep and talented. We also have a lot of versatility.
 
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#131
Fun game to watch except for a few minutes in the second half between the 5-10 minute mark. Ament has potential I haven't seen in my time on this earth watching Tennessee basketball. Knecht was a walking bucket and a blast to watch but Ament could be a triple double machine at the next level and be a top 10 NBA player. Gillespie is going to go off for 35+ points at some point before conference play. The Achilles heal will be if we can't find a 3rd scorer and could make for some brutal basketball if NA and JG get in slumps.
 
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chuckb1448 said:
U obviously didn't watch the first two games. I'm not for sure why I even comment to couch coaches..... they started out this game just like they played the first two games but turned it on by midway in the first half.
As far as NIL, teams will not stay together... its about money now
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Imagine being dumber than a couch coach to not know what the blue font means.
 
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Unimane said:
I think we'll, eventually, come to a starting lineup of this (in my decidedly non-expert opinion):

- Gillespie
- Boswell
- Ament
- Brown
- Estrella

Phillips is best used as a high motor 6th man.. Then we'll have Henderson, Burg, Okpara and Okpara getting significant minutes. Carey is the new Charles Hathaway without the energy and Abram isn't good enough for this level. This is a great freshman class, though. Brown and Henderson are starters next season. I even really like Evans and Massamba for the future.

This year, though, a nine man rotation with Estrella starting over Okpara because he's much better offensively. Boswell starts because Barnes values his defense and he can hit a few shots a game. Brown is the best PF on the team. Not a bad team, tourney team. I'm still concerned on the guard production and a lack of scoring at the off guard makes it much harder for a smallish Gillespie. I said 18-12 after the Mercer game and I'm not sure I'm too off, but I think I should've accounted for Barnes winning a few games with experienced coaching. So, I'm going to revise to a (31 game schedule) 20-11.
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Okpara is going to start. If not hurt, every game on the schedule
 
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