BasketVols in the NBA (Pros)

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BernardKingGOAT said:
I was a fan going all the way back to the late 1970s with Gus Wiiliams, DJ, Sikma, Marvin Webster, etc. Dale Ellis had some great years there too later on
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DJ was my first favorite NBA player, might have been because we were both PGs, wore green and yellow and damn, the SuperSonics was the coolest name for and 8/9 year old, when they won that 💍. DJ is top 100 NBA player of all-time, imo
 
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The Dog said:
DJ was my first favorite NBA player, might have been because we were both PGs, wore green and yellow and damn, the SuperSonics was the coolest name for and 8/9 year old, when they won that 💍. DJ is top 100 NBA player of all-time, imo
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DJ was predominantly the 2 guard in Seattle, I think. He and Gus were somewhat interchangable in those roles. As they predominant PG in Boston, he was also interchangeable with Danny Ainge to a much lesser extent. Regardless, he was a great leader on the floor
 
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The Dog said:
DJ was my first favorite NBA player, might have been because we were both PGs, wore green and yellow and damn, the SuperSonics was the coolest name for and 8/9 year old, when they won that 💍. DJ is top 100 NBA player of all-time, imo
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So kindof random but I was a closet Sonics fan as I liked their unis, Detlef and dunks by Chambers and Kemp. (Chambers dunk highlight reel is crazy). 2nd favorite team behind the 76ers. Son was invited to try out for a travel lacrosse program started 3 years ago by Kyle Harrison, mentioned along with Jim Brown as one of the best overall and black lacrosse players ever. Name of the team was the Sonics with the same colors. I don’t know if he bought the logo and naming rights or what but I would wear my green Sonics lacrosse hoodie from time to time and of course people didn’t know it was lacrosse and always had comments as you didnt see much Sonics stuff back then in the SE, much less recently. I think everybody kinda liked the Sonics back then for whatever reason. Never met a hater.
 
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Just looking over the box score for nuggets-wolves. I had no idea that Julian Phillips was riding the bench for Minnesota. Good for him!

Also Joe ingles is still in the league sitting next to him. Hadn’t seen his name since those Utah teams.
 
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random question: When the NBA/Pro Vols come back to Knoxville, during their offseason(s), do they typically run open gym with the current players? I think it'd be good to get work in with pro players, plus it'd be good for them to pick their brain on how it is at the next level.
 
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Lukusw said:
Tobias Harris having a really nice game for the Pistons. Currently their leading scorer.
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Maybe I'm not reading the room correctly, but I feel Tobias is underappreciated by our fanbase on the whole. He was a great student athlete, had a really good season with us, got drafted in the 1st round, and is at least arguably the Vol with the best NBA career overall. I've always pulled for him in his journeyman-type career; too bad his teams flame out early in the playoffs when they make it. Detroit are up 2-0 in the second round, so maybe Tobias can finally get to conference finals. Dude deserves it imo.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Maybe I'm not reading the room correctly, but I feel Tobias is underappreciated by our fanbase on the whole. He was a great student athlete, had a really good season with us, got drafted in the 1st round, and is at least arguably the Vol with the best NBA career overall. I've always pulled for him in his journeyman-type career; too bad his teams flame out early in the playoffs when they make it. Detroit are up 2-0 in the second round, so maybe Tobias can finally get to conference finals. Dude deserves it imo.
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Best career overall? Not comparable, IMO, to King. Even Houston was a main factor for the Knicks getting to the finals in '99. I could argue it hasn't been better than Dale's career. I certainly don't want to diminish Harris in any manner. It's nice to see him playing well right now. He's certainly had a nice run in the league and made a ton of money
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Maybe I'm not reading the room correctly, but I feel Tobias is underappreciated by our fanbase on the whole. He was a great student athlete, had a really good season with us, got drafted in the 1st round, and is at least arguably the Vol with the best NBA career overall. I've always pulled for him in his journeyman-type career; too bad his teams flame out early in the playoffs when they make it. Detroit are up 2-0 in the second round, so maybe Tobias can finally get to conference finals. Dude deserves it imo.
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He played one year. The team was 19-15 with a 30 point blowout loss in the first round of NCAAT. He had no memorable or game changing moments. It's understandable that there is no real bond with the Tennessee fans.
 
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ZZ13 said:
He played one year. The team was 19-15 with a 30 point blowout loss in the first round of NCAAT. He had no memorable or game changing moments. It's understandable that there is no real bond with the Tennessee fans.
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It seems to me his year was overshadowed by Pearls flameout correct me if I’m wrong.I always liked him as a Vol but Pearl was the headliner that year in a bad way.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Maybe I'm not reading the room correctly, but I feel Tobias is underappreciated by our fanbase on the whole. He was a great student athlete, had a really good season with us, got drafted in the 1st round, and is at least arguably the Vol with the best NBA career overall. I've always pulled for him in his journeyman-type career; too bad his teams flame out early in the playoffs when they make it. Detroit are up 2-0 in the second round, so maybe Tobias can finally get to conference finals. Dude deserves it imo.
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I like what Harris is doing but he's never been an all-star. You're overselling him.
 
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