2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

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#8,753
Stoked said:
This has to be Tony's burner. Looked back at Local Yokel's first post and it was defending Tony (himself). Tons of post just defending himself. Hell even the name Local Yokel sounds like something he'd say lol.
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Honestly, I hope it is. I hate to think that somebody else would defend such a shameless grifter so passionately.
 
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Unconditional Surrender said:
Nope. I am not completely sure he will be elite. He was a volume shooter. Missed a ton of bunnies. Got a 5 star whistle. I would rather have Juke.
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Uhh...but you also just described Juke?

Juke - 35.1mpg, 15.1 FGAs, 7.1 FTAs, 21.4ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.9apg shot 44.4% FG, 33.2% 3PT and 78.3% FT
Nate - 29.7mpg, 12.3 FGAs, 7.1 FTAs, 16.7ppg, 6.3rpg, 2.3apg shot 39.9% FG, 33.3% 3PT and 79.0% FT

Juke took 7.5 3s while Nate just 3.9...but they're production was very similar. Juke having played an additional 31 games to reach that level of production could be seen as both a positive and negative. Positive because more experience obviously, but negative because he might already be at his ceiling.
 
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Jean-Claude van Manning said:
I'm sorry a difference of opinion has bothered you so much that you've decided to spill your bag of tortured metaphors all over the place.

Btw -- you have more than once lamented the "intellectual" environment here, but this is a sports message board. Maybe reconsider the power of your own intellect if your expectations are so far removed from the reality of the experience.

"Crafty" is a term that many basketball fans understand. If you are confused by my use, I'll share what my computer spit out: "In basketball, "crafty" describes a player who uses guile, high IQ, and clever tricks rather than pure athleticism to outsmart defenders and create scoring opportunities. Crafty players excel at using fakes, changing paces, and manipulating defenders with ball handling to create space, often compensating for a lack of elite speed or jumping ability."

I understood the meaning immediately when I heard it uttered, years ago, by our most prominent Jewish coach at a UT basketball coaching clinic. No bong in sight, but then again there weren't any players around.

You made the comparison of Hill to Gillespie. Gillespie is far more athletic in every way -- speed, quickness, vertical leap. If I am wrong, I'll be even more excited about next season!

Hill seems like a great player too and I am excited about him. He will do very well here. I personally don't see "elite lift" like you do, but I think he will find a way to succeed here. From what I've seen he reads the game well and takes care of the ball in addition to a big time scoring ability. Very crafty of him!
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To be fair, the bong couldā€™ve been hidden
 
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Curious what is going on at Vandy though...

Mike James - SR
Frankie Collins - SR
Tyler Harris - JR
Jaylon Dean-Vines - FR
Mason Nicholson - SR
Tyler Nickel - SR
Jalen Washington - SR

All in the portal now...
 
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Franklin_Vol09 said:
I wish there was a way to direct message people on here again. I have slightly different (but inconsequential) information than some here on TT and it would be nice to piece some things together without publicly exposing info and sources.
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Does your intel make you more or less confident he enters?
 
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VolsCigarMan said:
Ament needs to come back to school and get stronger and develop more imo. He is nowhere even close to being an NBA player right now with his strength and will get pushed around right now which we all saw he got pushed around at times in SEC play. He will be a very good NBA player with added strength no doubt and he is very talented no doubt but some of these kids want to rush it and aren't ready. I wish him the absolute best in whatever path he chooses.

Look at Keon Johnson, Springer and Chandler. None were ready and all 3 have either sat on the bench or bounced around G-League. I think Springer and Johnson needs to go overseas to savage whatever career they have left and Chandler just now finally signed with a NBA team but who knows if it will last long.
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Those 3 arenā€™t even comparable to Ament, especially Chandler.
 
#8,769
#8,769
Franklin_Vol09 said:
I wish there was a way to direct message people on here again. I have slightly different (but inconsequential) information than some here on TT and it would be nice to piece some things together without publicly exposing info and sources.
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What's your AIM? Once my wife get's off the phone I'll be able to login and share everything I know with you.

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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I haven't shared anything because the people I know who are closest to the situation don't know. I always feel the need to counter a TB post just to ground us in reality. All of the long odds options are still being back-channeled. All of the high odds situations are being worked. All of the backup plans are being worked through too. I just don't want to be on the record with predictions when the people I know who are very inside don't know. The Tanner thing just can't be weighed until the portal closes. There has been ongoing back-channel discussions for the last week. Tanner's agent is going to walk this thing all the way up to the edge whether he enters or not. I can't rate odds, but the clock is the enemy, obviously. His agent's contacted us several times yesterday. You can't call it dead. Hill has no reticence around TT coming, if it happens. We continue to lead for Juke, but Michigan isn't relenting. UNC seems to have finally moved on. If this were over today, he'd be ours. Unfortunately, he's playing through some draft evaluations and that extends the timeline, and leaves us exposed. Everyone still feels like we are ahead, but no one likes the national champion hanging around with a bag. I hate to even bring this one up, but CRB will have a sit-down with Nate and family. I want to be crystal clear that Barnes has never told a kid to come back if he believes the best choice is to move on. The draft consultants that Ament has believe he has a higher chance to ascend against projections than slip. They have said the best guess is he will be 12-14, the floor is 18 and the ceiling could be as high as eighth. That describes a kid that should enter the draft. There is still some question about his physical maturity, and lack of aggression, but it is almost impossible to pass on a kid who is that tall who has those skills. I just can't get hopeful about this. Here is my back the napkin odds list-- Juke 60-75% good guys. Tanner 33% chance he enters, 90% ours if he does. Ament 25% comes back. This would be much closer to zero, but he is having the meeting and his family loves CRB. I would have dumped Tanner's odds over the weekend, but there is continued smoke. We have other plans in motion. This is a great class foundation, and I feel good we'll get to the other side with a roster that can go far. I just don't know exactly how that shakes out. I love pickups so far. These are predominantly very athletic, hoop aggressive players with a solid handle and shooting ability. I think the three H combo would be the most solid diverse portal signees we've ever had, as a group. I love Haralson's fire, and I saw Hill play twice last year. He has a first step that is elite, much more lift than Jakobi, and sees the court two moves ahead. He's going to be very good. Lundblade is a bit of a Hoosier, but a true weapon nonetheless. Barnes did not like the trees in the lane last year. He much prefers mobility and fire in bigs. Felix was a dream player for him. Brown has proven to be a very quick learner and sees the court better than the average big. It's a roster I wouldn't want to play, and we aren't done. I think we'll continue to get clarity in incremental doses. The first shot comes today. Lots of reason to be hopeful about the roster, but we don't know all the parts yet.
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Firstly, thank you for the Intel.

You really think that Hill has much more lift than JG? For his height, JG was pretty dang athletic and would quickly get up and aggressively dunk it with ease. I mean that's fantastic if true, as that's definitely some high praise.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Curious what is going on at Vandy though...

Mike James - SR
Frankie Collins - SR
Tyler Harris - JR
Jaylon Dean-Vines - FR
Mason Nicholson - SR
Tyler Nickel - SR
Jalen Washington - SR

All in the portal now...
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Well, I think some of those seniors are out of eligibility and the others didnā€™t get a ton of playing time.
 
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