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If Jefferson gets into the rotation, it is because he has proved to Barnes that he can be lockdown defender at the 3 and 4 spots. We know he is extremely athletic but that is all we know at this point. Hard to see him crack into the top 8 players and he will be competing with other guys for...

Not surprising. We filled his spot.

On paper we should have our best offense since 2018-19 next year. That team had an exceptional starting 5 but the depth for next year’s group should be better, in my opinion. Vescovi‘s return is just huge because we know what to expect from him and his leadership with new portal transfers...

This! Writing was on the wall when Mashack got minutes at PG when Zeigler went down. Given Dilione evidently was playing PG on scout team, just don’t see any minutes for Edwards next year. Good luck to the young man. Hope he can find a program and excel.

Yep, Pickens could have just as easily been an All-American at safety. Both had exceptional NFL careers.

Looking through the eyes of a 6-7 year old, no UT WR has been better than Stanley Morgan. Carl Pickens probably the most talented WR (had size, speed and caught everything). Patterson was the most freakish athlete I’ve seen as a UT WR.

Yep agree with this. Who we play where will likely be dictated by our opponent’s lineup. If we have problems guarding a perimeter oriented team (including their 4) we can counter defensively. I’m guessing Ledlum will get most of his minutes at the 4 for us to the tune of 28-30 minutes per...

Lived in SC for over 15 years and Clemson has excellent reputation especially for engineering degrees. Very demanding, overall acceptance rate for the college is below 50% and many in-state students have to go to Lander University in Greenwood, SC to "earn" their way into Clemson. I think...

Antonio Reeves played on a 20-loss team at Illinois State 2 years ago and averaged 20 ppg before moving on to Kentucky last year. His PPG dropped by 5.5 ppg but still averaged 14.4 ppg. But he also played about 7 fewer minutes per game (only 27.9 minutes per game) at Kentucky than he did at...

Great post! I watched the entire game Harvard played against Kansas and they were in it almost the entire game except maybe the final 2 minutes. Ledlum really likes taking people off the dribble and I think he will cause grief for 4’s guarding him. He won’t be our #1 option as you noted so...

Hope so. If close we will have a great season. I just don’t think enough guys will carry enough minutes, unless we jeopardize the depth that we have.

Without question. He is skilled and just needs to learn the offense, needs to be given the confidence to be aggressive and let him go. Show him clips of Admiral Schofield and tell him, “be aggressive like that guy and don’t be afraid to pull the trigger”. Play with freedom! Do that and he...

Like the enthusiasm, but this will never happen.

Not surprised to lose some guys to transfer portal. We remain 3 deep on DL regardless.

To me it seems like the top 7 in the rotation are obvious: (all experienced or known quantities) Starters: Aidoo Ledlum Knecht Vescovi Zeigler (assuming he is ready) Other known quantities: Awaka who can play 4 & 5 and Mashack who can play 1, 2 and 3. If Barnes only goes with a 9 man rotation...

They must feel comfortable with Dilione. Expect he will earn all the backup PG duties when ZZ needs to rest. We will see a lot of 3 guard lineups, perhaps even 4 guard lineups at times. Heck put Ledlum, Knecht, Dilione, Vescovi and Zeigler in the game at the same time and let them run. Just a...

Incredible week for Vols BB. I know I’m drinking the punch, perhaps too much but I think this guy is legit offensively. Barnes needs to quicken the pace and spread the court with this group we have coming in next year.

Good call. If land Knecht could be the best group of shooters since Lofton, Watson and J. Smith were on the court together. Can’t wait to see what Estrella brings.

Barnes comments about Edwards would indicate he isn’t going anywhere. I hope the young man exceeds at UT. “On how big of a summer it is for BJ Edwards: “I think it’s big a summer not just for BJ, but for all of our guys because we’ve got a team where we’ve had some young guys have some big...

Fred introduced it to Lester for sure when he was a rookie. The NFL made it illegal because of Lester. Those Raider teams in late 70’s and early 80’s were entertaining. “the NFL banned the use of Stickum with what is now commonly referred to as the “Lester Hayes Rule.” Even today, Rule 5...