2016-2017 Vols

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#152
In the War Room, it was said that Grant Williams has had a great summer, and it would not be surprising to see him in the starting line-up to start the year.
 
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#153
31VFL said:
In the War Room, it was said that Grant Williams has had a great summer, and it would not be surprising to see him in the starting line-up to start the year.
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Would love to see him be half as productive this yr as he was last yr. I don't see him being much of a scorer right away, but if he can defend and rebound on both ends that would be a huge help toward winning more than expected.

One thing is for sure, effort won't be an issue for him. Imo
 
#154
#154
31VFL said:
In the War Room, it was said that Grant Williams has had a great summer, and it would not be surprising to see him in the starting line-up to start the year.
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Kid had great film but was just not that typical athletic freak at the 4. Kind of the same for Schofield. Glad to hear Williams is turning heads. We need him to contribute in the post.
 
#155
#155
He sounds a little like Howard Wood who played under Devoe. Howard was 6'7" 235 and not a super athlete but very effective. He spent a year in NBA and many years playing over seas. As I recall Williams is young . Wasn't he 16 when he signed? Does anyone remember?
 
#156
#156
buriat said:
He sounds a little like Howard Wood who played under Devoe. Howard was 6'7" 235 and not a super athlete but very effective. He spent a year in NBA and many years playing over seas. As I recall Williams is young . Wasn't he 16 when he signed? Does anyone remember?
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IIRC I think you might be right. I remember him being the youngest in the class for some reason.
 
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#158
buriat said:
He sounds a little like Howard Wood who played under Devoe. Howard was 6'7" 235 and not a super athlete but very effective. He spent a year in NBA and many years playing over seas. As I recall Williams is young . Wasn't he 16 when he signed? Does anyone remember?
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Wood. Good.
 
#159
#159
Rob Lewis from VQ shared a few things recently after some summer workouts and feedback from coaches...

Grant Williams could very well be your starting 5 for Game 1.

Robert Hubbs is likely your starting 4, the staff likes him there, he will play some 3 as well, but as of now he's the starting 4.

Lew Evans is a guy who will play at least 20+ minutes a game, probably at both the 4&5.



So to me how I see things based on those statements and past comments and stories:

10 man rotation:
Turner/Bone
Mostella/Turner/Bowden
Phillips/Schofield
Hubbs/Evans/Schofield
Williams/Alexander/Evans

Bench guys: Fulkerson/Parker/Johnson
 
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#160
bleedingTNorange said:
Rob Lewis from VQ shared a few things recently after some summer workouts and feedback from coaches...

Grant Williams could very well be your starting 5 for Game 1.

Robert Hubbs is likely your starting 4, the staff likes him there, he will play some 3 as well, but as of now he's the starting 4.

Lew Evans is a guy who will play at least 20+ minutes a game, probably at both the 4&5.



So to me how I see things based on those statements and past comments and stories:

10 man rotation:
Turner/Bone
Mostella/Turner/Bowden
Phillips/Schofield
Hubbs/Evans/Schofield
Williams/Alexander/Evans

Bench guys: Fulkerson/Parker/Johnson
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Dang, kinda sucks. was hoping Alexander would improve a lot this off-season. Maybe he has, but Williams has just been better.
 
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#161
Dallasbowlin said:
Dang, kinda sucks. was hoping Alexander would improve a lot this off-season. Maybe he has, but Williams has just been better.
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I felt the same way when I read Alexander hadn't gained any weight since last year. I don't see how he couldn't gain any weight with our S&C program. He really needs to be around 235-250 so he won't be out muscled in the paint.
 
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#162
amillz said:
I felt the same way when I read Alexander hadn't gained any weight since last year. I don't see how he couldn't gain any weight with our S&C program. He really needs to be around 235-250 so he won't be out muscled in the paint.
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Agreed. It's disappointing. Wish we could've kept our old s&c coach from tyndalls era. Hell, or coach c. He got the boys looking jacked.
 
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#163
Dallasbowlin said:
Agreed. It's disappointing. Wish we could've kept our old s&c coach from tyndalls era. Hell, or coach c. He got the boys looking jacked.
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We will have to wait and see how the whole team looks this fall before we make judgements. I'm most excited to see Williams progress physically. He had some baby fat and doesn't appear very toned. I'm hoping he comes out looking like a beast.
 
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#164
amillz said:
We will have to wait and see how the whole team looks this fall before we make judgements. I'm most excited to see Williams progress physically. He had some baby fat and doesn't appear very toned. I'm hoping he comes out looking like a beast.
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Yeah, true. Maybe Alexander has improved, but Williams has just been better.
 
#165
#165
I believe the addition of Turner is going to make this an entirely better team than was on the floor last year. May take a bit to gel but the potential is there.
 
#166
#166
bleedingTNorange said:
Rob Lewis from VQ shared a few things recently after some summer workouts and feedback from coaches...

Grant Williams could very well be your starting 5 for Game 1.

Robert Hubbs is likely your starting 4, the staff likes him there, he will play some 3 as well, but as of now he's the starting 4.

Lew Evans is a guy who will play at least 20+ minutes a game, probably at both the 4&5.


So to me how I see things based on those statements and past comments and stories:

10 man rotation:
Turner/Bone
Mostella/Turner/Bowden
Phillips/Schofield
Hubbs/Evans/Schofield
Williams/Alexander/Evans

Bench guys: Fulkerson/Parker/Johnson
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Hubbs starting at the #4? I don't get that. Hubbs will get eaten up inside by players much bigger & stronger than him. He can certainly play the 3 but I'm sorry but I don't have any confidence in him playing the 4. It's going to hurt him both defensively & offensively.

This will also knock Schofield back to what 3rd on the depth chart playing the 4? That's not gonna happen. Schofield should be starting at the 4 in my opinion. Either Alexander or Evans starting at the 5.

Grant Williams should be backup to Schofield at 4 & both see pretty equal playing time with Schofield maybe getting 22-24 minutes compared to Williams getting 16-18 minutes per game. Schofield is not a 2.

He's a 4 with sometimes playing the 3. Phillips is a 2 with sometimes playing the 1. Can he play the 3? Probably so, but he's better off at the 2 or part time at the 1.

I agree on one thing you have listed above. Turner should start at PG. I personally would have either Mostella or Hubbs at SG. Probably best for Mostella to start at SG while Hubbs at SF. Schofield at PF. Either Evans or Alexander at C.

That's how I see our starting 5. The bench is an educated guess. I think Johnson will end up redshirting. So, Evans/Alexander, Williams, Bone, Bowden, Fulkerson, & Parker fighting for minutes off the bench for the last 6 in the rotation of 11 players. I think they all 11 will play depending on who redshirts too though. Thanks!
 
#167
#167
tonybologna said:
Hubbs starting at the #4? I don't get that. Hubbs will get eaten up inside by players much bigger & stronger than him. He can certainly play the 3 but I'm sorry but I don't have any confidence in him playing the 4. It's going to hurt him both defensively & offensively.

This will also knock Schofield back to what 3rd on the depth chart playing the 4? That's not gonna happen. Schofield should be starting at the 4 in my opinion. Either Alexander or Evans starting at the 5.

Grant Williams should be backup to Schofield at 4 & both see pretty equal playing time with Schofield maybe getting 22-24 minutes compared to Williams getting 16-18 minutes per game. Schofield is not a 2.

He's a 4 with sometimes playing the 3. Phillips is a 2 with sometimes playing the 1. Can he play the 3? Probably so, but he's better off at the 2 or part time at the 1.

I agree on one thing you have listed above. Turner should start at PG. I personally would have either Mostella or Hubbs at SG. Probably best for Mostella to start at SG while Hubbs at SF. Schofield at PF. Either Evans or Alexander at C.

That's how I see our starting 5. The bench is an educated guess. I think Johnson will end up redshirting. So, Evans/Alexander, Williams, Bone, Bowden, Fulkerson, & Parker fighting for minutes off the bench for the last 6 in the rotation of 11 players. I think they all 11 will play depending on who redshirts too though. Thanks!
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Pretty sure Tyndall played Hubbs at the 4 a few games. As I remember it he played pretty well there.
 
#168
#168
butchplease14 said:
Pretty sure Tyndall played Hubbs at the 4 a few games. As I remember it he played pretty well there.
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It was only due to the ankle/injury problem that Schofield had there for a few games that Hubbs played the 4. The rest of the season Hubbs played either the 2 or 3.

He would probably be ok on offense with his skills & athletic ability at the 4 but on defense is where he would suffer the most.
 
#169
#169
tonybologna said:
It was only due to the ankle/injury problem that Schofield had there for a few games that Hubbs played the 4. The rest of the season Hubbs played either the 2 or 3.

He would probably be ok on offense with his skills & athletic ability at the 4 but on defense is where he would suffer the most.
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Schofield never played for Tyndall.
 
#172
#172
tonybologna said:
I wasn't the one that said he did. It was the the other poster. I was referring to playing for Barnes. He's the one that mentioned Tyndall not me bud. Thanks
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And I was referring to two years ago when Hubbs played for Tyndall not Barnes. Hubbs actually played inside quite a bit and excelled. He's just not very good defensively at any position.

You were inferring that Hubbs only played inside last year when Schofield was hurt. I was saying something different. Bud.
 
#173
#173
tonybologna said:
I wasn't the one that said he did. It was the the other poster. I was referring to playing for Barnes. He's the one that mentioned Tyndall not me bud. Thanks
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BP14 said that Tyndall played Hubbs at the 4 some and he played well. You responded by saying it was only due to an injury to Schofield, and that isn't true because Schofield never played for Tyndall. How do you not understand that?
 
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tonybologna said:
I went back & checked my post. I searched for Tyndall in my post & it's not there. Like I said, I was referring to Barnes myself. I didn't say his name but that's who I was talking about. I did not mention Tyndall.
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No, you didn't mention Tyndall. But you implied he played for Tyndall. Somebody said Tyndall played Hubbs at the 4, and you replied it was because schofield was hurt.
 
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