Hope you’re enjoying Amaree Abram day. The staff is excited to add Abram as he is a seasoned veteran who has 3 previous stops. Abram entered the portal after Kermit Davis left Ole Miss. At GT, there were some coaching issues that caused a lot of dysfunction between staff and players, and it hurt the stock of Abram along with battling injury. This past season, Abram played well at LaTech, and the staff plans to have Abram play solid minutes at the 2 and shift to the 1 when Gillespie needs a breather. Abram is a tough defender who should provide the Vols with a little less of Mashack and a lot more offensive value.
Remember…the staff aren’t expecting Abram to be their Chaz replacement. Ament and Gillespie will be the scorers, so Abram just needs to provide 25 or so minutes with solid defense and hit some shots when given a gift of spacing from Ament and JG.
As far as Massamba, expect news within the week. International details are being hammered out, but this one is essentially done. Massamba is poised to receive a rating once he commits to Vols. While some watch his highlights and instantly see 5 star status, this will not be the case. Some experts see CM to be a high 3 star with a low 4 star possibility. The staff is in love with the upside. It’s been mentioned that he can come in and instantly give you a Cam Carr like role as a high flying athletic freak with maybe 10 minutes off the bench with the definite possibility for more depending on how he looks.
