2026 Transfer Portal Thread

#202
#202
cncchris33 said:
I'm just saying that 2.2 fouls/gm at 18 mpg is in large part due to the fouling. His minutes aren't really limited to skill or contribution. They're limited because of his propensity to foul, and foul early on. We know picking up your second foul in the 1st half is a death sentence for Barnes. You're done.

In essence, he commits 0.122 fouls per minute played, which is highest on the team. Even at that rate, he could theoretically play all 40 minutes and not foul out.

Yes, Awaka was much worse, and people (myself included) acknowledged that it was an issue and would prevent him from reaching his ceiling. Fwiw, it has improved since he left Tennessee. He is committing more fouls per game, but he is playing more minutes per game, too. He was at 0.191 fouls per minute played as a SO at Tennessee. That dropped to 0.149 last year at Arizona, and 0.128 this year. Both figures still worse than JPE, this year, but improvements year over year. Hopefully, JP improves his number next year, too.
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THAT might be the change we need to see...but I don't know that it will, Barnes is pretty stubborn in his ways.

I do agree he fouls too much, but I don't agree he's doing it too often in the 1st half and that's why his minutes are down.

12 games out of 31 he committed 3 fouls or more
5 of those 12 games he committed 2 fouls in the 1st half, twice against Vandy (both we lost) once against Auburn, once against Virginia and then against Texas

In those 5 games he played 19.6 mpg. Just looking at numbers...11 games he played less than 15 minutes, only 1 of those games did he hit 3 fouls.

Cade played the first 10 games of the season, JP hurt his ankle in the 7th against Kansas. So the lower minutes were all more health related than foul trouble at Missouri he only played 6 minutes...but had zero fouls

I think his inconsistent rebounding is a better marker to sitting. He played at least 18 minutes in every game he grabbed 6 rebounds or more.

He never played 18 minutes in any game where he failed to grab at least 5 rebounds.
 
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#205
#205
cncchris33 said:
Respectfully, it's a little disingenuous to admit that Per 40 is the best measurement of efficiency, and then use raw "Per Game" fouls to make the point that JP isn't as foul prone as others seem to believe.

Per 40, he is the most foul prone player on the team (of the regulars). The same is true using Per 100 Possessions. JPE plays a lot less minutes...usually due to foul trouble, ironically...than Gillespie, Boswell, and Felix.

I can agree that his injury history is maybe a little overblown based on the foot injury that kept him out, though it has been rumored that condition is chronic, so you're always waiting on the other shoe to drop (no pun intended), which makes it feel like he's maybe more injury-prone than he is in reality.

The foul trouble is a real issue, though. And he just hasn't really improved in that area. He commits some very silly, undisciplined fouls in spots on the floor and situations where they are just entirely unnecessary.
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Yeah the foul issue sort of reminds me of Jaren Jackson. He would do the same in real head scratcher situations with my Grizzlies. At times, I believed he was just clumsy.
 
#209
#209
VolsNetClippers2025 said:
This kind of feels like the same recipe as this year, with two studs at guard instead of three (like we could have had with Gillespie/Rice or McKneely or Miles/Ament). I think that's fine if Boswell, JP, and whoever starts at the 4 can bring more offensive juice. Of those, by far the most confident in JP and trust staff to develop everyone who stays. Still, though, would like to see as much firepower brought in as possible.
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I think you’d like to hope that 1 of these can happen…

-Boswell can take another step offensively
-Evans takes a step offensively this offseason
-Scoring guard depth piece provides a nice floor
-1 of Clark, Green or Scott can score the ball
 
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#210
#210
bleedingTNorange said:
I think you’d like to hope that 1 of these can happen…

-Boswell can take another step offensively
-Evans takes a step offensively this offseason
-Scoring guard depth piece provides a nice floor
-1 of Clark, Green or Scott can score the ball
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Do you feel like it's unrealistic to expect something like a PG + BOTH Rice and Lundblade or similar? With Boswell/Evans as 6 and 7 big minutes off the bench.
 
#216
#216
A best case hope is probably a guy like that I have posted in my OP, Lazerek Houston…D2 guy who was a prolific scorer this year as a freshman, not gonna command money likely a proven D1 guy, maybe he hits and maybe he doesn’t, but likely to cost a whole lot less than a Rice or Wilkinson. If you could add those 3: Foxwell, Houston & Lundblade along with a rim protector you’re potentially cooking, adding a bunch of offensive firepower.
 
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#218
bleedingTNorange said:
A best case hope is probably a guy like that I have posted in my OP, Lazerek Houston…D2 guy who was a prolific scorer this year as a freshman, not gonna command money likely a proven D1 guy, maybe he hits and maybe he doesn’t, but likely to cost a whole lot less than a Rice or Wilkinson. If you could add those 3: Foxwell, Houston & Lundblade along with a rim protector you’re potentially cooking, adding a bunch of offensive firepower.
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Definitely like the sound of that.
 
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#220
#220
Stoerner Fumbles said:
Foxwell is someone that has been reaching out through agent for over a month. We do plan to sign another big. Cade’s shoulder is a big unknown and Carey has been very frustrating to staff. We will be in big on a scorer at the two or three as that has been our highest yield move every year. As I mentioned previously, we remain very connected to Rice and will evaluate his recovery after the tournament.
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Rice would be fine addition but vols hopefully are considering him as a 6th man given he's coming off ACL tear.
 
#225
#225
walkenvol said:
I respectfully disagree as I believe we have the financial resources to hang on to our existing players we desire to keep and not be “easily outbid”. It’s very possible someone else may “out value” one of our current guys and offer more money than we believe they’re worth.
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The last part of your reply is what concerns me...beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I'm sure JP is already getting overtures
 
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