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[zjcvols]

 

[cncchris33]

Grant Williams would have likely joined that list if he had stayed his SR year, too, and very possibly would have overtaken Grunfeld as #2 for Tennessee.

Of course, he'd have knocked Lofton out of the SEC top 10, so the numbers wouldn't have changed.

 

[macrovol]

Grant Williams would have likely joined that list if he had stayed his SR year, too, and very possibly would have overtaken Grunfeld as #2 for Tennessee.

Of course, he'd have knocked Lofton out of the SEC top 10, so the numbers wouldn't have changed.

Same with Bernard.

 

[cncchris33]

Same with Bernard.

Yes, King scored almost 2000 points in just three seasons. He would have had an outside shot of being Tennessee’s all-time leading scorer had he played four years. It would have required him averaging close to 30 ppg, which was above his career average, but if anyone could have done it, he could.

 

[macrovol]

Yes, King scored almost 2000 points in just three seasons. He would have had an outside shot of being Tennessee’s all-time leading scorer had he played four years. It would have required him averaging close to 30 ppg, which was above his career average, but if anyone could have done it, he could.

King played here with his back to the basket. Had he played facing the basket like he did in the NBA, there's no telling how much he could have scored. Same with Dale Ellis.

 

[i2amavol]

I dare say that the 3 point line would have made a difference in Grunfeld's numbers too.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

King played here with his back to the basket. Had he played facing the basket like he did in the NBA, there's no telling how much he could have scored. Same with Dale Ellis.

King was the 4 most of the time but it seems like he played a bit farther out than a traditional power forward. Mears ran a "Star System" and the idea was to get the ball into King's and Grunfeld's hand no matter where they started. King had a lot of points from weak side rebounds. The possessions often began with Grunfeld dribbling into the paint from a wing while King roamed around looking to get open.

I think that Devoe did have Ellis post up much closer to the basket than Mears did with Bernard.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I dare say that the 3 point line would have made a difference in Grunfeld's numbers too.

It might have been a trade off. Mike Jackson likely would have gotten many more looks had there been a 3-PL.

 

[i2amavol]

Good point.

 

[Evil King Snake]

King played here with his back to the basket. Had he played facing the basket like he did in the NBA, there's no telling how much he could have scored. Same with Dale Ellis.

I don’t think Dale had the three point line and we all know how dangerous he was from deep.

 

[LoudOrange]

King played here with his back to the basket. Had he played facing the basket like he did in the NBA, there's no telling how much he could have scored. Same with Dale Ellis.

They also played less regular season games in King's era and no conference tournament hurt his total as well.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

And no shot clock either. Temple stalled an entire game Grunfeld's freshman year and lost to TN 11 to 6.

 

[StarRaider]

I don’t think Dale had the three point line and we all know how dangerous he was from deep.

Dale played inside IIRC mostly in college. In the NBA he was dead eye from 3.

 

[LoudOrange]

And no shot clock either. Temple stalled an entire game Grunfeld's freshman year and lost to TN 11 to 6.

I was there and it's still the strangest thing I've seen in sports.

 

[wtmvol]

I was there and it's still the strangest thing I've seen in sports.

Sounds like a thriller

 

[cncchris33]

And no shot clock either. Temple stalled an entire game Grunfeld's freshman year and lost to TN 11 to 6.

INB4, "was Cuonzo coaching?"

 

[beamerman]

And no shot clock either. Temple stalled an entire game Grunfeld's freshman year and lost to TN 11 to 6.

Worst game I ever saw. Mears was absolutely livid. Have we played Temple since?

 

[vols 30]

Worst game I ever saw. Mears was absolutely livid. Have we played Temple since?

Yes. 2007 opener . Vols won by 17

 

[beamerman]

Yes. 2007 opener . Vols won by 17

So we won by the total score of the previous meeting. How appropriate.

 

[scottchatt]

And no shot clock either. Temple stalled an entire game Grunfeld's freshman year and lost to TN 11 to 6.

I'm recalling this article from memory, one of those "Weird Moments in Sports" type things, but I believe that many UT fans mailed their ticket stubs to the Temple athletic department asking for a refund since Temple refused to play the game.

 

[sport3500]

Was John Chaney the Temple coach in that 11-6 game?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Was John Chaney the Temple coach in that 11-6 game?

No. Don Casey's first year on the job.

1973-74 Temple Owls Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Don Casey - Wikipedia