I could see Josiah Jordan James being UT's Sindarius Thornwell

[NighthawkVol]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

 

[cwbytruckers]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

i will hold my thoughts on how i think this team is progressing until after UK visits and the trip to Fayetteville. Now i know the season doesnt make or break with those two games. But i want to see how they bounce back against UK. And im curious if they put up a fight in Fayetteville.

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Great comparison, and I love seeing JJJ coming into his own as of late.

 

[scvol98]

Great comparison, and I love seeing JJJ coming into his own as of late.

Been waiting a year and a half for this JJJ to emerge. He was absolutely the man last night.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

I will allow a final four appearance. GBO!

 

[scvol98]

I will allow a final four appearance. GBO!

Well, I was at the Final 4 when SC went and, I have hotel reservations in NO sooooooo........

 

[cardvolfan]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

Good stuff.

 

[golfballs]

JJJ is one of those prototypical Villanova forwards.

 

[golfballs]

Which is great because that’s how we need to play.

 

[cncchris33]

Which is great because that’s how we need to play.

Yup

 

[jmva1]

JJJ is one of those pro-typical Villanova forwards.

I agree. Was why it was so disheartening seeing him get his lunch handed to him by Brandon slater when we played them, who’s really just their version of JJJ. So nice to see him really start stringing together great offensive games. Makes us such a hard team to beat when he’s scoring like that

 

[Volfan1000]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

Tennessee has more offensive weapons surrounding James than South Carolina did with Thornwell.

 

[njvols]

I agree. Was why it was so disheartening seeing him get his lunch handed to him by Brandon slater when we played them, who’s really just their version of JJJ. So nice to see him really start stringing together great offensive games. Makes us such a hard team to beat when he’s scoring like that

Nova is my second fav team b/c my checks went there for 4 years, but I thought going into that game that we lined up pretty even. I was shocked at how much they out muscled us, b/c they play more like a finesse team. Maybe would be different result now. Super glad to see JJJ getting his groove. To me, the biggest thing here of late is not having those horrid long spells of not scoring...that just kills us.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Well, I was at the Final 4 when SC went and, I have hotel reservations in NO sooooooo........

There ya go. Done deal.

 

[ArdentVol]

Back in 2017, South Carolina, with a very good defense, finished tied for third in the SEC with a 12-6 conference record. They were a one and done in the SEC Tournament, losing to 5 seed Alabama after getting the double bye. They ended up being a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final 4 before losing to 1 seed Gonzaga, finishing 26-11. Along the way, they defeated 10 seed Marquette, 2 seed Duke, 3 seed Baylor, and 4 seed Florida.

That team was led by Sindarius Thornwell, a top 30 recruit who had been a good, but not great player for South Carolina. He finally became a stud his senior year and really carried them through that tournament, playing lights out on both ends.

I see a lot of similarities with this Tennessee team and Josiah Jordan James. James has been a good player, but is just now turning it on to be the player he was thought to be as a recruit. He plays well on both ends of the floor and has an exceptional all around game. He's a tremendous leader. This team will probably finish about 3rd or 4th in the SEC, just like that South Carolina team. Their calling card is defense, just like that South Carolina team. One difference is, Tennessee will likely be a much higher seed than 7.

The NCAAT is about which teams and players put it together at the right time. This Tennessee team is trending that way and its doing so in large part because its leader and, dare I say, best all-around player (at least ceiling-wise) is hitting his stride.

thanks for recharging my low on lithium brain.
i had forgotten the name, and think this is a great impression.
jjj is emerging and certainly has a supporting cast that usc lacked.
GBO!