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Volunteer country said:
Not sure he is a grad transfer, but Nick King from Memphis is transferring, I know we offered him out of high school. 6 7 wing top 100 player would be a huge get!
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Incredible. Has Pastner had 5 top 100 players transfer in one year?? Hell that's a top 15 team right there!! You go Joshy!! I think he may be approaching VFL status lol.
 
#328
#328
Marcus Foster had attitude and commitment problems (to the team). Jordan Mcrae-like talent but can't put it together mentally. I agree, no more "chance" players especially with limited room we have.

EDIT: my b, I just realized this is the news page. Just thought I'd add that Marcus Foster is probably not likely at all.
 
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Ok so Rob Gray is for sure visiting tomorrow, and Memphis April 11th. If all goes well however do we think he commits to us after his visit tomorrow? Are we the favorites to land him?
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
Ok so Rob Gray is for sure visiting tomorrow, and Memphis April 11th. If all goes well however do we think he commits to us after his visit tomorrow? Are we the favorites to land him?
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I'd say so, with relatives in the city and such but nothing is for sure so hope we make sure he feels at home here. Did he move his visit up or was that another guy? (If so then even better news)
 
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JohnMcA60 said:
I'd say so, with relatives in the city and such but nothing is for sure so hope we make sure he feels at home here. Did he move his visit up or was that another guy? (If so then even better news)
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Rob Gray is the one who moved his visit up. Actually now that I think of it he originally had his scheduled for April 10th, so he could go spend a day at Tennessee and then head on over to Memphis. So really that does make it seem like he wants to be at Tennessee. He may not take that final visit to Memphis now.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Dismissed? Must be something pretty worrisome for a player of that caliber to be cut loose. He took a shot with a problem child last year and it failed miserably. Just don't see DT taking that chance again anytime soon. IMO the short term gain isn't worth the risk. Can't allow cancer in the locker room or any threat to DTs stature in the eyes of his players. A single bad egg can cause a great deal of damage.
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Everybody and every situation is different. I don't see Donnie abandoning a source of talent just because one problem child didn't work out.

I would think that the coaches evaluate the character very carefully and they estimate how likely a worst case roster scenario (dismissal) will occur. He can live with losing 1 out of 13 players due to discipline. 2, 3, 4 or more and he'll have a big problem. It's not like Tyndall would have been 100% certain that Woodson was going to work out. I would expect if there was a big enough need, CDT would take another calculated risk.

As long as the coach actually eliminates the problem instead of threatening a dismissal I don't think they'd lose the locker room.
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
Rob Gray is the one who moved his visit up. Actually now that I think of it he originally had his scheduled for April 10th, so he could go spend a day at Tennessee and then head on over to Memphis. So really that does make it seem like he wants to be at Tennessee. He may not take that final visit to Memphis now.
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He also moved up his visit to Texas Tech too he just took that one
 
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What exactly can a coach do during the dead period? Make texts only? Maybe a daily call? No face to face contact?
 
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New Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes is in just his third day on the job but he already is significantly upgrading the Vols’ recruiting efforts. He appears to have a good shot at landing three highly touted players when the spring signing period commences April 15.
They are:
-Ray Kasongo, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound junior college power forward from College of Southern Idaho.
-Kobie Eubanks, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound shooting guard from Elev-8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Florida.
-Marcus LoVett, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound point guard from Morgan Park High in Chicago.

....Scout
 
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calban said:
New Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes is in just his third day on the job but he already is significantly upgrading the Vols’ recruiting efforts. He appears to have a good shot at landing three highly touted players when the spring signing period commences April 15.
They are:
-Ray Kasongo, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound junior college power forward from College of Southern Idaho.
-Kobie Eubanks, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound shooting guard from Elev-8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Florida.
-Marcus LoVett, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound point guard from Morgan Park High in Chicago.

....Scout
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That would be awesome
 
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volbeast33 said:
That would be awesome
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Kasonga and Lovett would give us 2 things we needed badly last season.
McGhee and Kasonga would give us a very respectable front court.
Lovett as PG. If he can translate in his first season, we'd might be very improved.
 
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