Terrence Hill Jr commits to UT

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VCU coach Phil Martelli on Terrence Hill Jr.:

“We started the year off where he didn’t play much last year,” Martelli said. “He was a championship-level team. Played behind some really good guards. We saw it early, he had that it factor. And he started the year where he was shooting the ball at a blistering pace. From there, he gets labeled as a shooter, then all of a sudden, people are running him off the line and he’s finishing around the rim. And then it turns into, he’s a scorer. Then, he has a bunch of games where he has seven or eight, nine assists, and it’s like, oh yeah, this dude can really play.

“He’s a guy that at the end of the game, the ball is in his hands, he makes me look like I’m a lot better coach than I really am. Just put the ball in his hands and say, hey, go make a play. He makes a play, and somebody says whatever you ran at the end of the game looks pretty good, and I’m like, yeah, it’s because it was a good player with the ball in his hands making a good play.”
 
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Hill is viewed as a combo-guard, and while Barnes agrees Hill is more than capable of playing point guard or off the ball, Hill is aware of which position is likely best for his future. "I see myself scoring a lot, play-making a lot, whether that's being at the one or being at the two," Hill said. "But primarily going forward, I think for me to get to that next level is going to be me at that point guard spot."

Hill's game is similar to Ja'Kobi Gillespie's, who just enjoyed an All-SEC season at point guard in his lone season on Rocky Top. The way Gillespie developed at the point under Barnes after transferring from Maryland as more of a combo-guard is something Hill noticed when weighing what Tennessee has to offer. "It stands out a lot," Hill said. "I was actually watching the March Madness game where he was shooting anything he wanted. I was like, 's***, he let his point guard go.' So I like that. And me and my agent were watching it like, 'Tennessee might be a good spot for me.'"
https://247sports.com/college/tenne...tball-rick-barnes-jakobi-gillespie-282104213/
 
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kamoshika said:
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Hill is viewed as a combo-guard, and while Barnes agrees Hill is more than capable of playing point guard or off the ball, Hill is aware of which position is likely best for his future. "I see myself scoring a lot, play-making a lot, whether that's being at the one or being at the two," Hill said. "But primarily going forward, I think for me to get to that next level is going to be me at that point guard spot."

Hill's game is similar to Ja'Kobi Gillespie's, who just enjoyed an All-SEC season at point guard in his lone season on Rocky Top. The way Gillespie developed at the point under Barnes after transferring from Maryland as more of a combo-guard is something Hill noticed when weighing what Tennessee has to offer. "It stands out a lot," Hill said. "I was actually watching the March Madness game where he was shooting anything he wanted. I was like, 's***, he let his point guard go.' So I like that. And me and my agent were watching it like, 'Tennessee might be a good spot for me.'"
https://247sports.com/college/tenne...tball-rick-barnes-jakobi-gillespie-282104213/
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So he does see his future in the NBA as a PG. Now we can finally move on from Tanner.
 
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UTK said:
I said don’t take a player that averages under 15 ppg and we’ve only taken one who is the Felix replacement. Can’t be mad. The portal is going very well so far
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The big question is how well all these new pieces will fit together and how long it will take to gel? Gonna be fun to watch....at least I hope it's fun and not like UKs mess this year.
 
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EricberryFAN said:
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This was a great get for Vols. I believe deadline for declaring for NBA draft is this week. Do we think we'll cool it and lag on more signees until we see if he's coming back, knowing he'll pull a very healthy NIL $? Guess we still have spots, so I just wonder how long it will take us to finish out our roster, which is quickly, on paper building into one of our best rosters RB has had.
 
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