The Official “Regular Posters of the Basketball Forum” Thread

[Lefteye]

Really excited about our frontline, tons of options and versatility.

Me too, man

 

[walkenvol]

Really excited about our frontline, tons of options and versatility.

I’m most surprised by how good and developed Brown appears to be. Looks like he’s going to be pushing hard for some PT?

 

[cncchris33]

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Felix and Dewayne!!!

Look how fat and out of shape Dewayne is

 

[Lefteye]

Look how fat and out of shape Dewayne is

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I’m most surprised by how good and developed Brown appears to be. Looks like he’s going to be pushing hard for some PT?

He’s definitely going to push the guys in front of him, gonna be tough for him to see many minutes imo, but hopefully early in the year against weaker teams he’ll get some run, also while they probably try and ramp up Estrella as well possibly.

 

[walkenvol]

Do we know for sure if all these guys get 5 years?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Do we know for sure if all these guys get 5 years?

Nothing has been announced officially, no.

 

[OrangeInKy]

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Felix and Dewayne!!!

Brown reminds me of what Jamal Lewis liked like when he showed up on campus. Just a dude that is already grown man.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Really excited about our frontline, tons of options and versatility.

Yes! Been a while since I felt that way.

 

[Lefteye]

Brown reminds me of what Jamal Lewis liked like when he showed up on campus. Just a dude that is already grown man.

Everybody got the same facial expression except Ok and BB. But he’s the only one looking like a Rhino in the group though.lol I hope his game reflects that pic.

 

[VolsNetClippers2025]

PG: Gillespie | 32 MPG | 15 PPG
SG: Burg | 22 MPG | 10 PPG
SF: Ament | 31 MPG | 16 PPG
PF: Carey | 20 MPG | 8 PPG
C: Okpara | 25 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Abram | 18 MPG | 7 PPG
G: Boswell | 10 MPG | 3 PPG
F: Phillips | 20 MPG | 5 PPG
C: Estrella | 15 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Henderson | 5 MPG | 1 PPG
C: Brown | 2 MPG | 1 PPG
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BE: Massamba
BE: Evans
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Who says no?

 

[cncchris33]

PG: Gillespie | 32 MPG | 15 PPG
SG: Burg | 22 MPG | 10 PPG
SF: Ament | 31 MPG | 16 PPG
PF: Carey | 20 MPG | 8 PPG
C: Okpara | 25 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Abram | 18 MPG | 7 PPG
G: Boswell | 10 MPG | 3 PPG
F: Phillips | 20 MPG | 5 PPG
C: Estrella | 15 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Henderson | 5 MPG | 1 PPG
C: Brown | 2 MPG | 1 PPG
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BE: Massamba
BE: Evans
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Who says no?

The more Im hearing about Henderson, the more Im wondering if his role and Boswell's roles arent reversed.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Really excited about our frontline, tons of options and versatility.

Exactly

 

[Stoked]

The more Im hearing about Henderson, the more Im wondering if his role and Boswell's roles arent reversed.

I hope so because if Boswell is out on the court then it’s 4 vs 5 offensively. I think Henderson is a diamond in the rough like ZZ was coming out of HS and CRB found another one!

 

[therickbol]

PG: Gillespie | 32 MPG | 15 PPG
SG: Burg | 22 MPG | 10 PPG
SF: Ament | 31 MPG | 16 PPG
PF: Carey | 20 MPG | 8 PPG
C: Okpara | 25 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Abram | 18 MPG | 7 PPG
G: Boswell | 10 MPG | 3 PPG
F: Phillips | 20 MPG | 5 PPG
C: Estrella | 15 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Henderson | 5 MPG | 1 PPG
C: Brown | 2 MPG | 1 PPG
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BE: Massamba
BE: Evans
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Who says no?

I think Burg and Estrella scoring the same amount of points per minute as Gillespie might be a high hurdle.

 

[Lefteye]

I think Burg and Estrella scoring the same amount of points per minute as Gillespie might be a high hurdle.

Agree. Not sure I see Burg starting before Abram though. At least not to start the season.

 

[Lefteye]

Out of left field but… Great clip from a great movie, and a great reminder to us all.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

PG: Gillespie | 32 MPG | 15 PPG
SG: Burg | 22 MPG | 10 PPG
SF: Ament | 31 MPG | 16 PPG
PF: Carey | 20 MPG | 8 PPG
C: Okpara | 25 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Abram | 18 MPG | 7 PPG
G: Boswell | 10 MPG | 3 PPG
F: Phillips | 20 MPG | 5 PPG
C: Estrella | 15 MPG | 7 PPG
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G: Henderson | 5 MPG | 1 PPG
C: Brown | 2 MPG | 1 PPG
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BE: Massamba
BE: Evans
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Who says no?

If Brown is who I think I was looking at in the highlights, he's getting more time than you predict. Exponentially more. Exponentially more production too

 

[TheMookieMonster]

We survive the inevitable (and unnecessary) for one more year.

 

[Orange.]

We survive the inevitable (and unnecessary) for one more year.

So greedy. And never mind that it's bad for the tournament and the game. And then they'll turn right around and wonder why the kids are out for money.

 

[cncchris33]

Jeff Borzello has us #23 in his preseason top-25. That seems low to me given how well Barnes has managed the portal era and has consistently reloaded. Borzello has 6 other SEC teams ranked ahead of Tennessee.

 

[VolsNetClippers2025]

Jeff Borzello has us #23 in his preseason top-25. That seems low to me given how well Barnes has managed the portal era and has consistently reloaded. Borzello has 6 other SEC teams ranked ahead of Tennessee.

I think we are a top ten team, not unreasonable chance to finally crack final four.

 

[cncchris33]

I think we are a top ten team, not unreasonable chance to finally crack final four.

I'm more in the top-15 camp without having seen them play. We lost a ton of leadership, not to mention talent. Replacing the talent may actually be the easier task. I think there is definitely March upside if things fall into place, though.

 

[YankeeVol]

I'm more in the top-15 camp without having seen them play. We lost a ton of leadership, not to mention talent. Replacing the talent may actually be the easier task. I think there is definitely March upside if things fall into place, though.

I think the team is more talented. I'll give you the leadership aspect maybe...except it's Barnes lol

 

[cncchris33]

I think the team is more talented. I'll give you the leadership aspect maybe...except it's Barnes lol

It may be more talented. Not sure I'd say "it isn't close", necessarily. I tend to be one who errs on the side of caution, so I may just be overly reserved. I certainly think this team has a ceiling every bit as high as last year's from a talent standpoint, though.