The Official Tennessee vs. Wisconsin Game Thread, 1:30 PM ET, CBS

#852
#852
vols 30 said:
I believe so. Man, if he had decided to stay, I think we would be 11-1 right now. I still not sure he made the right decision
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We'd have been top 10 if both had finished. Happy for them but sick at the same time.
 
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#855
#855
1985Vols said:
Not saying JJJ is the ONLY 5* that is overrated, but nobody can argue he shouldn't have been a 5*. Not his fault, I know. He’s average at best. At least we’ll have him around for 4 years
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Maybe your expectations are overrated? If there are multiple other guys who aren’t playing at an elite level then maybe that’s the common place, and not necessarily a game changer? It’s been stated multiple times, a 5 star ranked #3 isn’t typically the same as a 5 star ranked #25.
 
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#857
VolGee4 said:
Yes, but 1985 said Bone was better his freshman year than JJJ. Not really the case.
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He might have a point about scoring. Bone averaged 7 points in 19 minutes and James is 7 for 30 minutes. I'd take Bone over James as PG so far and twice on sunday. James should stay on the wing where he can continue to be our leading rebounder.
 
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#859
#859
calban said:
He might have a point about scoring. Bone averaged 7 points in 19 minutes and James is 7 for 30 minutes. I'd take Bone over James as PG so far and twice on sunday. James should stay on the wing where he can continue to be our leading rebounder.
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I guess I haven’t paid that much attention, but I don’t think JJJ has been asked to play much PG. JJJ basically has the same amount of assistants and many more rebounds.

Also, I think I saw that Bone also averaged 7 per game his sophomore year.
 
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#860
#860
VolGee4 said:
I guess I haven’t paid that much attention, but I don’t think JJJ has been asked to play much PG. JJJ basically has the same amount of assistants and many more rebounds.

Also, I think I saw that Bone also averaged 7 per game his sophomore year.
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JJJ is playing twice as many minutes as Bone did, obviously out of necessity. You haven’t pai much attention because JJJ has played a lot of reserve pg up until Saturday and is now the pg. His first field made goal against Wisconsin Came 34 minutes into the game.
 
#861
#861
1985Vols said:
JJJ is playing twice as many minutes as Bone did, obviously out of necessity. You haven’t pai much attention because JJJ has played a lot of reserve pg up until Saturday and is now the pg. His first field made goal against Wisconsin Came 34 minutes into the game.
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I didn’t watch much Saturday, but Turner was averaging 30+ minutes per game, so JJJ couldn’t have been playing much reserve PG.

Doesn’t really matter though. I’m not giving up on him. He has all of the physical tools to be very good. It was stated preseason that JJJ was very raw offensively, that has proven to be true, and now people are surprised.
 
#862
#862
It's a rebuild year and we all knew it would be. I'm watching to see how the freshman progress. Those experience minutes they gain will be what the incoming class needs to be successful. The next class is being hyped way out of proportion. Without some experience to mix in they want go far. Just look at all those Kentucky classes. I want us to win every game. But I just hope we sneak into the tourney. If it doesn't happen it's not the end of the world.
 
#863
#863
1985Vols said:
Not saying JJJ is the ONLY 5* that is overrated, but nobody can argue he shouldn't have been a 5*. Not his fault, I know. He’s average at best. At least we’ll have him around for 4 years
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We can argue that. He had done well. Just not scored a million points so far. He does other things well.
 
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