Tyler Smith playing the 3

#26
#26
johnnybravo said:
At the five:
Williams/Chism/Jurick/Negedu

At the 4:
Chism/Prince/Negedu/Childress(maybe)/Pearl/T. Smith
I think Prince could see some minutes there with his ball handling skills.

Does any of this sound unreasonable?
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I highly doubt Prince any at all at the 4
 
#27
#27
TennesseeFan07 said:
As much as we've progressed we still don't have the athleticism to compete with the Carolina's, UCLA's, Memphis', just yet, but it's great to be into consideration.

I have no reason to believe that within 3 year's we'll have a Final Four appearance under our belts.
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I wouldn't write us out of the final 4 picture looking at a horizon that distant.
 
#28
#28
MphsBlues said:
I wouldn't write us out of the final 4 picture looking at a horizon that distant.
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Agreed.

I was in no way trying to diminish how our program has risen over the past 4 years. I just think that as much as we've grown, we've still yet to reach the Elite's and there's still more to gain out there.

But I believe that we're on our way to doing just that.
 
#29
#29
TennesseeFan07 said:
As much as we've progressed we still don't have the athleticism to compete with the Carolina's, UCLA's, Memphis', just yet, but it's great to be into consideration.

I have no reason to believe that within 3 year's we'll have a Final Four appearance under our belts.
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There's not a team in the nation we can't beat, believe that -hit
 
#31
#31
TennesseeFan07 said:
As much as we've progressed we still don't have the athleticism to compete with the Carolina's, UCLA's, Memphis', just yet, but it's great to be into consideration.

I have no reason to believe that within 3 year's we'll have a Final Four appearance under our belts.
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Huh? I thought we have beaten Memphis the last 2 years.
 
#36
#36
Yeah, we need some solid play at the point. We've had enough QB trouble for the year.
 
#38
#38
kiddiedoc said:
Yeah, we need some solid play at the point. We've had enough QB trouble for the year.
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If Williams has continued to improve dramatically and gotten in some shape, we could be tough to deal with for anyone with PG play.
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#40
#40
TennesseeFan07 said:
He's for sure thinned down even more.
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I saw that, but he needed serious strength work. I'd like to think he improved there in a big way. He's not overly athletic, but with some strength, especially lower body, he could be ugly in the middle of our team.
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#42
#42
kiddiedoc said:
He looked good in the RTL.
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Against those defenses everyone did.

I think by the time conference time gets around he'll be built and ready to go. I wouldn't be surprised for a few struggles early on, but nothing leads me to believe he can't be adjusted to and ready to go by the start of conference play.
 
#43
#43
TennesseeFan07 said:
Take a look at what Cal's pulling in for the next 2 years recruiting classes.

I'm not saying we're bad, but we aren't as talented as Memphis at this present time.
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We were not as talented as Memphis the last 2 years either. Florida and Texas out classed us a couple years ago also.
 
#44
#44
johnnybravo said:
At the five:
Williams/Chism/Jurick/Negedu

At the 4:
Chism/Prince/Negedu/Childress(maybe)/Pearl/T. Smith
I think Prince could see some minutes there with his ball handling skills.

Does any of this sound unreasonable?
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Not unreasonable at all. I just assumed if Williams was at the 5, Chism would be at the 4, and Negedu wouldn't be tall enough to play center. Childress, I thought, was injured. And again, I just assumed that Pearl wouldn't see any playing time. I would be excited to see a big lineup with Williams at center, Chism at PF, and T. Smith at SF. In any case, this will be an exciting squad.
 
#45
#45
TennesseeFan07 said:
Against those defenses everyone did.

I think by the time conference time gets around he'll be built and ready to go. I wouldn't be surprised for a few struggles early on, but nothing leads me to believe he can't be adjusted to and ready to go by the start of conference play.
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In the RTL, he was able to rebound the ball and then slam it in the basket. I didn't see that from him at all last year. I don't think he could slam it flat footed last year. I was really impressed with how slim he was this summer. He will continue to get better every year. Remember, he's only been playing ball for a few years now.
 
#46
#46
jackaro said:
Not unreasonable at all. I just assumed if Williams was at the 5, Chism would be at the 4, and Negedu wouldn't be tall enough to play center. Childress, I thought, was injured. And again, I just assumed that Pearl wouldn't see any playing time. I would be excited to see a big lineup with Williams at center, Chism at PF, and T. Smith at SF. In any case, this will be an exciting squad.
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Childress is injured that's why I put maybe. I'm sure he's done, but who knows we may see him sometime in Jan.

I think Chism could see some time at the 5 and 4 throughout a game.

Negedu is the same height as Crews, but with longer arms. I think he would have trouble at the 4 with his lack of offensive skills.

Pearl played 3 minutes a game last year. I would expect at least 3-5 minutes this year. If his name wasn't Pearl, then you would not even know he was even on this team.
 
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