Update on Reese, McKnight & Mostella

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Reese is an interesting 4 because he's a decent three point shooter and a good rebounder, but he has absolutely no midrange game. I dont think I've ever seen another player like him that's played for Tennessee in my lifetime.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That's much different than your original post...



Do some guys fly under the radar? Absolutely, Chris Lofton is a good example of someone who did. However, saying "the most talented players are often unranked" is complete BS.

The NBA drafts the best players available, out of 30 first round draft picks, remove the international guys, and about 95% of 1st round picks are guys who were ranked coming out of high school.
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Lofton did not fly under anybody's radar and especially not Kentucky's. They were well aware of who he was and his talent. They did not feel he was good enough for Kentucky or even the SEC for that matter so they went with another player. Tennessee disagreed with their assessment.
 
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Maxwell said:
Lofton did not fly under anybody's radar and especially not Kentucky's. They were well aware of who he was and his talent. They did not feel he was good enough for Kentucky or even the SEC for that matter so they went with another player. Tennessee disagreed with their assessment.
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Jajuan Smith is maybe a better example.
 
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Maxwell said:
Lofton did not fly under anybody's radar and especially not Kentucky's. They were well aware of who he was and his talent. They did not feel he was good enough for Kentucky or even the SEC for that matter so they went with another player. Tennessee disagreed with their assessment.
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What was Lofton ranked coming out of high school?
 
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Shadowboxer said:
Reese is an interesting 4 because he's a decent three point shooter and a good rebounder, but he has absolutely no midrange game. I dont think I've ever seen another player like him that's played for Tennessee in my lifetime.
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I never understood how a player could knock down a 3 but struggle to hit a mid range. I was always taught to work yourself outwards in terms of shooting practice. But I agree, he has a unique skill set.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
What was Lofton ranked coming out of high school?
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Chris Lofton is from Maysville, Kentucky, where he led the Mason County Royals (his high school basketball team) to a victory in the 2003 State Championships and led the Royals back to the state championship game the next year.

You do not have great success in state championship basketball in Kentucky and have college coaches not know who you are. There are scouts all over the state championships in Kentucky. Mason County had not had very much success before Lofton arrived either.
 
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germanicus said:
Lofton was 146th in Rivals. Mr. Basketball in KY and Gatorade POY in KY. I'd have to agree he didn't fly under the radar. KY just didn't think he was tall enough or athletic enough to be a 2G in the SEC.
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Plus they had commitments from Ramel Bradley, Joe Crawford, and Rajon Rondo. No room for another guard in that class.

I agree, Lofton wasn't under the radar so much. Offers from a few high majors, chiefly Tennessee and Cincinnati.

Jajuan Smith fits that mold a little better IMO.
 
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Dallasbowlin said:
No mention that bto was wrong about coach contacts no apologies but who am I to judge :)
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Based on your last couple days activity in this thread, I'd advise you to let sleeping dogs lie, lay low, and gracefully take your small victory on that issue.

You have been wrong on so many levels in the last 48 hours. I wouldn't gloat over one potential "win".

Just some advice. Do with it what you will.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Jajuan Smith is maybe a better example.
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Jajuan Smith is a perfect example of a player flying under the radar. I remember he was originally a walk on. I also believe he was a 2 star prospect, but that could be wrong. I cant find a player profile for him from when he was in HS anywhere online. I am interested in knowing if he was indeed a 2 star, and if he had any offers to small schools.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Based on your last couple days activity in this thread, I'd advise you to let sleeping dogs lie, lay low, and gracefully take your small victory on that issue.

You have been wrong on so many levels in the last 48 hours. I wouldn't gloat over one potential "win".

Just some advice. Do with it what you will.
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Lol I'm not wrong but I will let it go and be the bigger man :)
 
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ainge10heisman said:
Jajuan Smith is a perfect example of a player flying under the radar. I remember he was originally a walk on. I also believe he was a 2 star prospect, but that could be wrong. I cant find a player profile for him from when he was in HS anywhere online. I am interested in knowing if he was indeed a 2 star, and if he had any offers to small schools.
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I'm going solely off of memory, so I could be way off, but it seems like he may have had an offer from Santa Clara maybe?
 
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Dallasbowlin said:
Let me rephrase that I'm not completely wrong
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I didn't realize there was an NCAA rule on that because of all the early commitments in recent years, but the wording is that the college coach can't initiate contact or return a call if he misses it. The loophole is that the coach can accept calls from prospects before their Junior year, though. I'm sure that the way college coaches are getting around is by giving their number to the prospect's high school coach. If there's a gap between the wording and the spirit of a rule, it will be exploited.
 
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germanicus said:
Lofton was 146th in Rivals. Mr. Basketball in KY and Gatorade POY in KY. I'd have to agree he didn't fly under the radar. KY just didn't think he was tall enough or athletic enough to be a 2G in the SEC.
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That's how I remember the story as well.

I remember Buzz talking about Lofton's recruitment. Everyone knew he could play but wanted to make him a PG in college because of his height. He is even listed as a PG on his Rival's page. So...they had some kind of camp where Lofton attended and they put him up against Rondo and Rondo just played circles around him and everyone backed off Lofton. In one of Buzz's few successful coaching moves he swept in and offered Lofton a scholarship at 2 guard and the rest is history.
 
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zansdad said:
That's how I remember the story as well.

I remember Buzz talking about Lofton's recruitment. Everyone knew he could play but wanted to make him a PG in college because of his height. He is even listed as a PG on his Rival's page. So...they had some kind of camp where Lofton attended and they put him up against Rondo and Rondo just played circles around him and everyone backed off Lofton. In one of Buzz's few successful coaching moves he swept in and offered Lofton a scholarship at 2 guard and the rest is history.
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Buzz had a few nice hits, he just couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag, especially in close games. CJ Watson, Dane Bradshaw, Lofton, Jajuan Smith, & Jackie Butler (who never qualified but played a little in the NBA IIRC)
 
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cncchris33 said:
Buzz had a few nice hits, he just couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag, especially in close games. CJ Watson, Dane Bradshaw, Lofton, Jajuan Smith, & Jackie Butler (who never qualified but played a little in the NBA IIRC)
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I think Bradshaw and JaJaun were nice hits because of Pearl. Under Buzz I think they are guys we never heard from. Jmo
 
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JaJuan was ranked a 2 star coming out of high school and I know he at least had an offer to UT-Chattanooga. Juany wanted to play for Tennessee, so Buzz promised him the opprotunity to get a scholarship if he did the work and proved to be talented enough.

Skylar McBee was the player that had an offer from Santa Clara (from former Tennessee assistant Kerry Keating).
 
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Shadowboxer said:
JaJuan was ranked a 2 star coming out of high school and I know he at least had an offer to UT-Chattanooga. Juany wanted to play for Tennessee, so Buzz promised him the opprotunity to get a scholarship if he did the work and proved to be talented enough.

Skylar McBee was the player that had an offer from Santa Clara (from former Tennessee assistant Kerry Keating).
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Thanks, I was almost certain I was remembering correctly about him being a 2 star.
 
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