Just guessing based on what they are pursuing. Assuming he starts, lamonte will figure to handle a lot of the ball handling duties, at least at first. I'm sure he will still handle it a good bit because of Turner's ability off ball. This transfer is either because they don't think he'll be here after this year, or because they expect him to be more of a SG or SF. Just speculation thoughBased on what? I must have missed a statement...
Just guessing based on what they are pursuing. Assuming he starts, lamonte will figure to handle a lot of the ball handling duties, at least at first. I'm sure he will still handle it a good bit because of Turner's ability off ball. This transfer is either because they don't think he'll be here after this year, or because they expect him to be more of a SG or SF. Just speculation though
He had pretty much just as many turnovers as assists at Oregon. I remember seeing an Oregon beat writer say he'd be shocked if Bailey operated as a true PG at UT. Can't remember where I saw it, I'll search and find it and edit this post later.Bailey was the 19th ranked PG coming out of high school.....
What are the Vols Getting with Victory Bailey Jr.? | Rocky Top Insider“I would be very hesitant to suggest that he would be a significant point guard contributor,” Crepea stated. “If you’re going to have a guy be a floor general type of point guard, generally they’re either going to be a slasher or they’re going to be a distributor. Yeah, they may have a little bit of an outside game, but they’re not going to be a guy who’s going to bring the ball up, handle it all the time, and then start the passing rhythm but then be the last guy to get the ball and shoot from the outside.”
Crepea added that Bailey was used “almost exclusively” at the two-guard spot for Oregon last season, and his ball-handling duties were at a minimum. Still, Bailey did average almost an assist a game in his 19 minutes of action per game.
But clearly, Bailey was not viewed as a point guard at Oregon, and Crepea believes that all the teams recruiting him once he put his name in the transfer portal weren’t looking at him that way either.
He had pretty much just as many turnovers as assists at Oregon. I remember seeing an Oregon beat writer say he'd be shocked if Bailey operated as a true PG at UT. Can't remember where I saw it, I'll search and find it and edit this post later.
EDIT: Found it. Interview was with James Crepea of The Oregonian.
What are the Vols Getting with Victory Bailey Jr.? | Rocky Top Insider
Turner averaged 3.8 assists this past season and only 1.5 turnovers. He had an assist/TO ratio of 2.5 this past season.
Not even comparable.
Statistically, they were about even in that regard. Bone averaged 4.3 assists and 1.8 turnovers in those 6 games while Turner averaged 4.0 assists and 1.7 turnovers.I thought Turner distributed the ball better than Bone in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments, last year