Jocolbi Gillespie

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BULLET VOL said:
Did anyone watch his game today? I’m not sure he could have played for TN but he has always got it done wherever he was at.
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Ja'Kobi Gillespie
Sorry, had to be the grammar police. I was wondering this. Love Bishop Boswell, but watching warm-ups yesterday he may be the worst 3-point shooter on the team. What's wrong with our HS recruiting? I feel like we got 4 excellent transfers this year. So obviously kids wanna come here and play. But only one HS recruit? Seems like the recruiting pitch of immediate playing time on a Top 10 team would appeal to some of these kids?
 
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Transfers have developed skills, most high school kids who can play at the high D1 level are usually way better than their competition so their skills are raw. Few have a work ethic to develope those skills before college.

There are some true freshmen who contribute to their teams and a few one and done players, but overall most need to lose the ego, get stronger, learn how to play defense and what a team offense is
 
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Orange Navy said:
Ja'Kobi Gillespie
Sorry, had to be the grammar police. I was wondering this. Love Bishop Boswell, but watching warm-ups yesterday he may be the worst 3-point shooter on the team. What's wrong with our HS recruiting? I feel like we got 4 excellent transfers this year. So obviously kids wanna come here and play. But only one HS recruit? Seems like the recruiting pitch of immediate playing time on a Top 10 team would appeal to some of these kids?
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Except that's not a pitch we could make until this current recruiting cycle. Especially for guards, Barnes does not really play young guys unless you're a 1 and done. ZZ and Santi were the exceptions to that rule and that was during the 'building years'. Pretty much every guard we have recruited since ZZ, Mashack, Chandler in 21-22 has transferred out. From that point on the only guards that have contributed on this team have been Transfers.

So yes it looks like since 21-22 we have pretty much struck out on HS guard recruiting.
 
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Orange Navy said:
Ja'Kobi Gillespie
Sorry, had to be the grammar police. I was wondering this. Love Bishop Boswell, but watching warm-ups yesterday he may be the worst 3-point shooter on the team. What's wrong with our HS recruiting? I feel like we got 4 excellent transfers this year. So obviously kids wanna come here and play. But only one HS recruit? Seems like the recruiting pitch of immediate playing time on a Top 10 team would appeal to some of these kids?
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A popular and effective strategy is the new era of CBB is to focus recruiting on the portal and get more polished and mature players.

The HS kids you take all have a high risk to just transfer out before you can reap the benefit of their development.

if I were a high major coach, idk if I’d even really bother with recruiting high school players outside the elite ones like Asa Newell etc..
 
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Golfprovol said:
Transfers have developed skills, most high school kids who can play at the high D1 level are usually way better than their competition so their skills are raw. Few have a work ethic to develope those skills before college.

There are some true freshmen who contribute to their teams and a few one and done players, but overall most need to lose the ego, get stronger, learn how to play defense and what a team offense is
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yeah i don't even know if Barnes would look at Grant Williams now the way he was before he came to TN
 
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omghulkhands said:
A popular and effective strategy is the new era of CBB is to focus recruiting on the portal and get more polished and mature players.

The HS kids you take all have a high risk to just transfer out before you can reap the benefit of their development.

if I were a high major coach, idk if I’d even really bother with recruiting high school players outside the elite ones like Asa Newell etc..
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yeah and now the NIL makes that risk a lot more expensive. Burn 500K on a 5 star flame out
 
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omghulkhands said:
A popular and effective strategy is the new era of CBB is to focus recruiting on the portal and get more polished and mature players.

The HS kids you take all have a high risk to just transfer out before you can reap the benefit of their development.

if I were a high major coach, idk if I’d even really bother with recruiting high school players outside the elite ones like Asa Newell etc..
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Yeah the risk/benefit is just too high most often. Especially when the portal usually has what you need to fill a spot. It takes years of money, time, and evaluation with high school kids. So...I think Rick has decided to use the portal as much as possible for the time being. CLEARLY... if he gets a chance to sign a "can't miss-one and done" out of high school he would take him. Interesting times for collegiate sports for sure.
 
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Doctrippin said:
yeah i don't even know if Barnes would look at Grant Williams now the way he was before he came to TN
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With the portal it is hard for coaches to spend the time, energy, and money to develope a kid for some other school....i.e. Aidoo
 
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A one- or two-year old used car is a much better financial investment than a brand new car.
With cars it's due to depreciation.

With basketball players, it's their (and their home support system's) exposure to reality. Once they've encountered reality at the next level, and responded with humility and commitment to do the work necessary to become what they thought they already were upon leaving high school... then they become the "used car" that is the better value investment.
IMHO
 
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508mikey said:
Braden Burries not likely to get him imo
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Not a bad comparison. On the bad side, Burries turns a lot of out of control moments into buckets. This won’t convey well to college ball. On the positive side, he is very naturally aggressive and also a ready/fire shooter. He can elevate and is a great natural shooter. I’d also put the odds of him landing here as much higher than 60%.
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508mikey said:
Ive seen in some reports it depends on ZZ getting a 5th year & I think it was O3 whatever the site is called, has Arizona over 30% and the Vols 9% - Hope he comes to Ktown either way
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Just curious what ZZ would have to do with it? Burries isn't really a PG, and I'd be disappointed if we tried to play him there.

Also, those On3 prediction machines aren't accurate at all. Not saying he won't end up at Arizona, but it won't be because of that.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Just curious what ZZ would have to do with it? Burries isn't really a PG, and I'd be disappointed if we tried to play him there.

Also, those On3 prediction machines aren't accurate at all. Not saying he won't end up at Arizona, but it won't be because of that.
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just sportswriters blabbing stuff I guess - btw what are your thoughts on ZZ getting a 5th year ? Im hoping he does
 
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