Juke Harris commits to UT!

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Caz said:
All the naysayers that claimed my man Rick Barns was a has been a couple of years back and the game had passed him by. What has he done? Three straight E8’s and has absolutely slayed the transfer portal to show he means business and has kept that fire in his belly. These elite players come here for a reason and I know money has something to do with it, but these guys want to play for Barnes and the “Big Orange” for a reason and we all should celebrate the best basketball coach in the history of TN basketball
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Love Coach Barnes and glad he's our coach, but my fav was/is Pearl. Barnes win % = .680 vs. Pearl .704. Head-to-head 8-6 Pearl.
 
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I like what Rick's done in the portal, but to me this thread seems a little over the top for a bulk scorer who isn't a particularly great shooter. 44% over all and 33% on threes is hardly elite. 1:1 assist to turnover likewise.
 
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volsarelife1 said:
Boom!! Barnes is on absolute mission this offseason
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papatomany said:
I like what Rick's done in the portal, but to me this thread seems a little over the top for a bulk scorer who isn't a particularly great shooter. 44% over all and 33% on threes is hardly elite. 1:1 assist to turnover likewise.
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Maybe this will help, if we compare his stats to Ament’s:

Ament Juke

Min. 29.7 35.2

FG% 39.9 44.4

3pt.% 33.3 33.2

FT% 79.0 78.3

REB 6.3 6.5

AST 1.9 2.3

BLK 0.6 0.2

STL 1.0 1.3

PF 2.0 2.1

TO 2.3 1.7

PTS 16.7 21.4

Their stats are almost identical, except Juke has a much better FG% and AST/TO ratio. The only thing we really lose is Ament’s height and shot-blocking. Basically, we are getting Ament’s production from last year, but with more efficiency.
 
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TrapVol said:
Maybe this will help, if we compare his stats to Ament’s:

Ament Juke

Min. 29.7 35.2

FG% 39.9 44.4

3pt.% 33.3 33.2

FT% 79.0 78.3

REB 6.3 6.5

AST 1.9 2.3

BLK 0.6 0.2

STL 1.0 1.3

PF 2.0 2.1

TO 2.3 1.7

PTS 16.7 21.4

Their stats are almost identical, except Juke has a much better FG% and AST/TO ratio. The only thing we really lose is Ament’s height and shot-blocking. Basically, we are getting Ament’s production from last year, but with more efficiency.
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Yeah...but can he throw the ball inbound?
 
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papatomany said:
I like what Rick's done in the portal, but to me this thread seems a little over the top for a bulk scorer who isn't a particularly great shooter. 44% over all and 33% on threes is hardly elite. 1:1 assist to turnover likewise.
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Counterpoint: he shot 56% from 2, on 265 attempts, as a wing slasher. He also shot 249 FT and hit them at 78%.

That’s pretty efficient for the every-night scouting focus.

I’m wracking my brain for the best wing slashers the vols have had in the recent past. Knecht shot 50% from 2. McRae 49%. Ament 43%. Jakobi 49% (I know he’s not a wing, but just spamming for comps here).

Grant williams wasn’t a wing slasher either, but he was an incredible 2-point scorer. His sophomore year he too was at 50%, and he got SEC POY that year, didn’t he?

Anyway Juke hitting 56% on that volume from the wing is really impressive. That’s why landing him is considered a big deal. If one is going to argue that he’s mediocre, actually, I think they’ll have to dive into film. The stats, for whatever they’re worth, favor Juke.
 
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LAVol1 said:
Love Coach Barnes and glad he's our coach, but my fav was/is Pearl. Barnes win % = .680 vs. Pearl .704. Head-to-head 8-6 Pearl.
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Plus, Pearl’s Elite 8 team was a 5th seed that was 2 points from the F4. Purdue was the closest Barnes got. The other two were absolute beat downs. I commend Barnes for changing up his player profile, but it’s still in question how his style of coaching will work with this group. If Pearl were coach of this roster, I’d book my F4 tickets.
 
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WaywardVol said:
Plus, Pearl’s Elite 8 team was a 5th seed that was 2 points from the F4. Purdue was the closest Barnes got. The other two were absolute beat downs. I commend Barnes for changing up his player profile, but it’s still in question how his style of coaching will work with this group. If Pearl were coach of this roster, I’d book my F4 tickets.
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Bruce Pearl is a lying scumbag who went to one E8 at Tennessee compared to Barnes' three. Barnes is a much better human and a better coach.

And who cares what they were seeded? Elite 8 is Elite 8. Barnes did it twice with 2 seeds and once with a 6 seed.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Bruce Pearl is a lying scumbag who went to one E8 at Tennessee compared to Barnes' three. Barnes is a much better human and a better coach.

And who cares what they were seeded? Elite 8 is Elite 8. Barnes did it twice with 2 seeds and once with a 6 seed.
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Bringing Pearl into the conversation is pathetic
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Bruce Pearl is a lying scumbag who went to one E8 at Tennessee compared to Barnes' three. Barnes is a much better human and a better coach.

And who cares what they were seeded? Elite 8 is Elite 8. Barnes did it twice with 2 seeds and once with a 6 seed.
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Bringing Pearl into the conversation is pathetic
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It is always interesting to me to see fans views and takes on Pearl. My opinion is more fans just needed to let it be what it is. Look he was the right coach for UT at the time that he got the job. The program needed what he brought to the table. Once he elevated the program, he was in a different arena and he made some terrible decisions (roster construction, lack of discipline/structure, violations). He got in over his head and noticed that he couldn't bring in top flight talent if he competed against the blue bloods for those players. So he took talented, highly ranked players that the blue bloods didn't want (for obvious reasons) and tried to skirt some rules. He loved his time here. Fans loved what he did when he first got here. After that, it happened the way it needed to happen because he was not ready with a plan for how to consistently compete at that level. He didn't have Barnes foundation within his system or philosophy.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Bruce Pearl is a lying scumbag who went to one E8 at Tennessee compared to Barnes' three. Barnes is a much better human and a better coach.

And who cares what they were seeded? Elite 8 is Elite 8. Barnes did it twice with 2 seeds and once with a 6 seed.
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Ok, and? I’m talking about getting the most out of a roster. Barnes got the roster. Credit due. Everything else I stated was a brute fact, not an opinion.
Do you still want to pretend Barnes is a choir boy while raiding numerous rosters across the country?? (Which I’m for BTW). Do you think all these players are gonna show up, buy in, and just magically fit? We’ll see, but it’s never happened before for Barnes.
 
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WaywardVol said:
Plus, Pearl’s Elite 8 team was a 5th seed that was 2 points from the F4. Purdue was the closest Barnes got. The other two were absolute beat downs. I commend Barnes for changing up his player profile, but it’s still in question how his style of coaching will work with this group. If Pearl were coach of this roster, I’d book my F4 tickets.
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If Bruce hadn't lied he may have still been coaching, but he did and paid. Ethics wise Barnes blows Bruce out of the water. Why all this new Bruce love surfacing?
 
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WaywardVol said:
Ok, and? I’m talking about getting the most out of a roster. Barnes got the roster. Credit due. Everything else I stated was a brute fact, not an opinion.
Do you still want to pretend Barnes is a choir boy while raiding numerous rosters across the country?? (Which I’m for BTW). Do you think all these players are gonna show up, buy in, and just magically fit? We’ll see, but it’s never happened before for Barnes.
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He isn't raiding if the players are in the portal. If NIL money meets portal players acceptance then they decide and are not raided. This is silly to try and tarnish Barnes reputation apparently.
 
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therickbol said:
It is always interesting to me to see fans views and takes on Pearl. My opinion is more fans just needed to let it be what it is. Look he was the right coach for UT at the time that he got the job. The program needed what he brought to the table. Once he elevated the program, he was in a different arena and he made some terrible decisions (roster construction, lack of discipline/structure, violations). He got in over his head and noticed that he couldn't bring in top flight talent if he competed against the blue bloods for those players. So he took talented, highly ranked players that the blue bloods didn't want (for obvious reasons) and tried to skirt some rules. He loved his time here. Fans loved what he did when he first got here. After that, it happened the way it needed to happen because he was not ready with a plan for how to consistently compete at that level. He didn't have Barnes foundation within his system or philosophy.
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My point is that this isn't a thread about Pearl. There are plenty of them already
 
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