2013 TN PG Darius Thompson

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BigZiti09 said:
One or both were going to leave early even if Pearl stayed. Personally I think both would have left. Scotty wanted to go pro and I doubt a fourth year was going to help him get there. Tobias was going as well because his stock was likely higher than it would ever be due to the possible lockout that kept a lot of guys from declaring.

So yeah, fair or not, that's how Pearl left it.
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How can you blame pearl then for recruiting guys that were talented enough to ho early. I'm not sure either would go. If you go by what they said both were quoted as saying they were inclined to stay if pearl was to retained.
 
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volnooga said:
Overlooked statement in a sea of idiocy. Also, Thompson is not athletic enough to guard SEC 1's. If ya'll dislike Trae's D, then you're going to be sick.
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I don't know if he can or not, but at 6'4", he can provide a different matchup. Golden is short and slow- at least Thompson would be able to use his length.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
How can you blame pearl then for recruiting guys that were talented enough to ho early. I'm not sure either would go. If you go by what they said both were quoted as saying they were inclined to stay if pearl was to retained.
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Pearl admitted that Scotty and Tobias never meshed. I don't think those two were both coming back together. Tobias leaving early was due to his stock rising IMO. He was a top 20 pick. So if one was to stay, it would have been Scotty. But I don't think Scotty wanted to play for a coach like Martin. Just not a good fit.

I'm not faulting pearl for recruiting those 2. I'm faulting him for leaving the roster the way it was when Martin took over. And I'm not saying it was in any way due to bad recruiting. It was due to Pearl getting slapped by the NCAA and not being able to recruit in 2010-11. Add that to graduating players and guys going pro and you're left with a bad roster.

It was a combination of recruiting restrictions, NCAA investigating, seniors graduating and guys going pro early that hung UT out to dry and like it or not, that falls on Pearl.
 
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GoobieVol said:
Just curious, who is the pg that Martin had a chance on last year and missed? The kid at Vandy??
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Fabyon Harris at A&M was one. Solid ball handler and I think shot around 40% from 3.

He also had a chance with Anthony Hickey, now at LSU, I believe in the class before that.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Fabyon Harris at A&M was one. Solid ball handler and I think shot around 40% from 3.

He also had a chance with Anthony Hickey, now at LSU, I believe in the class before that.
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Not going after Hickey was a mistake. Kid would've jumped at the opportunity to be 4hrs from home.
 
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Lewis continues to say he thinks (guesses) that Tennessee will try to part with Landry...this would lead me to believe stokes and McRae are returning.
 
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vols 30 said:
Can he do this without a spot available? Don't get me wrong, I think this kid is an upgrade.
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Coaches do it all the time. We'll see a spot open up very soon. If I had to bet it would be Edwards or Landry.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
How would Kentucky have 7 kids committed if this wasn't allowed?
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UK also gave 4 of their walk-on players scholarships, so that's 9 that we actually on scholarship to begin with. With Noel possibly leaving, two seniors leaving, and John Hood not being granted a 5th year, that's 5 total scholarships that are on the team + the 7 freshmen
 
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d3vols said:
UK also gave 4 of their walk-on players scholarships, so that's 9 that we actually on scholarship to begin with. With Noel possibly leaving, two seniors leaving, and John Hood not being granted a 5th year, that's 5 total scholarships that are on the team + the 7 freshmen
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I know their situation...the OP asked how we can take this kids commitment if we are CURRENTLY full. My response was that KY is currently full, or close and if this was how it worked how could they take commitments from 7 guys.

My point ultimately being, you can take as many commitments as you want, you can take 100 commitments if you want...you have to have the spots for them though by a certain date. So even though we or Kentucky don't technically currently have spots open we can still take commitments.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I know their situation...the OP asked how we can take this kids commitment if we are CURRENTLY full. My response was that KY is currently full, or close and if this was how it worked how could they take commitments from 7 guys.

My point ultimately being, you can take as many commitments as you want, you can take 100 commitments if you want...you have to have the spots for them though by a certain date. So even though we or Kentucky don't technically currently have spots open we can still take commitments.
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This is going to be one of the more interesting developments this spring. So far, Calipari, at UK, hasn't "missed" with very many recruits and the nearly complete turnover permitted Cal to just bring in another load of 5*. This year, there are three guys who are graduating and only one--Nerlens Noel--that is a guaranteed NBA player. Does Poythress, Cauley-Stein, and/or Goodwin test the NBA waters? What if they fall to the second round or don't get drafted--which hasn't happened yet with Cal's UK players--and they were encouraged to go pro? And so on and so forth. I hope there is some backlash because it is stomach turning to watch Cal land 4-5 of the 10 or 15 best players in the country nearly every year. Seriously, why aren't more of these kids going to UNC, Duke, KU, UCLA, etc.?
 
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WhatInVolnation said:
This is going to be one of the more interesting developments this spring. So far, Calipari, at UK, hasn't "missed" with very many recruits and the nearly complete turnover permitted Cal to just bring in another load of 5*. This year, there are three guys who are graduating and only one--Nerlens Noel--that is a guaranteed NBA player. Does Poythress, Cauley-Stein, and/or Goodwin test the NBA waters? What if they fall to the second round or don't get drafted--which hasn't happened yet with Cal's UK players--and they were encouraged to go pro? And so on and so forth. I hope there is some backlash because it is stomach turning to watch Cal land 4-5 of the 10 or 15 best players in the country nearly every year. Seriously, why aren't more of these kids going to UNC, Duke, KU, UCLA, etc.?
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NBA draft this year will be horrible.
 
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docholiday said:
BT what was the deal with Chris Jones signing with Louisville? Did TN re-recruit or did Pitino just secure him?
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Martin wasn't that interested. Jones was Pearl's (Forbes) guy so he probably moved on from UT after his guys were canned. Martin may have questioned his ability to get in school and didn't think it was worth the chance.
 
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