2024-2025 Tennessee Basketball Team Discussion

#26
#26
csheaton said:
Gainey is the one who should see his minutes significantly cut. Can’t shoot 29% from three and expect to see more minutes. Not with this roster. Gainey does have a nice little floater and 15ft game, and I think he can still play a role, but he should probably be used more as a last resort when we are struggling offensively to provide a spark off the bench…or when the others are in foul trouble. I’m thinking 8-10 mins a game for him this year.
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I think he'll get a little more
 
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#29
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Special Ed said:
I'm more interested in this year's team.
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Yep. Appreciate all the guys who departed from last season, but they'd been around so very long. Honestly, it got a bit stale. Said it before....for better or worse, I'm ready for some new blood. A bit of the "unknown" is interesting to me. Anxious to see how these new guys come together off the court and what Barnes manages to create from all these new athletes. Really excited to see how this season plays out.
 
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#32
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Chaz-Vol said:
So stock up Igor and Okapra. Stock slightly down maybe Lanier and Dubar as they're not best at creating own shots and getting to basket. Overall team has a bunch of shooters and will be running through ZZ. Unknowns due to injury Carr and JP.
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Yep ZZ is the Dude
 
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oldaaucoach said:
Is this accurate? Is this Nashville's Bridgestone? I don't see the vols scheduled at the Nashville Bridgestone Arena.
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It was reported.

Bridgestone doesn’t have any events scheduled 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, or 10/30 (Sunday-Wednesday). The Predators have the arena on 10/26 and 10/31. The Michigan State exhibition game was on Sunday 10/29/2023. The Gonzaga exhibition game was on Friday 10/28/2022.

www.bridgestonearena.com

Events Calendar | Bridgestone Arena

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#39
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onfocusgovols said:
What are the Vols going to do with the last 2 scholarships?

I think our options boil down to
1.) a late upcoming freshman commitment from the summer circuit (like Zeigler did)
2.) a potential 2025 reclass (like BHH did)
3.) leaving a scholarship open for a mid season acquisition (like Vescovi did)
or just simply
4.) not using all 13 scholarships.

What do you think?
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My son and I were at the Peach Jam in July and CRB and staff where there. Any time there was a tough, short guard playing, my son said I bet coach is looking for someone to replace ZZ when he graduates, lol. Anyway I did get a few minutes to speak with CRB and get a picture.
 
#40
#40
csheaton said:
Gainey is the one who should see his minutes significantly cut. Can’t shoot 29% from three and expect to see more minutes. Not with this roster. Gainey does have a nice little floater and 15ft game, and I think he can still play a role, but he should probably be used more as a last resort when we are struggling offensively to provide a spark off the bench…or when the others are in foul trouble. I’m thinking 8-10 mins a game for him this year.
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Agreed. Dubar is fine he can play 2-4 so minute for him won be hard to find. gainey is likely the odd man out especially if Carr is HIM. Mashack also might be fighting for minutes. Lanier and Dubar are most likely guaranteed the most minutes no matter what (outside of them being hurt or sucking). Mashack gets his minutes unless Carr/Gainey push him for them. Dubar I think Dubar and Milicic call into the situation where one is our starting 4 the other is playing the most minutes off the bench at the 4/5. Unless his game has developed lightyears I think Estrella is a matchup sub. For times we need a big guy to give us some minutes against someone too big for Dubar/Milicic to handle. This could be a really good team down the road if everything works out and we really do have an 'easy' home ooc slate. It would hurt us only really if we lose games. If we win those games develop young guys and have em ready for conference play....it could be special. I whine a lot about our depth at post...but if there is one staff I think can prove me wrong its Barnes'. They develop kids.
 
#43
#43
pimo1 said:
if we sign someone doesnt that mean a walkon gets cut? Isnt the roster for basketball hard 15 including walkons until they change it to 15 schollies next season?
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I think that's correct. 15 roster spots, 13 scholarships max as far as I know.
 
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#44
#44
There are 15 players listed on the 2023-24 roster but there are 16 in the team photo.

13 has been the scholarship limit and it seems like we also had 5 walk-ons recently. But even if there were that many I think there was a lower limit on how many could dress out and/or travel.

With the new rules (or proposed changes) I don’t have a clue what the limits are or will be.
 
#47
#47
How have Dubar and Milicic compared thus far? I know Milicic does not have a very large piece of work in yet, but curious if any info or observations.
 
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As for the current team the Vols will have a closed scrimmage against Indiana in the preseason this year. That will take place behind closed doors in Knoxville in October. With classes starting back up this week the entire team has re-assembled after some guys took the opportunity to get away for a quick break earlier in the month.

At this stage the offseason work is focused on individual sessions with players working on specific skill sets. As we always note, no one ever says ‘you know, we just had a terrible offseason.’ With that said, there’s a real feeling around the program that this was a good summer for the team.

Not that anyone has ever described Rick Barnes style as ‘soft,’ but according to some he might have even cranked things up a notch this summer in terms of making things tough on his guys. The word is that what is always a tough offseason program went to another level for this group.

Part of that is that this is a veteran group with only one freshman on the roster. Secondly, with so many veteran transfers expected to be huge pieces of the puzzle, getting as much out of the summer was always going to be a big deal.
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-VQ
 
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#49
#49
csheaton said:
Then who is getting less? It will have to be someone.
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How is that? we lost 4 starters and our main backup from last year. Plus Dillone. Pretty much everyone we brought in outside of Okpara is a loss on the defensive side. to the person whose spot they fill. If anything that makes Gainey and Mashack more valuable because he has time in the system. From what I understand Dubar and Milicic are + defenders but mostly offensive players Lanier is known as a defender. That fills 4 of the 6 spots. Boswell is Dillones replacement -a year in the program. So that leaves one spot. Mashacks spot is pretty much set just bigger than before. Gainey is a good player and unless Carr beats him out there is no any other real competition with him for minutes. Lanier is gonna get what minutes he gets so are the other transfers. Gainey is competing for that 6/7th mans role and his competition there is Dubar and Carr IMO. It is not outside the realm of possibility he beats out Lanier. This staff develops guys.
 
#50
#50
pimo1 said:
How is that? we lost 4 starters and our main backup from last year. Plus Dillone. Pretty much everyone we brought in outside of Okpara is a loss on the defensive side. to the person whose spot they fill. If anything that makes Gainey and Mashack more valuable because he has time in the system. From what I understand Dubar and Milicic are + defenders but mostly offensive players Lanier is known as a defender. That fills 4 of the 6 spots. Boswell is Dillones replacement -a year in the program. So that leaves one spot. Mashacks spot is pretty much set just bigger than before. Gainey is a good player and unless Carr beats him out there is no any other real competition with him for minutes. Lanier is gonna get what minutes he gets so are the other transfers. Gainey is competing for that 6/7th mans role and his competition there is Dubar and Carr IMO. It is not outside the realm of possibility he beats out Lanier. This staff develops guys.
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Your last sentence is why I think Carr will play a lot…almost starter minutes. His upside might be the highest on the team and he will be developed.
 
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