Adonis Thomas

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hatvol96 said:
Just like Thad Young, Elliot Williams, Joe Jackson, et al. Every second Tennessee spends recruiting in Memphis is a second wasted. Period. I would hope Easterwood's alliance with Vaccaro would disavow the staff of the notion they are going to get a fair shot in the Bluff City.
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I actually think we have a shot at Stokes.
 
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Gcrop said:
I am sure you know this pretty well, but most Memphis fans hate Wolken. Dan seems to enjoy taking shots at anyone and everyone. His radio show is decent but his monotone voice is pretty tough to take.
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Yes, I am aware. His hate for all things Orange and all things Pearl has gotten to be kind of funny though. I can almost envision his head exploding every time he has to talk about them on air.


Back to Adonis...from all reports, the Penny Hardaway video that was shown at Memphis Madness tonight was obviously directed at Thomas and was supposedly a big hit. Talked about what it means for a local star to stay at home and rep the home city.

Edit... video here..
http://www.runningpony.com/clientarea/uofmpenny/
 
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GoVols2003 said:
Yes, I am aware. His hate for all things Orange and all things Pearl has gotten to be kind of funny though. I can almost envision his head exploding every time he has to talk about them on air.


Back to Adonis...from all reports, the Penny Hardaway video that was shown at Memphis Madness tonight was obviously directed at Thomas and was supposedly a big hit. Talked about what it means for a local star to stay at home and rep the home city.

Edit... video here..
UofM Penny
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Per Gary Parrish's article:

The video ended with Hardaway saying these words: "You can make a difference by staying at home."
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:eek:lol:

Not the most subtle video in the world.



And the dunk contest judges' table (Penny, Ced Henderson, CDR, Rudy Gay, Brandon Jennings, Yo Gotti) was setup directly in front of Adonis and Jarnell's seats.
 
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Gcrop said:
Per Gary Parrish's article:


:eek:lol:

Not the most subtle video in the world.



And the dunk contest judges' table (Penny, Ced Henderson, CDR, Rudy Gay, Brandon Jennings, Yo Gotti) was setup directly in front of Adonis and Jarnell's seats.
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...and Elliot Perry sitting right next to him during the Madness.
 
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If Memphis wants the Memphis kids, more times than not they will get the Memphis kids. No matter how good Pearl, Forbes, or Jones are.
 
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I believe Pearl should focus more on the Atlanta area than the Memphis area. Atlanta is even closer than Memphis anyways.
 
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They are saying that a (not surprising) announcement will come this week.

Who knows when it comes to a 17/18 year old though.
 
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Gcrop said:
They are saying that a (not surprising) announcement will come this week.

Who knows when it comes to a 17/18 year old though.
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All that time spent recruiting in Memphis is really paying off for UT. Brilliant strategy.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
Our history is so strong in Memphis, I really don't know why we would recruit anywhere else.
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The reason to keep recruiting the Memphis area is because that is typically where your best in-state players are going to be from.

You must maintain relationships with the high school coaches in the city of Memphis in the event that UofM ever were to fall on it's face. Some will still want to stay near home, but some will want to play college ball somewhere that matters. Also, there will be years when UofM will only be able to take 2 or 3 players and there may be more than 2 or 3 blue-chippers in the city. Memphis can't get them all, all of the time. There will arise, situations that prohibit them from taking every good player.

The argument against that is UofM will steer all players they want but can't take away from UT, ala Jeremy Williams.
 
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cncchris33 said:
The reason to keep recruiting the Memphis area is because that is typically where your best in-state players are going to be from.

You must maintain relationships with the high school coaches in the city of Memphis in the event that UofM ever were to fall on it's face. Some will still want to stay near home, but some will want to play college ball somewhere that matters. Also, there will be years when UofM will only be able to take 2 or 3 players and there may be more than 2 or 3 blue-chippers in the city. Memphis can't get them all, all of the time. There will arise, situations that prohibit them from taking every good player.

The argument against that is UofM will steer all players they want but can't take away from UT, ala Jeremy Williams.
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Memphis fell as completely on its face as is possible during the end of Larry Finch's tenure/Tic Price's time. It still didn't matter.
 
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cncchris33 said:
The reason to keep recruiting the Memphis area is because that is typically where your best in-state players are going to be from.

You must maintain relationships with the high school coaches in the city of Memphis in the event that UofM ever were to fall on it's face. Some will still want to stay near home, but some will want to play college ball somewhere that matters. Also, there will be years when UofM will only be able to take 2 or 3 players and there may be more than 2 or 3 blue-chippers in the city. Memphis can't get them all, all of the time. There will arise, situations that prohibit them from taking every good player.

The argument against that is UofM will steer all players they want but can't take away from UT, ala Jeremy Williams.
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Yeah, it is worth a great deal of recruiting focus for the one player we pull from there every couple of decades.
 
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I agree it didn't matter in the Fitch-Price era, but we weren't any good either. So, for those players contemplating playing for a bad team, do you play 7 minutes from home or 7 hours from home?

I'm just saying, there is something to be said for maintaining good relationships in the city where the beef of your in-state talent lies. Saying that Tennessee should stop recruiting Memphis is like saying that Florida should stop recruiting Miami. Similar distance obstacles, and a hometown school to contend with who gets the kids that they want.

Also, it's kind of a requirement from a PR standpoint to recruit the best kids in your state, even if it's superficial. Alumni and donors want to know you are trying to secure the best players from within your borders as the flagship program from your state.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I agree it didn't matter in the Fitch-Price era, but we weren't any good either. So, for those players contemplating playing for a bad team, do you play 7 minutes from home or 7 hours from home?

I'm just saying, there is something to be said for maintaining good relationships in the city where the beef of your in-state talent lies. Saying that Tennessee should stop recruiting Memphis is like saying that Florida should stop recruiting Miami. Similar distance obstacles, and a hometown school to contend with who gets the kids that they want.

Also, it's kind of a requirement from a PR standpoint to recruit the best kids in your state, even if it's superficial. Alumni and donors want to know you are trying to secure the best players from within your borders as the flagship program from your state.
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The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results. Every coach at UT has tried to "maintain good relationships" in Memphis. It's always been a miserable waste of time.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I agree it didn't matter in the Fitch-Price era, but we weren't any good either. So, for those players contemplating playing for a bad team, do you play 7 minutes from home or 7 hours from home?

I'm just saying, there is something to be said for maintaining good relationships in the city where the beef of your in-state talent lies. Saying that Tennessee should stop recruiting Memphis is like saying that Florida should stop recruiting Miami. Similar distance obstacles, and a hometown school to contend with who gets the kids that they want.

Also, it's kind of a requirement from a PR standpoint to recruit the best kids in your state, even if it's superficial. Alumni and donors want to know you are trying to secure the best players from within your borders as the flagship program from your state.
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Tennessee was in the middle of making the NCAA Tournament four straight years with a Memphis product at point guard during the Fitch/Price debacle I referenced. They got exactly nobody out of Memphis.
 
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Would Jackson be considered part of Memphis? That is where Chism was from. JP is also sort of Memphis native. They were the core of are only elite 8 team in history. I do think we should spend less time on Memphis and more on Atlanta though. The distance is less and we seem to have built a pipe line.
 
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