Anyone think # 5 Chris Lofton will be retired ?

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tvolsfan said:
Lofton played a big role in Pearl's turnaround early in his UT tenure, and he's one of my favorite players. That said, he was the third best player on the 2007-2008 team.
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Wait, what?

He was still the leading scorer.

You'd rather have Ty Smith than Chris Lofton? Are you for real?

Not too mention Lofton just beat cancer in the offseason.

Remember that year, ya know, when he shot 46/40/84 his junior year, 2nd team All-America, and was SEC player of the year?

Because I do.
 
#52
#52
Guess I'm in the hillbilly minority that believes Lofton deserves his number retired. Guy was amazing and played through cancer his senior year.
 
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WesternKyVol said:
Guess I'm in the hillbilly minority that believes Lofton deserves his number retired. Guy was amazing and played through cancer his senior year.
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I would think he deserves it too, but surprisingly, he doesn't meet the basic criteria. He just couldn't get on that 1st-team AA ballad.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
You must not remember much from those seasons, especially if you think I was referencing Ramar Smith.
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Jesus, I forgot how many Smith's we had. I totally forgot about Tyler. That being said, Tyler was not the better player. He was good, but not the better player.

I'm astonished that people are cheapening Lofton so much. He was so loved during his time. Even when he was struggling early in his senior season, we were still begging him to shoot because we knew he had it in him.
 
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I loved Chism as well, and I would take Chism over Ty Smith, and possibly Jujuan, but not Lofton. Lofton was a legend during my UT run (05-09).
 
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Weezy said:
Jesus, I forgot how many Smith's we had. I totally forgot about Tyler. That being said, Tyler was not the better player. He was good, but not the better player.

I'm astonished that people are cheapening Lofton so much. He was so loved during his time. Even when he was struggling early in his senior season, we were still begging him to shoot because we knew he had it in him.
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It's kinda difficult to say whether T. Smith or Lofton was better, but I do firmly believe that we would have been better off if we lost Lofton instead of Smith. Lofton just brought so little to the table besides his incredible shooting. If he were able to develop a better passing or defensive game, that probably would have sent him over the edge for 1st-team AA and other awards.
 
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There is no way in hell I'd take Tyler smith on my COLLEGE team over loften. NO chance. Cancer or no cancer.
 
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zjcvols said:
His senior season somewhat cheapened his career.
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Exactly, and perfectly summed up. Because of a very private battle with a life-altering disease, he is remembered as less of a player than he really was for the way it affected his senior season, and thus, his legacy.

Not to mention the constant attention he saw as his career and reputation progressed, and the balanced nature of the overall talent of the 07-08 team. He wasn't needed to be the only go-to guy. Their was team balance that allowed for a more even statistical spread.
 
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And we went on an elite 8 run after dismissing Ty Smith. So to argue he was somehow less dispensible in comparison to Lofton seems off.
 
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We're talking about a kid who would have easily been the all time 3 point shot holder had he not gotten sick and had played as many games as Reddick.
 
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Tyler Smith was a slow small forward who couldn't stretch the defense. Or you could look at it as a really undersized power forward who couldn't stretch the D and his post moves were limited.

I'll take one of the best 3 point shooters of all time who developed the ability to get to the basket and had quick hands and a knack for steals in the clutch. He was slow and undersized though.
 
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Weezy said:
And we went on an elite 8 run after dismissing Ty Smith. So to argue he was somehow less dispensible in comparison to Lofton seems off.
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We also went on that run after we stopped running the offense through Lofton. If you think someone who is purely a shooter is going to make more of an impact than everything that T. Smith did, then there's no point in arguing, that's where we differ.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
We also went on that run after we stopped running the offense through Lofton. If you think someone who is purely a shooter is going to make more of an impact than everything that T. Smith did, then there's no point in arguing, that's where we differ.
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Yeah I suppose Jenkins isn't Vanderbilts best player either because he's purely a shooter with even less ability to get to the basket.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Yeah I suppose Jenkins isn't Vanderbilts best player either because he's purely a shooter with even less ability to get to the basket.
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Jenkins is a beast. Not as good of a shooter as Lofton, but he's able to do more. Obviously Jenkins is Vandy's best player IMO.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Lofton was a better shooter, no doubt. Can't think of a single other thing though.
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He doesn't need to be better at anything else. Even though he was. He was one of our most clutch players of all time - and a lot of those clutch moments came on the DEFENSIVE end.

He was slow but had quick hands.
 
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Please tell me one category Tyler smith ranks top 5 in alll time other than most illegally owned guns by a college athlete.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
He doesn't need to be better at anything else. Even though he was. He was one of our most clutch players of all time - and a lot of those clutch moments came on the DEFENSIVE end.

He was slow but had quick hands.
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If Lofton had a defensive presence, he would probably be in the NBA right now. He was definitely clutch, yes. Not on the defensive end though.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
You must not remember much from those seasons, especially if you think I was referencing Ramar Smith.
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Honestly, Tyler Smith hurt this team more than he helped it. The team stood around for 30 seconds, and waited to see what he would do. Definitely one of the most overrated guys during Pearls time here.
 
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