Appreciation for Vescovi

[Volfan1000]

Was he shaking his finger at the ref or a Puke player?

SV is becoming a solid point guard option as part of a three headed point guard trio including Key and Mashack.

 

[EZE]

We will miss SV more than anyone IMO. My brother slams on him all the time for some reason. He and I have agreed to not discuss it. I think he’ll go down in Vol history with some of our greatest shooters. BUT…I’m not convinced that’s his greatest contribution to this team. Coach Barnes said he ask Santi at the under 4 TO what he wanted to do. Santi told him “let’s play great defense rest of the way and win this game”! That tells you what CRB thinks about him. He feels the same way about JJJ too.

I can’t think of any rational reason to slam on SV. The dude plays hard every time out and you can’t ask for anything more than that.

Plus, he is a strong contributor to the success of this team. And his pluses way outweigh any deficiencies.

 

[Butch s]

Tip of the hat to Vescovi. Not his biggest fan but can't deny he was a fn machine out there tonight. Played hard AND played smart

Plays hard and smart EVERY night

 

[Hank Bukowski]

This guy has the heart of a lion. Toughness, a motor that never stops, defends the best opposing players, huge minutes…just wow. That rebound he got at the end of the first half in traffic on 4 Duke players was emblematic of what he brings.

If this is the last season we see him in orange…thank you Santi.

My thoughts exactly. Santi is probably the MVP of this season and maybe last season, too. Can you imagine what we would have been like without him?

 

[vegasvolfan]

This guy has the heart of a lion. Toughness, a motor that never stops, defends the best opposing players, huge minutes…just wow. That rebound he got at the end of the first half in traffic on 4 Duke players was emblematic of what he brings.

If this is the last season we see him in orange…thank you Santi.

That heart gets him in trouble but he was definitely on the positive side today and usually is

 

[Kas232323]

Tip of the hat to Vescovi. Not his biggest fan but can't deny he was a fn machine out there tonight. Played hard AND played smart

Anyone who does not recognize how good santi really is doesn’t understand college basketball.

 

[ITSGR82BATNVOL]

Anyone who does not recognize how good santi really is doesn’t understand college basketball.[/QUOTE]
Fact.

 

[joshwa]

Anyone who does not recognize how good santi really is doesn’t understand college basketball.

Where did you play at?

 

[Kas232323]

Where did you play at?

Where did you play? And what does that have to do with my comment being true? Coached many years. Coached high school camps with/for D1 coaches…. If that’s what you want to know.

 

[NighthawkVol]

He always seems to be around the ball . Made some key baskets today including some 3's

And 5 assists. The drive and dish to Aidoo before the half was lovely.

 

[Butch s]

Where did you play at?

Hahaha. Where did you play AT hahaha

 

[BACKDOC]

Don't forget about that ally opp pass from about 35 feet!!

 

[CAVPUT]

This guy has the heart of a lion. Toughness, a motor that never stops, defends the best opposing players, huge minutes…just wow. That rebound he got at the end of the first half in traffic on 4 Duke players was emblematic of what he brings.

If this is the last season we see him in orange…thank you Santi.

Heart can overcome a lot of physical limitations. He's gonna be missed. What's funny is that as I watched Princeton, I had the thought that he'd be a perfect guy for their roster. Not the greatest athlete, but he's smart, knows how to play the game, tenacious and can shoot it.

 

[BACKDOC]

That heart gets him in trouble but he was definitely on the positive side today and usually is

Yeah, fouling 50 feet from the basket sometimes is not smart, but yesterday the whole team played smart. No dumb fouls or turnovers.

 

[BreatheUT]

This guy has the heart of a lion. Toughness, a motor that never stops, defends the best opposing players, huge minutes…just wow. That rebound he got at the end of the first half in traffic on 4 Duke players was emblematic of what he brings.

If this is the last season we see him in orange…thank you Santi.

I've been a Santi fan ever since he stepped foot on campus in January 2020 to help a struggling team that lost Lamonte Turner.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Vescovi will go down as one of the all-time Tennessee greats. He’s got that DAWG in him like Jauan Jennings.

 

[Wrangler95]

Teams know that the only way to beat Tennessee is to take Vescovi out of the game,other players are gonna have to step up their game!Go Vols!!

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Was he shaking his finger at the ref or a Puke player?

The ref. I’m surprised he didn’t get a T for that.

 

[Lukusw]

Was he shaking his finger at the ref or a Puke player?

Ref. International gesture for "don't reward those theatrics with a foul"

 

[will-you-shut-up-man]

Nice kid too. He’s been kind enough to take pictures and talk with my son a couple of times. I will miss him when he’s gone.

 

[Tnphil]

Vescovi is just a tough competitor. Gonna miss him.

And JJJ not giving us much on offense....But if you rewatch the game he was HUGE on defense.

 

[BreatheUT]

Teams know that the only way to beat Tennessee is to take Vescovi out of the game,other players are gonna have to step up their game!Go Vols!!

The good news if you can call it that is the ZZ injury has forced UT to have to put the ball in Vescovi's hands more again. He's not off the ball and being denied the ball as much.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

I said before the game, we needed 38 minutes from him. He gave us 38 and 14 points. Unrelenting, pesky defender and rebounder. I’m ready for JJJ to step up and have 24/10 in our next outing.

Santi is a Dawg!!! I have no doubt JJJ has the heart because he is obviously playing hurt but don’t know if he can dominate a game right now. Poor young man can barely get the lift to dunk easily. But like almost all Barnes guys they never quit. So glad both of them are Vols!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Maybe his shoulder is 100%. It was just a couple of weeks ago when he was knocked to the floor in a game and looked to be in a lot of pain.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

One of my favorite all-time Vols. He's been a fantastic asset to the program.

He had me at “walk off the plane and not only start vs LSU but lead us” when LaMonte went down. Still can’t believe he did that.