Austin-East's Brandon Lopez to join Vols

#26
#26
DaDuRkEr said:
Lee Humphrey was a poor man's NCAA level Steve Kerr and had it not been for the fact that he was surrounded by several current NBA players, he wouldn't have gotten so many wide open 3's. I like Lee, thought he was a solid player, but we didn't offer because we had no need for his skill set. There was no "miss" there and Dane played the 1 through 4 for us depending on the situation. Lee was a spot up shooter and that was it. He had no other elements to his game. He was a defensive liability, and quite frankly, he wouldn't have seen the court here outside of mop-up and late game scenarios where we needed to hit a few treys or hit FT's to close out a win.
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No point in continuing this discussion. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
 
#28
#28
JZVOL said:
Lee did a great job at his role. He fell into the perfect situation and wouldn't have been as good at UT.

He had the benefit of playing with some extremely talented players and took advantage of it; good for him.
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He most definitely spread the court for their big 3 to wreck havoc on the inside.
 
#30
#30
kamoshika said:
as a preferred walk-on:
A-E?s Brandon Lopez will be a preferred walk-on at UT GoVolsXtra

Lopez's shooting from the field this past season was phenomenal, as reported by PrepXtra.com. He shot 61.5% from the field as a sophomore, so his senior year was apparently not a fluke.

  • FG-FGA: 118-169 (.698)
  • 2FG-2FGA: 93-124 (.750)
  • 3FG-3FGA: 25-45 (.556)
  • FT-FTA: 92-132 (.697)

In one 7-game stretch Lopez reportedly hit 56 of 65 shots from the field, including 14 of 19 3-pt. attempts.
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How can you be better from the field that the FT line? Sounds like he might fit in at UT.
 
#31
#31
kamoshika said:
as a preferred walk-on:
A-E?s Brandon Lopez will be a preferred walk-on at UT GoVolsXtra

Lopez's shooting from the field this past season was phenomenal, as reported by PrepXtra.com. He shot 61.5% from the field as a sophomore, so his senior year was apparently not a fluke.

  • FG-FGA: 118-169 (.698)
  • 2FG-2FGA: 93-124 (.750)
  • 3FG-3FGA: 25-45 (.556)
  • FT-FTA: 92-132 (.697)

In one 7-game stretch Lopez reportedly hit 56 of 65 shots from the field, including 14 of 19 3-pt. attempts.
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The shooting stats above are impressive. Are these stats from his soph or junior season? If you total up the points and divide by 25 which was his average? You get only about 16 games or so. These stats seem to be missing some games.
 
#32
#32
easleychuck said:
The shooting stats above are impressive. Are these stats from his soph or junior season? If you total up the points and divide by 25 which was his average? You get only about 16 games or so. These stats seem to be missing some games.
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Those are his senior-year stats for the 16 games in which he played. I read somewhere that injuries caused him to miss several games.
 
#33
#33
kamoshika said:
Those are his senior-year stats for the 16 games in which he played. I read somewhere that injuries caused him to miss several games.
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Thanks for clarifying. Just standing around shooting by oneself would have many hard-pressed to shoot the ball like this.
 
#34
#34
JZVOL said:
Lee did a great job at his role. He fell into the perfect situation and wouldn't have been as good at UT.

He had the benefit of playing with some extremely talented players and took advantage of it; good for him.
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This
 
#35
#35
Chris4Vols22 said:
I don't know...he jumps forward with his shot. It seems like he'd be better if he could control his legs to make him go straight up and down.

And we all know that it means nothing if you can transition to the court. Besides, McBee has nothing to worry about since he's so ridiculously (and undeservingly) popular at TBA. Seriously, some of the loudest moment of the past 2 seasons at TBA have been when McBee sporadically hit a 3. Ridiculousness.
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I don't know bro, I can think of a quite of few more ridiculous things than that.....Good kid with GREAT character...THAT's THE KIND OF KID I'M GLAD GETS LOUD MOMENTS IN TBA...Not some of the thuggerist we've had around from time to time...:birgits_giggle:
 
#36
#36
tennrich1 said:
I don't know bro, I can think of a quite of few more ridiculous things than that.....Good kid with GREAT character...THAT's THE KIND OF KID I'M GLAD GETS LOUD MOMENTS IN TBA...Not some of the thuggerist we've had around from time to time...:birgits_giggle:
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The players that positively impact the game in UT's favor deserve the same decibels they give McBee, but that doesn't happen. I would cheer til I couldn't talk anymore if I were watching him in a good-kid competition, but I'll save it for the players who deserve it in TBA.

And that's not to say that I hate McBee or anything. I've cheered very loudly for him on a few occasions when he made good plays.
 
#39
#39
kamoshika said:
Against Austin-East's 4 toughest opponents -- Science Hill, Knox West, Bearden, and Maplewood -- Lopez averaged 34 PPG while hitting 43 of 61 FG attempts (70%).

While this thread shouldn't be about McBee, keep in mind that he only made 38% of his 3-pointers as a senior at Rutledge. He was a prolific shooter but not an especially good one. Still, he hit 32.4% of his 3-pt. attempts last season, 2nd best on the team (among those w/ more than 1 attempt). That's equivalent to shooting 49% on 2-pointers, which really isn't bad at all.
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I think McBee will flourish in Cuonzo Martin's system. Wouldn't be surprised if he isn't one of our top 2 or 3 scorers this coming season. He did not get many good looks in Pearls "flex" offense.
As for Lopez, it's always great to have local kids on the team and I think he'll contribute by his 2nd or 3rd season.
 
#40
#40
utvolpj said:
he could not have filled the same role as Dane and the shooters we had were better. Simply being on 2 NC teams doesn't say anything about his ability
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Actually it was mcfaddon we chose over Humphreys, not Bradshaw.
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#43
#43
utvolpj said:
I thought we took Scooter's transfer a year before LH was out of HS
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You or the previous poster could be right. I saw a story where Dane was asked about Lee and whether they got along. He said that they were friends who had gotten to know each other at various camps, etc. He made the point that it wasn't a him or Lee issue.

He said that Coach Peterson had given the last available scholarship to Scooter. Scooter sat out the 02-03 season and played the next 2 seasons. Dane and Lee had 2 full seasons after Scooter was gone.

But depending on which signing period a player inked, Dane's recollection could be accurate.

Lee or Dane did very little their 1st 2 seasons but I would have rather had Dane than Lee for their junior and senior seasons.

Maybe this Lopez kid can turn into the local kid that makes us all forget about Lee. Just wish he was a tad taller. Of course, if he were, he would probably have gotten many more offers. Like how he came up big against the better teams he faced in high school.
 
#44
#44
Tom Penders used to say you should never bring in a local kid unless they were good enough to start. I agree.
 
#46
#46
hatvol96 said:
Tom Penders used to say you should never bring in a local kid unless they were good enough to start. I agree.
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I can't disagree with this. It's not fair for an average at best player to have crazy expectations placed on him by the hometown people.
 
#47
#47
I could have got some of the looks that Lee Humphrey got on those teams. I can sink a wide open three. Lee Humphrey likely would have seen very little playing time with Tenn.
 
#48
#48
I agree with Penders' assessment IF that player is brought in on a scholarship, but as a preferred walk-on, I have no issue with this or Galen. If they help, great. If not, they will still be valuable practice players for game planning against certain opponents like UF with Walker etc.
 
#50
#50
Doesn't Lee Humphrey hold the record for most made 3's in the NCAA tourney? Comparing him to Skylar is ridiculous.
 
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