Could Tyler Smith....

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Put his name in the NBA draft? I realize he still has a month left in the Europe league, but could he put his name in? I hate that he made such a dumb decision here, but if there's any way that he could succeed here in America and be closer to his family, I'd love to watch him in an NBA jersey.
 
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tonybologna said:
He's not good enough for the NBA anyhow! :frown:
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Well...if Daniel Orton gets drafted, then Tyler DEFINITELY could. And he's done well in Turkey. He's average 20.5 points a game. He and former UCLA player Josh Shipp are on the same team, and one or the other have led the team in scoring every time. Tyler is doing well for himself. I think he could possibly get drafted if he had a good showing. I just don't think the time frame is going to allow him.
 
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What do you mean? Are you asking if there is any way he could be drafted? That's not his decision, but I think he could be. If you are asking if he's eligible, then yes, he's eligible to be drafted. He was a senior, so he's eligible to be drafted. Hell, Quinn Cannington's eligible to be drafted, too.
 
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Yeah the whole purpose to go over seas was to make some cash and improve his stock until the draft.
 
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I'm just wondering if it's possible for him to be in the draft this year. I know he would go somewhere, even with his abbreviated senior season. I think the experience in Turkey may have helped him.
 
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Ok, thanks Zasnow. I really do hope he gets drafted. I want Weezy and J.P. to go higher than him, but I do want him to end up on an NBA team somewhere.
 
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He only signed a 2 month contract with Turkey so he would be able to participate in the draft..
 
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There's way to many underclassmen entering the draft for TSmith to get much chance. 6'7 PFs{6'5.5,according to last yrs NBA measurements} arent in big demand.He doesnt have the outside shot or ballhandling skills for SF or SG,plus,the new year arrest want help.TSmith is a D league or Euro player,nothing more.
 
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justrabid said:
There's way to many underclassmen entering the draft for TSmith to get much chance. 6'7 PFs{6'5.5,according to last yrs NBA measurements} arent in big demand. He doesnt have the outside shot or ballhandling skills for SF or SG[/B],plus,the new year arrest want help.TSmith is a D league or Euro player,nothing more.
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Really, you don't think he has the ball handling skills to play small forward or shooting guard? Prior to getting kicked off the team, he was running the point like half the time. I agree he doesn't have an outside shot but neither does JP Prince. JP Prince used to be a point guard yet Tyler Smith played the point over him. If you don't Tyler Smith has the ball handling skills to play small forward or shooting guard than neither does Prince.

If Smith made it to the NBA, he would be a small forward or shooting guard. No chance of being a power forward in the NBA. Actually, I recall Pearl saying he had TS running the point because he was preparing him to be an NBA point guard. I don't think he'd play point guard in the NBA but he obviously has no problem handling the ball. FWIW He only averaged 1.3 turnovers in the 12 games he played and Evan Turner averaged four and a half.
 
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OrangePearl, the notion that TS was preparing to play PG in the league is laughable. I however do think he's got a shot @ making a team (not necc thru draft), but PG is WAAAAAY out of the question. Hell be a 3 if anything.
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Really?

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl: 'I have to be accountable for the failures' - Mike DeCourcy - College Basketball - Sporting News

Bruce Pearl: The thing we were trying to establish with Tyler was perhaps he could be a secondary ballhandling guard in the NBA. So as far as his decline, part of it was his trying to become a point guard, more of a playmaker, and less of a scorer.
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I remember reading a couple other comments from Bruce Pearl in other interviews when he talked about preparing Tyler to be a 6'7 point guard in the NBA.

So really, you should be laughing at Bruce Pearl if you think it's laughable. I wasn't making it up...
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
Really?

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl: 'I have to be accountable for the failures' - Mike DeCourcy - College Basketball - Sporting News



I remember reading a couple other comments from Bruce Pearl in other interviews when he talked about preparing Tyler to be a 6'7 point guard in the NBA.

So really, you should be laughing at Bruce Pearl if you think it's laughable. I wasn't making it up...
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Really, I'm mobile and I can't figure out how to type where I want in your quote so ill reproduce it! =)

"Secondary ball handling guard in the NBA////(there's the nba part)

"Part of his decline (@ UT) was us trying to make him a point guard (@ UT)" (there's the PG part, btw its past tence. Part of his decline (as in its already happened) WAS (implying its already happened) us TRYING to MAKE him a PG. In no way does the staff's use of TS as OUR pg, (due to a lack of solid PG play nonetheless) equal to him being able to even do drills with NBA PG's. PERIOD
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Tyler Smith was arguably the best player on TN's roster for the last 3 years. I don't see any reason why an NBA team wouldn't draft him as a point forward. If Tyrus Thomas and Adam Morrison can ride the pine the in league, why couldn't Smith? He's a tougher, more well-rounded player than either of them.

Joe Crawford, Robert Dozier, Taylor Griffin, Trent Plaisted, and Josh McRoberts are a handful of guys drafted in the 2nd round of the draft the last three years. Tyler Smith is better than any of those guys.
 
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volinexile17 said:
Tyler Smith was arguably the best player on TN's roster for the last 3 years. I don't see any reason why an NBA team wouldn't draft him as a point forward. If Tyrus Thomas and Adam Morrison can ride the pine the in league, why couldn't Smith? He's a tougher, more well-rounded player than either of them.

Joe Crawford, Robert Dozier, Taylor Griffin, Trent Plaisted, and Josh McRoberts are a handful of guys drafted in the 2nd round of the draft the last three years. Tyler Smith is better than any of those guys.
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Solid. Was trying to think of guys to compare him to, so to speak, and couldn't as I don't follow NBA. (I watch some playoff games) But yeh, I don't see him not at least getting a shot. Same with JP. They will get their shots
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Orangekush423 said:
Really, I'm mobile and I can't figure out how to type where I want in your quote so ill reproduce it! =)

"Secondary ball handling guard in the NBA////(there's the nba part)

"Part of his decline (@ UT) was us trying to make him a point guard (@ UT)" (there's the PG part, btw its past tence. Part of his decline (as in its already happened) WAS (implying its already happened) us TRYING to MAKE him a PG. In no way does the staff's use of TS as OUR pg, (due to a lack of solid PG play nonetheless) equal to him being able to even do drills with NBA PG's. PERIOD
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Really hard to dissect that. Think I got it though.

I think you're reading too much into the comments. There was no sub context behind the comments. Pearl was making him into a point guard and was implying that his production was down this year because of it. The past tense stuff is Tyler not being with the team.

Either way, you said Tyler Smith preparing to be a point guard is laughable when Pearl was preparing him for just that. Partially because a 6'7 point guard gets you into the NBA over a 6'7 shooting guard that can't shoot or a 6'7 small forward that is average. The other part was Maze and Goins struggling early.

Bruce Pearl talked multiple times about Tyler Smith playing point guard at the next level. Tyler Smith was the point guard half the time in his 12 games this season. He was running plays and playing the point. You can say he was implying something else but he is a straight shooter and if you take him for his word, that was the plan. Tyler Smith was suppose to be able to run the point as a sg/sf or fill a back up pg role.

I agree he isn't an NBA point guard... Pearl and Tyler Smith worked on making him into one though.
 
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He doesn't have to "put his name" in the draft. His college eligibility is done. Once a player has played out his college career, or played pro ball somewhere, he can be drafted by the NBA. If some NBA team wants Tyler Smith, they can have at him.

Only underclassmen have to declare their availability to be drafted.
 
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volinexile17 said:
Tyler Smith was arguably the best player on TN's roster for the last 3 years. I don't see any reason why an NBA team wouldn't draft him as a point forward. If Tyrus Thomas and Adam Morrison can ride the pine the in league, why couldn't Smith? He's a tougher, more well-rounded player than either of them.

Joe Crawford, Robert Dozier, Taylor Griffin, Trent Plaisted, and Josh McRoberts are a handful of guys drafted in the 2nd round of the draft the last three years. Tyler Smith is better than any of those guys.
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Adam Morrison can shoot.
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
Really hard to dissect that. Think I got it though.

I think you're reading too much into the comments. There was no sub context behind the comments. Pearl was making him into a point guard and was implying that his production was down this year because of it. The past tense stuff is Tyler not being with the team.

Either way, you said Tyler Smith preparing to be a point guard is laughable when Pearl was preparing him for just that. Partially because a 6'7 point guard gets you into the NBA over a 6'7 shooting guard that can't shoot or a 6'7 small forward that is average. The other part was Maze and Goins struggling early.

Bruce Pearl talked multiple times about Tyler Smith playing point guard at the next level. Tyler Smith was the point guard half the time in his 12 games this season. He was running plays and playing the point. You can say he was implying something else but he is a straight shooter and if you take him for his word, that was the plan. Tyler Smith was suppose to be able to run the point as a sg/sf or fill a back up pg role.

I agree he isn't an NBA point guard... Pearl and Tyler Smith worked on making him into one though.
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My point was that the "PG" part was talkin about what they were using him for HERE. And that stuff would help him in the NBA. I could be dead wrong. But I find it hard to believe that either of them really intended on him trying to play PG in the NBA. Point forward? Of couse. Point Guard? No chance.
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