Daily Beacon editorial calling out Scotty Hopson

#51
#51
Vols520 said:
First name vs. Last name.
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My gosh man calm down. I was just giving you a hard time since we now have a QB with the name Nash and you said "Any guy with the name Nash is a tool in my book." No real reason to go into a big debate about it. :hi:
 
#52
#52
alumvol08 said:
My gosh man calm down. I was just giving you a hard time since we now have a QB with the name Nash and you said "Any guy with the name Nash is a tool in my book." No real reason to go into a big debate about it. :hi:
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I am so f'in fired up.
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#53
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VolsSportsFan said:
Kevin%20Nash.jpg


Big Sexy would like a word with you...POWERBOMB!
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Greatest UT basketball player in the history of the world! :rock::rock::dance2:
 
#54
#54
For anyone interested.

Editor-in-Chief (letters@utk.edu): Nash Armstrong

The Beacon appears to be no better than any other fish wrapper. Armstrong had an easy path to writing this article. Unfortunately, all he probably did was troll a few sports boards (Vol Nation, Rocky Top, Scouts, etc.) pull a half dozen knee jerk posts and push them into the structure of an article. Poorly written, poorly researched and very poorly timed. I obviously don't know the writer's intent in publishing this, particularly at this time. There were certainly more opportune times rather than just after a big win in which Scotty contributed heavily. And, just prior to UT's biggest game of the season. I would, also, bet that the editor may well be a member and poster on Vol Nation, or just a lurker. The article means absolutely nothing to me other than the fact it may do more harm than good. A more timely article at this point could have been about how it appears that Scotty may have just turned the corner. "Journalist" give me the facts. I'll form my own opinion. Long post and I don't blame anyone for not reading it. Big Ups to everyone on the team.
 
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#55
I've been at UT for 4 years and can probably count the number of times I've read the Beacon on both hands.
 
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Slydell said:
For anyone interested.

Editor-in-Chief (letters@utk.edu): Nash Armstrong

The Beacon appears to be no better than any other fish wrapper. Armstrong had an easy path to writing this article. Unfortunately, all he probably did was troll a few sports boards (Vol Nation, Rocky Top, Scouts, etc.) pull a half dozen knee jerk posts and push them into the structure of an article. Poorly written, poorly researched and very poorly timed. I obviously don't know the writer's intent in publishing this, particularly at this time. There were certainly more opportune times rather than just after a big win in which Scotty contributed heavily. And, just prior to UT's biggest game of the season. I would, also, bet that the editor may well be a member and poster on Vol Nation, or just a lurker. The article means absolutely nothing to me other than the fact it may do more harm than good. A more timely article at this point could have been about how it appears that Scotty may have just turned the corner. "Journalist" give me the facts. I'll form my own opinion. Long post and I don't blame anyone for not reading it. Big Ups to everyone on the team.
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He didn't scour the messageboards to write that article. Him and 2 others drove 16 hours to see The Vols play in Providence... not exactly a modset investment monetarily, either.

If anything, he has just as much of a right, if not more of a right to comment when you consider the money and time he invested this past weekend.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
:fail:

He didn't scour the messageboards to write that article. Him and 2 others drove 16 hours to see The Vols play in Providence... not exactly a modset investment monetarily, either.

If anything, he has just as much of a right, if not more of a right to comment when you consider the money and time he invested this past weekend.
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give me a break. that is garbage.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
:fail:

He didn't scour the messageboards to write that article. Him and 2 others drove 16 hours to see The Vols play in Providence... not exactly a modset investment monetarily, either.

If anything, he has just as much of a right, if not more of a right to comment when you consider the money and time he invested this past weekend.
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Hey, when you don't know ya gotta guess. I stand with poor timing of the article. I got to relive some old times listening to people talk about NE area during the games. He should do a road trip article.
 
#60
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who cares if he drove there or not. Still no excuse to write that. There are a lot of people who invest a lot of money in the basketball program, and they aren't putting letters in newspapers about Scotty. Especially after a game that we won, and he had 17 points and shot 7 of 9 from the field. You have got to be kidding me.
 
#61
#61
Early in the 00-01 season, one of the guys for the Beacon wrote a similar editorial calling out Ron Slay due to his less than stellar play the first part of the season.

I remember the follow-up being Ron cutting out the article, posting it in his locker, and playing pretty much like a mad-man for the next two and a half seasons 9minus injury time). I could be wrong but he ended up thanking the guy for the motivation.

Hope it works the same this time.....

That said, if he's going to let one article from a student newspaper affect his psyche so much that he plays bad because of it, then he needs to just step away from basketball and not even consider playing in the NBA.
 
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tigervol9802 said:
That said, if he's going to let one article from a student newspaper affect his psyche so much that he plays bad because of it, then he needs to just step away from basketball and not even consider playing in the NBA.
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Yeah, but he's not in the NBA. He is a sophomore in college. And I think most of his problems are mental. So why even write the article? If he thinks it will motivate Hopson, he could be terribly wrong. I think Hopson has really struggled when he tries to force things. Why don't we just write articles criticizing all of our players and hope that it makes them better?? Give me a break
 
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golfballs03 said:
Yeah, but he's not in the NBA. He is a sophomore in college. And I think most of his problems are mental. So why even write the article? If he thinks it will motivate Hopson, he could be terribly wrong. I think Hopson has really struggled when he tries to force things. Why don't we just write articles criticizing all of our players and hope that it makes them better?? Give me a break
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I'll agree he struggles when he forces. He also struggles when the first little thing doesn't go his way. He's not that mentally tough. It's hard to say otherwise.

Whether he publically states it or not, he thinks he's good enough for the NBA now. If he really is, then this article will either motivate him or he'll brush it off as nothing.

FWIW - I really don't see why this was written because personally I didn't think Hopson played bad last weekend at all. He played within the game and took what was given to him. That's coming from probably one of his toughest critics the last 2 seasons. Now, if Chism or prince gets in foul trouble, he's got to step up. but I'd find it hard to critisize his play in the first 2 rounds.
 
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tigervol9802 said:
I'll agree he struggles when he forces. He also struggles when the first little thing doesn't go his way. He's not that mentally tough. It's hard to say otherwise.

Whether he publically states it or not, he thinks he's good enough for the NBA now. If he really is, then this article will either motivate him or he'll brush it off as nothing.

FWIW - I really don't see why this was written because personally I didn't think Hopson played bad last weekend at all. He played within the game and took what was given to him. That's coming from probably one of his toughest critics the last 2 seasons. Now, if Chism or prince gets in foul trouble, he's got to step up. but I'd find it hard to critisize his play in the first 2 rounds.
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Yeah, I know where you are coming from. He definitely doesn't appear to be mentally tough. That 'give me a break' wasn't directed at you, it was about the column.
 
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Unimane said:
Meh, I could see maybe after the first game, or, more appropriately, during the SEC Tournament, but Scotty played pretty well against Ohio. He had 17 and was fairly solid on defense. There's criticism and then there's being a douche and this runs over into douche territory with its over the top tone. Seriously, an entire article that basically sounds like some rant from a schmuck calling into a radio show serves as journalism?
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It's the daily friggin beacon. Half the editorials are people talking about how we should arrest all the leaders of Amnesty International for being commies or something. The only good part of that paper is the crossword, and that's only when it doesn't make me feel dumb.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
I saw both Wayne Chism and Kenny Hall, and Angie Bjorklund and Kamiko Williams

I think that one-ups your one sighting
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All at once, this week?

I saw Prince with his dog. It's a doberman pinscher puppy. Ears are natural. I think that gets me more points.
 
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IPorange said:
All at once, this week?

I saw Prince with his dog. It's a doberman pinscher puppy. Ears are natural. I think that gets me more points.
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I saw Wayne and Kenny outside Haslam Friday before Spring Break, right after Arkansas

Then I saw the ladies that next week following spring break.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
It's the daily friggin beacon. Half the editorials are people talking about how we should arrest all the leaders of Amnesty International for being commies or something. The only good part of that paper is the crossword, and that's only when it doesn't make me feel dumb.
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CRIME LOG.... I'm not sure what its called now.
 
#75
#75
To be candid, I'm not expecting much from Hopson in St. Louis. He's DEFINITELY the type who thinks he's a much better player than he actually is. He's also a guy who tends to show up when things are going well--making dunks when the Vols are winning easily against lesser opponents. I want to see him show up in a big game against a tough opponent. We'll see now what he can do on a big stage.
 
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