Dalton Knecht....

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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Any VN gamblers taking taking Knecht for POTY? Seems like a good bet at this point
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Will go to Edey or some projected 1 year lottery pick player. UT's quantity of weapons should highlight how dominant DK is but I bet he gets jobbed to Edey or a young blueblood team's star when it comes down to it.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
Will go to Edey or some projected 1 year lottery pick player. UT's quantity of weapons should highlight how dominant DK is but I bet he gets jobbed to Edey or a young blueblood team's star when it comes down to it.
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You are essentially betting on Edey getting an injury or Knecht finishing on a legendary run. Seems like a fun gamble
 
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No way should Edey should win POTY.

Knecht is way more skilled and a better overall player.

Only thing Edey has over Knecht is size.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
No way should Edey should win POTY.

Knecht is way more skilled and a better overall player.

Only thing Edey has over Knecht is size.
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Unless Knecht scores 30 a game the rest of the year (he won’t) Edey is winning POTY. It was determined pre-season that Edey was the best by most in the media and that won’t change.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Unless Knecht scores 30 a game the rest of the year (he won’t) Edey is winning POTY. It was determined pre-season that Edey was the best by most in the media and that won’t change.
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It’s a full season award and Knecht’s injury recovery games are gonna drag his stats down to the point it’s just not gonna happen IMO.

But he will win SEC player of the year.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
IMO, #53 is the only NUMBER that needs to be retired. But there are 25 or more JERSEYS that could be hanging in the rafters for other players.
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Totally agree. Jerseys being flat out retired should be the highest honor for special players who also elevated the standard of the team and university brand.

Not many actual "generational" players out there but the word is used way too liberally when talking about the next tier of players. The guys who were good to great.....some are arfuably all-time greats at their positions, high on stat lists, they won awards, were drafted highly or just great leaders. But that doesn't make them deserving of having their jersey retired in their sport. They are VFLs, part of the family, celebrated, respected and given opportunities in the community after football and a lot of the lower tier players should get those benefits.

But a jersey retired is special and reserved for the true legends that stand above all others.

I will say Dalton Knecht is the best basketballl player I've watched in my life at UT and I was born in 82. I have not seen a more sure-fire looking pro at UT in my years watching basketball......Tobias was very good but got drafted by playing well, looking like a freshman at times and showing potential to be better. Grant's will to win was great, loved watching J-Rich shock the hell out of me and progress way beyond who I thought he could be.

But Dalton already is a pro playing against college kids and can have his way with anyone in the country. He just looks different in the way he plays the game.....maybe not the highest ceiling but I definitely think he has the highest floor of anyone coming out this year. Already looks to likely be a 10+ year pro with possibility to be a role player or scorer off the bench, get you 15 a game consistently or be an all-Star and a killer.

Watching Knecht so far is the best thing since the Grant & Admiral run and I think it can be better because Knecht can take over a game and we have plenty of guys to make shots if he draws attention in the tournament the way he has been in season play.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Unless Knecht scores 30 a game the rest of the year (he won’t) Edey is winning POTY. It was determined pre-season that Edey was the best by most in the media and that won’t change.
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Which is BS. Like you said, Edey had to get injured or DK has to play out of his mind to win a stupid popularity contest award (just like Heisman).

I do think DK can avg 25+ for the rest of they year which would make things interesting.
 
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Volador said:
Knecht is 5-1 in the SEC. Not worthy of hanging his socks yet.
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There is a legitimate opportunity for him to average 24ppg for an entire season. An SEC player hasn’t done that since the early Joe Harvell in 1991-92. He also has a realistic opportunity to break Houston’s single season point total. King’s ppg average would be very hard to break at this point unless Knecht decides he is just going off the rest of the season and average 35ppg the remaining games. I would say that’s pretty darn impressive and if he ends up breaking some of these long standing scoring records he sure as heck deserves to have whatever accolades they want to throw at him. Who cares if he is only here for 1 season. He is giving his all for Tennessee and not many have done what he is in the process of doing. Not his fault he wasn’t highly touted coming out of high school. Every coach in America is kicking themselves wishing they had recruited him now.
 
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There are still 14 games minimum (and that is only factoring in one and done in both tournaments which is highly unlikely) left to be played and lot still undecided. If DK continues this level of play then he will most certainly get a lot of consideration for NPOY.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
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Thought you'd like the link at the bottom, but I'll first make the comment that when we last saw Knecht in a loss, I thought he wasn't feeling well because his game was off and the team seemed to lack energy. A few days later 2 of my apartment-mates had what I believe Knecht was quietly dealing with during the loss.

My apartment-mates lacked energy and they said they had to concentrate quite a bit to walk a straight like.

Then ..... LOOK at how awesome Knecht played yesterday!

I love his energy and really, really think THIS Tennessee team is, and can be...., one of the greatest hoops teams TENN has ever had.

Here's a link to SEC now video I thought you and others might like:

https://www.secsports.com/video/39405580/is-knecht-making-case-being-best-player-america
 
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Just like the NBA MVP award, the POTY award doesn't always go to the BEST player. Usually, in college, it goes to best stat-laden star on a top team.

Edey is averaging 22+pts, 11+rbds, 2+blocks

Whereas

Knecht is averaging 19+pts, 4+rbds (<2assists, <1 steal & block)

If you argue from a "most valuable to their team" standpoint it's hard to not also choose Edey in that Purdue would be at best a bubble team without him.

I don't see Knecht catching Edey.
 
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Lukusw said:
Just like the NBA MVP award, the POTY award doesn't always go to the BEST player. Usually, in college, it goes to best stat-laden star on a top team.

Edey is averaging 22+pts, 11+rbds, 2+blocks

Whereas

Knecht is averaging 19+pts, 4+rbds (<2assists, <1 steal & block)

If you argue from a "most valuable to their team" standpoint it's hard to not also choose Edey in that Purdue would be at best a bubble team without him.

I don't see Knecht catching Edey.
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It also depends on team performance to an extent. Purdue is currently sitting in 2nd place in Big 10 and have not even played Wisconsin yet. If they somehow get swept and Wisconsin shuts him down then that opens the door. If Knecht is going to average 30+ppg the rest of the season and we go on a run as a team then all bets are off. Still a lot of games to be played.
 
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Volador said:
Here is as Trivia Q for some older Vol Nation Fans: Does anyone remember being in Stokely in either 76 or 77 when UT hosted UK and the entire 12,000 UT fans all held up their Daily Beacons (like we were reading them) when KY players were announced?? We gave them the silent treatment. Had to be there, but it was clever and awesome!!
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I remember doing that in 1982 or '83 for a home Kentucky game as well. The student section had a newspaper on every seat before the game. Good times.
 
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Just saw a post on Facebook from a group of UK fans saying Antonio Reeves is a better player than Knecht and should win SEC Player of the year.

They said the only reason Knecht scores 20+ points a night is because he’s our only go to scorer.

Makes me want to beat them at Rupp even more now.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Just saw a post on Facebook from a group of UK fans saying Antonio Reeves is a better player than Knecht and should win SEC Player of the year.

They said the only reason Knecht scores 20+ points a night is because he’s our only go to scorer.

Makes me want to beat them at Rupp even more now.
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You have to remember who you are talking about. Kentucky fans intelligence wise are with Alabama football fans. Most of them are married to a relative
 
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Volador said:
Here is as Trivia Q for some older Vol Nation Fans: Does anyone remember being in Stokely in either 76 or 77 when UT hosted UK and the entire 12,000 UT fans all held up their Daily Beacons (like we were reading them) when KY players were announced?? We gave them the silent treatment. Had to be there, but it was clever and awesome!!
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The students would also yell “Sit Joe sit when he stood up”.
 
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