Even though we won, games like this piss me off.

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IA VOL said:
That's not the only approach the staff has used. It's the only one you want to believe they've employed because it fits your agenda. But you couldn't be more wrong.
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His mommy knows someone in the AD, he knows IA :)
 
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NYYVol said:
And there will be others who gush over his ranking and beg for him not to leave for the NBA.

Once again, cuts both ways.
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Hey, I hope he doesn't go the NBA either. I'll take 16.2 coming back next season. If Harris wants to stay I'll take that as well.

Kind of getting off topic here but I'm not a fan of NBA basketball and would love to see 4 year players again.
 
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IA VOL said:
Hey, I hope he doesn't go the NBA either. I'll take 16.2 coming back next season. If Harris wants to stay I'll take that as well.

Kind of getting off topic here but I'm not a fan of NBA basketball and would love to see 4 year players again.
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there are folks who think he's ready for the nba. I want that back too. But playing the victim is getting old by this staff. Starts st the top, though.
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tvols75 said:
His mommy knows someone in the AD, he knows IA :)
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I have already explained the only connection I have ever claimed to have to UT Athletics. The fact that you continue to resort to this acting as it's some type of insult is amusing. Maybe you should crank up the gay jokes again. Those were really good and also very indicative of your intellect.
 
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IA VOL said:
Look at this thread that was started minutes after a win.
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As opposed to what? The myriad of "Why is poor Bruce being persecuted about some burgers and hot dogs?" threads or some of the gems that sprang out of your pal Forbes crying to Dancing With The Knoxville Stars Griffith about the internet conspiracy to destroy the the UT basketball program? This isn't much of a thread, but it's far from the worst thing to hit this forum in the last few months.
 
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LawVol13 said:
Jesus Christ So, if you're not just gushing with praise over a good scoring game against LSU, he's being treated unfairly? The acting like Hopson is above reproach mentality is the same approach that this staff has employed with him during his time here and is probably the reason he'll never reach his potential.
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Now what would the chairman of the board of trustees that goes to church with you think about this?
 
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tvols75 said:
Now what would the chairman of the board of trustees that goes to church with you think about this?
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Again. I really couldn't possibly care less if you believe that he goes to my church or not. I have no motivation to lie about it. So, these shots aren't having much impact. Better go back to the go-to gay jokes.
 
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LawVol13 said:
Again. I really couldn't possibly care less if you believe that he goes to my church or not. I have no motivation to lie about it. So, these shots aren't having much impact. Better go back to the go-to gay jokes.
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I didn't question it. I was just wondering what you thought he would think about you taking the Lord's name in vain. Honest question.
 
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IA VOL said:
That's not really saying much though.
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That's not really the point. The fact some people have had enough of a guy who has spent a good portion of his time at UT with the countenance of a five year old who just saw his dog run over by the garbage truck shouldn't come as a surprise to you. He's mentally soft. Period. That was the knock on him in high school and he hasn't matured. It's not hard to see where the frustration comes from. I realize this staff feels a real investment in him and a need to protect him. I also know there are a number of coaches around now who have accomplished a Hell of a lot more than the guys on our bench now ever will that would have run his ass off their campus long ago.
 
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IA Vol,

Thanks for a little truth.

Some who live in there mother's basements with a gaming PC and Wifi Router, often love to degrade others whose success and work ethic they have absolutely no idea about.

This strategy helps take the spotlight to the comparatively microscopic failures of others (SH in this case) all while removing it from themselves. It's a great virtual personal excuse and very impressive to 15-16 year olds.

GBO.
 
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#65
Scotty Hopson is fastly making his way up on my most hated list of Vols.

1. Erik Ainge
2. Marcus Nash
3. Scotty Hopson
4. Robert Peace
5. Chris Hannon
 
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hatvol96 said:
That's not really the point. The fact some people have had enough of a guy who has spent a good portion of his time at UT with the countenance of a five year old who just saw his dog run over by the garbage truck shouldn't come as a surprise to you. He's mentally soft. Period. That was the knock on him in high school and he hasn't matured. It's not hard to see where the frustration comes from. I realize this staff feels a real investment in him and a need to protect him. I also know there are a number of coaches around now who have accomplished a Hell of a lot more than the guys on our bench now ever will that would have run his ass off their campus long ago.
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But you can never change a guy's internal makeup. Ever. There is an expression involving Tigers and stripes that would work here, but I can't remember how it goes.

Anyway, I've said before that if you took JP Prince's assertiveness and injected it into Scotty Hopson, you would be left with one of the best players in the country (that guy would have actually already gone pro by now). But since we know that this is impossible -- that you can't simply morph a passive, soft guy into an assertive, tough guy -- what do you suppose should have been done with Hopson over the past three years? Are you suggesting that we would have been better off without him the last three years? That the coaches should have run him off? If so, I would disagree.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Scotty Hopson is fastly making his way up on my most hated list of Vols.

1. Erik Ainge
2. Marcus Nash
3. Scotty Hopson
4. Robert Peace
5. Chris Hannon
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don't understand the Nash or Hannon... kinda aunderstand Peace... I think Bryce Brown could be on that list

EDIT: Looks like Tee Martin will be rising to the list soon of he takes the Bama WR coaching position... but then again... 1998 NC
 
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kidbourbon said:
But you can never change a guy's internal makeup. Ever. There is an expression involving Tigers and stripes that would work here, but I can't remember how it goes.

Anyway, I've said before that if you took JP Prince's assertiveness and injected it into Scotty Hopson, you would be left with one of the best players in the country (that guy would have actually already gone pro by now). But since we know that this is impossible -- that you can't simply morph a passive, soft guy into an assertive, tough guy -- what do you suppose should have been done with Hopson over the past three years? Are you suggesting that we would have been better off without him the last three years? That the coaches should have run him off? If so, I would disagree.
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I agree with this to a point. While I agree that he's just always going to be a passive, soft player, I do think that the staff lets him by with lazy, nonchalant play. Unlike his personality, that can be fixed, imo.
 
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LawVol13 said:
I agree with this to a point. While I agree that he's just always going to be a passive, soft player, I do think that the staff lets him by with lazy, nonchalant play. Unlike his personality, that can be fixed, imo.
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I agree with this. And I actually just posted in another thread that if I were coaching this team I would make Scotty take the ball to the basket 5 times in the first 10 minutes of every game. The idea would be to make an attacking style habitual for him.
 
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kidbourbon said:
I agree with this. And I actually just posted in another thread that if I were coaching this team I would make Scotty take the ball to the basket 5 times in the first 10 minutes of every game. The idea would be to make an attacking style habitual for him.
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I agree and think that would be an excellent idea.
 
#73
#73
Nothing Scotty could do could ever make me hate him worse then Johnny Crapton. As I say that I knock on wood.
 
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VolsFan4Ever-11 said:
Just because of the way that Hopson played. It just pisses me off that he plays like this, and next game (sat) he'll probably act like he's never played the game before.. Why can he not do this every game.
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You starting a negative thread after smashing an SEC team pisses me off!!!
 
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