Injuries/Illness: 30 games missed

[mtvols]

Players missed 30 games this year due to injury or illness.

JJJ - 12 knee, ankle
Phillips - 5 hip
Key - 4 illness, ankle
Vescovi - 3 shoulder
Aidoo - 2 illness
Uros - 2 illness
Ziegler - 2 (counting Ark game) knee

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

I think Tyndall cursed the program when he left. wvey single year the team has had at least one critical injury to a key player. Most late in the year as well. It’s crazy
Punter, Hubbs, Kyle, LaMonte, Kyle, Fulky, Olivier, and now Zakai…
Just terrible luck for the guys and fans.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I think Tyndall cursed the program when he left. wvey single year the team has had at least one critical injury to a key player. Most late in the year as well. It’s crazy
Punter, Hubbs, Kyle, LaMonte, Kyle, Fulky, Olivier, and now Zakai…
Just terrible luck for the guys and fans.

Kyle Alexander, ON, Fulkerson, and now ZZ. All starters that had season ending injuries just before the NCAAT. Plus JJJ was slowed considerably with a chronic injury. Luck hasn’t been on TN’s side as far as injuries go as seasons end.

 

[livefaith]

This is not only missed games. But, missed practice, lineup shuffling, plus the certainty that each is/was playing injured at some level. Good thing were deep as an ocean.

 

[njvols]

JJJ was biggest net loss, but you could also say the team learned to play w/o him and others have stepped up, but on flip side JJJ hasn't truly meshed back in yet other than some really good splash games. Problem w/ ZZ loss is that he's done the heavy lifting all season and it's a BIG adjustment for the team. Gonna have to play fantastic D, depend upon paint scoring and hit freethrows. If we do those three things every game, we'll win a few in post season. Also, Santi needs his 15ish minimum per game. It would be really great if JJJ just took this team on his back during the tourney like Grant Williams.

 

[Rocky Top T]

JJJ was biggest net loss, but you could also say the team learned to play w/o him and others have stepped up, but on flip side JJJ hasn't truly meshed back in yet other than some really good splash games. Problem w/ ZZ loss is that he's done the heavy lifting all season and it's a BIG adjustment for the team. Gonna have to play fantastic D, depend upon paint scoring and hit freethrows. If we do those three things every game, we'll win a few in post season. Also, Santi needs his 15ish minimum per game. It would be really great if JJJ just took this team on his back during the tourney like Grant Williams.

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

 

[berryvol]

This thread is the answer to any question of how/why/when/where regarding this season. It’s honestly impressive that we have been top ten-ish all season and have some of the wins we do with the constant injuries. They will also, likely, be the reason we don’t go very deep in the tourney over the next week or so. Just brutal for a team that could have been great and poised to do big things in a down year of college hoops. Thems the breaks, I suppose.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

How many times are you going to post your dislike of JJJ?

 

[njvols]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

by "carry", I don't really mean post 20 points every game...but I do think being on the threshold of double/double w/ 2-4 steals/game along w/ high level D gets us his needed outcome to not have to live or die w/ Santi.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

I agree he is very unlikely to carry the team this post-season due to injuries which limited his practice time but he was far and away our MVP statistically for the final 16 games of the year last season. I hope you are right about SV because he struggled in too many games at the end of the year last season.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

.

 

[ColinS]

How many times are you going to post your dislike of JJJ?

Yeah, everybody knows he is slightly above average at best

 

[HalfullVol]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

This is the only part of your statement I agree with.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Yeah, everybody knows he is slightly above average at best

Relative to?

 

[JohnWardForever]

I think Tyndall cursed the program when he left. wvey single year the team has had at least one critical injury to a key player. Most late in the year as well. It’s crazy
Punter, Hubbs, Kyle, LaMonte, Kyle, Fulky, Olivier, and now Zakai…
Just terrible luck for the guys and fans.

Somehow Donnie just doesn't sound like a D1 Coach.

 

[jarnol32]

JJJ is average at best. He can not carry this team. Vescovi can do it, but the other teams game plan for him.

James is by far the best overall player on this team. I know he comes and goes mentally, but if he gets locked in and plays well he could lead this team to the final 4.

 

[Namorto1]

UT has overcome a lot this year in basketball, but Zeigler’s loss likely ends the likelihood of even having a chance to win multiple games in a row I’m afraid. Winning two games in a row is the ceiling for what remains in my opinion. it is a guard game and we don’t have a PG. Still a good year regardless what happens the rest of the year. Great wins along the way against Kansas, Alabama and Texas. Just weren’t consistent enough shooting the ball from anywhere game to game. Would love to make the 2nd weekend in the tournament but……we have a ton of question marks.

 

[JCP201]

Players missed 30 games this year due to injury or illness.

JJJ - 12 knee, ankle
Phillips - 5 hip
Key - 4 illness, ankle
Vescovi - 3 shoulder
Aidoo - 2 illness
Uros - 2 illness
Ziegler - 2 (counting Ark game) knee

It's amazing this team has done as well as it has. That said, the injury to Z might be the one we can't overcome. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[JohnD13]

I think Tyndall cursed the program when he left. wvey single year the team has had at least one critical injury to a key player. Most late in the year as well. It’s crazy
Punter, Hubbs, Kyle, LaMonte, Kyle, Fulky, Olivier, and now Zakai…
Just terrible luck for the guys and fans.

Alexander

 

[DowntownVol]

if Kyle didn't get hurt, there's no way we lose that game to Loyola, and who knows what might've happened from there?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

if Kyle didn't get hurt, there's no way we lose that game to Loyola, and who knows what might've happened from there?

And had the thug at Florida not broken Fulkerson’s face with his elbow, Oregon State probably wouldn’t have been TN’s draw 2 years ago.

 

[Rocky Top T]

How many times are you going to post your dislike of JJJ?

I don't dislike him, I don't think he is as good as some do.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I don't dislike him, I don't think he is as good as some do.

I’d hate to see the **** that you’d post about JJJ if you disliked him. He’s borderline all-SEC while you post in multiple places that he’s “average at best”.

 

[WaywardVol]

I don't dislike him, I don't think he is as good as some do.

Coming out of last year it looked like he was finally emerging. Then starts the year injured. Tough luck, so I think you’re off in this analysis. He still has time to put a stamp on his career.

 

[walkenvol]

I’d hate to see the **** that you’d post about JJJ if you disliked him. He’s borderline all-SEC while you post in multiple places that he’s “average at best”.

A full season of healthy JJJ is definitely all-SEC IMO