Jarnell Stokes names his top 3

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#681
zjcvols said:
PG Trae Golden
SG Jordan McRae
SF Josh Richardson
PF Jeronne Maymon
C Jarnell Stokes

PG Wes Washpun
SG Skylar McBee/Quenton Cheivous
SF D'Montre Edwards/Derek Reese
PF Kenny Hall
C Yemi Makanjoula

I'm excited!!! And that list doesn't even include Charles Mithcell, a top 15 center who might come here.
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Golden
McRae
Stokes
Maymon
Hall or Mitchell
 
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#682
Had a chance to talk with Stokes for a good bit this evening. Will have a story up later, but here are the highlights.

First off, he's not saying that any one of his five finalists has been eliminated, claiming that Memphis, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas are all still alive.

However, on the Tennessee side, I have to believe that the Vols are really in this thing, and as most know, I've been a huge skeptic in regards to that. Now, to be clear, I'm not saying in the least that I think they're ahead or the team to beat, but I now find myself thinking that they're on, or at close to being on, equal footing with Memphis,KY and Arkansas.

He said the decision to make the drive up today was really a last minute thing and he just decided he wanted to see the game today.

He admitted that he doesn't have the same kind of ties to this staff to some of other schools involved, but had a lot of positives to say about coach Martin and how the two are forming a bond.

He added that he'd been watching Tennessee closely this season and didn't feel at all like the team was a long way from being competitive, something that many (including myself) had considered an impediment to Tennessee's chances.
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- Rob Lewis
 
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#687
Tobias Harris spent some time with Stokes during halftime. Regardless of the loss to Pitt, I think Stokes could see we are 1 player away (him) from being a really good team. We have been in every game with 3 top 20 teams anc chances to win all of them. Add a player of Stoke's ability and we probably would have won all 3.
 
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#688
I think it comes down to UK, Memphis, and UT. Maybe i'm wrong on this but it seems most of the studs that come out of Memphis stay in Memphis. Hopefully we can pull Stokes out of there.
 
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I would say for sure he's the kind of talent that can push a decent team up a notch. He's no Carmelo Anthony, but I think his level of talent (not necessarily skill at this stage) is very comparable to Tobias at the same stage of his career. They are very different players, but I think it's definitely reasonable to look for Jarnell to have that kind of impact as a freshman.
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- Rob Lewis
 
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MemphisCanes said:
Word is he could be enrolling at Memphis soon and be eligible by Jan 12th.
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Yeah, you're right. That's why he drove six hours to take a random, unplanned visit to Tennessee. To just see a basketball game.
 
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