Josh Richardson has become 1 of my fav players

#26
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lylsmorr said:
Gives it all every minute he is on the floor. Wish a few others would have that same attitude
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You got that right. Both Georgia big guys have 4 fouls each and Golden and Mcrae launch 3 pointers. Get the ball INSIDE.:banghead2::banghead2:
 
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#29
Lol, I understand why I'm being come down on. But, there is something about Richardsons attitude I don't like. It's okay to be upset and emotional, but his reactions remind me of the way my 3 year old acts. All I'm saying
 
#30
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VolsByNature said:
Lol, I understand why I'm being come down on. But, there is something about Richardsons attitude I don't like. It's okay to be upset and emotional, but his reactions remind me of the way my 3 year old acts. All I'm saying
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Not trying to bash you or anything. Just trying to shed some light on why he may be that way. :hi:
 
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omghulkhands said:
I really like him, he has the intangibles to be great. If Josh can put in the work to improve his offense in the summer then he will be huge for us next year. I also think he is better offensively than most think, but he is a little tenative sometimes and never forces a shot that isn't relatively wide open. Kid will be a stud...believe it
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Great! Are you kidding me? He wasn't recruited by Missouri State for nothing. He's not D-1 talent at all. Richardson is a decent defender & does give some hustle but he will never be GREAT! I would even say he'll never be GOOD!

He will strictly be a role player for whoever he plays for in college. He's only here at UT because CCM brought him here with him. He's not SEC type talent but you could say that for others as well.
 
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tonybologna said:
Great! Are you kidding me? He wasn't recruited by Missouri State for nothing. He's not D-1 talent at all. Richardson is a decent defender & does give some hustle but he will never be GREAT! I would even say he'll never be GOOD!

He will strictly be a role player for whoever he plays for in college. He's only here at UT because CCM brought him here with him. He's not SEC type talent but you could say that for others as well.
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if he was at a mid major he would be a stud, thats a dumb statement. i dont ever seeing him being a huge contributor, but i see him comiing off the bench and being a big time role player for us. JMO
 
#35
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tonybologna said:
Great! Are you kidding me? He wasn't recruited by Missouri State for nothing. He's not D-1 talent at all. Richardson is a decent defender & does give some hustle but he will never be GREAT! I would even say he'll never be GOOD!

He will strictly be a role player for whoever he plays for in college. He's only here at UT because CCM brought him here with him. He's not SEC type talent but you could say that for others as well.
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Jeremy Lamb, Kenny Boyton, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist would disagree.
 
#37
#37
Richardson is not SEC material. He does hustle and he plays some solid defense, but his offensive skills are where he lacks. He should never be allowed to shoot the ball unless he is wide open and within five feet of the basket. At least he doesn't constantly shoot and miss three's like Tatum.
 
#38
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gunner said:
Richardson is not SEC material. He does hustle and he plays some solid defense, but his offensive skills are where he lacks. He should never be allowed to shoot the ball unless he is wide open and within five feet of the basket. At least he doesn't constantly shoot and miss three's like Tatum.
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I was about to say his shooting % is actually better than a lot of our players, you'd be surprised. I don't see josh being an sec elite player no, and I really don't see him being the starter after this year, but I may be wrong. With that said though, he can absolutely be an sec role player no doubt in my mind. Was it temple, the kid from LSU a few years back who was a great defender, josh reminds me a lot of him. Anyway, I can make an arguement with Wes, yemi, even chievous and miller not being sec talent but I disagree that josh can't be a good role player off the bench.
 
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#39
zjcvols said:
Jeremy Lamb, Kenny Boyton, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist would disagree.
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I wasn't talking about the bluechip recruits that sign in the SEC. I'm talking about some other role players that are strictly that!

Richardson was a 3-star recruit & wasn't really D-1 talent. He was a mid-major type talent though! He would not be here if not for CCM. That's the facts! He's limited in his ability!

There's a reason he wasn't recruited by any of the major D-1 schools. Skylar was a walk-on but he's playing better than Richardson right now & has been the past few games. His increase in minutes has shown what he's doing as well!
 
#40
#40
tonybologna said:
I wasn't talking about the bluechip recruits that sign in the SEC. I'm talking about some other role players that are strictly that!

Richardson was a 3-star recruit & wasn't really D-1 talent. He was a mid-major type talent though! He would not be here if not for CCM. That's the facts! He's limited in his ability!

There's a reason he wasn't recruited by any of the major D-1 schools. Skylar was a walk-on but he's playing better than Richardson right now & has been the past few games. His increase in minutes has shown what he's doing as well!
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1) He helped shut those three guys down, all blue chips. I think they would say he's not a scrub.

2) Skylar is not playing better than Josh right now. Josh has started for a month, while Skylar just got his first one, and it wasn't to replace Josh.

3) Josh is limited offensively, but he has decent handle, a nice pull up J, and an okay passer. He's getting there.

4) Josh is an SEC player. He's already one of the better defenders in the league. He did get BCS offers unlike you said. Is he Chris Lofton? No, but he's going to be a good player here.
 
#41
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tonybologna said:
I wasn't talking about the bluechip recruits that sign in the SEC. I'm talking about some other role players that are strictly that!

Richardson was a 3-star recruit & wasn't really D-1 talent. He was a mid-major type talent though! He would not be here if not for CCM. That's the facts! He's limited in his ability!

There's a reason he wasn't recruited by any of the major D-1 schools. Skylar was a walk-on but he's playing better than Richardson right now & has been the past few games. His increase in minutes has shown what he's doing as well!
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you do realize that mid-major is d1 right?

he wasnt recruited by major d1 schools? georgia tech, penn state, oklahome???

since when are they not major d 1 schools?
 
#42
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zjcvols said:
1) He helped shut those three guys down, all blue chips. I think they would say he's not a scrub.

2) Skylar is not playing better than Josh right now. Josh has started for a month, while Skylar just got his first one, and it wasn't to replace Josh.

3) Josh is limited offensively, but he has decent handle, a nice pull up J, and an okay passer. He's getting there.

4) Josh is an SEC player. He's already one of the better defenders in the league. He did get BCS offers unlike you said. Is he Chris Lofton? No, but he's going to be a good player here.
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the fact he made the statement "he wasnt d1 talent he was mid-major talent" should tell you all you need to know about this guys knowledge of the sport
 
#43
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zjcvols said:
1) He helped shut those three guys down, all blue chips. I think they would say he's not a scrub.

2) Skylar is not playing better than Josh right now. Josh has started for a month, while Skylar just got his first one, and it wasn't to replace Josh.

3) Josh is limited offensively, but he has decent handle, a nice pull up J, and an okay passer. He's getting there.

4) Josh is an SEC player. He's already one of the better defenders in the league. He did get BCS offers unlike you said. Is he Chris Lofton? No, but he's going to be a good player here.
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I disagree with ya! McBee is playing better than Richardson. How can you not see that?

bleedingTNorange said:
you do realize that mid-major is d1 right?

he wasnt recruited by major d1 schools? georgia tech, penn state, oklahome???

since when are they not major d 1 schools?
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Sorry, I meant to say he wasn't going to sign with a MAJOR D-1 school instead of not being recruited by D-1 schools. He was going to Missouri State.

He came here when CCM was hired! It's a fact! I don't dislike Richardson but people on here are making false claims about his talent. McBee has outplayed him in the past few games. The writing is on the wall guys!
 
#44
#44
bleedingTNorange said:
the fact he made the statement "he wasnt d1 talent he was mid-major talent" should tell you all you need to know about this guys knowledge of the sport
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I'm not gonna get on here & give into your childish comments! I stand by my statements! I played college basketball years ago at Walters State Community College so I do know basketball.

I also coach a 5th grade traveling team in East Tennessee! I'm still not here to argue about knowledge of the game. I'm here to defend the inaccurate statements about Richardson & McBee.
 
#45
#45
tonybologna said:
I disagree with ya! McBee is playing better than Richardson. How can you not see that?



Sorry, I meant to say he wasn't going to sign with a MAJOR D-1 school instead of not being recruited by D-1 schools. He was going to Missouri State.

He came here when CCM was hired! It's a fact! I don't dislike Richardson but people on here are making false claims about his talent. McBee has outplayed him in the past few games. The writing is on the wall guys!
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he was going to missouri state because of ccm not because of his talent. he had offers from all of those big time programs i just mentioned to you, seriously?

so your saying ray mccullum isnt a big time player because he went to detroit? go ahead and look him up because im sure you dont know who that is.
 
#46
#46
tonybologna said:
I'm not gonna get on here & give into your childish comments! I stand by my statements! I played college basketball years ago at Walters State Community College so I do know basketball.

I also coach a 5th grade traveling team in East Tennessee! I'm still not here to argue about knowledge of the game. I'm here to defend the inaccurate statements about Richardson & McBee.
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i was waiting for i also play ncaa basketball on my xbox every day so boo ya!

if your so knowledgable id expect you to realize that mid major is still d1. also i would think you would understand why richardson was going to msu, and that he could have signed with a big d1 program if he wanted to.

mcbee had offers from santa clara, richardson had offers from acc schools. come on kid.
 
#47
#47
zjcvols said:
1) He helped shut those three guys down, all blue chips. I think they would say he's not a scrub.

2) Skylar is not playing better than Josh right now. Josh has started for a month, while Skylar just got his first one, and it wasn't to replace Josh.

3) Josh is limited offensively, but he has decent handle, a nice pull up J, and an okay passer. He's getting there.

4) Josh is an SEC player. He's already one of the better defenders in the league. He did get BCS offers unlike you said. Is he Chris Lofton? No, but he's going to be a good player here.
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Richardson has not shown to be a capable scorer so far in his brief UT career. His skills on offense appear to be very limited. He does hustle on defense, but at this point in the season we need players that can score at least a few points a game, not turn the ball over a lot, and play hard nose defense. He is a liability for the Vols as all he can do is defend some. He shouldn't be starting for the Vols or getting so many minutes.
 
#48
#48
bleedingTNorange said:
i was waiting for i also play ncaa basketball on my xbox every day so boo ya!

if your so knowledgable id expect you to realize that mid major is still d1. also i would think you would understand why richardson was going to msu, and that he could have signed with a big d1 program if he wanted to.

mcbee had offers from santa clara, richardson had offers from acc schools. come on kid.
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KID? I'm no KID! :jpshakehead: I'm an adult & have been for years! That's why you can't handle the truth right now! You don't see the light just like many others on these forums! I'm done replying to you!
 
#49
#49
tonybologna said:
KID? I'm no KID! :jpshakehead: I'm an adult & have been for years! That's why you can't handle the truth right now! You don't see the light just like many others on these forums! I'm done replying to you!
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ok have fun with those non d1 mid majors
 
#50
#50
gunner said:
Richardson has not shown to be a capable scorer so far in his brief UT career. His skills on offense appear to be very limited. He does hustle on defense, but at this point in the season we need players that can score at least a few points a game, not turn the ball over a lot, and play hard nose defense. He is a liability for the Vols as all he can do is defend some. He shouldn't be starting for the Vols or getting so many minutes.
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Right now, yes he does have to get those minutes and deserves them. Sure he's limited, but his defense makes up for it.
 
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