Josiah-Jordan James returning to Tennessee

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Wow, that's cool and an interesting precedent to set. I don't think just anyone could pull that off but if you're a loved player this is an option because of NIL. I don't think there will be a rash of this because just anyone can pull it off. If this was (not picking on him) Tyreke Key no way.
 
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Pretty shocked that he’s coming back. Not going to complain, though. We are going to have one of the deepest and most experienced backcourts in college basketball. Bodes well.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
JJJ is worth his weight in gold to the team. He will be a coaching multiplier, able to instruct and clarify what the coaches are teaching and demanding, both before the season and after practice hours.
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When Barnes "corrects" one of the younger guys, JJJ is almost always the first to smooth it over.
 
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Very surprising news. JJJ can play 4 positions and if they want to keep him healthy maybe backing up a number of positions can protect him but also keep his minutes up to a reasonable level. We just got better for sure. Man I hope Barnes is willing to push tempo more often as we have a ton of dudes who can play.
 
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All Vol! said:
Here's hoping Triple J can have a full and injury free season. I serious doubt we've seen his full potential.
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Partly because he doesn't take the ball to the basket. He's got a nice jump shot, to be sure--but with his body he should be taking the rock to the rim,
but he rarely does it. It's been a general team weakness. But glad to have him back.
 
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UTSuave’ said:
I like vescovi strictly as a wing…he has no business directing traffic at the top of the key..Barnes needs to concentrate on getting him more touches so he can get hot…we lack a consistent 3 ball due to never taking many 3’s early in the game and then when we get behind we just start throwing them up as desperation.
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You weren’t paying attention. The opposing teams talked about how they had to keep Vescovi in check to win. He was the defensive focus of the other teams. His lack of volume of shots was due to how he was being defended, not CRB deciding to not get him shots. Hopefully with the new transfers there will be more guys who score well forcing our opponents ‘ defense to be watching more guys closely leading to more open shots for SV
 
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VOLED said:
When Barnes "corrects" one of the younger guys, JJJ is almost always the first to smooth it over.
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Interesting... sounds similar to Holly's role when assisting Pat.
Both voices are needed to get the most out of players.

With JJJ there, I anticipate that we'll see better defense early from our new guys, and fewer guys sitting because their defense is still too much of a liability. Defense at this level is surely 90% half mental.
 
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I don't think it's in CRB's DNA. But this team is deeper than the past 2 super deep teams! Why not absolutely turn up the full court pressure for 40 minutes and rotate thru x2 the players @ anybody can put on the floor? We've been needing some easy transition baskets.

Also, I hope Josiah walks into the practice #1, pulls the team together, and proceeds to passionately "tell them all that NOTHING less than a FF will happen this year. If your not on board with that, then pack up right now and get out. Because I'm holding you all accountable strating right now"!
 
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I wondered if ... He would come back.
My second thought was player/coach .... Gump ...as a walk on.
My leprechaun is doing his thing.
I was only planning on keeping him captive through CWS.
I am thinking deep run ... I'll through out a way to early prediction... 27Ws.
Wooo hooo. I'm on the train and wavin' the flag.
 
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livefaith said:
I don't think it's in CRB's DNA. But this team is deeper than the past 2 super deep teams! Why not absolutely turn up the full court pressure for 40 minutes and rotate thru x2 the players @ anybody can put on the floor? We've been needing some easy transition baskets.

Also, I hope Josiah walks into the practice #1, pulls the team together, and proceeds to passionately "tell them all that NOTHING less than a FF will happen this year. If your not on board with that, then pack up right now and get out. Because I'm holding you all accountable strating right now"!
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You’re right. It isn’t in CRB’s DNA (or defensive philosophy). Teaching sound, mistake free defense is very different than turning the dogs loose in a chaotic baseline to baseline trapping press. That style would create a lot of easy basket opportunities for the opposition.

I wouldn’t totally rule out an occasional 2 platoon approach when there’s this much quality depth. But again, that isn’t in the DNA and the high pressure, limiting mistakes half court defense has been very effective.
 
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I’ve seen some posts on here about 3J playing limited minutes next year due to what I assume people are saying is chronic knee issues. Is this just speculation or is he really going the route of Maymon? I thought when he got back into the swing of things last season, his quickness was coming back till he hurt his ankle. Maybe I was wrong on that. I just wasn’t aware that he has some sort of lingering issue
 
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livefaith said:
I don't think it's in CRB's DNA. But this team is deeper than the past 2 super deep teams! Why not absolutely turn up the full court pressure for 40 minutes and rotate thru x2 the players @ anybody can put on the floor? We've been needing some easy transition baskets.

Also, I hope Josiah walks into the practice #1, pulls the team together, and proceeds to passionately "tell them all that NOTHING less than a FF will happen this year. If your not on board with that, then pack up right now and get out. Because I'm holding you all accountable strating right now"!
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I agree in putting on more ball pressure rather press or traps we do need to create easy buckets. In CHRIST Alone
 
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TMvol10 said:
I’ve seen some posts on here about 3J playing limited minutes next year due to what I assume people are saying is chronic knee issues. Is this just speculation or is he really going the route of Maymon? I thought when he got back into the swing of things last season, his quickness was coming back till he hurt his ankle. Maybe I was wrong on that. I just wasn’t aware that he has some sort of lingering issue
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The NBA isn't going for a guy with his history of injuries. JJJ knows his body better than anyone. He might know his playing days are numbered. One more year at UT then a grad assistant and he starts his coaching career. Seems logical.
 
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TMvol10 said:
I’ve seen some posts on here about 3J playing limited minutes next year due to what I assume people are saying is chronic knee issues. Is this just speculation or is he really going the route of Maymon? I thought when he got back into the swing of things last season, his quickness was coming back till he hurt his ankle. Maybe I was wrong on that. I just wasn’t aware that he has some sort of lingering issue
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My question as well.
 
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If there are lessons to be learned ... then the messages from San Diego State's (SDS) trip to the final four ...
  1. Defensive is a huge part of the equation ... in that regard ... Barnes is on the right track. SDS has a 94 feet emphasis on defense - Barnes teams focus on just the half court ... more on this later.
  2. Offensively, SDS is far from a juggernaut. Interestingly they rank 265 in the number of 3s they took per game! Only 1 player averaged more than 10 points per game.
  3. SDS spreads their mpg out among a large swath of players - 9. Nine players AVERAGED more that 15 mpg! In fact, the only other team that did that was FAU!!!
  4. No player on SDS averaged more than 28 mpg!!! THIS is what allowed them to play a more frantic full court defense.
Analysis:
SDS full court defense was NOT more productive in producing more steals than Barnes defense ... but it may have worn on the other teams physical stamina over the course of the game.
The persistent rotation of players MAY HAVE allowed SDS to be less physically 'tired' over the course of the season. Thus, not leg weary going into the NCAA tournament.

Propositions:
Coaches/Teams tend to put the best players on the floor for the most amount of time.
Deeper teams can give players MORE minutes and NOT rely on one or two players (to play 30 minutes).
With the addition of JJJ, this is by far, the deepest AND most experienced team I have seen in Orange. WELCOME BACK, JJJ!!!!
If we can steer clear of injuries and get 9 to 11 players contributing 15 minutes per game ... we could see a very special season in 2023-2024
By the way, we were not far from the SDS metrics, but we had a couple of players who were VERY one dimensional. Those players dramatically affected the overall effectiveness of the team.
Finally, I still believe that Rick would prefer NOT to put players on the floor for more that 25-27 minutes per game. However, imho, I think he does have the team to accomplish this feat in the fall.
 
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