Kenny Hall Evaluation

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Strengths: Kenny is a tall, lanky athlete. He is wiry strong, and is very good at running the floor, especially after rebounds. Kenny has nice touch around the rim. He is very good at finishing dunks and can make difficult plays look easy because of his athleticism. He also is very long, which helps him in rebounding and also helps him blocking shot. Kenny is a good shot blocker with decent timing and the ability to block post shots, which isn't easy to do. Kenny is a solid rebounder, knowing how to use his athleticism to grab both offensive and defensive rebounds, as he was in the top 25 in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage in conference. Hall can also use his athleticism in the post to make quick moves when he decides to. Kenny is also good at hedging, using his quick feet and length to disrupt driving lanes.

Weaknesses: Kenny, for a senior, should not be as raw as he is. Part of this is not his fault, but he is not developed. He has no offensive post game, and his jump shot is weak. He also can be an even better rebounder but he does not box out well. Kenny seems to be lazy on off ball defense, not realizing that he has to play his man tight off ball and can lose his man and give up easy points. Kenny also is very inconsistent, sometimes not even play well enough to deserve playing time. Kenny struggles in the low post by taking too much time and turns the ball over. He also does not currently have a jump shot, which limits his game.

Overall: Kenny has a lot of talent. At 6'10/230+, with his athleticism and length, Kenny can be an impact SEC player. The problem is that it seems he doesn't work on the fundamentals or seem 100% committed to become that type player, whether that is true or not. Kenny is a solid defender with high energy and can make big plays because of that athleticism. He is a good big to have off the bench.
 
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Very solid review. I mentioned in another thread that I found it interesting that he started, for what me know of, against GA Tech.
 
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VolThis said:
Very solid review. I mentioned in another thread that I found it interesting that he started, for what me know of, against GA Tech.
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Whys that interesting, who'd you want to start? Jeronne Maymon is out injured, somebody had to take his place, kind of process of elimination there got Kenny the start.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Whys that interesting, who'd you want to start? Jeronne Maymon is out injured, somebody had to take his place, kind of process of elimination there got Kenny the start.
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I just think that someone who got suspended for the entire last third of their season and didn't play with the team gets he go ahead over Yemi. From what I've seen they both play similarly. I've also been disappointed with Hall over the time he's been here. Just feel like he's lazy.

I'd love for him to prove me wrong, just think it's interesting how he got suspended from the team and comes back to a starting role because Maymon is out.


And I had Rob Murphy in one of my finance classes. Funny kid.
 
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Cuonzo has been very high on him this offseason, Jordan and him both. Supposedly both have put on weight, and muscle...and kenny apparently is showing an ability to hit the perimeter shot from some reports that have come out.

It's his senior year, maybe things click.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Cuonzo has been very high on him this offseason, Jordan and him both. Supposedly both have put on weight, and muscle...and kenny apparently is showing an ability to hit the perimeter shot from some reports that have come out.

It's his senior year, maybe things click.
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Nothing would make me happier.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Cuonzo has been very high on him this offseason, Jordan and him both. Supposedly both have put on weight, and muscle...and kenny apparently is showing an ability to hit the perimeter shot from some reports that have come out.

It's his senior year, maybe things click.
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Things have sure as heck clikced for Zach Rogers in his senior season, I hope it works out for Kenny that way as well
 
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omghulkhands said:
Things have sure as heck clikced for Zach Rogers in his senior season, I hope it works out for Kenny that way as well
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I don't usually like to talk about football on the basketball thread, but yeah, Zach Rodgers has been a bright spot so far this season. And against SoCar he played out of his mind. If Hall could have that type of senior season for the BB team, I would be ecstatic.
 
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zansdad said:
I don't usually like to talk about football on the basketball thread, but yeah, Zach Rodgers has been a bright spot so far this season. And against SoCar he played out of his mind. If Hall could have that type of senior season for the BB team, I would be ecstatic.
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Really happy for him.

Side note/ I don't like talking fb here either, but often times I've wanted to discuss it amongst the bb forum, hard to get a rational discussion going in the fb forum.
 
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I like Hall and what he brings to the team...lets just hope he can stay out of the dog house and play a healthy full season.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Really happy for him.

Side note/ I don't like talking fb here either, but often times I've wanted to discuss it amongst the bb forum, hard to get a rational discussion going in the fb forum.
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Any type of football discussion in the basketball forum is probably going to attract that same crowd. Between the guys that don't bother to check what forum the post is in, the trolls that are on the football board, and then the people that are just fed up and want a change, any thread that looks football related is going to become a bash Dooley/Hart/Sunseri/Bray/anyone-else-that-fits thread pretty quick.
 
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zansdad said:
Any type of football discussion in the basketball forum is probably going to attract that same crowd. Between the guys that don't bother to check what forum the post is in, the trolls that are on the football board, and then the people that are just fed up and want a change, any thread that looks football related is going to become a bash Dooley/Hart/Sunseri/Bray/anyone-else-that-fits thread pretty quick.
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uhh far Dooley, far Sunseri uhhhhh go vols

I'll hang up and listen thanks yall
 
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I don't mind Kenny starting so soon even with the injury. We don't know what exactly caused him to be suspended last season eve though we take educated guesses. For all we know he has done over and above anything Coach Zo has asked him to do and he very well could be a changed player/man who has earned his teams trust and his coaches trust again like it seems. If that's accurate then he deserves that spot on the team ya know?

Just my thoughts though. And I've always liked Kenny. I thought he came on strong in a few games last year before his suspension. If he builds on that at all he is a useful teammate for Tennessee.
 
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volquest86 said:
I like Hall and what he brings to the team...lets just hope he can stay out of the dog house and play a healthy full season.
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I know "Granny said" but
Most will be glad to see him graduate.
He's been pretty much a wasted scholarship.
All the potential in the world, but too lazy or distracted to take advantage.
 
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Great evaluation of Kenny. I really enjoyed the read.

Might we get an evaluation for the rest of the team? Or perhaps those few key players that aren't our stars but aren't our bench warmers? McRae, Q, Yemi, Edwards, Moore, Richardson, etc?
 
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Still waiting on a top 100 4 star recruit to actually contribute in his senior year.
 
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volsack7 said:
Great evaluation of Kenny. I really enjoyed the read.

Might we get an evaluation for the rest of the team? Or perhaps those few key players that aren't our stars but aren't our bench warmers? McRae, Q, Yemi, Edwards, Moore, Richardson, etc?
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Already have. If you go down to about late August, I wrote an eval on everyone except the newcomers.
 
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