Kentucky 2011 Recruiting Class vs. UT

[MikeHamiltonFan]

Kentucky has the highest and second highest Rivals ranked players committed right now...Mike Gilchrist and
Marquis Teague
if they added Michael Chandler
and a Johnny O Bryant would it guarantee the 3 most talented back to back to back classes in college basketball history?

Calipari and Worldwide Wes have to know that he cannot coach well as a bench coach and that in the NBA he will not get Lebron and Kobe and Dwayne Wade on the same team. Why would he ever leave Lexington?

Bruce Pearl could get Adonis Thomas and every other reach we have on the board for 2011 and it would be a top 5 class, but it would still be behind Kentucky talent wise...As much as I dislike Cal, you have to admire his recruiting ability. If he avoids NCAA sanctions, he will have to be remembered years from now as the greatest recruiter in CBB history.

G Kevin Ware Conyers, Georgia
Rockdale County 6'4" 167 4 stars
and
G Chris Jones Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 5'10" 160 4 stars
are the start of a great 2011 class for TN and we are in it for lots of 5 and 4 stars still like Ben McLemore and
Quincy Miller (who we have to compete against Cal for..)
here is the whole list as of today from Rivals. You have to think we have a decent shot with Tobias little brother Tyler, a 4 star forward (despite the recent article written by a young Maryland fan where he says he does not want to play with his brother), and it would seem that we would be looking for a center and another post in this group:


G Ben McLemore St. Louis, Missouri
Eskridge 6'5" 185 5 stars
Kansas (high)
Arkansas (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kansas State (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Missouri (medium)
Missouri State (medium)
Nebraska (medium)
Providence (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Southern Illinois (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Tennessee-Martin (medium)

F Quincy Miller High Point, North Carolina
Westchester Country Day 6'8" 193 5 stars
Baylor (medium)
Duke (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Oregon (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Duke or Kentucky are thought to be the leaders according to one thing I read.

G Josiah Turner Sacramento, California
Sacramento 6'3" 175 5 stars
Arizona (medium)
California (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Marquette (medium)
Oregon (medium)
Santa Clara (medium)
Southern Methodist (medium)
Stanford (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UCLA (medium)
USC (medium)
Washington (medium)
Washington State (medium)
Probably hard to pull away from the West Coast.

G Kentavious Caldwell Greenville, Georgia
Greenville 6'6" 185 5 stars
Alabama (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Oklahoma State (medium)
South Carolina (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Xavier (medium)
Good success for us recently in GA.

G Anthony Wroten Seattle, Washington
Garfield 6'4" 180 5 stars
Connecticut (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Villanova (medium)
Washington (medium)
Does he stay home? Everyone else on the list indicates he may be happy to travel. Tough to see us beating out all these other programs, but if Hopson finally flourishes and is leaving, he could see himself stepping in.

F Adonis Thomas Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 6'6" 205 5 stars
Arkansas (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Duke (medium)
Florida (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Missouri (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Big talent, good connection for Pearl's staff. Despite rumblings that he felt disrespected, I think he is Pastner's to lose.

C Michael Chandler C Indianapolis, IN
Lawrence North 5 stars 6'10" 220
I think he will be the newest elite C to go to KY.

F Johnny O'Bryant Cleveland, Mississippi
East Side 6'9" 235 5 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Baylor (medium)
Florida (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Harvard (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
LSU (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
South Carolina (medium)
Texas (medium)
USC (medium)
I have not read anything to make me think TN has a shot here, but I believe we are pursuing him.


G Quinn Cook Hyattsville, Maryland
DeMatha 6'1" 180 5 stars
Arizona (medium)
Duke (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kansas State (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Maryland (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Notre Dame (medium)
St. John's (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UCLA (medium)
Virginia (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Nice to see us on so many of these lists of top guys even when as here, I see the guy ending up in the ACC.

G Kedren Johnson Lewisburg, Tennessee
Marshall County 6'4" 200 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Florida (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Louisville (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Vanderbilt (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Intriguing prospect to me. Will he grow?

F Jakarr Sampson Akron, Ohio
St. Vincent-St. Mary 6'7" 190 4 stars
Xavier (high)
Akron (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Dayton (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kent State (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Could be joining Dezmine Wells and Darwin Davis to give Xavier a very strong class.

G Trevor Lacey Huntsville, Alabama
Butler 6'3" 190 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)

F Tyler Harris Dix Hills, New York
Half Hollow Hills West 6'8" 195 4 stars
Boston College (medium)
Connecticut (medium)
Dubuque (medium)
Duquesne (medium)
Fordham (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Hofstra (medium)
Maryland (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Seton Hall (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
West Virginia (medium)
This is not the offer list or a ranking of a kid who is living off his brothers name.


G Cedrick McAfee Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 6'3" 175 4 stars
Arkansas (high)
Mississippi (high)
Missouri (high)
Tennessee (high)
Auburn (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Murray State (medium)

G Jeremiah Davis Muncie, Indiana
Muncie Central 6'3" 195 4 stars
Ball State (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Dayton (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UNLV (medium)
Xavier (medium)


F Rodney Hood Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian 6'7" 180 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Marquette (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Very nice looking prospect. We have to fight the in state powers to get him out.

G Tyrone Johnson Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield 6'3" 185 4 stars
Connecticut (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Rutgers (medium)
Seton Hall (medium)
St. John's (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UNLV (medium)
Villanova (medium)
Virginia (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
West Virginia (medium)

C Amir Williams Beverly Hills, Michigan
Country Day 6'9" 220 4 stars
Arizona (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Duke (medium)
Florida (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
LSU (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Minnesota (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Pittsburgh (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Texas (medium)
USC (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Wisconsin (medium)

F LaQuinton Ross Burlington, New Jersey
Life Center Academy 6'8" 195 4 stars
Baylor (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Florida (low)
Mississippi (low)
Tennessee (low)

 

[MikeHamiltonFan]

This is from a little over a month ago.
http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-basketball/100835-2011-class.html

 

[YankeeVol]

Cal will always pull a better class than Pearl can here at UT.....Pearl is a better coach IMO and can do more with talent so I think we'll be alright

 

[Smokeybluetick]

Kentucky has the highest and second highest Rivals ranked players committed right now...Mike Gilchrist and
Marquis Teague
if they added Michael Chandler
and a Johnny O Bryant would it guarantee the 3 most talented back to back to back classes in college basketball history?

Calipari and Worldwide Wes have to know that he cannot coach well as a bench coach and that in the NBA he will not get Lebron and Kobe and Dwayne Wade on the same team. Why would he ever leave Lexington?

Bruce Pearl could get Adonis Thomas and every other reach we have on the board for 2011 and it would be a top 5 class, but it would still be behind Kentucky talent wise...As much as I dislike Cal, you have to admire his recruiting ability. If he avoids NCAA sanctions, he will have to be remembered years from now as the greatest recruiter in CBB history.

G Kevin Ware Conyers, Georgia
Rockdale County 6'4" 167 4 stars
and
G Chris Jones Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 5'10" 160 4 stars
are the start of a great 2011 class for TN and we are in it for lots of 5 and 4 stars still like Ben McLemore and
Quincy Miller (who we have to compete against Cal for..)
here is the whole list as of today from Rivals. You have to think we have a decent shot with Tobias little brother Tyler, a 4 star forward (despite the recent article written by a young Maryland fan where he says he does not want to play with his brother), and it would seem that we would be looking for a center and another post in this group:


G Ben McLemore St. Louis, Missouri
Eskridge 6'5" 185 5 stars
Kansas (high)
Arkansas (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kansas State (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Missouri (medium)
Missouri State (medium)
Nebraska (medium)
Providence (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Southern Illinois (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Tennessee-Martin (medium)

F Quincy Miller High Point, North Carolina
Westchester Country Day 6'8" 193 5 stars
Baylor (medium)
Duke (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Oregon (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Duke or Kentucky are thought to be the leaders according to one thing I read.

G Josiah Turner Sacramento, California
Sacramento 6'3" 175 5 stars
Arizona (medium)
California (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Marquette (medium)
Oregon (medium)
Santa Clara (medium)
Southern Methodist (medium)
Stanford (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UCLA (medium)
USC (medium)
Washington (medium)
Washington State (medium)
Probably hard to pull away from the West Coast.

G Kentavious Caldwell Greenville, Georgia
Greenville 6'6" 185 5 stars
Alabama (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Oklahoma State (medium)
South Carolina (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Xavier (medium)
Good success for us recently in GA.

G Anthony Wroten Seattle, Washington
Garfield 6'4" 180 5 stars
Connecticut (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Villanova (medium)
Washington (medium)
Does he stay home? Everyone else on the list indicates he may be happy to travel. Tough to see us beating out all these other programs, but if Hopson finally flourishes and is leaving, he could see himself stepping in.

F Adonis Thomas Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 6'6" 205 5 stars
Arkansas (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Duke (medium)
Florida (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Missouri (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Big talent, good connection for Pearl's staff. Despite rumblings that he felt disrespected, I think he is Pastner's to lose.

C Michael Chandler C Indianapolis, IN
Lawrence North 5 stars 6'10" 220
I think he will be the newest elite C to go to KY.

F Johnny O'Bryant Cleveland, Mississippi
East Side 6'9" 235 5 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Baylor (medium)
Florida (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Harvard (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
LSU (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Oklahoma (medium)
South Carolina (medium)
Texas (medium)
USC (medium)
I have not read anything to make me think TN has a shot here, but I believe we are pursuing him.


G Quinn Cook Hyattsville, Maryland
DeMatha 6'1" 180 5 stars
Arizona (medium)
Duke (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Kansas (medium)
Kansas State (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Maryland (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Notre Dame (medium)
St. John's (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UCLA (medium)
Virginia (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Nice to see us on so many of these lists of top guys even when as here, I see the guy ending up in the ACC.

G Kedren Johnson Lewisburg, Tennessee
Marshall County 6'4" 200 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Florida (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Louisville (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Vanderbilt (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
Intriguing prospect to me. Will he grow?

F Jakarr Sampson Akron, Ohio
St. Vincent-St. Mary 6'7" 190 4 stars
Xavier (high)
Akron (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Dayton (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Kent State (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Could be joining Dezmine Wells and Darwin Davis to give Xavier a very strong class.

G Trevor Lacey Huntsville, Alabama
Butler 6'3" 190 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Auburn (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)

F Tyler Harris Dix Hills, New York
Half Hollow Hills West 6'8" 195 4 stars
Boston College (medium)
Connecticut (medium)
Dubuque (medium)
Duquesne (medium)
Fordham (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Hofstra (medium)
Maryland (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Seton Hall (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
West Virginia (medium)
This is not the offer list or a ranking of a kid who is living off his brothers name.


G Cedrick McAfee Memphis, Tennessee
Melrose 6'3" 175 4 stars
Arkansas (high)
Mississippi (high)
Missouri (high)
Tennessee (high)
Auburn (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Illinois (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
Murray State (medium)

G Jeremiah Davis Muncie, Indiana
Muncie Central 6'3" 195 4 stars
Ball State (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Dayton (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UNLV (medium)
Xavier (medium)


F Rodney Hood Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian 6'7" 180 4 stars
Alabama (medium)
Arkansas (medium)
Clemson (medium)
Florida State (medium)
Georgia (medium)
Georgia Tech (medium)
Marquette (medium)
Mississippi (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Very nice looking prospect. We have to fight the in state powers to get him out.

G Tyrone Johnson Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield 6'3" 185 4 stars
Connecticut (medium)
Georgetown (medium)
Indiana (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Rutgers (medium)
Seton Hall (medium)
St. John's (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
UNLV (medium)
Villanova (medium)
Virginia (medium)
Virginia Tech (medium)
West Virginia (medium)

C Amir Williams Beverly Hills, Michigan
Country Day 6'9" 220 4 stars
Arizona (medium)
Cincinnati (medium)
Duke (medium)
Florida (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
LSU (medium)
Miami (FL) (medium)
Michigan (medium)
Michigan State (medium)
Minnesota (medium)
North Carolina (medium)
Ohio State (medium)
Pittsburgh (medium)
Purdue (medium)
Tennessee (medium)
Texas (medium)
USC (medium)
Wake Forest (medium)
Wisconsin (medium)

F LaQuinton Ross Burlington, New Jersey
Life Center Academy 6'8" 195 4 stars
Baylor (medium)
Kentucky (medium)
Memphis (medium)
Mississippi State (medium)
North Carolina State (medium)
Syracuse (medium)
Florida (low)
Mississippi (low)
Tennessee (low)

WTF is wrong with you? You need a girlfriend or a job!!!

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

Wow.

 

[hatvol96]

Wow.

I bet Dubuque is a real player for Tyler Harris. Hard to beat a nonexistent stealth school in recruiting.

 

[tigervol9802]

Can I get the Cliff's Notes version of that?

 

[cncchris33]

Tennessee's best chance on that list is Kentavious Caldwell and Trevor Lacey. Both are great, if not elite players in that class. Problem is, they are both guards.

Caldwell has grown a couple inches in the last year and is now 6-6. He could develop into a SF, but he is an outstanding shooter so you want him playing around the perimeter.

Many think Lacey would commit to UT if he had a solid offer. That is old news and I do not know if officially has one or not at this point to be honest. He should though, as I see Ware as a hybrid SG/SF in college. He doesn't shoot the ball well enough to be hanging out around the 3-point line and is athletic enough and a good enough ball handler to take most SF's off the dribble and to the hole.

 

[golfballs]

WTF is wrong with you? You need a girlfriend or a job!!!

be nice

 

[NYYVol]

be nice

That was a whole lot nicer than what this drivel deserves.
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[iuvol2012]

Cal will always pull a better class than Pearl can here at UT.....Pearl is a better coach IMO and can do more with talent so I think we'll be alright

We'll be just fine with CBP. Cal just outtalents everybody.

 

[trevols81]

WTF is wrong with you? You need a girlfriend or a job!!!

lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:

My thoughts exactly. It must have taken MHF 3-4 hours for that post.

 

[ukvols]

He whiffed with Dubuque, but I otherwise appreciate the snapshot of recruits - even if most of them are pipe dreams. A recruiting guide for basketball similar to what was done for football would be great.

 

[BasketvolsFan]

Have you ever seen one of his posts that didn't take 3-4 hours?

 

[ukvols]

It didn't take me 3-4 hours to read it. It took maybe a couple of minutes to skim over it. I don't care how long it took to produce it. I just enjoyed the info.

 

[BasketvolsFan]

Congratulations, we have finally located a MHF fan. Your support will allow us to continue to be able to be afforded with numerous predictions and fictional information regarding the SEC.

 

[iuvol2012]

Congratulations, we have finally located a MHF fan. Your support will allow us to continue to be able to be afforded with numerous predictions and fictional information regarding the SEC.

Now that is crazy talk. Everybody knows that MHFool's predictions are gold :crazy:

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

Am I the only one who opened this just to read everyone else's response to MHF's post?
I didn't even read the post....I just like reading everyone's reply to it....Funny stuff

 

[MikeHamiltonFan]

This post was entirely too long because I cut and pasted from rivals using the search feature. That is also where dubuque came from. No chance would I type all of that out myself. My previous post I linked was better analysis for 2011.

I have mocked enough haters on here to see the same guys show up to rip each time I write. It is not even 10 people, but they are some of the most active. Some of them I really enjoy reading sometimes...hatvol does not admit when he is dead wrong but he does write very well sometimes, especially interviews. His feelings toward our coach make him seem like a black member of the kkk.

Basketvolsfan, bigpapavol and hardwood fanatic are all fun to talk and sometimes argue with.

Then there are unemployed law students, taking shots and hoping for a job.

Some poor people struggle with reading and writing and assume because it takes them a sunday afternoon to read comics that it takes me hours to write something I do not edit usually and put on the internet after 10 minutes of writing while I watch tv or read.
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[NYYVol]

Am I the only one who opened this just to read everyone else's response to MHF's post?
I didn't even read the post....I just like reading everyone's reply to it....Funny stuff

You mean you don't like reading his wrong projections?
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[arTfuldodger]

I like mhf. I'm just trying to figure out why the 1st responder had to hit quote. Geez. Felt like I was trying to kick a soccer ball in a corn field.
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[Hardwood_fanatic]

I like mhf. I'm just trying to figure out why the 1st responder had to hit quote. Geez. Felt like I was trying to kick a soccer ball in a corn field.Posted via VolNation Mobile

So this is something you have admittedly done on purpose?

 

[arTfuldodger]

My "helpers" are mexican, So....yeh.
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