McBee Hate, Lofton Love

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TN-GAYTOR-HATER

TN-GAYTOR-HATER

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i keep seeing a lot of posters talk about mcbee not being very athletic and that he cant defend nebody....obviously u guys have forgotten that chris lofton had no d at all and was at best a liability on the defensive end of the floor; as well as a poor ball handler, hence why u dont see him in the nba right now. mcbee is what lofton was, a shooter, nothing more nothing less. lofton was a great player, dont get me wrong i love chris lofton, but he wasnt what some of u guys describe him as. he was a great shooter that hit some bigtime shots, but he wasnt very athletic or a good defender or ball handler so please stop with these descriptions of him. mcbee is cut out of the same mold as lofton; hopefully mcbee will develop into the caliber of shooter that lofton was for us.
 
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TN-gator-HATER said:
i keep seeing a lot of posters talk about mcbee not being very athletic and that he cant defend nebody....obviously u guys have forgotten that chris lofton had no d at all and was at best a liability on the defensive end of the floor; as well as a poor ball handler, hence why u dont see him in the nba right now. mcbee is what lofton was, a shooter, nothing more nothing less. lofton was a great player, dont get me wrong i love chris lofton, but he wasnt what some of u guys describe him as. he was a great shooter that hit some bigtime shots, but he wasnt very athletic or a good defender or ball handler so please stop with these descriptions of him. mcbee is cut out of the same mold as lofton; hopefully mcbee will develop into the caliber of shooter that lofton was for us.[/QUOTE]

u must have missed the last sentence
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I will excuse some of McBee's faults when his scoring becomes greater than the liability he causes. Why were people ok with Lofton having some defensive problems? Because Lofton scored 20 a night.
 
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to compare the two right now is useless. there are bigger issues to argue over right now....like our scholarships bball players. mcbee could be deadly for us beyond the arc in the years to come, and i hope he becomes just that.
 
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Urinal Mint said:
McBee is much less of a shooter. To compare Skylar McBee to the greatest 3 point shooter of all time is beyond laughable.
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i totally agree with u, u must have missed the last sentence of my post, but other than caliber of shooter (lofton being much greater than mcbee), they are very similar players.
 
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I would say Mcbee is a better athlete than Lofton. Let the firestorm begin....
 
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Lofton was twice as athletic as McBee - and was a way better defender and shooter. He still wasn't NBA caliber obviously - that's the only reason people talked about his lack of athleticism since his offense was NBA caliber, yet his defense wasn't. He managed to get quite a lot of steals through out his career if you remember (may not as many as Jajuan but it was up there several seasons).

Chris Lofton could play OK defense in the SEC and shoot with anyone. Skylar McBee (at this point) is a decent shooter who couldn't play defense against many above average high school teams.
 
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my post was more about the descriptions i see of posters saying so and so isnt as athletic as lofton, or doesnt play defense as well as lofton. lofton was an incredible shooter, but the rest of his game was very average; he wasnt very athletic and he didnt play good defense.
 
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When teams are game planning around McBee, and assigning a defender to hold it for him when he takes a piss, then this would be a valid comparison.
 
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i truly believe this, if jujuan smith had gotten the hype that lofton received, he would be in the nba. he was a good shooter, he could handle the ball and he had great defense. let the bashing begin.....
 
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TN-gator-HATER said:
i truly believe this, if jujuan smith had gotten the hype that lofton received, he would be in the nba. he was a good shooter, he could handle the ball and he had great defense. let the bashing begin.....
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......(sigh)....

Has nothing to do with hype. You realize he nearly made a team this past year and will likely be on one in the next couple of years, right?
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Lofton was twice as athletic as McBee - and was a way better defender and shooter. He still wasn't NBA caliber obviously - that's the only reason people talked about his lack of athleticism since his offense was NBA caliber, yet his defense wasn't. He managed to get quite a lot of steals through out his career if you remember (may not as many as Jajuan but it was up there several seasons).

Chris Lofton could play OK defense in the SEC and shoot with anyone. Skylar McBee (at this point) is a decent shooter who couldn't play defense against many above average high school teams.
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maybe u were watching a different cLo than i was but chris lofton wasnt and isnt twice as athletic as mcbee, they r pretty equal as far as athleticism goes, lofton may have a slight edge defensively, maybe and thats a huge maybe
 
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Lofton had great hands. His on ball defense wasn't close to special, but his quick hands and anticipation skills made up for it with the system Bruce runs.
 
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TN-gator-HATER said:
maybe u were watching a different cLo than i was but chris lofton wasnt and isnt twice as athletic as mcbee, they r pretty equal as far as athleticism goes, lofton may have a slight edge defensively, maybe and thats a huge maybe
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No - they aren't. I promise. There are reason he wasn't offered a scholarship and was asked to walk on. Lofton was snubbed by UK and Louisville but when you look at UK's guards they had committed that year you can understand why (5*s and rated top 5 at their position).

Skylar McBee wouldn't be the most athletic guy at random church league game if he showed up.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
Lofton had great hands. His on ball defense wasn't close to special, but his quick hands and anticipation skills made up for it with the system Bruce runs.
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His basketball IQ made up for a lot of his physical shortfalls.

Many people forget he had a lot of steals in his tenure here.
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Lofton4Three said:
His basketball IQ made up for a lot of his physical shortfalls.

Many people forget he had a lot of steals in his tenure here.
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So true. Dont forget, when we ended Florida's undefeated run at Knoxville he was the person who intercepted the 2 on 1 break and turned it into an open layup by Bradshaw.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
......(sigh)....

Has nothing to do with hype. You realize he nearly made a team this past year and will likely be on one in the next couple of years, right?
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getting drafted into the nba has alot to do with hype:

Dajuan Wagner (Sixth pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of Memphis)
Wagner became a basketball legend in high school when he scored 100 points in a game. He had NBA stars going to watch him play before he ever joined the league. However, once he joined the NBA, Wagner was never able to live up to the hype. Over the last couple seasons, he's also battled health problems

Eddie Griffin (Seventh pick 2001 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets out of Seton Hall)
Coming into the league, Griffin was compared to Tim Duncan. Instead of ever realizing his potential, Griffin has continually gotten into legal trouble. He's currently out of the NBA after being waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves

Kwame Brown (First pick of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards out of Glynn Academy High School)
Brown has actually played better in recent seasons. But considering he was the number one overall pick in the 2001 draft, he hasn't played anywhere near well enough to justify his selection by the Wizards.

just a few that were drafted because of hype.....
 
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