Most underachieving Vols of all time?

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ManningBerry#1 said:
I'd say ainge, given his success he had a lot of potential taken away by drugs, and fulmer.
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You know I thought the same thing. Then I thought about how he was doing drugs the whole time and he was still able to play the way he did (minus his sophmore year).
 
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OrangeInKy said:
Montrell Jones is one of many I think of for football. Basketball underachievers have all been mentioned but Ramar stands out. Tony Harris is one as well I think underachieved. How is Haislip on the list?
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Because he pulled a Haynesworth. We only got about half of a great season out of him. I disagree on VY, though.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I will begin the list:
1. Vincent Yarborough
2. Scotty Hopson (unless he stays and does something great next season)(not showing any emotion on this pick):salute:
3. Marcus Haislip.

These are the anti Danes. They are the opposite end of the spectrum from a Jujuan Smith. They are guys who God gave an enormous reservoir of talent, and they did not put in the hard work, show the character etc to get the maximum out of what they had.

Brian Williams despite having something in common with Willie Nelson and Bob Marley, cannot be on the list because he was a guy who lost 100 lbs just to come here and he was not blessed with A+ anything from a raw talent standpoint.

Who do you guys see as our most underachieving basketball players? Lot's of hype or not, I want to know who you think played under their ability during their time at UT.

I will also say that Swiper is not on my list, because I think his dad's name built the hype and his growth spurt set him WAY back where he could not play as a 6'8 guard but did not have a skill set to match his frame. I am hoping like JP Prince coming all the way back from mono, that he can still give us some good stuff before he is done.
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People play in the shadow of others all the time. Has nothing to do with it from a competitors standpoint. As for the growth spurt comment, unless he has a medical condition that is a problem, that growth spurt will only help him. He will have guard skills with a great long body. See Anthony Davis and his growth spurt for reference.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I will begin the list:
1. Vincent Yarborough
2. Scotty Hopson (unless he stays and does something great next season)
3. Marcus Haislip.

These are the anti Danes. They are the opposite end of the spectrum from a Jujuan Smith. They are guys who God gave an enormous reservoir of talent, and they did not put in the hard work, show the character etc to get the maximum out of what they had.

Brian Williams despite having something in common with Willie Nelson and Bob Marley, cannot be on the list because he was a guy who lost 100 lbs just to come here and he was not blessed with A+ anything from a raw talent standpoint.

Who do you guys see as our most underachieving basketball players? Lot's of hype or not, I want to know who you think played under their ability during their time at UT.

I will also say that Swiper is not on my list, because I think his dad's name built the hype and his growth spurt set him WAY back where he could not play as a 6'8 guard but did not have a skill set to match his frame. I am hoping like JP Prince coming all the way back from mono, that he can still give us some good stuff before he is done.
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So dumb.
 
#64
#64
Pat Summit

Top 3 recruiting class year after year after year. Should be in the final 4 by default.
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I will begin the list:
1. Vincent Yarborough
2. Scotty Hopson (unless he stays and does something great next season)
3. Marcus Haislip.
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Mike Hamilton.

This is a really bad thread / list. Sorry your 5 stars didn't turn out to be Michael Jordan / Kevin Durant like you expected. All 5* HS players become NBA superstars, right? :ermm:
 
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livefaith said:
Mike Hamilton.

This is a really bad thread / list. Sorry your 5 stars didn't turn out to be Michael Jordan / Kevin Durant like you expected. All 5* HS players become NBA superstars, right? :ermm:
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Nope some underacheive. Whoever said haislip pulled a haynesworth was right on the money.

Do you think the Bible is wrong when you read the parable of the talents?
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
Nope some underacheive. Whoever said haislip pulled a haynesworth was right on the money.

Do you think the Bible is wrong when you read the parable of the talents?
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You realize that parable isn't about actual talents, right? Furthermore, what does that have to do with playing college ball?
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OrangeInKy said:
Disagree that VY is underachiever?
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Absolutely. His accomplishments are VERY underappreciated. I really don't get it. He had as good of a career at UT as Bogans and Prince did at UK, and yet those two are beloved. Some fans expected him to do be some amalgamation of Allan Houston and Vince Carter, and he just didn't have that much talent. But his career accomplishments are significant.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
You realize that parable isn't about actual talents, right? Furthermore, what does that have to do with playing college ball?
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Why do you think we call talent, "talent"? It came from that parable. That is the historical Christian interpretation of the story!

However, I agree that Jesus was probably talking about things we could do that directly serve God, probably not basketball.
 
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