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bleedingTNorange

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Since being benched has performed better than anyone could ask. Guard play is key down the stretch and in tournament games. Keep up the good work Trae.
 
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#5
Golden has been purely golden in the last 4 games. He is the guy that makes it happen.
 
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When he went down with the ankle injury I became very worried. I don't think I would have cared as much a couple of weeks ago. Way to go Trae. Thanks for the solid play.
 
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He is really showing signs of becing that elite PG CCM says he expects him to be by the time he's done here.

Personally, I love watching players grow right infront of your own eyes, and Trae has done just that this year.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
He is really showing signs of becing that elite PG CCM says he expects him to be by the time he's done here.

Personally, I love watching players grow right infront of your own eyes, and Trae has done just that this year.
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That's why I love college sports more than the pros.
 
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#10
Maybe if coach benches him one more time he will turn in to Jeremy Lin. Lol. Would anyone say golden is playing as good as bobby maze?
 
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VolPride14 said:
Maybe if coach benches him one more time he will turn in to Jeremy Lin. Lol. Would anyone say golden is playing as good as bobby maze?
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I loved me some Bobby Maze. One could only wish Golden could have those cornrows.
 
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I started the year doubting that he could ever be a game changing PG. He has really come around. I still think this should be a big recruiting target, but Golden has really turned it around.
 
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Trae was a shooting guard in high school. Did Tennessee recruit him for point guard, or did it just turn out that way?
 
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bigorange61 said:
Trae was a shooting guard in high school. Did Tennessee recruit him for point guard, or did it just turn out that way?
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I've been under the impression that he was recruited to be a PG. I swear I read that in some viable source, but I can't remember exactly where.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
I've been under the impression that he was recruited to be a PG. I swear I read that in some viable source, but I can't remember exactly where.
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We were recruiting some true point guards that year. Aaron Craft for one, but seems like there was another. Golden was a lights out scorer and three point shooter in high school. That made me wonder if he was going to be a shooting guard, but then circumstances had him move to the point. Just wondering out loud.
 
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dlw4n said:
I started the year doubting that he could ever be a game changing PG. He has really come around. I still think this should be a big recruiting target, but Golden has really turned it around.
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why would you want to recruit the position? you have a guy in golden who has 2 years left and is proving to be a great PG for us. we have a guy coming in in '13 that we feel will be another great PG for us, more of a true PG. so why recruit someone for basically just the '12 season, in which trae is going to be the PG anyways?
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
I've been under the impression that he was recruited to be a PG. I swear I read that in some viable source, but I can't remember exactly where.
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IIRC Trae was Pearl's back-up plan after Craft backed out and Joe Jackson chose Memphis. He was listed by recruiting services as PG , but that might have been what he was projected to play in college not what he actually played in high school.
 
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Golden nearly had a double double. I bet if his ankle was better he would of had it.
 
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bigorange61 said:
We were recruiting some true point guards that year. Aaron Craft for one, but seems like there was another. Golden was a lights out scorer and three point shooter in high school. That made me wonder if he was going to be a shooting guard, but then circumstances had him move to the point. Just wondering out loud.
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Selby was listed as a PG too. He really would have flourished in Pearl's system. On Pearl's teams the PG really dominates the ball.
 
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zansdad said:
Selby was listed as a PG too. He really would have flourished in Pearl's system. On Pearl's teams the PG really dominates the ball.
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when you think about some of the guys that could be on this roster its crazy...

craft/chris jones
selby/golden
hopson/kevin ware
harris/maymon
maymon/hall



:eek:hmy::eek:hmy::eek:hmy::eek:hmy::eek:hmy:

im not including stokes because he wouldnt have came with all those guys here IMO.

btw not trying to start a pearl convo just saying...
 
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