Open Letter to Scotty Hopson

#79
#79
I think everyone who knows of Scotty Hopson and seen him play, realize he is not playing to what we believe his true potential is.
 
#80
#80
Awesome, now that all the big guns have jumped on board in support of the OP, someone better call Scotty and tell him to get on VolNation, right now! It's not often that this level of collective basketball knowledge and accumen is focused in one place!

Really someone go to his apartment and alert him. This is truly a special moment!
 
#81
#81
PoochPunt3rdDown said:
Awesome, now that all the big guns have jumped on board in support of the OP, someone better call Scotty and tell him to get on VolNation, right now! It's not often that this level of collective basketball knowledge and accumen is focused in one place!

Really someone go to his apartment and alert him. This is truly a special moment!
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The class envy sort of post cleverness. Proletariat jokes are funny as hell.
 
#82
#82
PoochPunt3rdDown said:
Awesome, now that all the big guns have jumped on board in support of the OP, someone better call Scotty and tell him to get on VolNation, right now! It's not often that this level of collective basketball knowledge and accumen is focused in one place!

Really someone go to his apartment and alert him. This is truly a special moment!
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Please. If he didn't kick it up a notch last year with all that was said about him on here, then this thread won't make a difference either.
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#83
#83
PandamoniumReigns said:
Scotty,
As a lifetime Vol Fan I have seen many players blessed with talent that others would give anything for. You, Mr Hopson, have that type of talent. However, there is something you are missing that every educated fan can see: Fire. Desire. Killer Instinct. Dribbling Skills.

Get some. Start with the Dribbling Skills, which will take your game to an entire other level. The other items will begin falling into place once you begin to dominate the way you are capable of. It was incredible watching you drill that jumper in that pansy Chandy Parsons face. We as Vol Fans want that every night.

When you go home, dribble a ball home. When you are watching TV, dribble a ball. When you are running sprints, dribble while sprinting. When you are tossing medicine balls, dribble them too! Dribble every free moment you have.

You have the chance to become a Vol Legend. One of the great players we have seen wear the Orange and White. You also have the chance of being a bust. A monumental bust. No Vol Fan wants to see that. This is your year. You have an incredible supporting cast. You have new blood, freshmen, who are destined to be great. As a junior, show them how to lead. How to dominate. How to live up to the hype. Be their leader.

This is your time to shine Mr Hopson. We see flashes of greatness. Make them consistent. Prove all your doubters wrong. Prove your supporters, myself included, right. We are at a turning point in Tennessee Basketball History. It's your time to lead.

Looking forward to the upcoming season. Go Big Orange.
~PR~
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:lolabove::lolabove:

open letters to players in open forums are for homos!
 
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#86
crusse10 said:
*That's *I *I *didn't

Sometimes it's legit...
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Ha ha ha you got me there I didn't use capital letters or apostrophes.

:gun:billc

I thought as long as people knew what you meant and it was spelled correctly was all you needed for a message board but I guess not.Some of the nitpicking and fighting among other things that have nothing to do with the subject is why I don't frequent this board more often.


I hope this post is satisfactory to all the proofreaders of Volnation.
 
#87
#87
billc said:
Ha ha ha you got me there I didn't use capital letters or apostrophes.

:gun: billc

I thought as long as people knew what you meant and it was spelled correctly was all you needed for a message board but I guess not.Some of the nitpicking and fighting among other things that have nothing to do with the subject is why I don't frequent this board more often.


I hope this post is satisfactory to all the proofreaders of Volnation.
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It has been approved.
 
#88
#88
Lofton4Three said:
Please. If he didn't kick it up a notch last year with all that was said about him on here, then this thread won't make a difference either.
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Really? Because I was convinced that I was part of something truly special happening here today; an event we could all point to next year as the turning point in Scotty's career and nod knowingly at each other in TBA, quietly revelling in our realization that just because Scotty was the one out there on the court being nominated All-American, that doesn't mean he's the biggest winner that day....

We, the VolNation posters were the ones who finally got him there....

Go VolNation, GO!!!!!
 
#92
#92
Lofton4Three said:
His dribbling does suck royally, but all the dribbling drills in the world won't make him show up when the game is on the line.
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Perhaps, if his dribbling improved drastically, we wouldn't be in the position to rely on him when the game is on the line.
 
#93
#93
SamRebel35 said:
Perhaps, if his dribbling improved drastically, we wouldn't be in the position to rely on him when the game is on the line.
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If my aunt had nuts she wouldn't be my aunt.

What's your point?
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#94
#94
Lofton4Three said:
If my aunt had nuts she wouldn't be my aunt.

What's your point?
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The point is, you were trying to state that improving his dribbling skills wouldn't cure the real problem, lack of clutchtitude (Feel free to use that word whenever you want). I was simply saying that if he did improve his dribbling, we probably wouldn't need him to be the go to guy.
 
#98
#98
BigPapaVol said:
He definitely believed himself to be one and done material while he was getting big praise from the Scout and Rivals silliness. He definitely dogs it at times on the floor and sulks when he is struggling. Very long, good athlete, can make tough shots and can do much more than he does. Has done little to improve his handle, which is what so limits his offensive game. He gets a handle, he'll likely live up to top 10 recruit status, but the lack of care is an issue as well (I assume coaching can deal with that more effectively than Green did with Yarbrough).
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This post is in the 98% perecentile range for accuracy.
 
#99
#99
Hopson just came off his sophomore season. His freshman year, it was apparent his jump-shot had way too much arc. So in his first off-season, he worked on that. And his jumper was much improved.

One would think that in this, his second off-season, he'd be working on his ball-handling. And his brief history would indicate that if so, it would be improved. So anyone who said he and his coaches haven't put in any work to get better or mistaken at the least. If his dribbling isn't improved, then that's a problem.

Clutch-itude? I recall at least two games he won or put away in the closing seconds, and it didn't take much thought on my part. And he was just a sophomore on a team with great senior leaders.

And nobody knows how much fire he has except himself. You can't judge that by his facial expressions. Barry Sanders never showed emotion... just think how good he coulda been if he'd had some fire, huh?
 
#100
#100
wombat7477 said:
Hopson just came off his sophomore season. His freshman year, it was apparent his jump-shot had way too much arc. So in his first off-season, he worked on that. And his jumper was much improved.

One would think that in this, his second off-season, he'd be working on his ball-handling. And his brief history would indicate that if so, it would be improved. So anyone who said he and his coaches haven't put in any work to get better or mistaken at the least. If his dribbling isn't improved, then that's a problem.

Clutch-itude? I recall at least two games he won or put away in the closing seconds, and it didn't take much thought on my part. And he was just a sophomore on a team with great senior leaders.

And nobody knows how much fire he has except himself. You can't judge that by his facial expressions. Barry Sanders never showed emotion... just think how good he coulda been if he'd had some fire, huh?
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Great post.
 
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