Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXXIV

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delfonic said:
I know that facts carry limited weight in this discussion but... LeBron was +7 when he was on the court last night. He was on the court for 46 minutes. The Cavs lost by 5.
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Problem is, he did nothing when it mattered late in the 4th. Disappeared for the last 5 minutes.

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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Problem is, he did nothing when it mattered late in the 4th. Disappeared for the last 5 minutes.

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This is anecdotal and a poor narrative. I've already pointed out previously the game winners Jordan ceded to teammates. We like to remember Jordan as the guy who hit every game winner in every big game of his career. The truth is he had four teammates on the court with him for every minute of every game he played for the duration of his career... Just like anyone else who has ever played organized basketball.
 
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delfonic said:
I know that facts carry limited weight in this discussion but... LeBron was +7 when he was on the court last night. He was on the court for 46 minutes. The Cavs lost by 5.
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GS went on an 11-0 run to end the game, with Lebron on the court. Even the GS players claimed he was exhausted at the end.
 
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The Dog said:
With Sosa in your name, u would think u would like baseball. Man, it is slowly dying, unless your city has a team. But, I love it, i guess it is an old, classic, acquired taste. People don't love the "National Past-Time" like they used too
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Not true around here. Tons of baseball.

My son's team goes to Omaha to play a weelong tournament. We get to go to college World Series games too. Can't wait!

Baseball has become my 2nd favorite sport. Between coaching and now being the team scorekeeper, I have seen a ton of baseball. Seeing how many factors have to be just right to complete a defensive play is fun to watch. Especially when you are part of practice where you see the skill set develop.

I think that without my immersion into the world of baseball, I probably wouldn't like it as much. :hi:
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
Not true around here. Tons of baseball.

My son's team goes to Omaha to play a weelong tournament. We get to go to college World Series games too. Can't wait!

Baseball has become my 2nd favorite sport. Between coaching and now being the team scorekeeper, I have seen a ton of baseball. Seeing how many factors have to be just right to complete a defensive play is fun to watch. Especially when you are part of practice where you see the skill set develop.

I think that without my immersion into the world of baseball, I probably wouldn't like it as much. :hi:
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Had a baseball coach in high school that made me hate the sport. It's taken me until now to get back into it and it's a slow process
 
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I don't mind the off topic sports chatter in here (I actually quite enjoy reading the back and forth discussion) but I was thinking maybe creating a sports related off topic thread for off topic sports discussion only (finals, Stanley cup, baseball lol, tiger woods dui, etc.)

Thoughts?
 
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In the 4th quarter for the Finals in totality LBJ has scored 11 points and is shooting 36%.

That just isn't going to get it done. Sure he might be tired, played a lot of minutes - who cares. He is one of the greatest, right?

Those are the numbers that jump out to me.

Especially when in the first half he has put in over 60 points and is shooting 70%
 
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Go Fight Win said:
I don't mind the off topic sports chatter in here (I actually quite enjoy reading the back and forth discussion) but I was thinking maybe creating a sports related off topic thread for off topic sports discussion only (finals, Stanley cup, baseball lol, tiger woods dui, etc.)

Thoughts?
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I like having this thread for general discussion. Not like it gets off topic during actual football season, near NSD, spring practice, etc.

JMO
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
You should see how much he is obsessed with Catholics being overrated and wrong. :no:


Wait, is LeBron Catholic?

It's all starting to make sense now. :)
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Not overrated, but yes, wrong. If you want to accuse me of being obsessed with something, you can accuse me of being obsessed with truth if you want.
 
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Go Fight Win said:
I don't mind the off topic sports chatter in here (I actually quite enjoy reading the back and forth discussion) but I was thinking maybe creating a sports related off topic thread for off topic sports discussion only (finals, Stanley cup, baseball lol, tiger woods dui, etc.)

Thoughts?
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I'd be fine with that. I don't go into the basketball forum cause I don't know anybody in there. Feel like I know all you guys
 
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delfonic said:
This is anecdotal and a poor narrative. I've already pointed out previously the game winners Jordan ceded to teammates. We like to remember Jordan as the guy who hit every game winner in every big game of his career. The truth is he had four teammates on the court with him for every minute of every game he played for the duration of his career... Just like anyone else who has ever played organized basketball.
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I agree with the premise here, but I mean really, 4 points in the 4th quarter? Lebron has to be better than that. With as great of a game as Lebron had up until the 4th quarter, he let it all melt away with the season on the line. He now has only 11 points total in the 4th quarters of this series.

I still think Lebron is a tremendous basketball player, but man, awful performance last night in the 4th Q with the game, series and season on the line.

Cavs should just go ahead and wave the white flag. This one is over. :mf_surrender:
 
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http://www.rockytopinsider.com/2017/06/08/espn-predicting-big-year-john-kelly/


ESPN Predicting Big Year for John Kelly

Despite backing up both Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara for over half of the 2016 season and only totaling 14 yards on three carries through the first five weeks of the season, John Kelly put together a solid season last year. Kelly finished with 630 rushing yards and five touchdowns on just 98 carries for the Vols in 2016.

Now both Hurd and Kamara are off the roster. That means it’s time for Kelly to take the reigns and head up Tennessee’s rushing attack this year with little experienced help to back him up.

Kelly is essentially the Vols’ only experienced running back on the roster heading into this season. Carlin Fils-Aime totaled just 14 carries for 58 yards and two scores in his freshman year last season, and the rest of Tennessee’s depth will be made up by freshmen and walk-ons.

Kelly will have to carry the load on the ground for the Vols this year. And ESPN is predicting a big year for the junior running back because of that.

Edward Aschoff of ESPN compiled a list of eight SEC running backs who could run for at least 1,000 yards in the 2017 season, and Kelly was one of the backs to make the cut.

Aschoff listed Kelly seventh of the eight running backs mentioned, stating that Kelly is “the lone proven back in Tennessee’s backfield, and he could really make a name for himself this year, as the offense relies on him more this fall.”

The Vols have only had 18 1,000-yard rushers in school history. The last player to do it was Jalen Hurd when he ran for 1,288 yards in 2015. As a side note, only one Vol in school history has ever had more than one 1,000-yard season in a career, and that was Johnnie Jones in both 1983 and 1984.

In his career, Kelly is averaging 5.8 yards per carry on just 138 career carries through two seasons. Kelly has proven to be a tough, hard-nosed runner who is difficult to take down, especially behind the line. In his 22 career games with the Vols, Kelly has only totaled 27 negative rushing yards (yards lost by being tackled behind the line of scrimmage). For comparison, Jalen Hurd totaled 126 negative rushing yards in his 33 career games at Tennessee and Alvin Kamara had 32 negative yards in 24 games.

The Vols will need Kelly to have a strong season in 2017 if the offense is to be effective. And if Kelly’s past with Tennessee is any indication, he’s in store for a solid future as well.
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delfonic said:
This is anecdotal and a poor narrative. I've already pointed out previously the game winners Jordan ceded to teammates. We like to remember Jordan as the guy who hit every game winner in every big game of his career. The truth is he had four teammates on the court with him for every minute of every game he played for the duration of his career... Just like anyone else who has ever played organized basketball.
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LeBron also delivered the ball to Korver and Love in great position to score and neither of them could finish.
 
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drvenner said:
No doubt. He is the clear series MVP at this point and would have to be very terrible not to win it in the last game this weekend.
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Agreed. I was hoping Curry would be MVP of the finals, but it's KD barring some catastrophic meltdown
 
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