Stokes practice notes

#26
#26
VolsGoHard said:
What wouldbe the harm in letting him play a couple of minutes. If he does well, let him play a little more, if he doesn't, take him out. He would not do any worse than most of our players.
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It's a complete smokescreen. I promise. He might not play Thursday, but he'll play Saturday.
 
#27
#27
zjcvols said:
By the way, if Jarnell was 6'10 and not 6'8, he would probably be a top 10 draft pick for 2013, and a top five prospect.
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i brought this up in another thread i completely agree with you and think it would be awesome to see if he were to up to about 6' 11" since he has a decent outside touch already and handles.

as far as a smokescreen i was just having a similar conversation with a friend. i think depending on the flow of a game he may see a few minutes thursday, but i fully expect to see him get a few minutes in spurts off the bench saturday.
 
#28
#28
Based on what I have seen out of Coach Martin so far, if he says Stokes isn't going to play this week, I would bet Stokes doesn't play this week. He doesn't strike me as a man that says anything he doesn't mean 100%.
 
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#29
#29
bleedingTNorange said:
i brought this up in another thread i completely agree with you and think it would be awesome to see if he were to up to about 6' 11" since he has a decent outside touch already and handles.

as far as a smokescreen i was just having a similar conversation with a friend. i think depending on the flow of a game he may see a few minutes thursday, but i fully expect to see him get a few minutes in spurts off the bench saturday.
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If he could be 6'11 and define his outside game, he'll be a top five pick.
 
#30
#30
I really don't know what to expect from him this year, but I fully expect next year for him to be a beast. With his work ethic and the faith I have in the staff I think he will be an amazing!

Here to hoping!!!
 
#31
#31
By 21, Stokes will be 280 and at least 6'10"... that is, unless he defies science and statistics. That shoe size is too much to contain itself withing a 6'8", 260 pound body.
 
#32
#32
I'm just glad he is a Vol. I just hope that some of our fans don't crucify him if it takes him a while to get things going. It would be very difficult to jump in mid-season like he is doing.
 
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#33
#33
zansdad said:
Based on what I have seen out of Coach Martin so far, if he says Stokes isn't going to play this week, I would bet Stokes doesn't play this week. He doesn't strike me as a man that says anything he doesn't mean 100%.
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CCM said Stokes probably wouldn't play this week. He didn't say that he definitely will not play. Probably leaves the door open.
 
#34
#34
bleedingTNorange said:
Off the top of my head the only one that i can think of recently is the dawkins kid from duke. he i believe is a sophmore this year, last year is when he came in early. he was a solid contributor right away and played quite a bit in the ncaa tourney for them. it's a bit different his game being primarily a shooter but his scenario was the same as stokes.
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This :good!:

If I remember correctly, didn't he play a majority of his season as a 17 y/o? I remember him blowing up on an ACC team and Vitale kept foaming out the mouth, talking about how he should still be in HS and playing on a HS team.
 
#35
#35
Shaun1985 said:
This :good!:

If I remember correctly, didn't he play a majority of his season as a 17 y/o? I remember him blowing up on an ACC team and Vitale kept foaming out the mouth, talking about how he should still be in HS and playing on a HS team.
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Yes that is about exactly what I remembered was good Ike vitale absolutely freaking out about this kid. He kept repeating himself saying how this kid should be at his hs prom and blah blah blah.
 
#36
#36
miggy4vols said:
I'm just glad he is a Vol. I just hope that some of our fans don't crucify him if it takes him a while to get things going. It would be very difficult to jump in mid-season like he is doing.
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I fear the unrational bunch that have already sculpted his bust in bronze will be in for a letdown at the beginning. Those saying "he's our best player immediately," or "he's a sure-fire, can't miss talent" will be in for an adjustment period. Like you said, I hope they don't fall off the wagon when he is putting up 6 pts and 4 rebs through January.
 
#37
#37
cncchris33 said:
I fear the unrational bunch that have already sculpted his bust in bronze will be in for a letdown at the beginning. Those saying "he's our best player immediately," or "he's a sure-fire, can't miss talent" will be in for an adjustment period. Like you said, I hope they don't fall off the wagon when he is putting up 6 pts and 4 rebs through January.
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This.

I honestly believe he will be a top 2-3 player on the team the moment he steps on the floor. However, if he isn't I won't be upset and neither should our fans.

He is still a kid, plain and simple. He should be looking for a prom date right now.
 
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#38
#38
I really hope people stay level headed about this kid and keep expectations realistic. I think people are going to want atleast a Tobias type impact 14/6 every night and that's not fair. What we get from him this year is just a plus in my mind, we didn't think we would have him and he hasn't played ball in awhile.

With that being said though, I fully expect for him to be no less than an all-sec caliber player next year. He has the right attitude and work ethic to be atleast that, and I think he would expect nothing less of himself.
 
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#40
#40
UT's#1Fan said:
this kid is huge. Talk about a frame. Can't wait to see his out there once he gets familiar with the system.

Videos: Jarnell Stokes' first day of practice with the Vols - Knoxville, TN | GoVolsXtra
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I would LOVE to have him out there against Uk I just don't know if it will happen. Maymon and Stokes though are 2 HUGE men, that will absolutely pound the opposition. These 2 I think could push uni-brow from UK around as well as Terrence jones with ease. From how Martin wants his bigs to be physical as you saw against Florida, these 2 guys we have are going to be fun to watch down on the blocks.
 
#41
#41
I think Stokes can play right now and have as big an impact as B Williams had for us. Williams had his moments and looking back I think Williams played a big part of our team.
 
#42
#42
OJ said:
I think Stokes can play right now and have as big an impact as B Williams had for us. Williams had his moments and looking back I think Williams played a big part of our team.
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Williams was very frustrating some nights looking like a beast and others just disappearing. From a production standpoint there may be a comparison initially but that's it. If I had to bet someone's money on stokes stats through the end of this season I'd say somewhere around 9ppg 5rpg 2 ast.
 
#43
#43
ACvol3 said:
He should still be in high school, but he's an overachiever in the classroom
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If he's intelligent then he's not an overachiever. An overachiever is someone with C grade intelligence that makes As. An underachiever is someone with A grade intelligence who gets Cs. There are tons and tons of high school students across the nation who could graduate at mid-year if they needed/wanted to for some reason
 
#49
#49
yea i suppose it is definitely possible that he wont grow anymore we're all just kind of assuming. Usually the big feet are a sign of your heighth but im sure there are definitely exceptions. Shaq was 6' 7" at age 16 and when he hit 21 he was up to 7' 1".
 
#50
#50
My only hope is he aint soft. I'm sick of these big soft men. With a beast frame a gifted athletic ability, I hope he explodes to the rim and just hammers every dunk he gets. I'm excited about this kid!
 
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