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#826
#826
BruinVol said:
Strangely KJ would be better off with this season getting canceled.
He’s skyrocketed up the board and imo is better off not playing
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That honestly might be a possibility. He’s getting top 10 talk and apparently kills in workouts.
 
#829
#829
BruinVol said:
Strangely KJ would be better off with this season getting canceled.
He’s skyrocketed up the board and imo is better off not playing
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You're actually not wrong. He is more likely to hurt his stock by playing than he is to help it, at this point. Can you imagine how well he'd have to play to crack top-5?
 
#831
#831
BruinVol said:
Yep.
I think he ends up coming back if the season happens
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If Keon is as good on D as they say, he’ll go first round regardless. His offense will develop once he gets to the league. They love raw wings that can play D.
 
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#833
#833
PulaskiVolFan said:
He went to a high school that's $20,000/year to attend, a school known much more for their academics than their athletics. I personally think anyone that gets big guaranteed money should go pro but not everyone thinks the same way. He may indeed be a one and done I just personally think that he'll stay a couple of seasons unless he's all but guaranteed to be a lottery pick.
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Webb has a very wealthy benefactor that has recently taken a keen interest in improving their sports. KJ is very unlikely to have paid hardly any tuition at Webb.
 
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#834
#834
therickbol said:
Webb has a very wealthy benefactor that has recently taken a keen interest in improving their sports. KJ is very unlikely to have paid hardly any tuition at Webb.
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I know several kids that have been "asked about their interest" in playing at Webb and they weren't a 1/3rd of the talent Keon was and they were being told tuition isn't a problem to play there. So I am sure it wasn't a problem for Keon.
 
#835
#835
therickbol said:
Webb has a very wealthy benefactor that has recently taken a keen interest in improving their sports. KJ is very unlikely to have paid hardly any tuition at Webb.
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Most tuition at Webb is based off how much the family can afford to spend. I'm well aware of how their scholarships work and what they are trying to accomplish with their athletic programs. They've made big strides in their football program just to be able to field a team, they are hoping to restart their baseball program after 3 years of nothing and they've had a problem having enough players to field a girls bball team the last few years. That wealthy benefactor better open up his checkbook for more players. I guess it's easy to just say he was on scholarship not having any idea whether he was on scholarship or not.
 
#836
#836
BruinVol said:
Strangely KJ would be better off with this season getting canceled.
He’s skyrocketed up the board and imo is better off not playing
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I guess, if the NBA is his only goal. I bet he plays though and doesn't risk his entire future based on some yahoos mock of a draft that doesn't take place for another year from now.
 
#837
#837
PulaskiVolFan said:
I guess, if the NBA is his only goal. I bet he plays though and doesn't risk his entire future based on some yahoos mock of a draft that doesn't take place for another year from now.
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I’m not suggesting he won’t play if there is a season i am saying it would be a blessing in disguise for his one and done prospects if the season is canceled
 
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#839
#839
BruinVol said:
I’m not suggesting he won’t play if there is a season i am saying it would be a blessing in disguise for his one and done prospects if the season is canceled
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I think you're probably right but he would still have to show them his game during workouts. I don't put much stock in early mock drafts and really put very little stock in anyone predicting the NBA draft as they are seldom right as the NBA draft is usually all over the place. I think playing his way into a lottery pick is going to be his best route. If we miss the season that would basically be 2 years of him not playing and all the NBA exec's would have is him as a HS Jr or younger playing weak competition, I can't see them taking a lottery pick off that.
 
#840
#840
PulaskiVolFan said:
Most tuition at Webb is based off how much the family can afford to spend. I'm well aware of how their scholarships work and what they are trying to accomplish with their athletic programs. They've made big strides in their football program just to be able to field a team, they are hoping to restart their baseball program after 3 years of nothing and they've had a problem having enough players to field a girls bball team the last few years. That wealthy benefactor better open up his checkbook for more players. I guess it's easy to just say he was on scholarship not having any idea whether he was on scholarship or not.
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I am not speaking off the cuff. It is really not all that important to the conversation that is being had.
 
#841
#841
Nobody is passing up NBA money if they are a first rounder unless they are already from a wealthy family. You can buy your own college after the draft if you are really into academics. I drove by this kids house yesterday. It's not a mansion. Not even close.
 
#842
#842
ColinS said:
Nobody is passing up NBA money if they are a first rounder unless they are already from a wealthy family. You can buy your own college after the draft if you are really into academics. I drove by this kids house yesterday. It's not a mansion. Not even close.
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What a wildly inappropriate thing to post.
 
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#843
#843
With two more weeks before the season begins there will still be time for guys to make some moves up or down in the rotation. Based on what we’re hearing right now it sounds like John Fulkerson and Yves Pons are obviously locked in as starters along with Keon Johnson and Santiago Vescovi. The fifth spot seems a little bit up for grabs between Jaden Springer, Josiah James and Victor Bailey who continues to make serious noise with his outside shooting.
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#845
#845
bleedingTNorange said:
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I can’t recall ever having this level of depth such that a known player like JJJ is competing with 2 other guys to be starting. Also I doubt few if any of us had SV locked in as a starter in front of JJJ and Springer which has to mean SV has improved greatly over the off season. If the season can avoid getting Rona’ed then all the BVS fans will finally have something out of Knoxville to be excited to watch!
 
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#846
#846
walkenvol said:
I can’t recall ever having this level of depth such that a known player like JJJ is competing with 2 other guys to be starting. Also I doubt few if any of us had SV locked in as a starter in front of JJJ and Springer which has to mean SV has improved greatly over the off season. If the season can avoid getting Rona’ed then all the BVS fans will finally have something out of Knoxville to be excited to watch!
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I’ve long maintained I liked Vescovi’s chances, but yes, I do think he’s likely improved quite a bit...which given the situation he walked in to last year had to be expected.
 
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#847
#847
bleedingTNorange said:
I’ve long maintained I liked Vescovi’s chances, but yes, I do think he’s likely improved quite a bit...which given the situation he walked in to last year had to be expected.
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I agree with this and felt like the folks sending him to the bench a few weeks back weren’t giving him credit for how well he produced last year joining the team mid season as an early enrollee. How could he not improve from last year?
 
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#848
#848
walkenvol said:
I agree with this and felt like the folks sending him to the bench a few weeks back weren’t giving him credit for how well he produced last year joining the team mid season as an early enrollee. How could he not improve from last year?
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Vescovi stepped into a very difficult situation and demonstrated some upside basketball, along with some obvious deficiencies. I'm excited to see to what degree he's improved in his deficiencies and his strengths.
 
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#849
#849
walkenvol said:
I can’t recall ever having this level of depth such that a known player like JJJ is competing with 2 other guys to be starting. Also I doubt few if any of us had SV locked in as a starter in front of JJJ and Springer which has to mean SV has improved greatly over the off season. If the season can avoid getting Rona’ed then all the BVS fans will finally have something out of Knoxville to be excited to watch!
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I was convinced that SV was destined to play primarily off the ball, but with the caveat that he likely had the most room for improvement of any returning player from last year basedon what we had seen and the obstacles that he had to overcome (late arrival, no camp, thrown to the wolves in SEC competition, etc). He still hasn't experienced a traditional offseason, either, but by all accounts, has improved tremendously, and he was already good. I thought Springer offered more explosiveness and scoring mentality at the PG position as someone who could more easily get to the basket (like Jordan Bone). I still think Springer could be an effective PG, but Vescovi has an experience edge and we all know Barnes values experience.
 
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#850
#850
All SV needed was to get in a little better shape and adjust to the length and defensive pressure that was getting thrown at him last year. Those really were the only deficiencies I saw with him you might add he needed a little work on the defensive end but I think that was more due to his not being in tip top shape and still adjusting to the speed.

He has plenty of upside. Guy can shoot lights out, and can really distribute the ball, knows how to get in and out of tight spots and passes the ball extremely well. Hes gonna be great player for us.
 
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