Tennessee Transfer Portal Targets

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TrippieRedd said:
Seen it way too many times.

But, I’m done bitching about him. You tired me out finally.

I’m hype about Knecht and Ledlum. I think both commit this weekend. ZZ looks promising from the video posted. Top 12 team.
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Can you provide all these examples? I don’t believe Houston was ever put on scholarship iirc, McBee I don’t think was until his 3rd or 4th year and because we didn’t sign a full class.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don’t disagree…I’m guessing they have liked what they’ve seen from Dilione at PG and also feel very good about ZZ being back sooner rather than later.
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Well, that is something I know about. Any ACL procedure will have the potential for varying recovery times depending on the individual and the details of the procedure. It's not "cookie cutter" where one is just like the other. On top of that, there are cases...and more than one can just call it an outlier...where recovery times can vary widely. While a return to action can be less than a year for many individuals, a full return to the level a player performed at usually is in excess of a year and in more than a few cases, they are never able to return to the level they were performing at prior to their injury. Sometimes it's mental but other times, it's really physical in nature. Consider how JJJ was with his "feeling" that something wasn't right in his knee. It does happen and a coach ignores that at his own peril. It's very optimistic, if not wishful, thinking to expect ZZ to be his old self by the time the season starts. I won't be surprised if he has some minor setbacks well into the SEC part of the schedule that limits his minutes from time to time.

I'm no coach, I can say with confidence that a far, far better approach is to bring in a true starting PG and use guys like Dilione, Edwards and Mashack for depth while you ease ZZ back in as fast as his body will allow. To actually depend on him reaching a point of starting and playing 30 min in the early stages of next season is nuts.
 
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Zeigler/Dilione
Santi/Carr/Edwards
Mashack/Knecht/Gainey
Ledlum/Jefferson/Phillips
Aidoo/Awaka/Estrella

Isn't Jefferson 6'5"? Are they planning on him playing at the 4?
 
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ryanrichardson said:
Zeigler/Dilione
Santi/Carr/Edwards
Mashack/Knecht/Gainey
Ledlum/Jefferson/Phillips
Aidoo/Awaka/Estrella

Isn't Jefferson 6'5"? Are they planning on him playing at the 4?
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ZZ/Dilione
Santi/Carr/Edwards/Gainey
Knecht/Mashack/Jefferson
Ledlum/Estrella/Phillips
Aidoo/Awaka

I think BTO posted something like this….maybe without Knecht

Top 12 team
 
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TrippieRedd said:
My worry is, let’s see if he stays a walk on.

Let’s say after this year he gets put on scholarship, where does that put us with the 24 class? Targeting a lot of guards that year. Hope they don’t go elsewhere since we’re taking SG with multiple years. If he doesn’t end up playing at all, then it’s a waste anyways. I wouldn’t even worry about wasting the spot, walk on or not.

Dilione, Carr, Gainey, ZZ, Edwards etc. then you add the freshmen that potentially want to come in. (Nowell, Schwartz)

2024 guards >>>> Gainey

Again, I’m stoked for Knecht and Ledlum, I doubt Barnes let’s them leave campus without committing.
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Just to play devil’s advocate, you seem pretty convinced Gainey is going to suck and that it’s the only outcome. What if comes here as a walk-on and score 14 PPG and shoots 38% from 3? You’re just assuming the worst case scenario.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Well, that is something I know about. Any ACL procedure will have the potential for varying recovery times depending on the individual and the details of the procedure. It's not "cookie cutter" where one is just like the other. On top of that, there are cases...and more than one can just call it an outlier...where recovery times can vary widely. While a return to action can be less than a year for many individuals, a full return to the level a player performed at usually is in excess of a year and in more than a few cases, they are never able to return to the level they were performing at prior to their injury. Sometimes it's mental but other times, it's really physical in nature. Consider how JJJ was with his "feeling" that something wasn't right in his knee. It does happen and a coach ignores that at his own peril. It's very optimistic, if not wishful, thinking to expect ZZ to be his old self by the time the season starts. I won't be surprised if he has some minor setbacks well into the SEC part of the schedule that limits his minutes from time to time.

I'm no coach, I can say with confidence that a far, far better approach is to bring in a true starting PG and use guys like Dilione, Edwards and Mashack for depth while you ease ZZ back in as fast as his body will allow. To actually depend on him reaching a point of starting and playing 30 min in the early stages of next season is nuts.
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Or again, they have really liked what they’ve seen from Dilione and feel he’s capable. Idk how rehab/recovery on ACL works (thankfully) but he’s a month removed from surgery, maybe they are able to already get a decent idea as to where he’s at in his rehab and project a timeframe.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don’t disagree…I’m guessing they have liked what they’ve seen from Dilione at PG and also feel very good about ZZ being back sooner rather than later.
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I just have no idea how they even have the slightest feel for that a month after he's had surgery. That seems more like hope, to me, and a wise person once told me that hope is not a plan, so Freddie Dilione better be the goods at PG.
 
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hotcypress said:
Muss is a master of the portal. Just inked Khalif Battle. He can just reload every year, whether its high school or transfers.
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I just don't understand why we struggle in the portal year after year. I understand that Barnes is selective, but it seems other teams move much faster and leave us holding the bag.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Your point was dude being all conference. DA

Let me answer it better for you, yes I would turn him down
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Not sure why you'd turn down anyone willing to walk on, especially someone good enough to warrant a scholarship elsewhere. Even if all they do is make your scout team better, that's enough for someone you don't waste a scholarship on.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I just have no idea how they even have the slightest feel for that a month after he's had surgery. That seems more like hope, to me, and a wise person once told me that hope is not a plan, so Freddie Dilione better be the goods at PG.
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I’m not a doctor idk, that’s why I asked..:he’s a month removed, maybe they are able to gauge his rehab timeline a month out and he’s tracking for a quick recovery, not sure. I admittedly haven’t watched a second of USC-Upstate either, but simply looking at the stats and the measurements listed it’s also quite possible Gainey played some PG there.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Not sure how Ledlum, Knecht & Gainey would be considered struggling…
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Because you didn't address your most glaring need. It would be like building a new Mustang from scratch and having the nicest wheels, tires, paint, and all the interior bells and whistles, but having a Ford Focus engine in it. You can dress up every part of the team, but failing to address your biggest weakness is not good. And sure, you can probably get around with that 4-banger under the hood, but is that really what you intended to have when you custom built a muscle car?
 
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cncchris33 said:
Because you didn't address your most glaring need. It would be like building a new Mustang from scratch and having the nicest wheels, tires, paint, and all the interior bells and whistles, but having a Ford Focus engine in it. You can dress up every part of the team, but failing to address your biggest weakness is not good. And sure, you can probably get around with that 4-banger under the hood, but is that really what you intended to have when you custom built a muscle car?
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Perfect analogy. At this point, one would believe the coaches are ok based on what they have seen come available in the portal and knowing what they have in the fold. Barnes knows what our Achilles heel was last year.
 
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I want/wanted a PG bad out of the portal, but honestly this excites me a little to see the young guys this fall.
 
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To be fair, Ledlum Knecht and Gainey really all have the same sort of bust/boom potential.

Gainey is easily the most athletic of the 3 as well. Some of you are just hating because he's the son of an assistant and assuming he's only a take because of that.

450+ points, and 60+ in rebounds, assists, and steals on the season. We didn't have anyone accomplish that on our team, Santi was the closest but only had 414 points.

Neither Ledlum or Knecht did it either.

Will also point out that Ledlum and Knecht were both on bad teams, Ledlum was in the better conference of the 3, but Gainey was on the best team.

I'd probably have Ledlum 3rd of the 3 if I was ranking them. I give Knecht the slight edge because of his size, rebounding, and scoring ability...but Gainey is very close because of his versatility, size, and basketball IQ the fact he has at least 2 years left is also a plus.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Because you didn't address your most glaring need. It would be like building a new Mustang from scratch and having the nicest wheels, tires, paint, and all the interior bells and whistles, but having a Ford Focus engine in it. You can dress up every part of the team, but failing to address your biggest weakness is not good. And sure, you can probably get around with that 4-banger under the hood, but is that really what you intended to have when you custom built a muscle car?
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This pretty much nails it. In a vacuum, those three would be a great haul, especially considering our history. The concern is the build of the roster. Our experience at the end of this year should be a better teacher than what it looks like it’s being with respect to PG depth.
 
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