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Right now the focus appears to be on Aidoo, BHH and Tamba.

The staff is trying with Brooks but doesn’t seem likely, they will continue monitoring the portal and reaching out to bigs, Dante & Key are 2 names that have long been rumored that Tennessee would be in play for.

Fact is this could drag out awhile which I get everyone wants to know how the roster is going to look come October, just may be a bit.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Right now the focus appears to be on Aidoo, BHH and Tamba.

The staff is trying with Brooks but doesn’t seem likely, they will continue monitoring the portal and reaching out to bigs, Dante & Key are 2 names that have long been rumored that Tennessee would be in play for.

Fact is this could drag out awhile which I get everyone wants to know how the roster is going to look come October, just may be a bit.
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Get BHH and Fulky back and ppl will calm down a little bit
 
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Gotta think that since it would be painfully obvious he’s plan C after losing Kessler and Brooks, that if they now finally offered that would rub him the wrong way. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Gotta think that since it would be painfully obvious he’s plan C after losing Kessler and Brooks, that if they now finally offered that would rub him the wrong way. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Their saving grace is it’s a different head coach, he can try to claim he wanted to offer him all along...not saying that’ll be the case but it’s an easier sell than if the HC is the same.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Right now the focus appears to be on Aidoo, BHH and Tamba.

The staff is trying with Brooks but doesn’t seem likely, they will continue monitoring the portal and reaching out to bigs, Dante & Key are 2 names that have long been rumored that Tennessee would be in play for.

Fact is this could drag out awhile which I get everyone wants to know how the roster is going to look come October, just may be a bit.
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I know you’ll suggest I’m overreacting and we should wait it out, but the constant kick in the balls that is Tennessee athletics seems to suggest that we are going to be left holding the bag...again.

At this point, our best case scenario is now Aidoo, BHH, and Tamba. Only one of those feels mildly certain, and he won’t help next year. Key doesn’t move the needle for me, at all, and at a position with a degree of depth, that’s all he really is...depth. Dante is coming off of a torn ACL. Brooks seems like a pipe dream.

The inability to attract an impact big man is as perplexing as our decision to slow-play some we may had a shot with (Gurley). I hate to suddenly be so woebegone with regards to staff decisions, but an unsettling pattern is starting to develop. Even if Fulk returns, it will really just suck if the best we can muster in this offseason is Powell (who I like a lot), Key, and Tamba.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I know you’ll suggest I’m overreacting and we should wait it out, but the constant kick in the balls that is Tennessee athletics seems to suggest that we are going to be left holding the bag...again.

At this point, our best case scenario is now Aidoo, BHH, and Tamba. Only one of those feels mildly certain, and he won’t help next year. Key doesn’t move the needle for me, at all, and at a position with a degree of depth, that’s all he really is...depth. Dante is coming off of a torn ACL. Brooks seems like a pipe dream.

The inability to attract an impact big man is as perplexing as our decision to slow-play some we may had a shot with (Gurley). I hate to suddenly be so woebegone with regards to staff decisions, but an unsettling pattern is starting to develop. Even if Fulk returns, it will really just suck if the best we can muster in this offseason is Powell (who I like a lot), Key, and Tamba.
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I would disagree with you on Key. I would be curious to find out why his 3% fell so much this past season compared to his first 3 years, but as long as that's not something that sticks with him in his final year of eligibility, I think he'd be a good addition.

But I agree with pretty much everything else you say here.

If Fulky returns, I don't think the need for an instant impact big man transfer is as dire as some believe, but only getting Aidoo or Tamba would still be a disappointment IMO. BHH would be nice, but he's a one and done for sure I think. He doesn't help fix things for the future, whereas Aidoo and Tamba at least will probably stick around for 3-4 years. But those two don't give you a ton of help this year. You'd be counting on Uros or Nkamhoua to take a step forward this offseason, which isn't a guarantee by any stretch.

Getting a solid contributing piece for the frontcourt if Fulky returns should be the plan. If he doesn't...then UT better try and find SOMEONE who can at least rebound and is capable of protecting the rim to play the 4/5 to fill his spot. Otherwise...woof.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I know you’ll suggest I’m overreacting and we should wait it out, but the constant kick in the balls that is Tennessee athletics seems to suggest that we are going to be left holding the bag...again.

At this point, our best case scenario is now Aidoo, BHH, and Tamba. Only one of those feels mildly certain, and he won’t help next year. Key doesn’t move the needle for me, at all, and at a position with a degree of depth, that’s all he really is...depth. Dante is coming off of a torn ACL. Brooks seems like a pipe dream.

The inability to attract an impact big man is as perplexing as our decision to slow-play some we may had a shot with (Gurley). I hate to suddenly be so woebegone with regards to staff decisions, but an unsettling pattern is starting to develop. Even if Fulk returns, it will really just suck if the best we can muster in this offseason is Powell (who I like a lot), Key, and Tamba.
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Not sure how you got that from my post
 
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AngryButchJones said:
I would disagree with you on Key. I would be curious to find out why his 3% fell so much this past season compared to his first 3 years, but as long as that's not something that sticks with him in his final year of eligibility, I think he'd be a good addition.

But I agree with pretty much everything else you say here.

If Fulky returns, I don't think the need for an instant impact big man transfer is as dire as some believe, but only getting Aidoo or Tamba would still be a disappointment IMO. BHH would be nice, but he's a one and done for sure I think. He doesn't help fix things for the future, whereas Aidoo and Tamba at least will probably stick around for 3-4 years. But those two don't give you a ton of help this year. You'd be counting on Uros or Nkamhoua to take a step forward this offseason, which isn't a guarantee by any stretch.

Getting a solid contributing piece for the frontcourt if Fulky returns should be the plan. If he doesn't...then UT better try and find SOMEONE who can at least rebound and is capable of protecting the rim to play the 4/5 to fill his spot. Otherwise...woof.
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Part of that projection is what version of Fulk you are getting if he returns. You get the 2019-20 version of him, then I agree, it lessens the need, but doesn’t eliminate it. You get any other version and we’re in some trouble.
 
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It is good to see Coach Barnes and his staff prioritize a few Knoxville players and Knoxville has always had some Division One talent over the years and Tennessee has not always gotten that talent.
 
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If we can land Aidoo and BHH, then that is nice way to round out the roster IF it's all we round it out with. One way or the other, Tamba is likely redshirting so I couldn't care less about his commitment and he is a massive project regardless.

Still, even IF we add two great talents like Aidoo and BHH, they will still both be freshmen albeit highly regarded freshmen. I can't believe with the stable of quality guards here and the #1 PG in the country we can't attract a quality big man from the transfer portal. Gardner was good enough for Virginia. Gurley was good enough for Alabama, etc.

We really need some experience down low even with Fulky returning. I will reserve final judgement till the summer, but with the top echelon of quality transfers dropping fast, I am somewhat concerned.
 
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