Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting

[TrippieRedd]

With everyone we are potentially adding, if you add guys like Dante/Key, or both then you better be in the Elite 8.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

My bad. I didn't include the very next sentence "But the vibe is still very positive for Mississippi State"

Lol thanks

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Doesnt add in coach. Subtract 10.... 15 ish. So R32 loss again

Nice to see you

 

[bleedingTNorange]

UNC offered Christian Bishop & Brady Manek....that’s a great sign for us with Aidoo.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Nice to see you

Nice to see you as well. I've been busy how have you been? Was just trying to be real with everyone and keep expectations in check.

 

[The Dog]

Chandler, Mashack, BHH and Aidoo would be hands down the greatest class in UT history. Plus, I almost 4got Q from France, although he may or may not help the overall rankings, he is the perfect "project" player to take when u pull 2 top 10, five stars and 2 top 50, four stars, imo. Throw in Powell and that is a NCAA Tournament team, starting 5 and 6th man, imo

 

[Vol49er]

You get a like for the meme. But nope, honest feelings.

I know you’re very down on him, but even if you think he’s a bad tourney coach, he’s regularly outperformed or at the very least lived up to regular season expectations

 

[johnfnkelly]

Chandler throwing lobs to Aidoo >

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Yeah he was 19-20. He sure wasn't last year.

He also had COVID in the offseason, hurt his shooting hand(which can be a problem), etc. he did not have the healthiest season, and I know how bad getting over COVID can be. I had it December 27th and I was a healthy 27 year old. Now I’m a 27 year old on high blood pressure meds, anxiety meds, and omeprazole. It’s hard to get over and it is not the flu.

 

[walkenvol]

Aidoo will be a good 3-4 year player along with Tamba, Mashack, and future BJ Edwards. Will be a good veteran squad in a few years when these guys are Jrs and Srs

With this new portal business seems unlikely to hold onto players for 4-5 years?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I know you’re very down on him, but even if you think he’s a bad tourney coach, he’s regularly outperformed or at the very least lived up to regular season expectations

I was doing the math on a Tourney finish. FF talent......... Minus one round because of how hard Barnes grinds his teams down, Minus one round because of Barnes coaching ability R32 elimination again.

 

[gorockytop98]

Sorry if already posted, but can someone help me on the math for spots.

Powell
Q
BHH
Aidoo
Tamba

After that we've got one or two?

 

[TrippieRedd]

Sorry if already posted, but can someone help me on the math for spots.

Powell
Q
BHH
Aidoo
Tamba

After that we've got one or two?

If Tamba reclassifies then we have 1 spot, but if he stays in the 22' class, we have 2 spots.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

With this new portal business seems unlikely to hold onto players for 4-5 years?

Definitely gonna take honesty from coaches during recruiting if you feel they are guys who need a few years

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I was doing the math on a Tourney finish. FF talent......... Minus one round because of how hard Barnes grinds his teams down, Minus one round because of Barnes coaching ability R32 elimination again.

So the year they made the S16 they had championship talent?

 

[TrapVol]

Chandler, Mashack, BHH and Aidoo would be hands down the greatest class in UT history. Plus, I almost 4got Q from France, although he may or may not help the overall rankings, he is the perfect "project" player to take when u pull 2 top 10, five stars and 2 top 50, four stars, imo. Throw in Powell and that is a NCAA Tournament team, starting 5 and 6th man, imo

Hard to argue with that. At the very least, it should be the most complete class in UT history. For once, we'll be set with major talent at every position.

Despite our ridiculous haul last class, last year's squad still lacked a true PG, reliable play in the post, or consistent shooting. None of that is lacking with what we might have coming in. We should be much more difficult for other teams to contend with.

 

[Volfanatic_20]

Regarding Aidoo

I don’t know what they’re talking about. Marquette is a good school and he was all set there. I like Tennessee’s chances as of this morning

-VQ

 

[Direct.Vol]

FutureCast to Tennessee for Jonas Aidoo.

 

[Maxwell865]

Regarding Aidoo

-VQ

I feel like UNC got spurned cause Aidoo was treated as there 5th option so he said screw yall it’s too late now. So as an excuse they say their standards are too high to feel better about losing him... UNC has taken kids that were half brain dead throughout history, but now it’s an “off court” issue. Gimme a break

 

[CAVPUT]

Chandler, Mashack, BHH and Aidoo would be hands down the greatest class in UT history. Plus, I almost 4got Q from France, although he may or may not help the overall rankings, he is the perfect "project" player to take when u pull 2 top 10, five stars and 2 top 50, four stars, imo. Throw in Powell and that is a NCAA Tournament team, starting 5 and 6th man, imo

Best in modern history....on paper. Not the best of all time IMHO.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

FutureCast to Tennessee for Jonas Aidoo.

If we land both Aidoo and BHH this week, oh boy. What a great week. We can then turn our attention to getting that transfer big man who likes to scrap in the pain and then the roster is set and we can move on.

 

[golfballs]

Generally speaking it’s always better to land a good recruit than a transfer IMO.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

If we land both Aidoo and BHH this week, oh boy. What a great week. We can then turn our attention to getting that transfer big man who likes to scrap in the pain and then the roster is set and we can move on.

We’re going to be so good next year

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Generally speaking it’s always better to land a good recruit than a transfer IMO.

Agreed. I'll take the #2 overall class in 2021 over a couple of transfers, however I do think we need a transfer big man in a bad way. We need experience in the post. Doesn't have to be a lethal scorer, we will have that in BHH, Powell, Chandler, Josiah, Vescovi, etc. We just need a big man with some experience in the post who can defend and grab rebounds.

 

[Kas232323]

He also had COVID in the offseason, hurt his shooting hand(which can be a problem), etc. he did not have the healthiest season, and I know how bad getting over COVID can be. I had it December 27th and I was a healthy 27 year old. Now I’m a 27 year old on high blood pressure meds, anxiety meds, and omeprazole. It’s hard to get over and it is not the flu.

Don’t forget his wisdom teeth issue mid season as well. It was obvious his conditioning wasn’t as it had been in 19-20 due to the illnesses and injuries.