Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting

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TheMookieMonster said:
This feels like it’s Kansas, and Hunter is just waiting to see if Wilson returns first and a spot opens up. If not, and there is no room, maybe we have a shot. But, all of the waiting has me thinking it’s Kansas.
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This is my interpretation as well, even if Kansas gets full I can see it still being a Texas and Tennessee battle at that point
 
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Volfan1000 said:
Office Space was a damn good movie.
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Damn it feels to be a gangster. 2 chicks at the same time. This is me giving you my flare. I need my Stapler. Why does it say paper jam. I wouldn’t say I’m missing work Bob. F’n A. Check out channel 9 it’s the breast exam. I’m a people person. Jump to conclusions. I’m going to burn this place down. Yeah I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday. O face. Lumberg F’d her. The list goes on and on.
 
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For all those S&G fans who loved The Sounds of Silence ... it is going to be different, but this is an excellent presentation of the song ... if you loved S&G's version ... this one may be Disturbing .... :^)
But his skills are there! I am NOT a fan of his ... but this is a really wellllll done!
 
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SN-A-C Orange said:
For all those S&G fans who loved The Sounds of Silence ... it is going to be different, but this is an excellent presentation of the song ... if you loved S&G's version ... this one may be Disturbing .... :^)
But his skills are there! I am NOT a fan of his ... but this is a really wellllll done!
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One of my favorite workout groups. As for the Sound of Silence, I think it's one of the very best versions.
 
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SN-A-C Orange said:
For all those S&G fans who loved The Sounds of Silence ... it is going to be different, but this is an excellent presentation of the song ... if you loved S&G's version ... this one may be Disturbing .... :^)
But his skills are there! I am NOT a fan of his ... but this is a really wellllll done!
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Not a fan of Disturbed but I appreciated their homage to the song. It always cracks me up how metal and alternative bands were inspired by unlikely sources. Sonic Youth with the Carpenters, Smashing Pumpkins with Stevie Nicks, and a reverse version, Saint Vincent with Pantera (be prepared for some shredding if you see her live).
 
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I like both, but I the early S&G version with the electric guitar overdubs added the best. The lyrics and harmony’s are perfect and the “overdubs” are almost better described as “underdubs”. You know that they are there, but they don’t overwhelm the rest of the arrangement. Those electric guitar sounds were practically invented when they were added. Early and mid-sixties electric guitar was just beginning to experiment with the signal processing. Then Jimi H took it to an entirely new level.

I like that Disturbed made that version their own. It’s practically a different song. Unlike Tesla that just flat out ripped off the 5MEB on the song Signs. Kind of like what the Gourds did with Snoop’s Gin and Juice.





 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I don’t know how old this Tyrese Hunter On3 Prediction Machine is and if it’s been updated lately, but I found this interesting. I feel like it’s probably out of date.

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Yeah that honestly is very interesting because Purdue is one that we haven’t heard at all. Also it has only his final 6 so it has to been made after that announcement on April 25, but with us having a high percentage I’m guessing this was made after our visit but before the Kansas visit?
 
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There are no new developments since he left Kansas. He is still in contact, and reviewing how he fits on each team in relation to returning players etc. Every delusional fan base in the race thinks he’s coming there- including Louisville and Purdue. It’s been Texas/UT for awhile, but everyone is sweating Kansas because of Self. Bowlsby, The Big 12 commissioner, has expressed some caution as he does not want intra-league recruiting. The McCullar recruitment had to pass his sniff test too. Prior to Hunter leaving ISU, Bowlsby warned UNC against tampering. Obviously Hunter should decide in the next week or so. Players leaving the draft is an open loose end, but not the only variable. I’ve tried to pin my friend down on his destination, but Hunter isn’t tipping his hand yet.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
There are no new developments since he left Kansas. He is still in contact, and reviewing how he fits on each team in relation to returning players etc. Every delusional fan base in the race thinks he’s coming there- including Louisville and Purdue. It’s been Texas/UT for awhile, but everyone is sweating Kansas because of Self. Bowlsby, The Big 12 commissioner, has expressed some caution as he does not want intra-league recruiting. The McCullar recruitment had to pass his sniff test too. Prior to Hunter leaving ISU, Bowlsby warned UNC against tampering. Obviously Hunter should decide in the next week or so. Players leaving the draft is an open loose end, but not the only variable. I’ve tried to pin my friend down on his destination, but Hunter isn’t tipping his hand yet.
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I’m sure it’s been answered before but what’s the scouting report on Hunter? Quick look at his stats and some of the % are rough. Is he expected to be a difference maker? To be a top 15 team, I agree we need more of an impact player at PG. We can make the tourney with what we got but more than likely a 6-10 seed imo
 
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b_gann said:
I’m sure it’s been answered before but what’s the scouting report on Hunter? Quick look at his stats and some of the % are rough. Is he expected to be a difference maker? To be a top 15 team, I agree we need more of an impact player at PG. We can make the tourney with what we got but more than likely a 6-10 seed imo
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Easily a top 10 team with Hunter on this squad. Without a impact PG, I'd say we finish 4-5 in the SEC, but still make the tourney. Just my opinion.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
There are no new developments since he left Kansas. He is still in contact, and reviewing how he fits on each team in relation to returning players etc. Every delusional fan base in the race thinks he’s coming there- including Louisville and Purdue. It’s been Texas/UT for awhile, but everyone is sweating Kansas because of Self. Bowlsby, The Big 12 commissioner, has expressed some caution as he does not want intra-league recruiting. The McCullar recruitment had to pass his sniff test too. Prior to Hunter leaving ISU, Bowlsby warned UNC against tampering. Obviously Hunter should decide in the next week or so. Players leaving the draft is an open loose end, but not the only variable. I’ve tried to pin my friend down on his destination, but Hunter isn’t tipping his hand yet.
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Thanks, SF. This still sounds like we are deep in it and have a realistic shot. That’s all I can ask for at this point. I hope it goes our way, but I’ll just keep my fingers crossed and see what happens.
 
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b_gann said:
I’m sure it’s been answered before but what’s the scouting report on Hunter? Quick look at his stats and some of the % are rough. Is he expected to be a difference maker? To be a top 15 team, I agree we need more of an impact player at PG. We can make the tourney with what we got but more than likely a 6-10 seed imo
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His 3-point % is ugly on the surface level. It's by far his biggest flaw. He has a nice shot though, so I'm fairly confident that number is fixable, and we saw flashes of that against LSU in the Big Dance. Hunter is an elite defender. He's also one of the best distributors at PG in the nation. He has very good vision/passing and he knows how to attack the basket and get his points. He is really the ideal Rick Barnes' PG, he just needs to improve his outside shot. He's a Day 1 Starter if we land him. There will be no "competition" to get the job. It's his.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
His 3-point % is ugly on the surface level. It's by far his biggest flaw. He has a nice shot though, so I'm fairly confident that number is fixable, and we saw flashes of that against LSU in the Big Dance. Hunter is an elite defender. He's also one of the best distributors at PG in the nation. He has very good vision/passing and he knows how to attack the basket and get his points. He is really the ideal Rick Barnes' PG, he just needs to improve his outside shot. He's a Day 1 Starter if we land him. There will be no "competition" to get the job. It's his.
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Hunter is what we sort of expected Chandler to be coming in, last year. KC surprised literally everyone with how well he shot from outside at the beginning of the season, and then was able to maintain it throughout. This is the one area that I think Barnes can help improve Hunter the most. He did it for Kevin Punter, Admiral Schofield, and several others. He has a knack for developing jumpshots for kids.

Hunter and Chandler are very much alike in other ways, too. Both undersized at 6-0 and in the 180 range. Both are great ball-handlers, terrific passers (Hunter might actually be a little better), explosive athletes for their size, can finish at the rim, have a mid-range game, good defenders whose defense is predicated on getting into the passing lanes leading to a high number of steals but also gets them burned, at times. Even their form on their jumper looks similar, which should tell you that Hunter's shot isn't broken. He just needs to be getting up 500+ jumpers a day for the next four months.

TL;DR version...If we land Hunter, we won't noticeably miss Chandler.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Hunter is what we sort of expected Chandler to be coming in, last year. KC surprised literally everyone with how well he shot from outside at the beginning of the season, and then was able to maintain it throughout. This is the one area that I think Barnes can help improve Hunter the most. He did it for Kevin Punter, Admiral Schofield, and several others. He has a knack for developing jumpshots for kids.

Hunter and Chandler are very much alike in other ways, too. Both undersized at 6-0 and in the 180 range. Both are great ball-handlers, terrific passers (Hunter might actually be a little better), explosive athletes for their size, can finish at the rim, have a mid-range game, good defenders whose defense is predicated on getting into the passing lanes leading to a high number of steals but also gets them burned, at times. Even their form on their jumper looks similar, which should tell you that Hunter's shot isn't broken. He just needs to be getting up 500+ jumpers a day for the next four months.

TL;DR version...If we land Hunter, we won't noticeably miss Chandler.
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cncchris33 said:
Hunter is what we sort of expected Chandler to be coming in, last year. KC surprised literally everyone with how well he shot from outside at the beginning of the season, and then was able to maintain it throughout. This is the one area that I think Barnes can help improve Hunter the most. He did it for Kevin Punter, Admiral Schofield, and several others. He has a knack for developing jumpshots for kids.

Hunter and Chandler are very much alike in other ways, too. Both undersized at 6-0 and in the 180 range. Both are great ball-handlers, terrific passers (Hunter might actually be a little better), explosive athletes for their size, can finish at the rim, have a mid-range game, good defenders whose defense is predicated on getting into the passing lanes leading to a high number of steals but also gets them burned, at times. Even their form on their jumper looks similar, which should tell you that Hunter's shot isn't broken. He just needs to be getting up 500+ jumpers a day for the next four months.

TL;DR version...If we land Hunter, we won't noticeably miss Chandler.
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Exactly. I have no concerns about his shot. It's very fixable, and I hope that Barnes & Company are able to use that as a selling point, especially because we have some clear examples to show just how successful we have been at doing it. He really is a very similar player to Chandler, it's quite eerie. It was exciting to imagine what having Chandler like for one-more year developing his game would do for this team......well, Hunter is pretty much as close as you can get to that hypothetical. I suspect Hunter will take a huge leap forward this off-season, and if we can land him, we'll be a special team. He has all the tools you want from a lead guard, he just needs a bit of refinement.

I'm trying to temper my expectations a bit since it is still unlikely he does land here......but man, letting my imagination run wild is fun. It feels weird to say, but if we land Hunter, we'll be better in 2022-2023 than we were this past season. Just a crazy thought.
 
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