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#5,152
Thunder Good-Oil said:
The blue bloods and other big time cheaters have their processes perfected to where they don't get caught and punished. TN on the other hand gives a kid a hot dog and the entire program gets dismantled by the NCAA.
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Be careful if I didn’t know better I’d think you were being sympathetic to Bruce
 
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headhunter15 said:
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He’s done a lot for that community. Hats off to him


I know this sounds Wierd but I just don’t feel that “connection” to him like other players that have played here. I guess it’s that one and done feel but it’s just not the same for me. Maybe I am alone in that regard
 
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BruinVol said:
He’s done a lot for that community. Hats off to him


I know this sounds Wierd but I just don’t feel that “connection” to him like other players that have played here. I guess it’s that one and done feel but it’s just not the same for me. Maybe I am alone in that regard
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Doesn't sound weird, at all. Welcome to Kentucky basketball. That's partially the reason many of their fans are not big on Cal's consistent use of the one-and-done system. They miss that connection to the players, but they enjoy winning and being a top-10 team at the start of every season, so they mostly overlook it.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Doesn't sound weird, at all. Welcome to Kentucky basketball. That's partially the reason many of their fans are not big on Cal's consistent use of the one-and-done system. They miss that connection to the players, but they enjoy winning and being a top-10 team at the start of every season, so they mostly overlook it.
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Yep
 
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BruinVol said:
He’s done a lot for that community. Hats off to him


I know this sounds Wierd but I just don’t feel that “connection” to him like other players that have played here. I guess it’s that one and done feel but it’s just not the same for me. Maybe I am alone in that regard
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Conversely, I feel quite connected to him even though his stay in Knoxville was brief. He's commented a number of times on his love for the city and the university. Also, his service to others is quite extraordinary and he is just a great human. I find it easy with folks like him.
 
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JelloPuddinPup said:
Glad someone sees what Vescovi did as impressive. If he gets in better shape and his body improvements allow him to be more mobile to play better defense then he's got special potential as a 4 year player at UT.
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Vescovi will be a very good, maybe even great, player for TN if he can improve his right hand. He also needs to take fewer chances and cut back on his turnovers. I have little or no doubt that he'll be coached up and his rate of TOs will fall considerably. His defense might be what will always hold him back.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Conversely, I feel quite connected to him even though his stay in Knoxville was brief. He's commented a number of times on his love for the city and the university. Also, his service to others is quite extraordinary and he is just a great human. I find it easy with folks like him.
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Toby has, at least publicly, been more of an ambassador for UT than a large amount of 4-year players.
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Yeah, I agree. He’s been a good dude, in general, and also seems to stay connected with the university. I didn’t mean for my post to come across as derogatory toward him because he left early. Just hard to get connected to their athletic achievements in one year. But he has definitely stayed engaged with Tennessee much more than I would have expected given we have had 3 separate HCs in the 10 years since he played when his coach was fired. He could have been really disconnected for a lot of reasons and no one would have blamed him for it.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Vescovi will be a very good, maybe even great, player for TN if he can improve his right hand. He also needs to take fewer chances and cut back on his turnovers. I have little or no doubt that he'll be coached up and his rate of TOs will fall considerably. His defense might be what will always hold him back.
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If he would quit leaving his feet that would cut down his turnovers.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Yeah, I agree. He’s been a good dude, in general, and also seems to stay connected with the university. I didn’t mean for my post to come across as derogatory toward him because he left early. Just hard to get connected to their athletic achievements in one year. But he has definitely stayed engaged with Tennessee much more than I would have expected given we have had 3 separate HCs in the 10 years since he played when his coach was fired. He could have been really disconnected for a lot of reasons and no one would have blamed him for it.
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Gotcha. I do feel a connection with him personally. That could be because I used to see him every now and then on campus. And I bought the #12 jersey.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Gotcha. I do feel a connection with him personally. That could be because I used to see him every now and then on campus. And I bought the #12 jersey.
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If you were on campus at the same time as him, I think it definitely makes a difference. I was 10 years older than him.
 
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cncchris33 said:
If you were on campus at the same time as him, I think it definitely makes a difference. I was 10 years older than him.
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I think I was finishing undergrad when he was freshman. The one time I got the courage to talk to him, he was unsurprisingly very nice and humble. I got a terrible pic of me, him, and Trae Golden in the background haha.
 
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The Dog said:
I would hate that, but it would probably mean that UT had an amazing season with probably a championship and/or at least an Elite 8 run
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For me I expect Keon to be a bit rusty this year coming off the injury and weird offseason. Then late in the year really start to see him turning a corner and setting himself for a huge sophomore year and jump to the NBA
 
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