The Official #8 Tennessee vs. USC Upstate Game Thread, 5:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[bleedingTNorange]

He isn’t the best all around player but nice try! Still a good player tho.

no way he should be getting anywhere near the minutes Johnson or Springer do though, amirite?

 

[BruinVol]

Don’t let @BruinVol @zjcvols or @PulaskiVolFan hear that

How’s pember doing?

or kent?
Have they turned into that guy from vandy or chandler parsons yet?

two can play this game

and while you are at walker?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

How’s pember doing?

or kent?
Have they turned into that guy from vandy or chandler parsons yet?

two can play this game

Book is far from closed on Pember, and yes, Kent never developed. Glad you can admit you were wrong on Bailey though.

 

[The Dog]

James and ON look like they have shown the most development since, last year. Maybe Bailey, too, hard to tell, I don't remember watching him play at Oregon.

 

[Vol49er]

Yeah, I guess you are right. It just seemed that he has went for stretches where he didn't do much in the positive category. I went back and looked at his highlights from last year, and I guess I may not be giving him enough credit. He just seems to be playing with more confidence now.

Yeah he’s definitely improved from last year. I think a lot of folks have given up on him too early. He shouldn’t have been playing last year but had to

 

[chuckiepoo]

Yeah, I guess you are right. It just seemed that he has went for stretches where he didn't do much in the positive category. I went back and looked at his highlights from last year, and I guess I may not be giving him enough credit. He just seems to be playing with more confidence now.

Huge game tonight for Nkamhoua.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Didn’t really show up and still won by 20 so hard to complain too much.

Really need pons to find something from 3 though. His shot has looked really off so far this year. Need him to find a rhythm to help the spacing.

I’d be fine with Pons rarely taking a 3 and instead staying close to the basket. We have plenty of great players that face the basket. Pons just needs to hit a 3 every game or two to keep defenses from cheating and doubling up Fulk.

 

[BruinVol]

Book is far from closed on Pember, and yes, Kent never developed. Glad you can admit you were wrong on Bailey though.

Already did dude

bailey is a very nice player

how many times you need to see it?

and yea the book is closed on pember

 

[vols 30]

Already did dude

bailey is a very nice player

how many times you need to see it?

and yea the book is closed on pember

Pember should look at transferring if playing time is important to him.

 

[BruinVol]

Pember should look at transferring if playing time is important to him.

Agreed

 

[chuckiepoo]

Pember should look at transferring if playing time is important to him.

If coaching in the future is important to him, I'd bet he'll stick around.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

Full and Pons: 4-9
ORN and EJ: 6-7

Lol, that was will never happen again

 

[jp1]

Already did dude

bailey is a very nice player

how many times you need to see it?

and yea the book is closed on pember

I think its ignorant to say at this point the book is closed on Pember. Barnes has shown you over and over he is great at developing players.

 

[BruinVol]

I think its ignorant to say at this point the book is closed on Pember. Barnes has shown you over and over he is grea at developing players.

He hasn’t developed one single player here that wasn’t in the rotation in their second year on campus

Not one

 

[chuckiepoo]

He hasn’t developed one single player here that wasn’t in the rotation in their second year on campus

Not one

DUH! Take a look at that statement. I'm like wtf? That's a rather restrictive statement.

 

[Roustabout]

James and ON look like they have shown the most development since, last year. Maybe Bailey, too, hard to tell, I don't remember watching him play at Oregon.

Bailey is a straight baller. Perfect player for Barnes. Mad skill set but needed a coach to turn the right knobs. Had he’d been available last year the record would have looked a lot different. One, he is physical as hell. We’ve often lacked guards who are built like this and use their physique like they should. Two, he doesn’t have to be prodded to score. No hesitancy to shoot.

It looks like we’ve got a solid rotation of five guards who are almost completely interchangeable and can be mixed in any combo. Gaines is available in a pinch.

 

[Bigkat]

He hasn’t developed one single player here that wasn’t in the rotation in their second year on campus

Not one

What are you talking about?

 

[Roustabout]

I said last game that a few defensive weaknesses were exposed. The difference in margin is also exactly what I pointed out. Three point shooting. St Joe’s was 20%.

The over pursuit of Fulk guarding the pick man has got to stop. He has to know his man is going to roll, and he is leaving the paint completely empty. The last two teams have uses their over aggression against them and gotten easy buckets.

You can say I’m being negative but it’ll burn them when they play a more talented opponent.

 

[jp1]

He hasn’t developed one single player here that wasn’t in the rotation in their second year on campus

Not one

Let me ask you a question....would you consider this Barnes deepest team? Would Fulkerson even sniffed the rotation in his 2nd year here if the talent was similar? He turned out ok.

 

[BruinVol]

DUH! Take a look at that statement. I'm like wtf? That's a rather restrictive statement.

It’s the stance I’ve had all along
If a player isn’t in the rotation in Their second year they need to be cut

 

[ArdentVol]

Bailey has been a lot better than I'd have thought, on offense and defense

ill say it again: wonder what he could have done for us last year and would we have grabbed vescovi

 

[Roustabout]

What are you talking about?

I think he’s saying If they haven’t shown up in year two, they haven’t panned out.
I’d give him Pons, as he didn’t really blossom until year three.

 

[BruinVol]

Let me ask you a question....would you consider this Barnes deepest team? Would Fulkerson even sniffed the rotation in his 2nd year here if the talent was similar? He turned out ok.

Yes fulky would be playing over Olivier

 

[BruinVol]

I think he’s saying If they haven’t shown up in year two, they haven’t panned out.
I’d give him Pons, as he didn’t really blossom until year three.

He started a bunch of games as a soph.
my stance is you can’t develop on the bench

it’s why I still have a lot of hope for Olivier.
He’s developing

 

[OrangeVolMan]

He hasn’t developed one single player here that wasn’t in the rotation in their second year on campus

Not one

Different situation. This team is much deeper than any team Barnes has had. Let it play out and then crow if Pember doesn’t do anything. Running your mouth now just makes you look stupid and trying cover up fir how wrong you were in Bailey.