Tony Basillio confirmed - Kevin Ware won't be released

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#277
The kid wants a release and they should give it to him. If he isn't interested in UT any longer, we can't sacrifice recruiting in Atlanta for Ware. Not a smart trade in the long run.
 
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Let the kid go! This is nothing but MORE bad PR for UT. The idea that Ware must meet with coach Martin to be sold on the program is rediculous. If I don't want to listen to a sales pitch I hang up the freakin' phone! Nobody compels me to listen. Ware is NOT an indentured servant of UT. He ain't even a freakin' student yet. This is nothing like the Brice Brown situation.

The kid signed to play for a guy who went to the last 6 NCAA tournaments and not a guy who's never been to one. I think Ware has plenty of information to make an informed decision.

Lets call this what it is. Hamilton is covering his a$$ by not releasing these players cause he knows UT's gonna resemble Auburn/LSU basketball if they leave and those who haven't already come to the realization that Hamilton's an idiot will finally see the light.

Hamilton must go!
 
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LawVol13 said:
I agree with this. I'd probably tell him that I'd release him if he agrees to sit down with Martin first. That will at least give Martin a chance to keep the kid. If he still wants out, he should be released.
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I strongly agree that he not be given a release until Martin has a chance to re-recruit him to the program. If that happens and he still wants to play elsewhere, give him the release.
 
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Domestic Silence said:
So, becuase our entity screwed up royally and completely changed everything that the initial LOI was believed to be, Ware now has to agree to everything that changed? Bull. That is the clear definition of "extenuating circumstance". I guess you missed that day at the Adult Education Annex?

I also have a hard time listening to people attempt to explain to me how contracts operate when they can't even spell "you're".
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That's a way to make your ideas and beliefs less idiotic..

Attack my grammar..
 
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lylsmorr said:
Case closed.
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Exactly cause it's not like we didn't have the same scenario in a higher profile sport last year as reference. If the kid didn't know the school well enough to know what we do in these circumstances then he's about to learn a lot about vetting that will aid him in the future.
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Ware doesn't have to play for UT under Coach Martin. He has the option to sit a year. If he and his 'advisors/family' had READ the contract he/they would know this.

He now has a new decision to make.
 
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Why would he release him? So he can go sign with Kentucky? Thats how it works. Same basis as granting release forms to current player because Pearl recruited them, not gonna happen. Its a multi multi million dollar business, which in turn equals cutt throat. A contract is a contract regardless.
 
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utvolpj said:
again, how did he lie?
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Both Jones and Ware called Hamilton before they sent their LOI and asked if Pearl would be here to coach them. Pearl is gone now so that is over and done. We can't set a different standard for the AD and one for the
recruits.
 
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knowthevols said:
Both Jones and Ware called Hamilton before they sent their LOI and asked if Pearl would be here to coach them. Pearl is gone now so that is over and done. We can't set a different standard for the AD and one for the
recruits.
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at that time they probably believed it and they worked to make it happen. Bruce didn't quite work as hard to keep his nose clean. Fact is, what you call a lie today was not a lie when the statement was made.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Of course, it's all about the glory of good ole UT. God forbid it be about the kids who actually play the games. It's all about what makes the folks in the stands happy.
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Amen.....If the kid doesn't want to play for UT then let him go.
 
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Rudy123 said:
CCM said he will meet with Jones & Wares families after the final 4!!!!!
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If this is true this is the first foul on CCM, his first job should be to keep this team and recruits together before we have nothing decent to put on a court. Why the he'll does he have to wait after the final 4?
 
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strongtower said:
If this is true this is the first foul on CCM, his first job should be to keep this team and recruits together before we have nothing decent to put on a court. Why the he'll does he have to wait after the final 4?
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Wants to complete staff prior to meeting with recruits.
 
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OCIVol said:
Wants to complete staff prior to meeting with recruits.
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I would say it should be other way around, whats the point of having a staff if there are hardly any kids to use. 18-22 yr old kids are fickle put out the fire then get staff. I mean how much time is really needed to sit and talk to a kid?
 
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strongtower said:
I would say it should be other way around, whats the point of having a staff if there are hardly any kids to use. 18-22 yr old kids are fickle put out the fire then get staff. I mean how much time is really needed to sit and talk to a kid?
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Recruits likely want to know who will be on the staff before making a decision. If Martin hires someone with ties to Memphis or ATL then that will likely impact the recruits' decision. As mentioned in other threads, Martin has contacted Jones, but the two have not had a formal meeting to discuss Jones' future with the Vols.
 
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I have the perspective of having my coaches changed during my college career. However, that is completely different than having the coach that recruited you to the University you haven't attended yet, with all the promises and relationships being built over a year or two of recruiting, being changed right before you get there. IMO, Cuonzo should have the opportunity to meet with the kid and his family face to face, but then the decision should lie with the kid, not the school.
 
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OCIVol said:
Recruits likely want to know who will be on the staff before making a decision. If Martin hires someone with ties to Memphis or ATL then that will likely impact the recruits' decision. As mentioned in other threads, Martin has contacted Jones, but the two have not had a formal meeting to discuss Jones' future with the Vols.
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I hope Martin can hold this team together if so they could be better then this yes team IMO
 
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jspvol76 said:
I have the perspective of having my coaches changed during my college career. However, that is completely different than having the coach that recruited you to the University you haven't attended yet, with all the promises and relationships being built over a year of or two of recruiting, being changed right before you get there. IMO, Cuonzo should have the opportunity to meet with the kid and his family face to face, but then the decision should lie with the kid, not the school.
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This is likely the way it should be, however, the NCAA has implemented LOIs to protect its member institutions during recruiting. Jones and Ware signed their LOIs with the University of Tennessee during the early signing period. If either wanted to wait until the late signing period to insure Pearl was still the coach, they could have done that. Tennessee is simply playing by the rules that the NCAA has in place (albeit the rules are somewhat unfair to the recruits).
 
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Hamilton said he won't release them until they meet the new coach... well, Ware needs to meet the new coach!
 
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