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Are you ready for this? You guys should get excited. I finally get to start a prediction thread about UT basketball. You know why? BECAUSE WE ARE 34 DAYS AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's do this. There are two rules here: 1) If I am too optimistic, you are probably correct. I'm drunk on the Martin-ade. 2) You may bump this when I'm completely right. I don't want to bump my own thread to show how right I am. Deal? Deal.
1) Jeronne Maymon becomes the heart and soul of the team, is the captain, and is the guy to get the team going, something this team lacked last year.
2) Jarnell Stokes is second team All-American and SEC POY with a 16/10 season, two blocks per game, and he shoots 65% from the FT line.
3) Trae Golden's scoring numbers go down.....but no worries. He shoots a better percentage and averages a better AST/TO ratio.
4) I think by the end of the year, Skylar McBee's minutes go down, and Quentin Chevious gets bigger minutes as a backup wing.
5) Yemi Makanjoula will have three double-doubles this year.
6) Tennessee beats Kentucky at Rupp on Saturday night primetime on ESPN, and Jarnell Stokes goes for 20/15.
7) Tennessee ****ing curbstomps Memphis by twenty at TBA and makes the last game between the schools in the rivalry a monster win and a good ****ing bye present to Tiger High as they go the Big East and won't have a conference in three years anyways(ignore #7, that was irrational and irresponsible).
8) Tennessee plays 18 SEC games this year, for a quick heads up. I got 14-4. That ties UT with Kentucky for first place in the SEC this year.
9) In a monster OOC game, UT beats NC State in the Puerto Rico Tip Off tourney and becomes a top 10 team after the win.
10) Austin Nichols commits to the University of Tennessee on October 22nd (had to get a recruiting tidbit here).
11) Jordan McRae becomes a good defender and attacks the basket. He is the second leading scorer for UT averaging 14 points and puts up a 42/36/85 slash line in shooting.
12) Jeronne Maymon has a solid year and goes for a nice 13/9, and goes down as one of the most improved players in program history.
13) UT leads the league in rebounds per game, and is top twenty nationally.
14) UT will have the second best defense in the league, behind Kentucky.
15) UT will struggle at first with the offense, but will pick it up and become one of the more efficient teams in the country during SEC play.
16) UT has one OOC loss: at Georgetown 11/30 in DC.
17) D'Montre Edwards becomes UT's best defender and leads the team in 3PT% with 38.7%.
18) Cuonzo Martin will be a candidate for National coach of the year and gets SEC coach of the year.
19) UT's four SEC losses: at Alabama, vs. Kentucky, at Arkansas, at Georgia
20) UT, finally, for all the love in the world, wins the SEC tournament.
21) UT goes 25-5, grabs a #2, and goes to the program's second Elite Eight, losing to Indiana.
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1) Jeronne Maymon becomes the heart and soul of the team, is the captain, and is the guy to get the team going, something this team lacked last year.
2) Jarnell Stokes is second team All-American and SEC POY with a 16/10 season, two blocks per game, and he shoots 65% from the FT line.
3) Trae Golden's scoring numbers go down.....but no worries. He shoots a better percentage and averages a better AST/TO ratio.
4) I think by the end of the year, Skylar McBee's minutes go down, and Quentin Chevious gets bigger minutes as a backup wing.
5) Yemi Makanjoula will have three double-doubles this year.
6) Tennessee beats Kentucky at Rupp on Saturday night primetime on ESPN, and Jarnell Stokes goes for 20/15.
7) Tennessee ****ing curbstomps Memphis by twenty at TBA and makes the last game between the schools in the rivalry a monster win and a good ****ing bye present to Tiger High as they go the Big East and won't have a conference in three years anyways(ignore #7, that was irrational and irresponsible).
8) Tennessee plays 18 SEC games this year, for a quick heads up. I got 14-4. That ties UT with Kentucky for first place in the SEC this year.
9) In a monster OOC game, UT beats NC State in the Puerto Rico Tip Off tourney and becomes a top 10 team after the win.
10) Austin Nichols commits to the University of Tennessee on October 22nd (had to get a recruiting tidbit here).
11) Jordan McRae becomes a good defender and attacks the basket. He is the second leading scorer for UT averaging 14 points and puts up a 42/36/85 slash line in shooting.
12) Jeronne Maymon has a solid year and goes for a nice 13/9, and goes down as one of the most improved players in program history.
13) UT leads the league in rebounds per game, and is top twenty nationally.
14) UT will have the second best defense in the league, behind Kentucky.
15) UT will struggle at first with the offense, but will pick it up and become one of the more efficient teams in the country during SEC play.
16) UT has one OOC loss: at Georgetown 11/30 in DC.
17) D'Montre Edwards becomes UT's best defender and leads the team in 3PT% with 38.7%.
18) Cuonzo Martin will be a candidate for National coach of the year and gets SEC coach of the year.
19) UT's four SEC losses: at Alabama, vs. Kentucky, at Arkansas, at Georgia
20) UT, finally, for all the love in the world, wins the SEC tournament.
21) UT goes 25-5, grabs a #2, and goes to the program's second Elite Eight, losing to Indiana.
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