Vescovi needs to step up

#78
#78
SonOfGodVolforlife said:
I know people don’t wanna admit it, but if Tennessee goes up against a team that’s shooting like Kentucky did. We’re in trouble if someone besides Knecht,ZZ, and aidoo ain’t scoring.. we’re not asking for James and Santi to take over, just start with hitting your open shots and quit passing them up.
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I think most fans know that a team will be in trouble if they don’t make a lot of shots and the other team makes a lot of shots.
 
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JoeMiltonsAgent said:
“He's got to do it. He's been here, I mean, I wish I could (get him shooting confidently). If I could it, I would, I would do it. I mean, he's going to have to do it. He's going to have to trust in himself and believe in how good a player he is and he's going to have to do it. And again, if I could, I'd have him all razor sharp every game. And the mental, the mental side of it, he's got to do it and we need him to do it. And we need everybody, not just Santi. We need everybody to do what they can do. And again, we obviously, you got a guy (in) Dalton can get 40 points, but I'm telling you, he could have gotten his teammates involved more today too. He's got to do that.”
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#81
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Volfan2012 said:
Seems to always be Vescovi and James when we lose not doing their part for the team. Dalton puts up 40 and we still lose. Kentucky was motivated to win and we were playing hard still we shot horribly for most of the game.
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Vescovi was 0 for 5, James 2 for 9. Thats 2 for 14, and mostly wide open shots, Unacceptable.
 
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cgrish said:
Vescovi was 0 for 5, James 2 for 9. Thats 2 for 14, and mostly wide open shots, Unacceptable.
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I was at the game and felt before the game we would have a real hard time winning. Kentucky had an awful lot to play for including increasing their seeding where it didn’t really matter to us much, except for our confidence. Those who watched on tv probably didn’t see the senior day stuff, or certainly not all of it. JJJ and SV were crying with their entire families, hugging and all the emotion that goes with that. That was about 5 minutes before tipoff. These guys aren’t robots. I don’t think anyone could be expected to play well with all that going on and having all the extended family there and wanting to play well so badly. It’s a setup for failure. That’s what Barnes was talking about when he said we were too emotional. I’m also a little sick of all the pumpfakes and drive into the center of the lane with zero intention to shoot. Teams scout us. When he drives they don’t collapse anymore, they don’t help off shooters to stop him because they know he won’t shoot. I trust RB. He’ll fix what he can and I’d he can’t, he’ll play someone else. I know it’s a strange time to try it, but maybe coming off the bench would take a little pressure off?
 
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Prayivm3rcy said:
His defense this year hasn't been nearly good enough to overcome the lack of production on offense. Honestly he is a little overrated on defense because he has elite hands but he does struggle often staying in front of athletic guards.
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Great hands and good feet, but gambles way too much on that end.
 
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mackievol said:
One of his shots recently was a 3 in the corner, it was long and left and a complete airball. Not really sure he could throw a ball in the ocean right now and his confidence being low is why he doesn't take shots.
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Open 3's used to be "money" as Bert B would say. Now he misses more often than not even if wide open.
 
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#86
VFL9798 said:
I don’t know if it has to do with another player being in the spotlight this season, but Santi has probably had his worst season of offensive production. Let me be clear, he has played outstanding defense, and has been able to force turnovers and get steals, but having zero points yesterday is unacceptable..
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Vescovi needs to take the 15 to 18 foot jump shot a little more and not depend so much on the three point shot.
 
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#88
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cgrish said:
Barnes has been telling him and james both, when open, shoot. imo best way to get them to shoot the open shots is. The 1st time u dont shoot a wide open shot you are coming out of the game.
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when they shoot the wide open shots the go 2 for 14 now what?
 
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Pride85 said:
In case you haven't noticed, HE ISNT OUR SHOOTING GUARD THIS YEAR!. KNECHT is the shooting guard this year. Please satisfy your need to have something to complain about. I already have mine
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Thanks but I'm well aware of Knecht and Santi is a shooting guard. And pointing out facts is not "a need to complain"...maybe you can't handle message boards.

Your argument is apparently that we don't need points from Santi because he can shut down the guy he is guarding. While I agree Santi is a very good defender, he struggles a bit against athletic guards while Mashack is an even better defender who would give you more boards/steals/etc..., so by applying your logic, Mashack should get most of Santi's minutes (which I don't agree with by the way since Santi gives us perimeter spacing and has a higher ceiling to score).

Bottom line, I love Santi and we need him to score 10 or more points per game which means he's got to get shots up. If he doesn't and he continues to average 4 pts per game with some 0'fers which have happened way too frequently, we are very, very unlikely to attain the tourney success we are capable of with this team.
 
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posivol said:
when they shoot the wide open shots the go 2 for 14 now what?
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Depending upon the caliber of the opponent, we'll probably lose. Folks calling to bench those 2 guys are dreaming. Barnes loves the both of those guys. He'd never do that. Even if that were a possibility, who do you put in? Carr? Dillione? Barnes really hasn't tried to develop the bench to the point of trusting them on a tournament stage when the possessions matter. Now it's tournament time and he has no choice. He's going to roll with JJJ and Vescovi. Awaka, Mashack and Gainey will be his bench. Awaka will most likely be in the soup with fouls before we reach the midway point of the first half. Mashack won't give you much offensively. Gainey will be abused on defense and if his shot isn't falling early, he's a huge liability. Like it or not, we live or die with Vescovi and JJJ. Even as 5th year guys, that thought doesn't inspire confidence.
 
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Found this article interesting. It looks as if Barnes spoke to Vescovi after the Kentucky game and practically begged him to start taking more shots.

It also sounds as if Vescovi took on more of a facilitator role throughout the season to get Knecht, Aidoo, ZZ open looks based on how he sees the floor.

Either way, big takeaway is that the coaches are begging him to shoot more, we also want him to shoot more. It’s ultimately up to him to actually shoot more.

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'We need you to be who you are': Rick Barnes is begging Santiago Vescovi to take more shots

Santiago Vescovi's numbers are down this season and for good reason, but Rick Barnes is still begging him to shoot more.
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tev.sm said:
Found this article interesting. It looks as if Barnes spoke to Vescovi after the Kentucky game and practically begged him to start taking more shots.

It also sounds as if Vescovi took on more of a facilitator role throughout the season to get Knecht, Aidoo, ZZ open looks based on how he sees the floor.

Either way, big takeaway is that the coaches are begging him to shoot more, we also want him to shoot more. It’s ultimately up to him to actually shoot more.

www.on3.com

'We need you to be who you are': Rick Barnes is begging Santiago Vescovi to take more shots

Santiago Vescovi's numbers are down this season and for good reason, but Rick Barnes is still begging him to shoot more.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
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Not the first time this year Barnes has done that this year. Probably been chirping at him over the last month to shoot more.
 
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#93
tev.sm said:
Found this article interesting. It looks as if Barnes spoke to Vescovi after the Kentucky game and practically begged him to start taking more shots.

It also sounds as if Vescovi took on more of a facilitator role throughout the season to get Knecht, Aidoo, ZZ open looks based on how he sees the floor.

Either way, big takeaway is that the coaches are begging him to shoot more, we also want him to shoot more. It’s ultimately up to him to actually shoot more.

www.on3.com

'We need you to be who you are': Rick Barnes is begging Santiago Vescovi to take more shots

Santiago Vescovi's numbers are down this season and for good reason, but Rick Barnes is still begging him to shoot more.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
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Yep...a lot of us have said that for weeks. If we could get 10 out of him every game we'd be a tough out. It's like he's scared to shoot and miss and rather dish it.
 
#95
#95
BigOrangeFanatic said:
Yeah, UK shot lights out yesterday. They played a lot like we did in Rupp. They made some runs, cut our lead down some, but just kept making shots and we didn't make enough to give ourselves a chance to win. Free throws are still killing us too.
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If we hit our free throws we could’ve pulled it off. Our vols didn’t quit tho
 
#96
#96
bleedingTNorange said:
JJJ has somewhat of an ability to finish at the rim, and also shows a midrange game, Santi doesn’t have this, for that reason….and it hasn’t happened yet so not optimistic it will, but Santi should be told you’re expected to take 6-8+ attempts every game from 3, if you pump fake it better be to slide step into a 3 and not driving unless you damn sure got a kick. He seems to “confused/hesitant” on what to do and it too often leads to a bad possession that starts with what should have been a 3 point attempt.
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Delayed on reading this thread, but completely agree here. I don’t understand the influx in pump fake and drive I have seen from Vescovi this year. As you said, I would tell him that he is not to pump fake and drive the rest of the year. He is required to take 6-8 3’s and nothing else. The number of wide open or fairly open perimeter shots he has passed up this year is insane. If he is decisive and shoots all those shots, I do wonder how much better this offense could be. So many perimeter looks that were never taken. He’s a 3-point specialist and he should try and remember that fact. Play to your strengths Vescovi, driving the line isn’t one of them. Just shoot!
 
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#98
Aidoo is also a problem. He never plays good against good strong centers. Vescovi and JJJ are a definite consistent problem but Aidoo is also a problem. He gets so weak when the big boys take him to the basket. It is going to be a major problem when they face Edey, Bacott, etc. if they get that far. I know Mashack can be a liability on offense but he plays so hard and can get offensive rebounds so why not play him more because Vescovi and JJJ are definitely offensive liabilities also.
 
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Raiford62 said:
Aidoo is also a problem. He never plays good against good strong centers. Vescovi and JJJ are a definite consistent problem but Aidoo is also a problem. He gets so weak when the big boys take him to the basket. It is going to be a major problem when they face Edey, Bacott, etc. if they get that far. I know Mashack can be a liability on offense but he plays so hard and can get offensive rebounds so why not play him more because Vescovi and JJJ are definitely offensive liabilities also.
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I agree with with all you say, but might question Shacks offensive output VS SV or JJJ. He scores more then both of them when he’s in the game. I say it’s high time to play Shack and bring those guys in from the bench.
 
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cgrish said:
Vescovi was 0 for 5, James 2 for 9. Thats 2 for 14, and mostly wide open shots, Unacceptable.
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Maybe taking the extra year just wasn't the best plan. While JJJ just kind of stayed the same, Santi and Fulkerson both regressed, Santi more so. If '21-'22 Santi was on this team they would be crazy good.
 
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