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Is the VOLS outstanding heart & soul Zakai Zeiger the key ingredient missing from recent NCAA disappointments?
The difference could be seen in the considered nonchalance of NBA Lottery Draft pick Kennedy Chandler's missed free throws when they were sorely needed contrasted with the exuberance of the young dynamo who has labored in the shadow of the prized 5 star recruit. KC may be too cool for the required emotional desire to make the VOLS a contender in tournament basketball.
The clip on ESPN MCBB "'WORDS CAN'T EXPLAIN' HOW BADLY ZEIGLER, UT WANTED WIN" says it all. "ZZ is the TOP VOL when it comes to heart & soul" shouts JJJ interrupting the ESPN interview.
If ZZ can infect this team with more enthusiasm, there is a far better chance at a Sweet 16 and above NCAA Tourney outcome. KC is a real asset and key player but he performs like a guy who is already out the door on the way to the NBA with little desire to motivate his teammates in the post season.
Is ZZ's desire and enthusiasm more vital than KC's 5 Star elite credentials when it comes to willing the VOLS to victory? Talent, focus, and effort are minimum requirements but raw desire and emotional investment are difference makers. If 4 or 5 VOLS catch the ZZ enthusiasm virus it could power this year's team to here to fore unexperienced heights. I have become an enthusiastic ZZ fan and I don't recall another VOL who compares to ZZ in the desire department.
 
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aurabass said:
Is the VOLS outstanding heart & soul Zakai Zeiger the key ingredient missing from recent NCAA disappointments?
The difference could be seen in the considered nonchalance of NBA Lottery Draft pick Kennedy Chandler's missed free throws when they were sorely needed contrasted with the exuberance of the young dynamo who has labored in the shadow of the prized 5 star recruit. KC may be too cool for the required emotional desire to make the VOLS a contender in tournament basketball.
The clip on ESPN MCBB "'WORDS CAN'T EXPLAIN' HOW BADLY ZEIGLER, UT WANTED WIN" says it all. "ZZ is the TOP VOL when it comes to heart & soul" shouts JJJ interrupting the ESPN interview.
If ZZ can infect this team with more enthusiasm, there is a far better chance at a Sweet 16 and above NCAA Tourney outcome. KC is a real asset and key player but he performs like a guy who is already out the door on the way to the NBA with little desire to motivate his teammates in the post season.
Is ZZ's desire and enthusiasm more vital than KC's 5 Star elite credentials when it comes to willing the VOLS to victory? Talent, focus, and effort are minimum requirements but raw desire and emotional investment are difference makers. If 4 or 5 VOLS catch the ZZ enthusiasm virus it could power this year's team to here to fore unexperienced heights. I have become an enthusiastic ZZ fan and I don't recall another VOL who compares to ZZ in the desire department.
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The fact that some of our fanbase continues to demean KC while praising ZZ is weak. They both are great, a couple of missed free throws doesn’t take away 13 points that we also needed in the game…
 
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Voltime123 said:
The fact that some of our fanbase continues to demean KC while praising ZZ is weak. They both are great, a couple of missed free throws doesn’t take away 13 points that we also needed in the game…
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They are both important parts of the team, but Zeigler and Vescovi are the two guys I want the ball in their hands if we have a lead and the other team is fouling to send us to the free throw line.
If we are down I want the ball in Chandler’s hands.
 
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Voltime123 said:
The fact that some of our fanbase continues to demean KC while praising ZZ is weak. They both are great, a couple of missed free throws doesn’t take away 13 points that we also needed in the game…
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KC nailed a clutch floater that basically put the game on ice under a minute left and then was about 1 inch away from forcing a turnover on the very next possession.
 
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Just idiotic, If Chandler was 1 foot out the door does he go up hard and get blown up on that layup attempt late in the game? You don’t have to bash Chandler to praise ZZ. Chandler has shown multiple times how much means to him. Just totally idiotic statement to make.
 
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aurabass said:
Is the VOLS outstanding heart & soul Zakai Zeiger the key ingredient missing from recent NCAA disappointments?
The difference could be seen in the considered nonchalance of NBA Lottery Draft pick Kennedy Chandler's missed free throws when they were sorely needed contrasted with the exuberance of the young dynamo who has labored in the shadow of the prized 5 star recruit. KC may be too cool for the required emotional desire to make the VOLS a contender in tournament basketball.
The clip on ESPN MCBB "'WORDS CAN'T EXPLAIN' HOW BADLY ZEIGLER, UT WANTED WIN" says it all. "ZZ is the TOP VOL when it comes to heart & soul" shouts JJJ interrupting the ESPN interview.
If ZZ can infect this team with more enthusiasm, there is a far better chance at a Sweet 16 and above NCAA Tourney outcome. KC is a real asset and key player but he performs like a guy who is already out the door on the way to the NBA with little desire to motivate his teammates in the post season.
Is ZZ's desire and enthusiasm more vital than KC's 5 Star elite credentials when it comes to willing the VOLS to victory? Talent, focus, and effort are minimum requirements but raw desire and emotional investment are difference makers. If 4 or 5 VOLS catch the ZZ enthusiasm virus it could power this year's team to here to fore unexperienced heights. I have become an enthusiastic ZZ fan and I don't recall another VOL who compares to ZZ in the desire department.
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These KC comments are amusing entertainment. ZZ and KC have different personalities, but we can’t attach any of that to “a guy who is already out the door” with “little desire to motivate his teammates.” It continues to baffle me how people can see inside a kid and pass harsh judgment on someone they don’t even know.
 
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I simply don't get why a thread praising ZZ needed to include negging Kennedy and his performance. Seriously, the "nonchalance of...Kennedy Chandler...too cool for required emotional desire to make the VOLS a contender in tournament basketball." What the hell is that? Kennedy shows just as much emotion as anyone else on this team. He also made the single most important play of the game yesterday with under a minute to go. Come on.....
 
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This is such an idiotic thread. If you watch KC and think he looks like a guy with one foot out the door, then you’ve already got that idea in your head and aren’t actually watching him play. There is NOTHING that he does that shows he doesn’t care and is already looking to the NBA. He plays his balls off on both ends of the floor every game. Get out of here with that BS.
 
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Georgia tuesday and Arkansas next sat. are just as important,especially arky. Thank you who filled up TBA and be there next sat and be loud !
 
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ReelfootVol said:
I am thankful we have Chandler, Zeigler, and Vescovi.................the three best guards in the country as far as I am concerned !!! Also, our Vols are living proof that playing defense will win lots of ballgames !!!!
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I really like our guard play too. The saying goes that you go as far in the tournament as your guards can take you. And as I just said I really like our guards!
 
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Voltime123 said:
The fact that some of our fanbase continues to demean KC while praising ZZ is weak. They both are great, a couple of missed free throws doesn’t take away 13 points that we also needed in the game…
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Yes, both is better than one. I don't recon KC can have his "best game of season" every time out...after doing just that in the previous game. If everyone had ZZ personality, it probably wouldn't work, just like we've seen last year w/ no real vocal leader didn't pan out great either. Balance is good.
 
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Jauan Jennnings comes to mind as an analogy on toughness.

Entire team plays chippy

The greatest value of ZZ is the ability it gives Chandler to play off the ball and Vescovi

In my mind, ZZ got his fight from Uros though

Btw, play of the game was when BHH shoulder checked Walter at start of the game. Tone set

The emergence and attitude of BHH and Aidoo can’t be understated
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
Jauan Jennnings comes to mind as an analogy on toughness.

Entire team plays chippy

The greatest value of ZZ is the ability it gives Chandler to play off the ball and Vescovi

In my mind, ZZ got his fight from Uros though

Btw, play of the game was when BHH shoulder checked Walter at start of the game. Tone set

The emergence and attitude of BHH and Aidoo can’t be understated
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I think ZZ and Uros are buddies off the court.
 
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I will stop way short of 'bashing' KC, but it is kind of hard for me to get excited about him in the same way as ZZ. I want KC to score bigly in every tournament game and I wish him well wherever he goes after Knoxville because he IS a VOL. All things being equal though, I would rather have more Fulkys and ZZs putting on the orange. Being like UK and having a roster full of mercenaries just doesn't do it for me. I guess that's why things like the 1980 Olympic hockey team win means more (to me) than the NBA dream team gold medals.
 
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I would be hard pressed to find a more complete backcourt than this team has. They complement each other perfectly, and seem to love playing together. When this season started, I thought a Sweet 16 run was possible, but after seeing the continued growth and maturation of this team ?!....I think a deeper run is not only possible, but probable.
 
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