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johnlg00 writes:

in response to 1vavolfan:

Steve Hamer, played on some of the terrible Kevin O'Neill teams. I agree he was awful, said that Jarnell's form on his free throws was great and he would eventually be a great foul shooter. Sorry but don't ever see Jarnell shooting over 80% from the line, maybe 60%.

I didn't listen to the Vol Network broadcast, so I can't comment on Steve as an analyst. However, I had him as a student when I was a GTA and he was and likely still is a great guy. In person, he was bright, articulate, and witty. Believe me, if every one of our student-athletes were like Steve, we would have the most trouble-free athletic contingent this side of the service academies.

As for Jarnell's free-throw shooting, he made nearly all of them in the second half. Eighty percent is a pretty lofty goal for most college players these days, but his stroke in the second half showed me he is capable of averaging in the 70's. I agree that he needs to improve; as the team's main inside threat, he will get LOTS of physical attention from opposing defenses.

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