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Tennessee men's basketball recruit Scotty Hopson "relished'' the spotlight in his national prep all-star game Saturday night while Vols' signee Renaldo Woolridge had trouble finding it.
Hopson, expected to sign with UT at a press conference in Hopkinsville, Ky., at 10 a.m. Wednesday, scored 21 points in the Jordan Brand Classic at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
Hopson, a 6-foot-6 heir apparent to All-American Chris Lofton at shooting guard, even made ESPN's top-10 plays with a left-handed dunk before the crowd of 7,000 and was the lead to ESPN.com's story on the game.
Hopson was 8-of-13 shooting with four rebounds.
Woolridge wasn't as successful at the adidas Derby Classic at Louisville's Freedom Hall, making one of five shots to finish with two points in front of 10,193.
Woolridge, a 6-8 wing from North Hollywood, Calif., was a late addition to the game and was playing with a sore knee.
UT assistant Jason Shay would not speak specifically about either player, but he said coaches don't worry so much about scoring in all-star games as a general rule.
"It's more about the prestige of being invited to games like that and the competition,'' Shay said. "If some of those players were born two years ago, some of them would be talking about being drafted in a couple of months.
"We don't worry about points in all-star games, because hot players tend to get the ball more and take more shots, and it can go either way.''
Shay Says: Eventual national runner-up Memphis was in the Elite Eight when Shay concluded teams weren't defending the Tigers like the Vols did.
UT used its "10'' defense to collapse on the Memphis players when they penetrated and limit the Tigers to just eight baskets in the lane and no dunks.
"I would have thought somebody would watch the film from our game or call us,'' Shay said when Memphis reached the Elite Eight. "Mississippi State (which nearly upset Memphis) was the only team to do what we did.''
So what does Shay think about the way Kansas defended Memphis in winning the national title?
"They defended them almost completely like we did,'' Shay said. "Yeah, I do remember saying nobody had watched film of our game with them. … I kinda said it tongue-in-cheek.''
Remember him? Chris Singleton, a Florida State signee once highly sought by the Vols, also played in the Derby Classic and didn't fare much better than Woolridge.
Singleton, a 6-8 forward, was 2-for-5 shooting.
Still, Singleton left an impression with NBA scouts, who told Louisville columnist Rick Bozich that Singleton was one of the five-most talented players in the game.
Future Noah? Few Florida players drew the wrath of Tennessee fans like former Gator Joakim Noah, but it appears there's another worthy rival on the way.
Ray Shipman, a 6-5 guard who signed with Florida, hit four 3-pointers in the Derby Classic and then proceeded to taunt the Kentucky fans at the game by doing the Gator Chomp.
Still Out There: Ater Majok, a 6-10 Sudanese native, used his 7-4 wingspan to score 14 points and pull down five rebounds in the Derby Classic.
Majok, who lived in Egypt for seven years before moving to Australia, according to the Louisville Courier Journal, made visits to Maryland, Baylor and Kentucky and will visit Connecticut before signing with anyone.
Scout's Scout: Here's what Scout.com says about Hopson: "Very quick first step, exceptional penetrator, great leaping ability … can defend the best perimeter players in the Class of '08.''
Sounds like Hopson might be the right tonic for future Gator Shipman.
Lofton working: Lofton is back in Knoxville working out with hopes of being invited to the NBA's pre-draft in Orlando, Fla., next month Lofton said it's his understanding that 60 players will be invited.
"I've just been working real hard, running, lifting and doin the stairmaster," Lofton said. "I was shooting today and my arms started shaking; just tired."
Lofton will finish up his Spanish class before returning to Maysville, Ky., to continue workouts. He said he will leave UT six hours short of graduating, but the two remaining classes can be taken online.
© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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Posted by hodocka on April 21, 2008 at 10:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's just hope that all goes as planned with Mr. Hopson Wednesday morning.
Posted by yemmusdarb on April 21, 2008 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hmm, I had heard Hopson doesn't like to hustle or play D but that sounds good to me!!
I know he didn't play any D in the McD's AA game and the JBC but it's understandable since those aren't "real" games.
Posted by ONUV on April 21, 2008 at 10:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
somebody post this on catspause
Posted by jm318 on April 21, 2008 at 10:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Don't worry. He will sign. I would too if the coaches cry when I commit. This article tells us about the crying coaches...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008...
Posted by Plasticman on April 21, 2008 at 10:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
JM, outstanding article on Hopson. Can't wait to see this guy play for the Big Orange!!
Posted by IBleedOrange444 on April 21, 2008 at 11:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
yemmusdarb -
I guess it would be pretty hard to have 2 steals a block and four rebounds in 18 minutes without playing some "D" huh? Those were Scotty's stats from the Jordan game. I thought he did a pretty good job of using his length to get into the passing lanes and disrupt. You are one of the most negative bastards on here. I hope one day some Vol comes along that you won't feel compelled to complain about b/c he'll have to be the most incredible athlete ever to walk the earth.
Posted by DaddyVol on April 22, 2008 at 12:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He could handle some work on D. But he has the tools. He is long and much quicker than lofton. As much as I liked lofton going to the hoop and free throw line, he can't compare. This dude can go to the hoop and straight flush it. The dunk in the allstar game was nice but, he slaughtered the 3's, slaughtered!
Posted by mparker on April 22, 2008 at 12:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Here is what I don't get. Here is UT, which Bruce has done wonders with using maybe average talent. The vols play a marqueee sched, on TV a ton.
Okay, we get maybe one mickey-d's guy. The other 3 seem like decent players, but they are not THE GUYS. Okay, now here is memphis, barely playing and adequate sched, on TV SOME, but not too many key games...and they just ROLL in the talent.
I don't quite get it, but I guess that is why I don't make the big bucks a coach does.
Posted by wjackson on April 22, 2008 at 6 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Well mparker, I'm going to go out on a limb here and since Calipari destroyed umass with his questionable tactics. I think what you tell these kids has a lot to do with it. Bruce seems to be an incredible man. Taking his team to see the holocaust museum and teaching them to be the best young men they can be is a little more noble than telling guys no matter what. We will get you to the NBA. I am sure that some get there. But for the kids that don't make it. I would much rather them have The Pearl as their coach so they can understand what college really is about. Education.
Posted by 55Vol on April 22, 2008 at 8:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was surprised to see our recruiting class didn't crack ESN's top 10 in the nation. Somewhere in the high teens to low 20's. Surprising....
Posted by ImAllVol on April 22, 2008 at 8:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I have been reading some stuff out of Kentucky and it seems as though Rick Pitino has been making a late push to try and get Hopson to change his mind. Granted, most of it is probably rumor, but some of the information sounds legit.
If he changes his mind....then Louisville can have him. I for one am getting a bit tired of the drama that comes with this kid.
Posted by Bigger_Al on April 22, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Rick Pitino was making a push BEFORE he committed to UT, and the Louisville radio shows were hopeful back in February that they would get him. Not saying he can't change his mind, but there is nothing new here.
Posted by Bigger_Al on April 22, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Rick Pitino was making a push BEFORE he committed to UT, and the Louisville radio shows were hopeful back in February that they would get him. Not saying he can't change his mind, but there is nothing new here.
Posted by King30 on April 22, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
55Vol, It's because Hopson's not official yet. Wait til Wednesday at noon, then go back and check the recruiting ratings.
For those of you who missed the game, it will be re-shown on ESPU on Wednesday at 5:30 and Sunday at 9:30pm.
The announcers were too busy making conversation than actually following the action, so be on the lookout for #30 on the blue team.
Posted by johnlg00 on April 22, 2008 at 9:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The two things in the article jm318 linked us to that impressed me most about Hopson were Hopson's apparent dedication to defense and his religious faith. The first reassures me that he realizes that success in basketball isn't all about highlight-reel dunks. The second shows me that, despite some remaining flashes of immaturity, he has a foundation of values that will help him grow up in the right way. The most amusing thing was the UK fans telling Scotty he ought to come to UK so he can drive a Mercedes. Does that mean that all UK recruits come from rich families or is that a normal bennie for UK students? Otherwise, I'm sure the NCAA would have heard about this(;-P)!
Posted by juicetke on April 22, 2008 at 9:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Who do you have to know around here to get a link to see the dunk? Great reporting once again.
Posted by pdhuff on April 22, 2008 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
mparker 12:24 - Tenn has not received it final "Thug" certification. Still pending......
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
here you go guys to all the rumor believers here is a link just scroll down and keep reading and you will see where scotty tells all vol fans not to fret he is signing tomorrow.
http:www.courier-journal.com/blogs/de...
Posted by IBleedOrange444 on April 22, 2008 at 11:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
juicetke-
I don't think the video of the dunk has been posted anywhere. You may have to catch it when the the game is shown on ESPNU. It is worth watching for!
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 12:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Har har har.. you guys crack me up sometimes. Reading this story with your assistant coach saying that the reason nobody else had sucess against memphis was that they didn't guard them like Tenn. did. So, it seems in his mind Memphis lost that game due to Tenn. playing well. Give me a break. Tenn. didn't beat memphis that game..memphis beat memphis. They played their worst game of the year that night. They were lethargic and would not even run for lose balls. Their shooters could hit nothing when they were wide open. It had little to do with Tenn. We had teams play every kind of defense there is and then some and it didn't work for anybody. Kansas played some of the best defense in that nation (ask north carolina) and we still had them by 9 until the collapse at the end. The truth is that when we played the Tenn. game we played poorly..were in a slump. At the end of the season they stepped it up. If Tenn. had of played Memphis in the tournament they could have used any defense they wanted and we'd still have beat you by 25... only the truth and you know it.
As far as the comment that Pearl is so wonderful and took the players to the Holocaust museum ..give me a break. He also said what's more important in the long run.. a chance at the nba or doing things like going to the holocaust museum. Hmm.. let's ask the players. All of them have NBA aspirations. Only a few will make it but Memphis has a record of preparing them for the next level and so that's one of the reasons they come. Calapari is not so much a salesman like Pearl. At least you don't feel like you're getting conned with Calapari.
I do hope your boy Hopson signs with Tenn. cause i'd almost feel guilty beating with next season with the amt of talent we will have vs. yours. At least this will make it a bit better for you.
Posted by GreerVol22 on April 22, 2008 at 1:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overated, what you wrote only proves that you took the short bus to school.
Posted by bowerst on April 22, 2008 at 1:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
OK, overatedwhatever, what do you blame for all the other times Tiger High lost to Tennessee? Hell, we even beat your sorry butts when Buzz Peterson was our coach.
Wait til next year and watch us kick your butts again, whether your River City thugs are in a slump or not.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thug comments huh. There we go again ...hillbilly.
BrownieVol did you see the commercial appeals/Caulkins article about the griz/gasol...brutal
Posted by BADGES0413 on April 22, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tennessee's defense caused 31 teams to look lethargic, Memphis actually looked scared playing against UT this year. I think Memphis is getting used to losing to us, it does beccome habit forming. Marcus Camby did not feel like he was getting conned with Calapari, $$$ up front when you are 18 makes it easier to get the signature. A tiger coach does not change his stripes, so I wonder how he is getting the supposed 5 stars to sign this year. Next years win for UT will be a lot easier since it will be Overrated(your nickname fits him) Willie Kemp and four freshman against UT. I think Kemp was a 5 star recruit and he looked pathetic most of the year.
Posted by bowerst on April 22, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Proud to be a hillbilly. Much prefer that to a Memphis muskrat. In fact, I really feel sorry for anyone who has to live in that cesspool.
Memphis always make the 10 most livable towns list right? No, wait a minute. That's 10 worst crime cities. My bad.
Posted by volwalk on April 22, 2008 at 2:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Overatedmark---You are so funny...like a broken record--You make a statement and then support it with excuses, if we would've, could've, should've and all your hypotheticles. Its quite amusing and truthfully I look forward everyday to see your broken record play once again.
As the wiseman said careful what you ask for--you may get it. In your case that would be another beat down from your envious rival in the east.
Posted by bigbluevol on April 22, 2008 at 2:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overated, you're right to an extent Memphis did beat themselves. That was the strategy, take away the dribble drive, watch your guys get enamored with the 3 ball that they can't shoot, and then when they're playground ball breaks down, watch them panic. All we had to do was limit drives (we did), rebound (we did) and watch you trip over yourselves (you did). Stick to your own site.
Posted by BADGES0413 on April 22, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Heir Overrated,
You said Memphis prepares it's players for the NBA while UT would rather visit a Holocaust Museum.
UT Players in the NBA
Boerwinkle, Tom 1968-1977
Bowling, Orbie 1967-1967
Burris, Art 1950-1951
Croft, Bobby 1970-1970
Crosby, Terry 1979-1979
Ellis, Dale 1983-1999
Grunfeld, Ernie 1977-1985
Haislip, Marcus 2002-
Hamer, Steve 1996-1996
Hawkins, Marshall 1949-1949
Hogsett, Bob 1966-1967
Houston, Allan 1993-
Johnson, Reggie 1980-1983
King, Bernard 1977-1992
Kosmalski, Len 1974-1975
Lockhart, Ian 1990-1990
Mehen, Dick 1949-1951
Nix, Dyron 1989-1989
O'shields, Garland 1946-1946
Robbins, Austin 1967-1974
Roth, Doug 1989-1989
Tormohlen, Gene 1962-1969
Walther, Paul 1949-1954
Watson, CJ 2007-2007
White, Tony 1987-1987
Widby, Ron 1967-1967
Wood, Howard 1981-1981
Yarbrough, Vincent 2002-2002
Memphis Players in the NBA
Barron, Earl 2005-2006
Bedford, William 1986-1992
Burks, Antonio 2004-2005
Butler, Mike 1968-1971
Finch, Larry 1973-1974
Garner, Chris 1997-2000
Gray, Sylvester 1988-1988
Hardaway, Anfernee 1993-2005
Henderson, Cedric 1997-2001
Jones, Rich 1969-1976
Kenon, Larry 1976-1982
Lee, Keith 1985-1988
Mcdowell, Hank 1981-1986
Mundt, Todd 1995-1995
Perry, Elliot 1991-2001
Robinson, Ronnie 1973-1974
Turner, Andre 1986-1991
Vaughn, David 1995-1998
Wagner, Dajuan 2002-2006
Washington Jr, Darius 2007-2007
Wilfong, Win 1957-1960
Williams, Shawne 2006-2006
Wright, Lorenzen 1996-2006
Yates, Wayne 1961-1961
Let's see, UT wins 28 to 25. Dang, something else we own over the Kitty Cats.
My starting Five:
Boerwinkle
King
Johnson
Eliis
Houston
Boerwinkle is 62 and we can still beat your country ass with any 5 you put on the court.
Posted by jimr07 on April 22, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overatedwhatever--nothing like a good loser unless it is poor loser. the final score was then and is now 66-62. we won jerk.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow, that's quite a list VolBadge but let's not go back to the 50's and 60's. I'm talking about now. The reasons players would rather go to memphis than U.T is that Cal. prepares them for the next level. I'm not talking about what Don Devoe did. I'm talking about nowwww.
Also for those of you that want to continue to say that Tenn won the game due to their defense, i'm so afraid you see basketball thru orange eyeballs. We played against some of the best defenses in the nation when we were on our run thru the tournament. Teams that would put Tenn. to shame and even UCLA's miserable slow down and they all were outclassed and stunned. Tenn. defense was not exceptional in anyway. At least Vandy, Ark. and Louisville didn't think it was and oh let's not forget Texas. I've still not heard anybody say why the memphis game ruined the vols. What do you suppose it did to them? They had nothing left after that game.. not for the rest of the season. The two most important events of the season..the SEC Tournament and the NCAA..they were already gone by the time they got to those. They might as well not even have went. Could have just sent out a bulletin.."We're sorry we will not be playing in the tournament. The Memphis game just destoryed us"
Just reading the articles about the MVP Tyreke Evans in the game Sat. Looks really good. Should fill in for Rose nicely. After all Rose was the top high school prospect and so is Evans. Maybe if Tenn. had of promised Evans a trip to the Holocaust museum he would have gone to Tenn.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
evans is not the top high school prospect greg monroe is and tyreka was on the losing team and the memphis game did nothing to tenn.losing by three to vandy and one to arkansas is not losing badly had it not been for the missed free throws, wich i'm sure the tigirls no all about, we would have won those games.
Posted by BADGES0413 on April 22, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
OK Heir Overrated you are talking about nowwwwww.
Current Calapari Players from Memphis in NBA-0
Current Pearl Players from UT in NBA-1 C.J. Watson.
UT wins again, just like 6 of the last 8 times.
Next.
Posted by volwalk on April 22, 2008 at 4:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Once again overatedbrokenrecord switches his stance---one post you are talking about tradition and putting players in the NBA and so on. Then Badge brings up the facts about the NBA---then you switch to talking about most recent history 2 to 3 years??? OK, we got you beat again--NEWS FLASH#$#%$#^^&$ TIGERS LOSE TWO IN A ROW AND NOW 12 OF 19 to THE BIG ORANGE. Keep posting overated????? and keep digging yourself in a deeper hole---You are truly embarrassing yourself and the tigerhigh fans.
Thanks again for the comedy!
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry OrangeBadge I thought Earle Barron still played for Miami. I guess not huh? I guess also that Rodney Carney was just cut in the last 24 hours because I just say him playing a few days ago and when did Boston cut Shaun Williams their first round draft pick. Hmm..seems your list is strangely missing a lot of Tiger players but I'm sure any Vol that was cut within a week is on it. I just named 3 current NBA players without stopping to think and you only had 1 of those on your list. Also you'll need to redo your count in a few months. I believe we'll be adding 3 more.
BrownieVol what is going to happen to those Griz. maybe your brother might start looking for another job?
Posted by BADGES0413 on April 22, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Just seeing if you were on your toes. They all sound like really good NBA players.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
do you actually think that's all he does?
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 4:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Make that Shawne Williams for the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers first round draft pick. I knew Larry Bird wanted him really bad and I got Boston/Indiana mixed up.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
markie you just don't get it do you.we don't care how many players come out of the memphis program and go to the nba.calipari does not get them ready for the nba no more than any college coach does and your coach had to promise tyreka that he would not play point guard and will play shooting guard.what do you think anderson is going to say about that.have your other recruits qualified yet?has tyreka signed a letter of intent?why do you come here saying things that are unsustantiated?the only thing you know for certain is you lost 50% of your offense and 100% of your defense.you make me laugh every day i see your posts.
Posted by bowerst on April 22, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So overhishead, this all proves that Memphis can't beat Tennessee even though they usually have more talented players. Guess that means they usually get out-coached.
Watch how bad it gets for Calimari and Cesspool State with the Big Orange getting some PARADE All-Americans of our own.
Posted by rckydx on April 22, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overatedvols.........Be proud of U of Choke NIT banner.
Posted by murrayvol on April 22, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
johnlg00: I'm sure those UK fans were speaking metaphorically when they made the Mercedes reference. You know how those Cat fanciers love the occasional metaphor. LOL
Posted by rckydx on April 22, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overratedvols.............the reason players go to U of Choke (UM) is because of William Wesley. Worldwide WES is setting the U of Choke up for probation.
Posted by murrayvol on April 22, 2008 at 5:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overated: I love reading your stuff. You bring new meaning to the word delusional. Some of your better rants would give Dr. Phil a world class boner.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Brownie we're not losing Anderson and he was our best defensive player. Could always count on him to shut down the other teams best offensive player. Just ask Mich. States Neitzel (0 points
until the last few mins of the game when calipari brought in the second stringers.) I believe Calipari has a team first concept not a me first concept. His teams usually get along and do whatever it takes to win. Trust me Evans will be here probably with his 2 buddies believe Witherspoon is also a top 10 highschool prospect and of course Ebanks. I do believe Cesspool State will be much better..again than Hillbilly U
Posted by rckydx on April 22, 2008 at 5:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overrated.........where are all these scholarships coming from, you only have 13. I guess FAT Niles and Baily get the boot.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
rckydx I do believe Niles will be a lean muscle machine by the start of next season. At least he better have gotten himself much better conditioned than this year. He has a chance to get significant playing time so hopefully he'll come thru. Now if we could just get fat fulmer to get with it. I've heard rumors that he's gotten so big that he looks like a large orange pumpkin down on the sidelines and when a team makes a big play with big yardage, 3 assitant coaches have to tip him over and roll him down the sidelines to get him to the new line of scrimmage.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 6:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
wrong again neither are top 10 rivals has ebanks listed at 13 wich is close but witherspoon is 56 not even close.never said you were losing anderson only saying that anderson is expecting to play shooting guard(same as tyreka)and tyreka was promised he would not play the one spot but the two.
Posted by IBleedOrange444 on April 22, 2008 at 6:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No, don't get rid of the fat kid! He was my favorite Tiger!
Posted by Hotllama2 on April 22, 2008 at 6:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overrated, I'm going to assume that you went to Memphis, or maybe another high school in the area. Your spelling is atrocious. That being said, I always find it amusing when fans of other schools come to govolsextra.com to have something to write about. Why? Does kittens.com not cover your one sport year round, or do you just like reading about the Vols? If that is the case I wouldn't blame you. Are you a closest Vols fan? Are you trying to come out of the closet on this message board. In conclusion, overrated it might be best to stick to your fans websites for sports information. We use too many big words and don't have nearly enough pictures and games to pacify you. I hear kittens.com actually has scratch and sniff articles that smell like catnip. Goodbye Meow.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 6:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
why have you not answered my questions.when is tyreka supoosed to sign his letter of intent,if he can even sign his name?
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 6:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
and if you think peiere or niles is going to lose thirty pounds you've lost your mind.
Posted by IBleedOrange444 on April 22, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overated-
Why are you the only one who can talk about football? Everytime one of us brings it up we are changing the subject. Everytime one of us tries to talk b-ball with you, you plug your ears like a little kid and start throwing around the if's, but's, should have's, and would have's. "If we had gotten that rebound, and if we had played like we're capable, and if we hadn't came out so flat, and when we beat ya'll next year, and he should be in better shape next year, and if, and if, and if." You are such a f@ggot loser that it is pathetic. See ya next year when ya'll lose another one, chump.
Posted by rckydx on April 22, 2008 at 6:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If Pierre smoke with Andre Allen he'll lose 50 pounds.
Posted by brownsvillevol on April 22, 2008 at 6:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
right on bleed.he's got more if's and couldv'e shouldv'e's than any one in the history of the world.oh..........................and he is definitely a pathetic f@g.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Boy, the name calling, how immature. We are suppossedly adults here. Let's at least keep it on a 10th grade level.
Hotllama2 (where's 1?) I don't think my spelling or writing is that bad honestly. I get the point across. I didn't know this was an english course. I see after making your statement, you went to great care to make sure your post was grammically correct, with carefully placed commas and periods where they should be. Very good...i'm sure everybody on here will save your post and name it the perfect post. Now... please get a life. If you are talking about my spelling it just means you can't think of real issues. I'm definitely not a closet Vol fan. Can't stand the basketball team but I do like your football team. I've said it all along. My beef is just that you people just hate to admit that little ole Memphis is better at a sport. So, it's kinda fun to remind you. I don't think you'll get an argument from memphis people over sports where it's evident the vols are better.. such as football but boy you guys just can't bring yourself to say Memphis is better than you in basketball.
Brownie, I believe Tyreke(no. 1 ranked prep player in the nation in several rankings) will sign just after your star recruit Hobson. Tyreke Evans is rated 1 in some rankings. There are many. I have not even mentioned our new forward Angel Garcia. In the top 15 of most ratings. Gosh, it's just hard to contain myself.
Posted by Hotllama2 on April 22, 2008 at 8:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Listen, overated, I went through no more trouble than is necessary while typing my entry. I simply did things the correct way. I find it hard to believe that in your haste to post your mindless drivel that you overlook correct spelling and punctuation. There's is a right way and a wrong way. I didn't stoop to name calling, and as adults we should be able to engage in contentious banter while still keeping it civil. You come on here and throw around ridiculous tidbits of information about Memphis basketball, on a Vols site, and expect everyone to bow down and admit Memphis is the next powerhouse. How about admitting a few things yourself? UT got the best of Memphis the last two years. Memphis is the armpit of America and might as well become part of Arkansas, and finally that Memphis is the basketball equivalent of THE Ohio State Buckeyes the last few years. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
P.S. Yes there is a #1, and he doesn't like Memphis either.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 9:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Should that be:
Listen, overated, I
or
Listen overated, I
Hmm.. please try to get these things correct. You are trying too hard, placing commas in places they shouldn't be. "Engage in contentious banter" huh.
Please leave and go to an english bulletin board and also try grading some of the other posters. They are far worse than me but I don't really care about that. As long as I can understand them, that's all that really matters.
Posted by Hotllama2 on April 22, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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Actually chief, either way is gramatically correct. It all depends on where you want to place emphasis. That's all beside the point though. While they may not teach correct English at Memphis, I got a solid education at UT. The reason I don't grade other posters is because they don't come on here from other schools talking trash about how great their respective institutions are in comparison to the VOLS. Memphis is a good team, no doubt. I'm not trying to say that they aren't. I'm just saying you want to talk about how great they are and I felt compelled to remind you of the last two years' head to head matchups with UT. Your arguements are all hyperbole (I'll wait while you look that up) and speculation while talking about next year. Mine are in win columns.
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yo your junk is wak, dem vols be da bomb. neks year goin be nasty yo. scotty gonna bring it airy day. yo know what i be kikin da truf.
P.S. overatedvols, I dumbed things down for you Tiger fans a little bit to make it easier to comprehend. By the way, there are two r's in overrated.
Posted by Titan on April 22, 2008 at 9:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Overated @ 12:26 "at least you don't feel that your getting conned with Calipari." Yeah sure - isn't he the same guy that said "we hit our free throws when we need to?" Based on the results, sounds like a con job to me. Or maybe "we tried to foul at the end of the game." Yeah sure - find anyone else that watched the game that would agree with that statement and then see how many would agree that Cal came up with that as an afterthought to cover up for his sorry coaching (or lack of) in the last few minutes. Can you say deer in the headlights? I thought you could.
Posted by ImAllVol on April 22, 2008 at 10:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Badges0413. Face it, we do not have a whole lot of room to brag about getting players drafted to the NBA. Kentucky owns that category hands down with more players to the NBA than Tennessee or Memphis combined. I believe they have sent 91 players to the pros, with 10 or so playing currently.
I bring this up as I think it will be important for us to send some players to the NBA in order to recruit on a high level consistently.
Hopson will help this figure I think as he is most likely a one and done player.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 10:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hotllama2 i'm well aware of the spelling of overrated. I have been reminded of this many times but I did it on purpose. I wasnt' trying to spell it correctly.
Now, once again while you are so busy correcting my spelling maybe you should have spell checked your own. I do believe arguments is not spelled arguements. Ha you are so busy trying to be cute that you make yourself look foolish.
Posted by overatedvols on April 22, 2008 at 11:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Titan, I still don't think Calapari put his foot in his mouth. All season long he said he was not that worried about free throws that they had not cost us any game and that when it mattered they would hit them. Well, they didn't cost us any game during the season and then when they got to the tournament their free throw shooting percentage went way way up. I believe 70 something percent.
They missed them at the end of the Kansas game but
they had their best free throw shooters up there. They had been hitting most every free throw all thru the tournament. I just believe they got nervous..call it choked if you want but I still do not believe that poor free throw shooting ever cost them a game up until then and you could have had 90% shooters up there at that time and they very well could have missed them due to the pressure. So, don't think it was their bad free throw shooting that got em. It was how nervous they got in the end. Like i say, a great free throw shooter could very well have done the same thing. They had stopped playing to win and were only trying to survive the last 2 mins. It cost them the game. Still, national runner ups ain't bad.
Posted by eduardo on April 22, 2008 at 11:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well Well tigger high decided to get out of the bunker he's been hiding in ever since his beloved thugs choked in the final. Oh well tigger high you can come to k-town next year and get beat for the 3rd time in a row. You aint got no game tigger high. You'll always be tigger high wishing to play in a legitamite conference.
Posted by Hotllama2 on April 22, 2008 at 11:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
overated, At first I was surprised that you found a grammatical error within my own post. Good job, I concede defeat. I was shocked you knew the correct spelling. Then I remembered that "arguments" is spelled the same in English as in Ebonics.
Posted by Titan on April 22, 2008 at 11:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Longwinded explanation there overated that doesn't really say much of anything. Convenient that you didn't address Cal's out and out lie that they were trying to foul when obviously they weren't.
Posted by overatedvols on April 23, 2008 at 12:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Better watch it eduardo. Don't be spelling
legitimate as legitamite. Hotlama is patrolling the board for spelling errors. Of course her posts are no better or no more correct than anybody elses but..shhh. let's not tell her. It might hurt her feelings.
eduardo "his beloved thugs choked".
Whew... the tenn rednecks choked too.. vandy, ark and louisville, and really american and butler.
So, they both knew how to choke last season.
Posted by juicetke on April 23, 2008 at 9:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I thought this article was about Scotty Hopson.
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