@CGProgram It is indeed. But again, Kennedy was an undersized 1, and Nate is a 6’10” 3 - that’s where the comparison rang a bit hollow for me.
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Jon Powers
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Jon Powers
@jonpowersTN
Dad, Husband, Mortgage Lender, Vols & Cubs fan. NMLS 336782
Knoxville, TN Beigetreten Eylül 2008
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Yep I gotcha. And your points are well-made. All I’m offering is what I’ve heard from multiple (2) NBA personnel guys. It falls under two things can be true. They’ll draft a kid while still believing he should stay in school.
Those second contracts don’t always materialize. And that list is lengthy.
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Discussion moves to Nate Ament soon. He’ll do what he and his family believe is best: NBA or one more year at UT. I keep thinking of Kennedy Chandler. Four years bouncing around multiple G League teams before his current 10-day contract with the Jazz. Tough call for these guys.
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Ja’Kobi Gillespie was everything Tennessee could have hoped for this season.
TNT Sports U.S.@TNTSportsUS
"I'm forever grateful for Coach Barnes." 🧡 Ja'Kobi Gillespie reflects on his year at Tennesse with gratitude 🙏
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@CGProgram Understand your point, but still a $$ decision at the end of the day. It’s the second contract that any NBA draftee wants, & they want to get started on the first contract to get to the second contract sooner. But yeah, that’s the bet on himself I expect him to make.
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Oh, that’s not the issue. Of course he’ll get drafted! My entire point is what happens next. Does Nate benefit from going right to the league and then getting sent to the G league like so many before him. Or does he benefit with one more year seasoning in college. It’s the question NBA executives and directors of player development ask every year.
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@CGProgram Makes sense. But NBA has drafted in potential now for 5-10 yrs.
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@jonpowersTN 100% Jon. Inarguable.
But I can tell you there are several I’ve spoken to in the league who absolutely think Nate should stay in college one more year. But in the end, it’s Nate’s call, not theirs.
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@barstoolsports @stoolpresidente All that pizza is really catching up! You’re still a young man, you should start filming these from a treadmill.
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Farewell from Chicago.
Covered 34 of 37 games in person this season. Too many thanks to give to the team @rockytopinsider and to everyone who followed and read, especially during my hiatus on here.
More to come wrapping up the season and looking ahead to next year soon.
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@Milajoy Riiiight. It’s “been reported.” Another unproven voter fraud conspiracy theory incoming.
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Holy craaap!
It is being reported that Fulton County, GA certified over 17,000 votes in the 2020 election for which there was no ballot!
Trump lost Georgia by just over 11,000 votes.
Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger are going to need good lawyers.
They are about to FO.
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@ByPatForde Could’ve been worse, we could have Schiano as our football coach.
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Not a great Sunday for the Vols:
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Wow. @VandyBoys walks off and sweeps rival Tennessee on a Tommy Goodin grand slam.
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@elonmusk All you guys have is the blame game. That’s not leadership.
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Michigan KILL SHOT!
It's their 39th 10-0 run of the year, 4th most in the nation. Tennessee has only allowed 7 Kill Shots all year.
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@luvthefive @BoardGeniuses Probably so. But the mo changed when the way the game was officiated did the for first 9 min completely changed. Are you so sensitive that you can’t recognize that? No one is arguing that Michigan isn’t a great team. So stop being such a candy ass and enjoy your win.
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@jonpowersTN @BoardGeniuses Tenn was gifted two early fouls on Mara by the 15 minute mark and you’re crying about the game turning at the 11 minute mark of a 30+ point blowout by Michigan that could have been 40 if Michigan wanted it. Good Lord.
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@Zmoneyball1 @BoardGeniuses Thanks for your thoughts, jackwagon.
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Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg is asked for his thoughts on Arizona in the Final Four
“Let’s go get’em”
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I'll bring this one back out. I am proud of these guys and the run they made this year. They played their hearts out...
But....
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🍊🍊Capt'n Cornjuice🥃🥃@BoCamaro
Why is it that when Tennessee loses big games, it's in an entire clownshow blowout? Why is that? We didn't just lose to SC in 22, we ate 63 or whatever points. We didn't just lose to Missouri last year. We lost by 30. We didn't just lose tonight. We lost by whatever the hell they wanted to score. Why is that? We never lose a close game when it matters. We damn sure don't win them, but we don't lose close either. It's always a program ending, train derailing, total annihilation.
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@jbrandimore @ByPatForde And Michigan got away with one as well and a travel that was a three point play.
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@jonpowersTN @ByPatForde Tennessee got away with an obvious goal tend and the first foul on Mara was a travesty.
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@jonpowersTN @EvanMiya Fouls are 13-9… With how physical TN plays, I’d say that’s fair
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@jonpowersTN @SlimySewell @EvanMiya Tenn is physical. I respect it very much. Both teams had a lot of fouls called, I think it was 8-6 in the foul category. Your guy isn’t forcing because of the refs, he’s forcing because it’s a good defense. Rick will get them next year (no he won’t)
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@Nekolitch74 @EvanMiya You mean like stop holding in football? Enjoy your win at hoops, bud, because your logic won’t get you there.
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