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Interesting.

Kermit Davis's Newest Blue Raider

I wish him the best.

Has he been anywhere long enough for anyone to get to know him?

Who ?

I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

(08-07-2017 07:49 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

We get it.

Hope for the best for Nick. He's been through a lot in the last few years.

I remember when he committed to the Tigers and when he was the only bright spot in that that game against Marcus Smartus. I will always pull for Nick.

"I'm 21 now, and I've already transferred from two schools and gone through trials and tribulations," he said. "I think I'm a lot stronger mentally because of it, and I think I'll be able to encourage my teammates better when times get tough.'

Meh

(08-04-2017 09:09 PM)TG4 Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting.

Kermit Davis's Newest Blue Raider

Go Blue Raiders!

(08-07-2017 07:49 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

Guys with low ceilings like Rod Brown and Nick King have no business taking precious minutes away from all of the new guys. We are going to need for them to play and learn as much as possible so they can be ready for 2019.

(08-07-2017 05:58 PM)Stammers Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-07-2017 07:49 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

Guys with low ceilings like Rod Brown and Nick King have no business taking precious minutes away from all of the new guys. We are going to need for them to play and learn as much as possible so they can be ready for 2019.

You're right. Nick was benched here then benched at Bama. He wasn't the answer. Even GP and GC admitted that - reluctantly. Rod - who knows? He could be one of those we passed on who comes back to haunt us. But the staff absolutely evaluated him. Visited with him. Had him on campus. Then passed. So be it.

(08-09-2017 04:29 PM)Tiger87 Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-07-2017 05:58 PM)Stammers Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-07-2017 07:49 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

Guys with low ceilings like Rod Brown and Nick King have no business taking precious minutes away from all of the new guys. We are going to need for them to play and learn as much as possible so they can be ready for 2019.

You're right. Nick was benched here then benched at Bama. He wasn't the answer. Even GP and GC admitted that - reluctantly. Rod - who knows? He could be one of those we passed on who comes back to haunt us. But the staff absolutely evaluated him. Visited with him. Had him on campus. Then passed. So be it.

MTSU's coach has two NCAA victories over the past three years while Tubby has none and Tubby's recruiting results have been suspect. Davis has lately earned more credibility than Tubby.

If King performs better than any of Tubby's recruits, then it will be Tubby's fault for bypassing King. We need wins now and Tubby needs all help possible.

(08-10-2017 06:56 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-09-2017 04:29 PM)Tiger87 Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-07-2017 05:58 PM)Stammers Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-07-2017 07:49 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]I wish him the best. MTSU has one upset win in each of the last two NCAA Tourneys. They have better success than us, but Tubby, unlike MTSU, apaarently does not think King is worthy of a scholarship.

Guys with low ceilings like Rod Brown and Nick King have no business taking precious minutes away from all of the new guys. We are going to need for them to play and learn as much as possible so they can be ready for 2019.

You're right. Nick was benched here then benched at Bama. He wasn't the answer. Even GP and GC admitted that - reluctantly. Rod - who knows? He could be one of those we passed on who comes back to haunt us. But the staff absolutely evaluated him. Visited with him. Had him on campus. Then passed. So be it.

MTSU's coach has two NCAA victories over the past three years while Tubby has none and Tubby's recruiting results have been suspect. Davis has lately earned more credibility than Tubby.

If King performs better than any of Tubby's recruits, then it will be Tubby's fault for bypassing King. We need wins now and Tubby needs all help possible.

What part of "Tubby has jettisoned all vestiges of Opie" do you not understand?

Quote: The 6-foot-7, King handles the ball efficiently and can knock down a 3-point shot while still having the toughness to battle for rebounds.

Is it me or am I misremembering the fact that King could not dribble effectively, shoot consitently or move well enough to defend on the perimeter while he was here.

They did get one thing right though the kid is tough and plays HARD

(08-10-2017 03:56 PM)macgar32 Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote: The 6-foot-7, King handles the ball efficiently and can knock down a 3-point shot while still having the toughness to battle for rebounds.

Is it me or am I misremembering the fact that King could not dribble effectively, shoot consitently or move well enough to defend on the perimeter while he was here.

They did get one thing right though the kid is tough and plays HARD

All true. He's a tough dude. Just not talented (nowhere near that HS ranking) enough to take minutes from a team with younger players trying to gel.

(08-10-2017 06:56 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]If King performs better than any of Tubby's recruits, then it will be Tubby's fault for bypassing King. We need wins now and Tubby needs all help possible.

That's just a very simple-minded view of things.

(08-10-2017 03:56 PM)macgar32 Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote: The 6-foot-7, King handles the ball efficiently and can knock down a 3-point shot while still having the toughness to battle for rebounds.

Is it me or am I misremembering the fact that King could not dribble effectively, shoot consitently or move well enough to defend on the perimeter while he was here.

They did get one thing right though the kid is tough and plays HARD

He had holes in his game relative to his expectations.

A stronger coach would have had him where his strengths were maximized until the other parts of his game evolved.

I, personally, would have liked to have at least 4 (more like 5 ) guaranteed scholarships for 2018 and would have taken King as a 1 year guy over one of the JUCO's.

Someone should have tied the arm he used to his body and made him practice like that all Summer.

Bob Cousy. http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/sport.../bob-cousy
'There seems to be one pivotal moment or incident for most professional athletes, that time from which they can pinpoint their rise into greatness. Cousy is no exception.

In what seems like the biography of a superhero, one afternoon when Cousy was thirteen, he fell from a tree and broke his right arm. Never dissuaded after being cut from the high school team, he still practiced daily.

Since he was right-handed, he learned to dribble and shoot with his left. That season, when coach Lou Grummond saw Cousy played equally as well with either hand, he asked him to come back on the team—the high school team lacked a guard who could make important plays, and Cousy, able now to go either way and confuse opponents, fit the bill.'

(08-11-2017 02:43 PM)snowtiger Wrote: [ -> ]Someone should have tied the arm he used to his body and made him practice like that all Summer.

Bob Cousy. http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/sport.../bob-cousy
'There seems to be one pivotal moment or incident for most professional athletes, that time from which they can pinpoint their rise into greatness. Cousy is no exception.

In what seems like the biography of a superhero, one afternoon when Cousy was thirteen, he fell from a tree and broke his right arm. Never dissuaded after being cut from the high school team, he still practiced daily.

Since he was right-handed, he learned to dribble and shoot with his left. That season, when coach Lou Grummond saw Cousy played equally as well with either hand, he asked him to come back on the team—the high school team lacked a guard who could make important plays, and Cousy, able now to go either way and confuse opponents, fit the bill.'

Actually Tyreke Evans admits his older brothers did that to him when he was 4 years old.