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Post by cherokee04 on Jun 15, 2023 18:58:57 GMT -5
I hope that’s a great sign for the Vols. My fear is that nothing that happens with individual players changes our postseasons appreciably. But I’m not saying it couldn’t portend good things for the team, just that it won’t shock me if not. Well, we haven't actually seen Dilione on the court yet, and while most of us really like Awaka as a rebounder, we don't know what his likely ceiling might be as an all-around player, particularly on offense. If both of them make the final U-19 squad, they would have proven themselves as being among the dozen or so best young players in the country, which I would consider to be a fairly definitive sign that we can really count on them for some major help this season. Whether or not that makes any difference in the Vols' postseason fortunes will continue to be up in the air, so to speak, as we have seen countless times already. It's not a question to me of whether or not we can count on them for major help. I already believe that will be the case (will be disappointed if it's not). I just don't know it I think any amount of individual skill, dedication, improvement, etc. will change the outlook for the team appreciably. That's all.
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Post by pdlglm on Jun 15, 2023 20:35:28 GMT -5
I believe you can stream these games for a subscription if you would like.
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Post by cherokee04 on Jun 15, 2023 21:20:50 GMT -5
I believe you can stream these games for a subscription if you would like. That's good to know, because I would like to see how they fare.
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Post by bchilds on Jun 16, 2023 10:18:37 GMT -5
Freddie cut
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Post by cherokee04 on Jun 16, 2023 10:47:18 GMT -5
I hate it for Freddie, but maybe only one of them making it will spare us all from the "We had all this amazing talent and only got to the 2nd round" talk. I mean, I'll still point out, if we have a great regular season, that a 2nd round exit (should it happen) is our general pattern. But I wouldn't use the U19 National Team representation as the reason.
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