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Post by smyrnavol on Apr 16, 2024 8:44:24 GMT -5
Pretty impressive list for Aidoo, sometimes our fans are stupid. Nkamhoua had a good list, too. Aidoo got benched in the two most important games of the year for a freshman that played 5 min a game. I think the people who only pay attention to the best five games of the season and ignore the rest are the stupid ones. I guess I’d prefer to have him back, but he is not some elite player and is charmin soft. We’ll be fine if Awaka comes back and Estrella steps up.
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Post by pdlglm on Apr 16, 2024 9:09:41 GMT -5
He was All SEC 1st team. I guess those guys only looked at his 'five best games'. They should probably pay more attention to message board posters and social media trolls.
I wasn't happy with how he played in Detroit either and in realty he was trending the wrong direction the last 6 games. But that stretch doesn't all of the sudden mean he is some garbage player who we can plug and play over a full season with an unproven sophomore. Tennessee doesn't win the SEC last year without Jonas Aidoo.
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Post by cherokee04 on Apr 16, 2024 9:14:18 GMT -5
Aidoo is definitely a fit at bama. And I’m with Smyrna. He hasn’t shown much as an outside shooter I don’t think, but would give Bama a needed rim protector and may get offensive opportunities on a team with multiple good shooters from outside.
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Post by cherokee04 on Apr 16, 2024 9:15:24 GMT -5
Is there any possibility Aidoo is trying to work for a bigger bag to stay at UT? Any at all? That has been the rumor for a little while.
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Post by cherokee04 on Apr 16, 2024 9:16:59 GMT -5
He was All SEC 1st team. I guess those guys only looked at his 'five best games'. They should probably pay more attention to message board posters and social media trolls. I wasn't happy with how he played in Detroit either and in realty he was trending the wrong direction the last 6 games. But that stretch doesn't all of the sudden mean he is some garbage player who we can plug and play over a full season with an unproven sophomore. Tennessee doesn't win the SEC last year without Jonas Aidoo. He’s not garbage, his strengths and weaknesses are pretty well known by now. I think there is some not unreasonable difference in views on him, more than stupidity going on.
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Post by smyrnavol on Apr 16, 2024 9:18:31 GMT -5
He was All SEC 1st team. I guess those guys only looked at his 'five best games'. They should probably pay more attention to message board posters and social media trolls. I wasn't happy with how he played in Detroit either and in realty he was trending the wrong direction the last 6 games. But that stretch doesn't all of the sudden mean he is some garbage player who we can plug and play over a full season with an unproven sophomore. Tennessee doesn't win the SEC last year without Jonas Aidoo. What bigs were even good in this league? UK and Bama had nobody. MSU was the only team with multiple competent bigs and they whipped him twice. Broome whipped him, too. He was good, not great in my opinion. Nobody called him garbage. If that makes me stupid, then that's fine.
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Post by pdlglm on Apr 16, 2024 9:37:07 GMT -5
He was All SEC 1st team. I guess those guys only looked at his 'five best games'. They should probably pay more attention to message board posters and social media trolls. I wasn't happy with how he played in Detroit either and in realty he was trending the wrong direction the last 6 games. But that stretch doesn't all of the sudden mean he is some garbage player who we can plug and play over a full season with an unproven sophomore. Tennessee doesn't win the SEC last year without Jonas Aidoo. What bigs were even good in this league? UK and Bama had nobody. MSU was the only team with multiple competent bigs and they whipped him twice. Broome whipped him, too. He was good, not great in my opinion. Nobody called him garbage. If that makes me stupid, then that's fine. Now Smyrna, I don't think you are stupid, unless you were one of the ones posting at him on twitter or IG, or whatever... those people are stupid. And Aidoo did struggle when he faced elite-ish bigs. But I do feel like alot of folks are reading a little too much into the 2pts and 1 rebound Estrella produced against Purdue. I was pretty pissed at how Jonas played those last two games - but after a sufficient cooling off period, I would rather have him back than not.
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Post by smyrnavol on Apr 16, 2024 9:41:07 GMT -5
What bigs were even good in this league? UK and Bama had nobody. MSU was the only team with multiple competent bigs and they whipped him twice. Broome whipped him, too. He was good, not great in my opinion. Nobody called him garbage. If that makes me stupid, then that's fine. Now Smyrna, I don't think you are stupid, unless you were one of the ones posting at him on twitter or IG, or whatever... those people are stupid. And Aidoo did struggle when he faced elite-ish bigs. But I do feel like alot of folks are reading a little too much into the 2pts and 1 rebound Estrella produced against Purdue. I was pretty pissed at how Jonas played those last two games - but after a sufficient cooling off period, I would rather have him back than not. You don't have to worry about that - I would disconnect the internet from my house before I tweeted or posted on a player's instagram. I save my contained rants for here. I wouldn't cheat on this group.
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Post by cherokee04 on Apr 16, 2024 9:58:13 GMT -5
Now Smyrna, I don't think you are stupid, unless you were one of the ones posting at him on twitter or IG, or whatever... those people are stupid. And Aidoo did struggle when he faced elite-ish bigs. But I do feel like alot of folks are reading a little too much into the 2pts and 1 rebound Estrella produced against Purdue. I was pretty pissed at how Jonas played those last two games - but after a sufficient cooling off period, I would rather have him back than not. You don't have to worry about that - I would disconnect the internet from my house before I tweeted or posted on a player's instagram. I save my contained rants for here. I wouldn't cheat on this group. This group is my wife. The Checkerboard is like a cheap mistress.
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Post by pdlglm on Apr 16, 2024 10:04:37 GMT -5
You don't have to worry about that - I would disconnect the internet from my house before I tweeted or posted on a player's instagram. I save my contained rants for here. I wouldn't cheat on this group. This group is my wife. The Checkerboard is like a cheap mistress. she is a nasty slut and you can do better.....
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Post by contextmatters on Apr 16, 2024 10:13:17 GMT -5
Pretty impressive list for Aidoo, sometimes our fans are stupid.
Take out "sometimes" and "our," and you're spot on. It's not like any of us are really rational about teams we like.
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Post by afvolunteer on Apr 16, 2024 10:55:29 GMT -5
Aidoo is definitely a fit at bama. And I’m with Smyrna. He hasn’t shown much as an outside shooter I don’t think, but would give Bama a needed rim protector and may get offensive opportunities on a team with multiple good shooters from outside. I think he'd be perfect for Bama too, unfortunately. He's a long, lanky big who'd more than likely thrive in their system. I think that "he hasn't shown much as an outside shooter" might be exactly why he's leaving? What do I know, though. He shoots plenty from the FT line in with us, and has shown a decent touch there? But he's only attempted a combined 33 3's his entire last 2 seasons here. He needs to shoot 3's to play in the league, and he'd get that chance at Bama I'd guess. Grant Nelson "only" made 27% of his 3's the past 2 years, but took a combined 200 3's. I'd guess Jonas could hit 3's at around a 27% rate too if he could attempt 100 per year as well. He's likely not going to get that chance here. He will at Bama, I'd reckon. All that said, I'd much prefer to have him back than not. Barring that, I'd much prefer him out of the SEC than not as I don't want him playing against us.
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Post by pdlglm on Apr 16, 2024 16:27:27 GMT -5
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Post by gvt11 on Apr 16, 2024 16:34:38 GMT -5
Knoxville has Lincoln and Waco beat in every way.
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Post by bdpvols on Apr 16, 2024 16:49:51 GMT -5
Barring a huge change in expecting Awaka back. This is really good, as it simplifies somewhat what we are looking for from the portal. Awaka is not a great rim protector necessarily, but he does give us some muscle inside. I have seen in a couple of places that he (Awaka) will be out of the portal and back in the fold by this weekend. Is that what ya'll are seeing and hearing?
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