Will Tyler Smith go to UT now?

[GLee]

at tennessee tyler should get some playing time and i think that he would fit in with the program.  i am a kentucky fan and on the kentucky recruiting website there was no interest in tyler smith.  im not sure if he is good enough to come in to a big time basketball program and be productive.  im not taking anything away from tyler, he's a great player.  i've seen him play and i think that he fits in there program.

 

are you sure about that catfish?  that louisville has #1 recruiting class.  duke has a lot of top players committed.  duke has the #3, 19, 28, 78 players in the top 100.

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What's the address of the KY> recruiting website? Thanks....

[dukefan17]

First of all I also think it is highly unlikly that Coach Knight will come to Tennesee but I have a few different views about the situation that some have brought up. First of all I believe that if Coach Knight did not want to come to UT because he didnt want to be over shadowed it would not be because of Phillip Fulmer, in my opinion it would be because of a little lady named Pat Summit and her team the Lady Vols. Pat Summit who has led her team to 6 national championships not to metion being a no.1 this year in the tournament playing without 4 of their super 6 freshman and without Spencer is about to pass the all time career win mark with more wins than Bobby Knight. But maybe I'm just partial to basketball. Not to say the football team wont be good in the next years, I believe they will be a top contender in the near future. Also another thing is that some have said the reason he will not come is because of discipline. Discipline is exactly what Tennessee needs, and I cant think of many better to inforce discipline than Bobby Knight. Although its not likley Coach Knight will come here, I guess we can all dream!

[Game]

First of all I also think it is highly unlikly that Coach Knight will come to Tennesee but I have a few different views about the situation that some have brought up. First of all I believe that if Coach Knight did not want to come to UT because he didnt want to be over shadowed it would not be because of Phillip Fulmer, in my opinion it would be because of a little lady named Pat Summit and her team the Lady Vols. Pat Summit who has led her team to 6 national championships not to metion being a no.1 this year in the tournament playing without 4 of their super 6 freshman and without Spencer is about to pass the all time career win mark with more wins than Bobby Knight. But maybe I'm just partial to basketball. Not to say the football team wont be good in the next years, I believe they will be a top contender in the near future. Also another thing is that some have said the reason he will not come is because of discipline. Discipline is exactly what Tennessee needs, and I cant think of many better to inforce discipline than Bobby Knight. Although its not likley Coach Knight will come here, I guess we can all dream! 

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[Gerry Bertier]

Tyler's dad was quoted that they will wait and see who UT sogns as their new head coach before making any decision. So Hamilton better bring in someone to Tyler's and Lofton's liking or the new coach will lose both of them.

[timbdp]

Bob Knight would great for tennessee mens basketball team he would get them back to the ncaa tournament

[cdragonz123]

Let's try to think of the positive aspects of this Bobby Knight situation. Try to relate it to this year in South Carolina football when no one said Spurrier would go to the Gamecocks. Well we all know pretty much the whole reason he went their is that he is a big golfer and he wanted to play the golf down their. According to the News Sentinal, Bobby Knight is a big hunter and has heard the hunting in East Tennessee is good. Spurrier was looking for a place to retire. Maybe Knight can look to the University of Tennessee to retire on. And if we can get Knight to come here for even 4 to 5 years I believe the University of Tennessee's stock will be so much higher that even when Knight would retire after coming here Tennessee would get another top coach because they would (hopefully) be a top program in the SEC.

[afan1222]

I know a little bit about hunting and if it was hunting he wanted to come to east tennessee for he might as well stay in texas.

[volntn]

Tyler smith is a good player..But with or without him the Program will go on. He may not even be the type of player the new coach would recruit.

Edited March 18, 2005 by volntn

[UTSportsFan]

Tyler's dad was quoted that they will wait and see who UT sogns as their new head coach before making any decision. So Hamilton better bring in someone to Tyler's and Lofton's liking or the new coach will lose both of them.

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Who cares if they players like the coach Hamiliton picks....Its not their choice. They live with it or leave. Thats whats wrong with Tennessee basketball, trying to please the players and keep them happy. Why do you want to keep them happy when they arent winning?????????

[Gerry Bertier]

Who cares if they players like the coach Hamiliton picks....Its not their choice. They live with it or leave. Thats whats wrong with Tennessee basketball, trying to please the players and keep them happy. Why do you want to keep them happy when they arent winning?????????

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If you don't bring in a good coach, it will start to deter recruits. Next year's recruiting class will be very important for the Vols. Bolivar's Chism and Kemp are a must for the new coach to bring in. Chism isn't even being recruited by UT. Every year we lose valubale in-state recruits to the likes of Florida and other SEC

schools. The coaches they bring in don't believe that Tennessee high school players can be difference makers and they are proved wrong. The part of having a successful team is making sure the players are happy. That is different than catering to their every demand. If UT brings in the right coach with the right attitude toward the quality of basketball players in Tennessee. We could see the likes of Tyler Smith, Jamont Gordon, Willie Kemp, and Wayne Chism all in UT orange.

[therickbol]

I'm telling you right now Pierre Niles better be at the top of the new UTK coach's priority list. Kemp is already showing considerable interest in UTK so thats really good.

[Gerry Bertier]

I'm telling you right now Pierre Niles better be at the top of the new UTK coach's priority list. Kemp is already showing considerable interest in UTK so thats really good.

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My opinion about recruiting instate for UTK is that they have never had any consistent success recruiting the big names out of Memphis. I feel like the Jackson area is where it stops in actually getting valuable recruits. Niles is a great player, I just don't think it is feasible for UTK to get him. It is really hard to recruit out of the Memphis area.