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Raising McRae: UT guard growing up

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4 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Raising-McRae-Tennessee-Vols-guard-Jordan-McRae-growing-up-113737
It's not been easy, and it's not finished, but mercurial Tennessee junior guard Jordan McRae can now finally say he's becoming a man on and off the basketball court.
Senior Writer, govols247 Email: wrucker@247sports.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/@wesrucker247 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wesrucker247
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4 months ago

Great story. Really impressed with Mcraes development. Its great that the players seem to really respect Martin. I hope he can be successful but he does have some work to do in getting the best out of his offense.
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4 months ago

Wes Rucker said...
http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Raising-McRae-Tennessee-Vols-guard-Jordan-McRae-growing-up-113737
It's not been easy, and it's not finished, but mercurial Tennessee junior guard Jordan McRae can now finally say he's becoming a man on and off the basketball court.

That's one heck of an article there Mr. Rucker. Great insight.
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4 months ago

Absolutely awesome stuff Wes. Love this stuff
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4 months ago

Was this tough to write or not, Wes? You had a great story to work with. McRae is our leader by ovservation of the past several games, and I don't mean just the leading scorer either.
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Great read man keep up the great work. I love this kid and how far he's come.
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Just another lemon into lemonade job. - Switchfoot
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4 months ago

Soooooo ......the Vols lost Skipper ???? WTF ????
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4 months ago

Great Article just proofread it a little more next time.
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4 months ago

Where are all the futon Phil Jacksons who wanted Coach Zo fired because he's not Bruce Pearl now?
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4 months ago

What a great story. I hope McRae represents the Vol basketball program as a whole. There are still some rough edges and some growing up to do, but Martin is going to be there and make it happen. Vols!!
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4 months ago

Great story, Wes! Love to hear that our coach is having such a huge impact in guy's lives off the court as well as on it.
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4 months ago

outstanding read..im not sure who impresses me more in this story, Mcrae or Martin.. I guess ill just say im glad we have both of them. Love to watch a player like Mcrae, with all the ability in the world, mature and develop, and I love to see a coach bring the absolute best out of a player.
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