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Vols hoops media day updates

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7 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Tennessee-Vols-basketball-media-day-updates-Thursday-Oct-11-95362
Today is media day for the Tennessee men's basketball team, and govols247 senior writer Wes Rucker is on hand to provide updates in this thread.
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7 months ago

Thanks, Wes. I know a lot of folks are looking forward to hoops season.
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7 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Wwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhoooooo been ready for this for a while. Expect some good things this season!!!!!!!!!!!,
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7 months ago

Cuonzo opens by taking a fake Twitter picture of the media crowd and laughing.
He's happy with the offseason strength and conditioning program of Nicodemus Christopher. He said a lot of the guys are bigger, stronger, faster and more skilled.
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Cuonzo: "Physical is always the blueprint."
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Wes Rucker said...
Cuonzo: "Physical is always the blueprint."

Wish that was the blueprint for football. Love me some Cuonzo.
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Cuonzo: Sr F Kenny Hall is 10 pounds bigger and much stronger and looks good. He's happy with the frontcourt rotation (and he should be).
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Cuonzo: Vols should be better at scoring off the dribble this season. PG Trae Golden shouldn't be the only doing that anymore.
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Cuonzo: I've only been a HC for 5 years. I can't say "this is who I am" yet. Ask me again in 15, 20 years. I'm evolving.
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Cuonzo on Vols 6-5 true Fr PG Armani Moore: Not a traditional PG but has "a lot of flair to his game" and is big and athletic.
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Cuonzo really likes Vols JUCO wing signee D'Montre Edwards. 6-6, great defender, rebounder, physical, can score.
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Cuonzo on why Jarnell Stokes made such an early impact as basically a HS senior: "Well ... he's 270 pounds and skilled. That helps."
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Wes Rucker said...
Cuonzo on why Jarnell Stokes made such an early impact as basically a HS senior: "Well ... he's 270 pounds and skilled. That helps."

Bingo!
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7 months ago

Great updates Wes.
Since the first practice is tommorrow, are we going to have some kind of midnight madness practice to get everyone fired up?
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7 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

The Vols Bball account just tweeted this pic of the new shorts
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Jr PG Trae Golden on why so many Vols basketball players have gnarly beards: "Like you say, man, men have beards."
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Why did they have them sitting at random chairs on a wall -- Could we not have provided tables? Thought it looked very awkward!
But will take our round ball news any way we can get it -- Very excited for hoops season!!
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7 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Finally.... Basketball season is just around the corner.
Go Vols
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Why did they have them sitting at random chairs on a wall -- Could we not have provided tables? Thought it looked very awkward!

Better for media that way. Tables look awkward and don't allow reporters (specifically, those with TV cameras) to get close enough. They do it that way at a lot of media availabilities.
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7 months ago

Good stuff today, guys! Also, I love hearing that the players are buying into Cuonzo's system & adopting his "hard as a coffin nail" mentality.
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7 months ago

great update. looking forward to BB. seems like CM has a clear plan and was able to execute it first year. wish DD had the same clarity with plan.
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