Posted by DenmarkVol on June 17, 2008 at 2:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Man, this league sounds like a great thing. How come it's so brief? Why don't they play all summer long? Each player will walk away better than when they arrived.

Posted by RichRollin on June 17, 2008 at 6:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Denmark, I wondered the same. I guess injuries could be one reason. It would stink if Hopson or Tyler blew a knee(hope I don't jinks anyone). I think it is good for letting these players learn one anothers tendancies, whether they play with or against each other. Has to help chemistry during nseason.

Posted by andefromtn on June 17, 2008 at 6:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Two words, immediately come to mind about your question and they are NCAA Rules. The NCAA, most likely, limits the amount of organized games that can be played by college athletes during the summer. That is my guess anyway. I know I've read about how they limit certain activities and such in different sports. It's suppose to be so these players aren't over worked and thus injured.

Posted by b_neas on June 17, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Tatum is going to wow UT fans, hopefully for years. What little i saw of him last year i was very impressed. This kid is so athletic its sick. He can shoot the 3, is quick and long, and he can go to another level when he elevates. Not sure how solid he is on def yet, but his offensive skills are well advanced.

Posted by lilomer37 on June 17, 2008 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

andefromtn, you and DaddyVol are both partially right. There are NCAA regulations regarding summer league participation and, at least in part, there is a concern for injuries. However, one of the biggest reasons the season is so short (and shorter this year than last) is because many of the players have to return to their respective schools for workouts, etc. after the 4th of July. But what a treat it is while it lasts! And nice for us to get a sneak peak at the abilities of the incoming freshmen (including a red-shirted Tatum).

Posted by TurboFan on June 17, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I guessed I missed an article or forgot one. When did Cameron have arthroscopic surgery?

Posted by pjhaddix on June 17, 2008 at 9:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Sounds fun. Wish I could be there...pj

Posted by KingsportVol on June 17, 2008 at 10:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

TDTN:We took Dupree to the beach and he was making 3 tracks in the sand.I don't think we need to do a paternity test to see if he is mine.

Posted by pdhuff on June 17, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

KingsportV, after a few minutes with Dupree, I believe a paternity suit is out of the question.

He said for a dozen glazed, he'd swear to anything, including who had been there when the keel was laid.

Posted by cjraney on June 17, 2008 at 10:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

b_neas-
Agree with you on Tatum. He showed real flashes in his brief appearances last year. If his D is as good as his scoring we should be in for a treat this season.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 17, 2008 at 10:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

pd lol. Never underestimate the power of the almighty glazed dozen.

Posted by UT_LAW_2011 on June 17, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/e...

Emmanuel Negedu has verbally committed to Tennessee.

"I'm going to the University of Tennessee," Negedu said by phone Tuesday in an exclusive interview with CBSSports.com. "Tennessee was one of the schools I considered before I (signed with) Arizona (last November), and when I visited there I liked the campus and I really got along with the players. It just seemed like a family. I love it. And I feel like I've known the coaches forever."

A 6-foot-7 forward, Negedu is the one-time Arizona signee who asked for a release from his national letter of intent last month, unhappy with the uncertainty surrounding Lute Olson and the Arizona program. When the release was granted the African import immediately became the central recruiting target for multiple elite level programs -- specifically Tennessee, Indiana, Memphis and Georgia Tech, all of which were searching for an impact frontcourt player to add to the 2008-09 roster.

Rivals.com ranks Negedu as the 40th-best prospect in his class while Scout.com has him at No. 71. Either way, he's an extremely athletic, explosive post presence who should immediately help the Vols as he competes for minutes with veterans Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith.

For Bruce Pearl, this is a huge development.

It not only solidifies Tennessee as a preseason top 10 team, but it's an example of Pearl -- aided by assistant Steve Forbes -- beating rival John Calipari and Memphis on a "national" recruit as the two programs continue to compete for supremacy in the state.

Negedu's pledge also pushes Tennessee's recruiting class solidly into the top 10 considering he's the fourth Rivals.com top 70 prospect to commit to UT. The best of the group is McDonald's All-American Scotty Hopson, who will start in the backcourt beside junior college standout Bobby Maze for a team that should win the SEC and could advance to the Final Four.

Posted by nakamine on June 17, 2008 at 11:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tatum looked really good...bradshaw willed his team like he did for us 2 years ago...too bad it was the first time i've seen him healthy in 3 years...bummer. btw, what were the folks that drafted the players thinking? htg and ray's are going to run over everyone else in this league...

Posted by AllLadyVol on June 18, 2008 at 8:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Dane Bradshaw belongs on the Tennessee bench - his presence is as motivational as CBP's, just in a different way.

Posted by VolFan32 on June 18, 2008 at 10:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Its not all summer so the guys can go home for about 3 weeks. I'd like the break.