Articles on Lundblade

I assumed he was heading to K State. Would be a major upset if we were able to land him here. This team needs shooters, so I’d be very excited to have him.

Quote from Basilio "My favorite thing about Lundblade is that he signals a new day in Knoxville because he's a statue on defense" I am glad we are recruiting some great shooters like Lundblade. Would RB actually leave him in the first few times he misses a few defensive assignments. Will be interesting

Stetymor said:

Quote from Basilio "My favorite thing about Lundblade is that he signals a new day in Knoxville because he's a statue on defense" I am glad we are recruiting some great shooters like Lundblade. Would RB actually leave him in the first few times he misses a few defensive assignments. Will be interesting

The selective amnesia on this board is wild. Have we had enough scorers? No. Have we also gotten Newcomers of the Year in the SEC 3 consecutive years only one of which could be considered a good defender, also yes. At some point, this board will realize we go to the portal for scoring and recruit program / defensive first guys out of high school, generally.

Stetymor said:

Quote from Basilio "My favorite thing about Lundblade is that he signals a new day in Knoxville because he's a statue on defense" I am glad we are recruiting some great shooters like Lundblade. Would RB actually leave him in the first few times he misses a few defensive assignments. Will be interesting

We have recruited shooters/scorers from the portal every year. James Daniel, Justin Powell, Tyreke Key, Darlinstone Dubar, Igor Milicic. They have to be able to fit in all areas. I don't remember any bad defenders for Michigan on the court on Sunday.

MicahBennett said:

I assumed he was heading to K State. Would be a major upset if we were able to land him here. This team needs shooters, so I’d be very excited to have him.

I don’t think it would be a major upset for TN to land a guy it wants over K St. and I’m a Casey fan and know he coached him.

Stetymor said:

Quote from Basilio "My favorite thing about Lundblade is that he signals a new day in Knoxville because he's a statue on defense" I am glad we are recruiting some great shooters like Lundblade. Would RB actually leave him in the first few times he misses a few defensive assignments. Will be interesting

Recruiting shooters like Lundblade is the way we need to go. Defense is about effort more than skill. You can teach guys to play good defense, but you can't teach them to shoot.

Lundblade is really good shooter. Similar to Knecht and Lanier in that he’s not going to be a high assist guy. He’s not as talented as either. Floor is probably another Justin Powell situation. Eion Dillon is really interesting off the Belmont roster. Drew Pember vibe but a better shooter. Pember could fill it up late in his career. 6’9 and shot 43.5% from three this last year. He’d be more intriguing as a pure shooter.

RedboneVol said:

The selective amnesia on this board is wild. Have we had enough scorers? No. Have we also gotten Newcomers of the Year in the SEC 3 consecutive years only one of which could be considered a good defender, also yes. At some point, this board will realize we go to the portal for scoring and recruit program / defensive first guys out of high school, generally.

Selective amnesia ? Everyone recognizes our top picks from portal have been home runs. Need 3 - 4 shooters as even RB says per below. I love how people ger defensive on any criticism of roster construction etc "Barnes said on camera after the Michigan game that he's concluded UT needs more shooting and scoring in order to get over the hump. Said he knows that teams that have scoring have more margin for error. Said they have proven they have the defense to win 3 games but knows they need more scoring"

Stetymor said:

Quote from Basilio "My favorite thing about Lundblade is that he signals a new day in Knoxville because he's a statue on defense" I am glad we are recruiting some great shooters like Lundblade. Would RB actually leave him in the first few times he misses a few defensive assignments. Will be interesting

LOL you are assuming that Barnes wouldn't be able to coach him into a better defender? I mean...Rick Barnes.

Racer Vol said:

Recruiting shooters like Lundblade is the way we need to go. Defense is about effort more than skill. You can teach guys to play good defense, but you can't teach them to shoot.

The main ingredient to defense is effort and want to. But you can not coach SLOW.

Stetymor said:

Selective amnesia ? Everyone recognizes our top picks from portal have been home runs. Need 3 - 4 shooters as even RB says per below. I love how people ger defensive on any criticism of roster construction etc "Barnes said on camera after the Michigan game that he's concluded UT needs more shooting and scoring in order to get over the hump. Said he knows that teams that have scoring have more margin for error. Said they have proven they have the defense to win 3 games but knows they need more scoring"

I have bolded and underlined it because you apparently have poor reading comprehension: "The selective amnesia on this board is wild. Have we had enough scorers? No. Have we also gotten Newcomers of the Year in the SEC 3 consecutive years only one of which could be considered a good defender, also yes. At some point, this board will realize we go to the portal for scoring and recruit program / defensive first guys out of high school, generally." Anyways, it's typical Tony, stirring emotion with a limited connection to factual basis.

Not every shooter we recruit is going to be as talented as Dalton or Chaz as far having pro potential. That said, Lundblade can absolutely work as a catch shoot guy here and someone who shoots off of movement. A player exactly like that would’ve really helped this year. haven’t the beat guys said we we’re looking for multiple scoring wings this portal cycle? If Lundblade is 1 of 2 I think that he would be a great fit.

RussellVol said:

I'll admit, it is really hard not to have some serious questions about this guy. Sounds like a great person with a good story. https://www.on3.com/teams/kansas-state-wildcats/news/kansas-state-portal-target-tyler-lundblade-belmont-guard-scouting-report/ https://www.hoopshq.com/players/tyler-lundblade-belmont

The question is, how coachable is he? Can CRB teach him to play defense?

This place is so wild. “We don’t have enough shooters. All Barnes cares about is defense!” We bring in a guy for a visit that can shoot it and may not be a great defender, “Look, shooting is good, but can he defend?!” We are trying to get better as a whole. Barnes knows we need shooters and scorers. Like Dalton and Lanier, this guy likely won’t be a great defender and that’s ok. He’s not the only guy we are going to bring in. We are willing to sacrifice a little on d for the betterment of offense — something a lot of people on here said they wanted until they actually get it, apparently.

RedboneVol said:

The selective amnesia on this board is wild. Have we had enough scorers? No. Have we also gotten Newcomers of the Year in the SEC 3 consecutive years only one of which could be considered a good defender, also yes. At some point, this board will realize we go to the portal for scoring and recruit program / defensive first guys out of high school, generally.

We need a lot more shooting and he can do just that. You pair him with Boswell/Evans at times to let him cover the easier guy. Drew

SignalVol said:

This place is so wild. “We don’t have enough shooters. All Barnes cares about is defense!” We bring in a guy for a visit that can shoot it and may not be a great defender, “Look, shooting is good, but can he defend?!” We are trying to get better as a whole. Barnes knows we need shooters and scorers. Like Dalton and Lanier, this guy likely won’t be a great defender and that’s ok. He’s not the only guy we are going to bring in. We are willing to sacrifice a little on d for the betterment of offense — something a lot of people on here said they wanted until they actually get it, apparently.

You know, I am the one raising the question. I have not been one that has been complaining non-stop about the guys Barnes brings in. In fact, I've pointed out they have been consistently active for years now trying to bring in scoring from the portal. But are people not allowed to voice legitimate concerns here? Did you read the articles I posted? Watch any Belmont games? Recall any of our experience with Powell or Tyreke Key?

Also don’t discount how having a shooter with his gravity moving around the halfcourt ought to open things for everyone else.

He's 6'5" and shoots 40+ % from 3. No need to overanalyze this. Quintessential 3-point catch and shoot guy.

RussellVol said:

I'll admit, it is really hard not to have some serious questions about this guy. Sounds like a great person with a good story. https://www.on3.com/teams/kansas-state-wildcats/news/kansas-state-portal-target-tyler-lundblade-belmont-guard-scouting-report/ https://www.hoopshq.com/players/tyler-lundblade-belmont

Thanks for your evaluation coach. No doubt he has limitations but RB has an amazing record of identifying shooters that can be a huge benefit to his teams. If Rick wants him I want him badly. Shoots FTs at a 90+ % rate as well.

VirginiaBeachVol said:

Thanks for your evaluation coach. No doubt he has limitations but RB has an amazing record of identifying shooters that can be a huge benefit to his teams. If Rick wants him I want him badly.

You're just trying to attack me personally because...? You don't like the articles I posted? Do I have to love every single decision Tennessee coaches make? Come on dude.

There's gonna be concerns of some kind on every single guy in the portal. We have guys that can defend. We don't have guys who can shoot coming back at this point. Not a single one who played any kind of significant minutes. We weren't an elite defensive team this year. We were good, sometimes great, but not like we've seen the past few years. If you're not gonna be elite on defense, you gotta shoot the ball, and this kid can do that

RussellVol said:

You know, I am the one raising the question. I have not been one that has been complaining non-stop about the guys Barnes brings in. In fact, I've pointed out they have been consistently active for years now trying to bring in scoring from the portal. But are people not allowed to voice legitimate concerns here? Did you read the articles I posted? Watch any Belmont games? Recall any of our experience with Powell or Tyreke Key?

Powell wouldn’t shoot when he was in the game. Barnes was willing to live with his defense, but he got to the point where he would pass up open shots. If you can’t defend AND you won’t shoot, you’re not helpful. Key wasn’t able to play his natural spot as much as he had planned, as Mike Wilson said, because of roster issues. I read the Kansas State article. I’m not thinking that we are going to have this guy come in and play lock down defense on the other teams’ best players. He’s coming in to shoot the ball. We will bring in other portal guys and the coaches will try to help him be at least serviceable on defense. The worst thing about portal season, besides the sheer volume of questions about every player who enters, is the incessant questioning the board will do about each guy. We won’t know until they’re here and they play. Having said that, Barnes has an excellent track record of getting good pieces from the portal. Hopefully this guy will be one of those. If he’s not, he won’t play.

RussellVol said:

You're just trying to attack me personally because...? You don't like the articles I posted? Do I have to love every single decision Tennessee coaches make? Come on dude.

Certainly not attacking you personally you’ve been a good poster historically on here. Attacking your view on this one. Rick has been extraordinarily good on his portal evaluations, particularly with shooters and scores. Going to ride with Rick on this one.

If we are gonna go the shooter route then we need a pg that is an assist machine. Ziegler was good at this but we needed him to score a lot sometimes