Lost among the numerous outstanding performances from this year's freshmen class is the early season struggles from a preseason All-American. Tennessee guard Chris Lofton, preseason All-American and owner of the sweetest shot in college basketball, hasn't even been close to himself in the first three games of the season.
In his first three games, Lofton is only averaging 9.7 ppg, shooting 21% from the field and only has three treys for the entire season. And it's not like the Vols have been playing some outstanding teams out of the gate either, with two wins coming against Prairie View A&M and Arkansas-Monticello.
As for reasons for the shooting some slump, some are speculating that it's due to the loss of Dane Bradshaw, a key Lofton assist man from last season, while others are blaming the new black seats at Thompson-Boling Arena, if you buy that.
Luckily, the Smiths (Tyler, JaJuan and Ramar) have picked up the slack, each averaging at least 12 ppg. Lofton is actually 5th on his team in scoring right now, behind the Smiths and Wayne Chism. If Lofton doesn't regain his form quickly, look for the Vols to get upset by either West Virgina or Texas at the Legends Classic in Newark this weekend
In his first three games, Lofton is only averaging 9.7 ppg, shooting 21% from the field and only has three treys for the entire season. And it's not like the Vols have been playing some outstanding teams out of the gate either, with two wins coming against Prairie View A&M and Arkansas-Monticello.
As for reasons for the shooting some slump, some are speculating that it's due to the loss of Dane Bradshaw, a key Lofton assist man from last season, while others are blaming the new black seats at Thompson-Boling Arena, if you buy that.
Luckily, the Smiths (Tyler, JaJuan and Ramar) have picked up the slack, each averaging at least 12 ppg. Lofton is actually 5th on his team in scoring right now, behind the Smiths and Wayne Chism. If Lofton doesn't regain his form quickly, look for the Vols to get upset by either West Virgina or Texas at the Legends Classic in Newark this weekend
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After his battle with cancer, I guess we can assume what his problem was this year with lower than expected stats. This guy is my hero.
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