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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 3:44pm #13414
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    bobbygiller

    "KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee forward Tyler Smith has signed a two-month contract to play in Turkey.

    Smith was dismissed from the Volunteers on Jan. 8, a week after his arrest on gun charges. He pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to possession of a firearm and possession of firearm with altered serial number and was sentenced to two years of judicial diversion.

    Smith will play for Bornova in the Turkish Basketball League, filling in for an injured Kedrick Brown.

    The two-month contract will allow Smith to be available for the June 24 NBA draft.

    The senior from Pulaski, Tenn., averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 12 games this season."

     

    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4957646 

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 3:48pm #261853
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    knicksfan7
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    Good move by Tyler Smith. I think some team will draft him in the 2nd round, def not the 1st round that went out the window as soon as he was dismissed.

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 3:49pm #261854
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    llperez

    kedrick brown, now thats a name i havent heard in a while. What a bust.

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 4:02pm #261859
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    the I in win
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    If he does ok in europe and most importantly stays away from the booze and weed he can probably get into the nba.

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 4:53pm #261873
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    Henry25
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    good for him. everyone makes poor choices so i hope he learns from it. He is a hell of a talent and if he plays well in Turkey and stay out of trouble there is no reason why he shouldn’t be drafted, 1st or 2nd round

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 4:55pm #261874
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    knicksfan7
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    Henry25, I highly doubt a team takes him in the first round because it’s a guaranteed contract with more money over more years than as to drafting him in the 2nd round.

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 5:28pm #261890
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    CelticJayhawk
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    Good for him. He obviously made a mistake and i think he’s learned from it..it’s hard not to judge, but i really hope nba teams can look past the fact that he messed up real bad. but i’d love to know how many of the gm’s in the league havent messed up. The dudes a real talent and before the incident he was a model citizen at tennessee. Hope to see nothing but positive news about tyler in the future.

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  • Posted on: Mon, 03/01/2010 - 6:31pm #261916
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    esperanzafleet69
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    this does not prove anything about him learning from his mistakes… big whoop he signed a deal in turkey for 2 months so he can stay in shape for the draft… him being dismissed on gun charges plummets his draft stock from possibly a first rounder to mid to late in the draft possibly not at all….

    people take gun charges very seriously… just ask gilbert arenas…

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  • Posted on: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:03pm #264419
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    BothTeamsPlayedHard
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    Smith recently made his debut in Turkey. He had 17 points on 7-10 shooting with 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and a blocked shot in a blowout loss to Türk Telekom.

    http://www.tbl.org.tr/beko/mac.asp?mac=10165

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  • Posted on: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:47pm #264437
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    j1232e
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    has not improved his stock by going over seas but has made a point about his commitmet about being a nba player!

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