Rothstein tweets on Stallings' conversation

Sept. 9, 2011

Jon Rothstein, a college basketball insider for MSG Network and CBS Sports Network, and a ontributor for CBSSports.com, spoke with head coach Kevin Stallings on Thursday afternoon and tweeted out some details of his conversation with the Commodore mentor.

Here’s a look at some of Rothstein’s tweets from Thursday.

• “Just got off the phone w Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings, whose Commdores could win the SEC- this year.”
• “Kevin Stallings on Vanderbilt ‘I’ve never had this level of talent returning at any point in my career as a head coach.'”
• “Stallings on John Jenkins ‘He’s as good as anyone in terms of his will 2 get better + improve. He should b an SEC-pre-season POY candidate.'”
• “Stallings on Jeffery Taylor ‘He practices the hardest of anyone on our team. His biggest challenge is his inconsistency of emotion.'”
• “Stallings on Taylor cont’d ‘He needs to learn that perfect is not the enemy of good. He doesn’t have to be perfect.'”
• “Stallings on Festus Ezeli ‘He can step out now + make a 15 footer. We just want to see a natural maturation + progression.'”
• “Stallings on Brad Tinsley ‘His ability to play multiple positions will help him stay on the floor.'”
• “Stallings on Kedren Johnson ‘His biggest strength is making people better through his extroadinary vision + passing skills.'”
• “Stallings on Dai-Jon Parker ‘He can be elite defender but he’s already a very good offensive player.'”
• “Stallings on Vandy’s 4 man ‘Lance Goulbourne is the favorite bc of experience but Rod Odom, Steve Tchiengang, + fr Shelby Moats are in mix.'”
• “Kevin Stallings also is high on Vandy RS freshman center Josh Henderson, who should add some girth behind Festus Ezeli.”
• “Stallings on Vanderbilt’s strengths ‘The reason why we have a chance is bc of our flexibility. Guys can play in different spots.'”
• “Stallings on which SEC-team could be a surprise ‘Arkansas bc I think they’ll buy into Mike Anderson’s style immediately.'”