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Tyler Smith watching former Tennessee teammates advance in NCAA tournament from afar

Even in Turkey , Tyler Smith has heard what the people in Tennessee are saying about him.If the Volunteers were better without him as they advanced further in the NCAA tournament than any Tennessee squad before, then Smith is happy how things turned out."I know they are hearing a lot of stuff about how better they are off without me, and I just tell them if that what it really was then I am happy for them and for the fans to get to see them accomplish so much this year," Smith wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Sunday.Smith watched every Tennessee tournament game either online or on TV at a nearby Army base — and sometimes in the middle of the night — in between his workouts and games for Bornova in the Turkish Basketball League.His computer has become his best friend in Turkey as he trades e-mails and instant messages with his former teammates, encouraging and congratulating them.Smith was Tennessee's captain before he was arrested during a traffic stop Jan. 1. The star for...

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