HULK SMASH 'DAWGS: TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS V. GEORGIA BULLDOGS

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 6:12 PM EST in Tennessee Volunteer Basketball

	January 26, 2008, 7:00 EST TV: FSN/SUN Radio: Vol Network XM Radio: 200 Phone Broadcast: TeamLine Live Stats: UTSports.com
16-2 (overall) 3-1 (SEC) No. 3 (AP) No. 5 (USA Today)		11-5 (overall) 2-1 (SEC) NR (AP) NR (USA Today)

Tennessee		Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	APG
F	1 Tyler Smith	6-7	215	So.	12.8	5.9	3.4
F	4 Wayne Chism	6-9	242	So.	9.0	5.9	1.1
G	5 Chris Lofton	6-2	200	Sr.	13.8	3.2	2.1
G	2 JaJuan Smith	6-2	195	Sr.	14.4	3.2	2.5
G	15 Jordan Howell	6-2	200	So.	6.6	1.3	2.7
Georgia		Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	APG
F	50 Jeremy Price	6-8	270	Fr.	9.6	4.7	0.5
C	44 Dave Bliss	6-10	255	Sr.	6.6	4.6	0.6
G	2 Sundiata Gaines	6-1	205	Sr.	12.8	5.7	4.4
G	30 Terrance Woodbury	6-7	220	Jr.	8.9	3.4	1.6
G	31 Billy Humphrey	6-2	190	Jr.	14.1	3.9	1.5

Running late, so no commentary at this time, but . . .

. . . Go Vols! Hulk smash 'Dawgs!

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Just got here

Anybody around?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:27 PM EST reply actions

That three by Williams

almost went down.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:29 PM EST reply actions

Anybody else's picture

cutting in and out?

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by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:30 PM EST reply actions

I'm listening on my laptop

espn360.com was too laggy to watch it.

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

Sounds like #5 found his stroke!

Good news! Good news!

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 7:43 PM EST reply actions

Yeah

More arch. Don't know if you heard it from what you're listening to, but he put one bad one up and Pearl lit into him for a solid minute or two.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:45 PM EST up reply actions

Hmmm

I didn't hear Bob or Bert mention it, but it must have worked...

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 8:03 PM EST up reply actions

Lofton is . . . is . . .

. . . he's on fire! Look! It's Lofton!

He's 6-8 on 3s.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:54 PM EST reply actions

I think they've found his problem

Like you said, the comment about getting more arc on the ball really seemed to help. It's very difficult to make a 3 with a flat arc. If anybody's bored (and has the means), a quick review of previous games would be interesting to see if that's been his problem the whole time.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 7:56 PM EST up reply actions

hey hoop

Agreed.

And yes, that would be worth a look. Anybody got any old video?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:58 PM EST up reply actions

Vols lead 44-23 at the half

Funny thing is, except for Lofton, the Vols look sorta sloppy.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 7:56 PM EST reply actions

schadenferude

If you like wallowing in pain, just imagine if Lofton had found his stroke on Tuesday...

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 7:58 PM EST reply actions

Halftime stats

Georgia		Tennessee
23	Points	44
7/21 - 33%	Field Goals	16/27 - 59%
2/8 - 25%	3-Point FGs	7/11 - 64%
7/12 - 58%	Free Throws	5/10 - 50%
17 (7/10)	Rebounds (Off-Def)	14 (4/10)
11	Total Fouls	9
2	Steals	7
0	Blocks	4
3	Assists	12
16	Turnovers	8
3 / 16	Assist/Turnover	12 / 8
5	Bench Points	5
4	Second Chance Points	4
5	Points Off Turnovers	18
	Points In the Paint
	Fastbreak Points

What's in the numbers?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 8:01 PM EST reply actions

Besides Lofton?

Defensive stats galore.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:03 PM EST up reply actions

NRG

And that's probably attributable to energy -- see below.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

The only stat that Georgia leads

is in free throw percentage, and that's not much. You can also see that they have more offensive rebounds, but that's only a result of their bad shotting percentage. UT doesn't have as many o-rebounds simply because they don't have as many missed shots.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

I see...

"What's in the numbers?"

A Dawg-whoopin'

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 8:11 PM EST up reply actions

How is the team's energy?

I have a sneaking suspicion that the team gets fatigued when they have several games in a short span, and that the fatigue is the primary culprit for both of the team's losses. If they look a lot more alive this game (particularly in the second half), I'll be a lot more convinced of it.

If so, then they need to watch out for Mississippi State - an away game after the last 3-day, 2-day sequence of the season. That, and MSU just took out Ole Miss.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply actions

Hey Gents

Howdy! I'm with the extended fam tonight, so I'm just stopping in to see what's going on. Looks like Mr. Lofton has finally shown up, and it's certainly showing.

I'll hop back on here later tonight for some post-game rambling.

Have fun!

by Aerobab on Jan 26, 2008 8:05 PM EST reply actions

Huh?

What was that? Chism just threw the ball to nowhere.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply actions

A tribute

to the ghost of bad Lofton?

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions

Wow

Prince goes down hard. That was bad.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 26, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions

Someone check the locker room

for #5's jump shot.

Jesus, just as I typed this he made another 3.

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 8:36 PM EST reply actions

In other news,

UT has hope for other top-10 losses to soften their fall after this week:

Indiana. Done.
Wisconsin. #11, and not top-10, but done.
Washington State. Not likely at this point.
Georgetown. Close game right now.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:36 PM EST reply actions

They keep takin care of business

and the ranking will take care of itself. One thing about basketball, whoever is ranked #1 in April is undisputed.

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

And the mischevious part of me

keeps hoping a 10-16 seed wins the tourney.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 8:55 PM EST up reply actions

Me too

I was listening ESPN radio this afternoon and Maryland's coach was on. He was politicking for getting more teams in the NCAA tournament. I don't think that's a good idea. More teams would make the regular season that much more irrelevant, and more importantly if they don't have a chance to win (and 10-16 seeds don't) why waste our time? I guess the coaches want it so they can say they took their team to the NCAA tournament, but I don't see how it could make the tournament better.

by wvvol on Jan 26, 2008 9:06 PM EST reply actions

My guess

is that tourney games are good moneymakers for teams, and that Maryland has reason to be concerned about their presence in the NCAA tourney in the short-term future. Having a greater assurance of tourney play would give them more money, and would probably give the coach more ammunition for the annual why-should-we-keep-you-around meeting with the AD.

by David Hooper on Jan 26, 2008 9:14 PM EST up reply actions