Chattanooga Mocs at Tennessee Volunteers: open game thread
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 6:00 PM EST
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November 15, 2008 |
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No. 14 (AP) No. 13 (USA Today) |
NR (AP) NR (USA Today) |
| Tennessee | Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
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| C | 4 | Wayne Chism | 6-9 |
242 |
Jr. |
9.9 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
| F | 1 | Tyler Smith | 6-7 |
215 |
Jr. |
13.6 |
6.7 |
3.4 |
| F | 0 | Renaldo Woolridge | 6-8 |
208 |
Fr. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| G | 32 | Scotty Hopson | 6-7 |
185 |
Fr. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| G | 3 | Bobby Maze | 6-2 |
185 |
Jr. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Chattanooga | Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
||
| F | 44 | Kahlil Hartwell | 6-8 |
222 |
Sr. |
6.9 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
| F | 33 | Kevin Goffney | 6-5 |
202 |
Sr. |
6.6 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
| F | 34 | Nicchaeus Doaks | 6-7 |
239 |
Sr. |
14.7 |
7.1 |
1.5 |
| G | 31 | Keyron Sheard | 6-6 |
184 |
Sr. |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
| G | 0 | Stephen McDowell | 5-11 |
185 |
Sr. |
14.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
Jackson the Mule says . . . |
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. . . what are these things? Trains? Birds with engineering caps? Snakes? Shoes? |
Man, do we really have three guys starting who have done absolutely nothing? Oh, right.
Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.
Go Vols! Hulk smash Moc-things!
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Wrong post
Totally irrelevant to this post, but is anybody else watching the UF-USC game? It’s been known for some time that Uncle Verne and Gary Danielson are completly biased towards Florida, but the amount of Gator butt-kissage (to put it nicely) is rediculous. It’s about to warrant a message to the CBS ombudsman.
Puke.
I tried to watch
But every time I switched back over, I’d missed another score. But I have certainly know what you’re talking about.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Florida's play right now is warranting it, frankly.
God, they’re fast.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Nov 15, 2008 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Really looking forward
to seeing the new guys.
And man, it’s good to see Pearl at courtside. Note to self: not “sideline” but “courtside”.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:04 PM EST reply actions
Huh
I thought they’d moved the 3-point line back further than that. Does that really make that much difference?
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:05 PM EST reply actions
YAY!
You would not believe how hard it is to find a radio station website with a Mac-compatible player. Anyone else in the same boat, try wlac.com out of Nashville. You’ll need to install Flip4Mac, but it’s worth it.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
No SportSouth for you out West?
I seem to get get regional channel from Miami to Anchorage for some reason.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
Nope, nowhere.
Another reason to be thankful for the Age of Pearl—a better team means more nationally televised games!
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Nov 15, 2008 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
Heh.
The Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age … the Pearl Age!
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
The man deserves an epoch.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Nov 15, 2008 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone else having this problem?
Could someone please explain to me how I can pay for both ESPN’s Full Court package and DirecTV’s sports package, and still be told that the game is blacked out in my local southwest VA market on SportSouth, but isn’t picked up by the Full Court schedule? And why ESPN360.com tells me I don’t have an affiliated ISP just to pour salt on the wounds?
This is already more time than I wanted to spend with Bob Kesling. Real question: does Bert still get to yell “MONEY!” without Lofton?
Argh
That would suck.
Bert does not need much of a reason to yell MONEY!
Try calling both ESPN and DirecTV and yelling MONEY into the phone. Maybe you’ll eventually get somebody who can help.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
Pajamas is looking good
Very good.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:16 PM EST reply actions
Excellent
It’d be nice, for all the press the other players get, if Prince steps up big-time this year.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Loving the odds
for the return of the out of bounds turnovers off that press. Apparently didn’t have the lengths to run the press/traps Pearl usually likes to run.
Although we did still have a bunch of them last season, didn’t we?
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:21 PM EST reply actions
Wow. Nice start. 8 turnovers already.
Here’s hoping they keep this up. UT doesn’t need to get Kentucky’d in this one.
Thank you, Pat and Bruce
for allowing the healing music of Rocky Top to resonate.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Nov 15, 2008 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Rocky Top, you'll .....um...
Haven’t heard it in so long I’ve forgotten the words. :)
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Next Weekend
Kesling’s selling the Friday night bball at MTSU/Saturday afternoon football at Vandy deal…what are the odds that there’s more orange at the basketball game? Because that wouldn’t be strange.
Good question
I’d bet that if there’s apathy at games in Knoxville, that the apathy in the rest of the state would be staggering. There might be only half orange.
;-)
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nicceaus
is not a wee little man.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:31 PM EST reply actions
Hopson's
got a really nice looking shot. Very steep trajectory. Smooth stroke.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:36 PM EST reply actions
Is Negedu
taller than Chism? They have him on the out of bounds guy.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:38 PM EST reply actions
Who's faster?
It might make more sense to have Chism in position for defense if the press doesn’t work.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
Was just wondering what the reason might be. That sounds like a good reason. Or maybe Negedu has a bigger wingspan and/or can jump higher/faster.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
ooh.
note to self, the font spacing is much different in the edit window.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
He's still there, I think
No idea if he’s not feeling well or something, though.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Trivia question to which I don't know the answer
What five languages does Negedu speak?
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:48 PM EST reply actions
1. Nigerian
2. English
3. Um
4. Uh
5. Hmm
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going with
French and two other African languages. Swahili and . . . um, Ugandan?
Yikes. I know nothing about African languages.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
The other three would all be Nigerian.
“Nigerian” isn’t a language; there are many Nigerian languages.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
English
French
Three local languages (Uruba, Ebo, etc.; there are over 400 in Nigeria)
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Huh
Why would there be three “local” languages? Or “local” just means in NIgeria?
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Tell me you looked that up
;-)
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, yes
Between the two of you, have got almost everything covered. Those not covered:
Rap music.
The Complete History of the Three Stooges, and
. . . well, I’d guess that’s it.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
funny
and between those two, guess which one has a better chance of getting covered?
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Stooges, definitely. And of the two of you, it will be you.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Bingo!
The Mrs. actually has a theory that all men love the Three Stooges. That it’s a genetic, Y-chromosome thing.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Another question
In what year does Gatorade finally . . .
woo for Maze-to-Tatum for an oop!
. . . introduce Eggnog flavor?
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 7:56 PM EST reply actions
Um.
The idea that anything eggnog-flavored can do anything other than knock you straight on your (um, mule) disturbs me greatly.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
8 of 16 from behind the arc
Hopson 2 of 3
Tatum 3 of 5
It’s one thing to temeper expectations after the 40-2 exhibition game. This is something else entirely.
Remember this is still UT-Chatt
And 50% from beyond the arc is crazy.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Things to improve:
better FT percentage (currently about 72%)
better on defense (fewer than 37 would have been nice)
fewer fouls. not less aggressive, but maybe 2-3 fewer in the half would really let the second half open up
Just realized
We’re down to only one Smith.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:11 PM EST reply actions
Hmm
I don’t think so. I think if there’s any practice aspect to this game, it will be to practice the way he wants them to play, including the press/trapping game.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
He also said that the team needs to be better at half-court if they want to get anywhere in the postseason.
That’s why I wasn’t sure. Perhaps within the final 10 minutes if the game is well in hand.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure, but I don't think it's going to be an aggressive second half
I kind of expect Pearl to play out the string here.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Full-on press early
Maybe we need a new name for Forty Minutes of Hell.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Since I doubt anybody's actually reading the football thread, I'll mention updates here.
Such as Vandy with the early 7-0 lead on UK. FWIW.
USC and Stanford tied at 17
But don’t be too excited about it; they’re going into the half and USC gets the ball to start the second half.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Not that anyone cares about the ACC, but.....
Boston College’s up 7-0.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Two safeties and a FG
But close enough. ;)
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
OOOHHHH
Steal and flying slam by Hopson! Woo!!!! Nice.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:22 PM EST reply actions
Tyler Smith getting in on the action, too
This Hopson kid ain’t bad – triggered the fast break.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
If this is the getting-to-know-each-other period, that phase following that is going to be something special.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Woo!
These guys are having fun! Bouncing around bumping into each other. Smiling.
Look! It’s . . . fun!
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions
No.
Hope is in things unseen. This is seen.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Boy, have I missed basketball
Didn’t realize it until now. But the runs and momentum and fast breaks and traps and steals and fun.
Hopson is a fantastic addition. Dude’s going to be terrific.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:42 PM EST reply actions
Is he a JUCO, or a youngster?
I paid no attention to the basketball offseason.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
#5 recruit from Hopkinsville, or #5 overall?
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
ha!
Overall. Just happens to be from Hopkinsville. I’d imagine he was No. 1 in Hopkinsville.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I was thinking
If he was the #5 in Hopkinsville, we need to set up a house there or something.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2008 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure, actually
I don’t really even know who it is. Tanner Wild, maybe. If that’s so, then he’s been on the team for awhile.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Oops
Sorry, thought I was responding to the walk-on comment.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Did I hear that right?
Tennessee’s back up point guard, who’s playing right now, is a walk on who was cut by Chattanooga, the team his team is beating by . . . math . . . 39 points?
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:45 PM EST reply actions
Hooper
Here’s your half-court work.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 8:59 PM EST reply actions
Figured they'd work on it.
That’ll pay dividends in conference play.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
After this game
We will have one 33 home games in a row.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 9:04 PM EST reply actions
So much for the fouls-per-foulout watch…
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2008 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
I wish I would have been able to see this game
I can’t wait to watch this team play. Any comments generally?
Just what the score would suggest
They are very, very good. Very active. Good shooters, work well together.
Defense looks better and more aggressive this year. Hopson is fantastic. Tyler Smith is picking up right where he left off. Prince got out of the gate very fast and had an excellent first half.
Go Vols!
by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 15, 2008 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't get to watch...
…But sounded good.
Finally some good news in Big Orange Country.
Heh … LSU is getting creamed.
Dare I say … “Woo?”
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