Tennessee Volunteers vs. Marquette Golden Eagles: open game thread
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 7:00 PM EST
in Tennessee Volunteer Basketball
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Marquette Golden Eagles at Tennessee Volunteers, Dec 16, 2008 9:30 PM EST
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December 16 , 2008 |
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6-2 No. 8 (AP) No. 8 (USA Today) |
8-1 24 (AP) 24 (USA Today) |
| Tennessee | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
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| C | 33 Brian Williams | 6-10 | 267 | So. | 7.1 | 8.1 | 1.1 |
| F | 1 Tyler Smith | 6-7 | 215 | Jr. | 17.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| G | 32 Scotty Hopson | 6-7 | 185 | Fr. | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| G | 25 Josh Tabb | 6-4 | 196 | Jr. | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| G | 3 Bobby Maze | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | 9.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| Marquette | Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
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| F | 12 Dwight Burke | 6-8 | 250 | Sr. | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| F | 32 Lazar Hayward | 6-6 | 225 | Jr. | 16.1 | 10.6 | 1.1 |
| G | 23 Wesley Matthews | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | 19.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| G | 22 Jerel McNeal | 6-3 | 200 | Sr. | 18.2 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| G | 1 Dominic James | 5-11 | 185 | Sr. | 11.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
Jackson the Mule says . . . |
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. . . Sheesh. Who made this schedule? |
Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.
Go Vols! Hulk smash . . . something!
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This one's going to be a late start
woo
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
It has been over five minutes and we are still doing pregame
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see others are staying up late
I’d like to get upset about Jimmy Dykes’ comment that we don’t play as hard as we did the last two years…but he might be right.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'll be up late
for this one
Maze is up for that one.
by bobo_the_vol on Dec 16, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Gonna need
to hit some of those threes.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not a whole lot of orange
in the stands. Figured there would be more.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This team
Isn’t that good behind the arch. These kids have to stop playing Lofton.
by bobo_the_vol on Dec 16, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chism?
Did he get past halfcourt that last posession
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Screens
Our post defenders have to hedge out on the wing screens. They are giving the smaller defenders no help on guarding screens.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How long has it been
since we’ve seen the wide open offense? Running down on the break, hitting a quick basket against a broken down defense, setting up the inbound pressure, doing it all over again?
It seems like we’ve been in a sludgy half court offense for the past several games.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That last three
was set up by an illegal screen, the offensive player for M-quette took out 2 vols players.
That said we’ve been bad off the switch and moving over screens all year long.
by bobo_the_vol on Dec 16, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm troubled that we've looked worse
against Temple and in six minutes here than we did in Orlando against better competition, even after that 10 day break. We have a huge size advantage that we’re negating by jacking threes.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 9:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Heard Pearl
on the radio the other day talking about how he’s got more size and athleticism this year, but that he’s lost a lot of quickness. I think quickness may make Pearl’s offenses go.
Anticipation may go hand in hand with quickness, though, too, and that should come with more experience.
Hoping.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fire Pearl!!!!!1
There, I beat everybody to it. :-D
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Pearl was blowing smoke
Jajuan was quick. All of our newcomers that play are quicker than Lofton and Howell. I think overall we probably gained quickness.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes and no
JaJuan was quick, and Lofton was always in the right place, so his experience made him quicker than the guys we have now, who are faster, but not as quick, maybe. It reminds me of Trooper Taylor saying about our fast receivers that “The thing about being fast is that you can get in the wrong place in a hurry.”
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps he was referring to anticipation and coordination.
If the players are having to think about their actions much, it’ll slow them down.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Marquette coach tends to step out on the floor when Tennessee is on offense.
Seeing as that’s the same end of the court, you think the refs would kindly suggest he give the players some room.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BTW, I now understand.
Attending this convention in Alabama, I understand why everybody’s so nuts about the Tide (or, if they’re in rebellion, the Tigers).
It’s boring around here.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Try not to leave too much nuclear waste there
I pretty sure they are close to dangerous saturation levels there already. (I think I recall you were a nuclear engineer)
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes to the parentheses. But it’s not the nuclear waste that’s at saturation levels. ;-)
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hooper's not into waste
He’s into wasting.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huntsville.
But funny that you’d peg a different city for boring.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Actually, though, we were in B’ham for the NCAA Tournament last year. Remember, we made Jackson trot alongside the car?
Anyway, my wife and kids loved the zoo. Said it was the best one they’ve been to.
Stay away from the Jade Palace, though.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jade Palace
I’m afraid to google that one…
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rule to live by
If the parking lot outside a Chinese restaurant is empty during eatin’ hours, don’t go in.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jade Palace
Made me think of something that sounded nothing like Joel
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I now
this is not from Jade Palace, but it could be:
http://failblog.org/2008/11/22/chicken-fail/
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One reason to go to Huntsville
Space Camp
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Space Travel
Yet one more way out of Alabama. How kind of the federal gov’t.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
another reason
Visions stays open till 6am
by kidbourbon on Dec 16, 2008 11:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I Like
Marquette taking the quick threes
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can't believe this game is so close
It doesn’t feel so close.
by bobo_the_vol on Dec 16, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
That was a deep three by Woolridge. And he hit it, too, so wow again.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And a steal!
I’m beginning to recognize these guys.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Although
I do think he probably already our best post defender.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He speaks four language, you know
Just thought I’d mention that before the announcers do. And Williams has lost three hundred pounds this week.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love forcing fouls on fast breaks.
It can be a cheap and easy way to create foul trouble, especially for opposing point guards.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 10:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am glad Marq, shooting percentage, is not as good as Gonzaga and Temple
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, voljunkie
Welcome. I’m hoping our defense has something to do with that. Otherwise, we’re just at their mercy.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
First few minutes were bad
but since then I think it has looked adequete
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, shoot
Hopson out for the game? Yowza. Not good.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not to say he is not hurt
but if he was as vital to our team as Tyler I am pretty sure he would still be playing. He doesn’t seem to be in bad pain.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There it is!
Williams has lost weight! Who knew?
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Somebody remind me
to do a pre-game contest as to the time each of those things will be mentioned for the first time during the game.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hadn't seen him all year.
All kidding about the announcers aside, Williams does look trimmer. More solid.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ass't Coach = Mad
Because Tabb didn’t get on the floor to pick up the loose ball
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man those guards are quick for Marquette
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Joel, I cant wait till all those near steals start ending up in our hands
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pearl enters Pearl turns it over..he shoulda had that rebound
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently we just need to go 1 on 3 all night
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 10:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Did your a coach yell keep going scotty/ somebody wants him to be aggressive
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Heard that, too
Couldn’t tell who said it, though. I was thinking the same thing. He could have split those defenders but pulled it out for some reason.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe somebody in the crowd...
I’m worried about his confidence. He hasn’t had a good game against a good team yet, been upstaged by Tatum at times and got denied with a nine inch height advantage at the rim earlier tonight. He needs to bust loose one of these nights when it really counts.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
did your hear sorry
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
5-11
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
James is 5'11"
that guy is at least 2 inches shorter.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh sorry I thought you were talking about James….you mean they got somebody shorter? LOL
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hopson kicks better then Lincon
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Much smaller team out rebounded us so far
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Could the Best Buy dork not take the bluetooth headset off during the commercial?
Is that too much to ask?
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 10:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like that
Add it to the lexicon!
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmy said it was a good thing so
I guess it is. I would have been angry had someone accused me of that before tonight.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
2 cheapy fouls on Chism the first 1:16 of the 2nd half.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WWWEEEEEZZZYYYY
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 10:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good call by the Old Man ref.
Don’t fall for that soccery-floppin crap.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Woolridge gotta be careful around Spike Webb
Tap a little guy on the shoulder and it’ll be pretty obvious.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You mean he ain't gettin paid at Marquette?
When did they stop that?
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think the announcers were wrong
I am pretty sure Bruce was yelling at Williams.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't tell
At first I thought he was, but it looked like he said “No way” in there. Game’s gettin choppy now.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Make up call
The Greasy ref has done that twice so far.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Everything is a charge tonight
We should take note
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That looked like a good play by Chism
Didn’t it?
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Touchy
He might have got him with the lower body.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
Wheezy don’t play like that. Wayne Chism’s pockets are straight.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Coach Janky Spanky
says that was accidental.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pour a lil liquor out for
Southeast Jerome.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
I have a feeling that no one else here has any idea what we are talking about.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Four first year guys right now
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
his college roomate was not Michael Jordon
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Appearantly
that is not a reason to think someone will be a good coach.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lane Kiffin's roommate
was Monte Kiffin for approximately 18 years.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do they not shoot technical fouls?
Or did I miss it?
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see it, either
Don’t know whether we missed it, whether they didn’t show it, or whether it’s part of some new rule I remember reading about where there are two different kinds of technicals.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I'm wondering.
I think one kind of T is 2 shots and the other is 1 shot, but they might have changed that this year.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How many offensive fouls is that?
What’s the record?
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chism
is having a fantastic few minutes here. All those FTs, taking a charge. Aggressive under the basket.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chism only plays with opposites
he is either playing great or playing like crap. If he could only make his bad play mediocre, he would be an all-sec player.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
anybody have any idea what Marq shooting % is ? it has to be pretty dang Bad and were only up 6 kinda worries me….
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This game feels so much like
Oklahoma State ’06 – same building, same month, same pace, same lead changes, same announcers…we need Dane Bradshaw.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
CBP must have lit a fire under Wayne Chism
He’s on fire tonight. Both ends of the court.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chism
says, “wheezy, spaw, I am Chris Lofton.”
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, somebody said that Lofton's shoes would be big to fill.
And Chism said, “Hey, I got big feet!”
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Your prediction right now how far does UT go in the tourny…if you dont wanna say I understand….live in the moment.
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
E8, maybe F4
They’re more talented than last year’s team and should be playing more cohesively by that time. Additionally, they’re very deep and don’t have to worry about conserving energy.
It all rests on point guard development.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And the seeding
And the match ups.
The coolest thing, though, is that it’s December, and it just seems safe to assume we’ll be in it for the third year in a row.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough,
conference play will seem like a break compared to noncon.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Elite Eight
But so much depends on the draw…last year’s was a nightmare despite the two seed. We need favorable matchups to breakthrough the ceiling of the Sweet 16.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They're so green it's hard to tell
If they don’t improve, they might win one game in the tourney. If they come together they might go far as long as they don’t run into Dionte Christmas.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Christmas comes but once a year
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree it is so hard to tell,,we are definately more talented but, the last teams had a team spirit and a HEART that was RARE
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Williams always seems to bring the ball down so the defense can take it away.
Make him stop.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Um, and you, too. Did you look off his paper?
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just another side note……we beat Georgetown,,,they beat Memphis
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man
Somebody wants me to go somewhere. Las Vegas. Hawaii. Puerto Rico.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was a good look that Chism had
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh well, it burned some clock.
Benny Hill there for a second.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Stop it. I'm watching you. Cheater.
;-)
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I need to learn to type faster
These young bucks and their dexterity….
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So remind me again
How did that Oklahoma State game years ago end?
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OK-State
Bad memories for me. That Barry Sander Bowl game? Guess who the opponent was…
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dane Bradshaw
Tip-in at the buzzer with an injured shoulder
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The other thing I remember about that game
Is that it also ended around midnight and it was too dramatic for me to go right to sleep on. It’s a long day tomorrow at this point win or lose…but let’s try and win anyway.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Big shot by Josh I AM A PIMP Tabb
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tabb: that reminds me.
I have a Dr. Pepper with me in the hotel room.
*pfffff!
[chug]
aaahhh…
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta have more “cowbell” eer I mean Tabb
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wvol and I
We need to work on our typing speed.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who wants a coke?
when you can have a Tabb.
/Lame
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the sound of that NET
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
watching the vols make free throws is awesome
by guilded on Dec 16, 2008 11:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
New experience
and it is niiiiiiiiice!
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those are the types of UT fans
they always show on national television.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Bobby Maze looked like a 3rd grader taking about 5 steps there to give them the ball.
No such thing as an easy win.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great thread guys……I really did not know what was going to happen tonight….Glad to see the VOLs bounced back
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this one was a lot better than the last one.
I don’t know what you and hooper did, Joel, but let’s have more thread like this one.
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
don’t look at me. I was lucky to be able to get connected to the internet at this hotel, much less watch the game.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Truthfully
I’ve been in a fog, fighting off some wicked head cold sore throat combo. The Nyquil beckons. Maybe that’s the secret. If so, I choose someone else for next time.
;-)
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 16, 2008 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This was an excellent thread.
But it is a lot harder to have one for basketball, not only because Tennessee is a football school; but because it is a lot harder to type during a bball game due to the lack of dead periods.
by Vol Navy on Dec 16, 2008 11:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It'll be off and on.
With so many more games (and on a less regular schedule), the bball threads will probably be inconsistent. But once in a while they’ll be gems.
by Hooper on Dec 17, 2008 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
True
More less-important plays, though. Especially in the first half. Plus, I’m having a horrid time switching gears. You’d be amazed at how different writing about basketball is than writing about football.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 17, 2008 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, like for instance
We’re good at basketball. ZING!
by Will on Dec 17, 2008 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
With an 8-point difference and 30 seconds left,
you think they’d call off the insta-fouls.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How do the new clock rules affect that?
by wvvol on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about we switch the rules?
Give the bball guys a 40/25 clock and give the football guys 35 seconds to score!
by Hooper on Dec 17, 2008 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SEC SEC SEC SEC
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Assuming wins...
9-2 headed to Kansas/Gonzaga before SEC play begins, we’ll stay in the Top 25…Temple was disappointing, but all in all not bad for the first two months.
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If Tennessee plays strong, that Temple game will get chalked up to youth.
They can make it nearly irrelevant by selection time.
by Hooper on Dec 16, 2008 11:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am still waiting for Hopson to come out of his SHELL
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by voljunkie on Dec 16, 2008 11:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good grief
We almost scored 50 in the second half
by Will on Dec 16, 2008 11:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i was nervous about this team before and particularly after temple
and i still am not overly impressed, but nice smothering win at the end
Go Vols!
Take care fellas.
by guilded on Dec 16, 2008 11:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree, they have a long way to go,,,,but there is a long time to get there
was that a smokey and the bandit reference?
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by voljunkie on Dec 17, 2008 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel the same.
I can see the potential, but I have yet to see the team fulfill what it is capable of.
by Vol Navy on Dec 17, 2008 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hoop, Wyoming hung 100 on W ST COLL.
Don’t know who that is, but they got a cowboy beatdown.
by wvvol on Dec 17, 2008 12:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jajuan
I know that we’ve replaced Jajuan with more highly touted guys, but none of them have his quickness and scrappyness on D. I feel like with Pearl’s style, you need a guy like that to force turnovers and keep things moving.
I don’t like this UT team in a halfcourt set. I don’t know much about the flex offense, except that we don’t appear to be running it particulary seamlessly.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2008 12:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I feel much better about them in full-fledged chaos too.
by Hooper on Dec 17, 2008 12:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Flex Offense
This year we are not running the flex.
by Vol Navy on Dec 17, 2008 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
That’s the first I’d heard that, and I think you’re right. Jimmy D. used to go on and on about that.
Why not, do you know?
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 17, 2008 12:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I do not know the reason
but my guess would take a whole post to explain. However the over simplified version would be that we did not use it to score but rather to tire the defense and then give Lofton the ball for three. This year we don’t have a real shooter.
by Vol Navy on Dec 17, 2008 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Then what are we running?
I’m curious?
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2008 12:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guessing
I would think it is just your standard offense right now. I don’t see us consistently running the same plays like we have in the past. It appears (HUGE GUESS UPCOMING) to be more of a motion style offense*.
*Basic rule of Motion style offense – guard passes the ball then screens away. Post rotate to high post and low post to ball side. Obviously, this is not all you do; but this is the fundamental set that the rest of your plays are based off of.
by Vol Navy on Dec 17, 2008 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we miss JaJuan
more than Lofton. He was by far our best defender, and we have nobody close to him on that side of the ball yet. Hopefully we can find someone.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 17, 2008 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember last year's team being pretty scary in the half-court offense.
Scary bad, not scary good. Lots of standing around til 10 seconds on the shot clock then the ol’ “Chicken with its head cut off” kicked in.
I do agree the press is nowhere near as dangerous as the past few years. That may be from a lack of experience. There’s no doubt these guys are better athletes, but they haven’t gelled yet.
by wvvol on Dec 17, 2008 12:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my buddy at work gives me a hard time
Makes fun of our halfcourt offense. I have to admit, it has never been stellar. I like the chaos stuff better.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2008 12:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
'Night guys
I’m going to try to get the post game up before the Nyquil kicks in.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Dec 17, 2008 12:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, 'night.
Several hours of presentations to sit through tomorrow. I’ll need my patience strength.
by Hooper on Dec 17, 2008 12:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fun Quote
“Chism = Pretender”
I think he read my comment at halftime.
You’re welcome, Volnation. ;)
by bobo_the_vol on Dec 17, 2008 12:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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