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Bruce Pearl looks to avoid post-Kentucky letdown

Talking Points for 3/2/10:

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  • John Calipari is poo-pooing the effect of the zone defense that Tennessee has used with great effect against the Kentucky Wildcats, saying it's not so much the zone that beats them, it's their poor outside shooting. Which, of course, is what the zone is designed to force. So when Pearl somehow figures out a way to force Kentucky to take all shots by bouncing them off their heads soccer-style, it won't be an amazing strategic ploy, it will be that they don't shoot well with their noggins.
  • Big "job interview" for Eric Berry today at the NFL Combine, as everyone will be expecting him to run a sub-4.4 forty.
  • Videos of the day: Weezy and Pearl.
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    I have never been able to watch a video on UTSports TV

    When I click on the play button, it asks me if I want to download the file (.flv I believe). If I do download the file, there’ still no way to play it.

    As far as letdowns go, I’ve never thought avoiding them has been one of Pearl’s strengths. I hope he comes up big this week though. A nice little winning streak here would do wonders for our seeding. This actually might be the only point where other UT coaches could learn something from Kiffin, as I think letdown avoidance was his biggest strength, between the black jersey game against USC (after Bama) and the first half onside kick against Memphis (between USC and Ole Miss).

    by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 2, 2010 9:59 AM EST reply actions  

    Yeah

    I agree with the fact that following up on big wins have been a problem, but it’s not for a lack of finding the motivation. Getting it to resonate with the players may be where it falls apart.

    by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 2, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions  

    I have that download problem as well.

    The only difference is that I have one of the Adobe Suites, which runs the .flv for me. They’re huge files, though.

    Do you run FF? I do, but I haven’t thought of trying IE on it.

    by David Hooper on Mar 2, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

    Problem solved

    I do run Firefox. I hadn’t even dreamed this would work, so I hadn’t tried it, but it works in Safari. I’d imagine then that it runs in IE. It could be Flashblock too that causes the problems.

    by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 2, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions  

    Not adblock

    As I have that, and I’ve never had a problem with the utsports.tv videos.

    Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!

    by bobo_the_vol on Mar 3, 2010 1:05 AM EST up reply actions  

    Calipari...

    is such a whiny loser. Such a whiny, whiny loser. And he’s full of poo.

    "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

    by sddbaker on Mar 2, 2010 10:36 AM EST reply actions  

    The NFL just needs to get one of those suck-o-meters from the stop smoking commercials.

    Just hook up two players to it and see which one ‘sucks less’. It’d save a lot of time and hassle, really.

    But of course, Al Davis would refuse to believe it. ;-)

    by David Hooper on Mar 2, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions  

    They're giving him an official of 4.47

    Still faster than his main competition of Haden and Thomas. Workout Warrior Mays was clocked at 4.24, but it came in officially as a 4.43.

    Berry also did 43" on the vertical jump and 10’-10" on the broad.

    I believe this qualifies as a good day.

    ...just apologize for not thanking me.

    by kidbourbon on Mar 2, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions  

    Workout Warrior Mays was clocked at 4.24, but it came in officially as a 4.43.

    Let the fake 40 time memes commence!

    by David Hooper on Mar 2, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

    Wayne Chism is my favorite

    Just seems like such a good guy. He also hit the nail on the head when he was talking about how even when he doesn’t make plays on offense, just being there on the court for inspiration and drawing defenders helps the rest of the team step up.

    by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 2, 2010 12:35 PM EST reply actions  

    The Chism Headband is starting to catch on

    I’ve seen players from two different teams this year (now I forget…one was out of the ACC…not sure about the other) wear the headband up high like he does.

    He is truly a trailblazer.

    ...just apologize for not thanking me.

    by kidbourbon on Mar 2, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions  

    I LIKE HAM !!!

    Gonna have a Bar B Que after the Arkansas game, BQ Hogg, yall drop on by Old Smokeys Dawg House gonna be great, Go Vols Beat the Hoggs, Old Smokey

    volman

    by volman1 on Mar 2, 2010 3:20 PM EST reply actions  

    If I'm understanding this right

    we can clinch third in the East with a win tomorrow night. Even if we lose to MSU and Florida beats UK so we both finish 10-6, after the head-to-head split the next tiebreaker is record vs. division…we’re 5-5, Florida is only 3-6.

    by Will Shelton on Mar 2, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

    correct.

    but irrespective of sec tournament seeding, i want vandy to lose some games so we can potentially move over them in ncaa tournament seeding.

    by golfballs03 on Mar 2, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

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