Tennessee Volunteers v. South Carolina Gamecocks: SEC Tournament open game thread

by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 14, 2008 7:40 AM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Basketball

	March 14, 2008, 1:00 EST TV: Raycom Radio: Vol Network XM Radio: 199 Phone Broadcast: TeamLine Live Stats: SECSports.com
28-3 (overall) 14-2 (SEC) No. 4 (AP) No. 4 (Coaches)		14-17 (overall) 5-11 (SEC) NR (AP) NR (Coaches)

		MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TO	STL	FG%	FT%	3P%
	Tennessee
Jackson the Mules says . . .	Chris Lofton	29.3	16.0	3.2	1.8	1.2	1.3	.412	.842	.400
	JaJuan Smith	26.8	14.2	3.7	2.3	1.7	1.8	.452	.747	.379
	Tyler Smith	27.8	13.3	6.8	3.5	2.1	1.5	.533	.705	.344
	Wayne Chism	22.3	9.1	5.9	1.2	1.1	0.9	.446	.521	.299
	Ramar Smith	21.3	7.6	2.4	3.2	2.1	1.2	.442	.610	.250
	South Carolina
	Devan Downey	37.2	18.3	3.0	5.2	2.8	3.2	.423	.752	.362
	Zam Fredrick	35.1	14.6	2.9	3.1	2.4	0.9	.408	.667	.352
	Dom. Archie	31.3	10.4	5.7	1.2	1.5	1.1	.484	.675	.348
. . . Ack! Chicken again?	Mike Holmes	19.7	8.0	5.5	0.3	0.6	0.8	.490	.596	.000
	Dwayne Day	23.0	5.2	3.8	0.8	0.9	0.6	.375	.722	.242

Chris Lofton All-Time Career Three Watch:

Player	School	Record	Needed to break
J.J. Redick	Duke	457	39
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	435	17
Chris Lofton	Tennessee	419	1

Lofton took sole possession of third place on Senior Day Sunday against . . . South Carolina;
needs 17 more threes to move into second place; won't happen this afternoon (or this weekend, more than likely);
is averaging 3.42 treys per game this season;
whether Lofton can get the record depends on the number of games remaining:

	Games remaining	Needs to average
SEC Tourney	1	39
	2	19.5
	3	13
	4	9.75
NCAA Tourney	5	7.8
	6	6.5
	7	5.57
	8	4.88
	9	4.33
	10	3.9

Even if the team makes the SEC and National Championships, Lofton needs to average more threes per game than he is currently averaging, but four per game is really not out of the question for him.

Links of Note:

Tennessee attempting to force a reversal of fortunes at the SEC Tournament
Pop! goes the Gator
Florida coach Billy Donovan not optimistic about the future

Go Vols! Hulk smash chicken! Again!

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Donovan's comments are intriguing.

He's probably going one of two ways with his statements:

He's trying to motivate the players to work harder in the offseason by making them feel ashamed about their lack of progress so far.
He's ready to coach elsewhere.

I'm leaning a little more toward the former only because his comments are so inclusive about the freshmen that they're implicitly negative about the development of Calathes. It might simply be a case of stating something in the simplest manner and assuming that everybody understands the context, though.

I'd say that we'll know if Billy D is on the watch list for coaching changes shortly after UF's tournament games are completely over. It won't be because UF is running him out, but it might be because he thinks somewhere else truly offers better hope.

by David Hooper on Mar 14, 2008 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

Hey, Billy...

I hear the Orlando Magic are hiring. Again. Oh wait, nevermind.

by Aerobab on Mar 14, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

haaaaaylp

My usual Vol Radio Network internet spot isn't broadcasting the game, and I can't get WIVK to work...anyone know of a station that's actually playing the game that's actually working?

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2008 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

YAHOOSPORTS.COM

And you might be able to actually watch it if you can get your piece of crap computer to not just show a green screen when you try to watch streaming video. Oh wait, that's mine.

But you can listen to Bob and Bert too.

Go Vols!

by gramsey712 on Mar 14, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Been there, done that...

The VolNetwork has to "purchase" airtime from WIVK, but for whatever reason the VN's rights are only exclusive to radio broadcast; not to internet broadcast. So don't freak out...it's not your computer.

It's wierd and dumb, but it's the way it is. Seriously, dump the Left-Coast. You know you miss home!

by Aerobab on Mar 14, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Would give a kidney

to be in the ATL right now. Damn gainful employment.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Afternoon...

Good Afternoon everyone... Time to get it going!

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

Internet Radio

Holly:
Try this address:

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

Oops

Try this one:

http://www.utsports.com/Multimedia/MultimediaCenter.aspx

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

sad clown

That thing has never worked for me, this whole season and all of football season. I don't know who's running their website, but I want his job.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL

It is hardly the most user friendly player -- I agree

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

bingo

wlac.com

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2008 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

Using Joe Paterno's strategy

Black shoes work well in bowl games against us. Not a bad idea!

by wvvol on Mar 14, 2008 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks, lawvol

I'm going to be in-n-out throughout the game, so this'll help when I'm not near a TV.

by David Hooper on Mar 14, 2008 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

I'm at the computer...

Listening via the internet -- I gues Bob and Bert will be my eyes. I may have to pop out occasionally (to do some actual work) But should be here for most.

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Delay

There is a pretty nasty delay between the audio stream and the live stats. Kind of makes it weird to see it occur before you hear it...

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions

Looks Familiar...

Up by 1 at the half... just like last Sunday.

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

Stats at the Half

South Carolina Tennessee
40 Points 41
14/36 - 39% Field Goals 16/36 - 44%
4/13 - 31% 3-Point FGs 2/13 - 15%
8/8 - 100% Free Throws 7/9 - 78%
19 (3/16) Rebounds (Off-Def) 24 (5/19)
8 Total Fouls 9
1 Steals 2
1 Blocks 1
5 Assists 11
3 Turnovers 5
5 / 3 Assist/Turnover 11 / 5
4 Bench Points 13
2 Second Chance Points 8
7 Points Off Turnovers 4
12 Points In the Paint 24
4 Fastbreak Points 4

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

Nice cover.

Looks like the bench got a fair amount of time. Is Bruce saving energy to wear them out in the second?

by David Hooper on Mar 14, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

This is frustrating

We are just playing out of control - Technicals, fouls right and left.

Ugh!

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by lawvol98 on Mar 14, 2008 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

Did Ted Valentine sneak in at halftime?

The T was BS. Jajuan's momentum took him into that guy and he fell over.

by wvvol on Mar 14, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

28 fouls called in 25 minutes

Looks like the Vandy game.

by wvvol on Mar 14, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

This

has been a way better game that I had expected!

by kentuckygirl0724 on Mar 14, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Tyler, saddle up!

Time to put the team on your back... again.

by wvvol on Mar 14, 2008 2:59 PM EDT reply actions

Whew! Come on, fellas

My heart doctor loves these games

by wvvol on Mar 14, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

Close one.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Mar 14, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

Hey!

Good to see you stop by! I hope you enjoyed the game, even if UK would have preferred the opposite outcome.

Best of luck to you and your team today.

by David Hooper on Mar 14, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks!

I would be lying if I said that I would have preferred South Carolina knocking the Vols out early, but it was a good game from start to finish. I would have never expected this to be such a close game. It truely is tournament time! (Like the site, by the way!) :)

by kentuckygirl0724 on Mar 14, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Nobody here would doubt

that UK fans would have preferred a Gamecock win. Just like UT fans likely would prefer a UGA win today. Nothing wrong with truth in fandom.

But it did sound like a heck of a game. ESPN's gametrack points-by-time scale thingy looks like a vine - no significant advantage after the first few minutes.

And Joel gets all the credit for the site; we're all just taking a ride on the Cadillac that he built. But he does keep it classy all the time (much like Tru). Feel free to offer thoughts anytime, and even to get a little UK-UT smacktalk once in a while.

by David Hooper on Mar 14, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

yahoosports

thanks god for streaming video

i am going to be useless at work the next two thursdays and fridays

Great Shot Chris!

by guilded on Mar 14, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

terrible, terrible

refs.

just terrible.

do you think these guys feel any shame about performing their job so horribly?

by guilded on Mar 14, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions

Thank you...

...Chris Lofon. Whew! We better get it together before tomorrow. Play like that against Vandy and it's hasta la bye-bye.

Proud member of the Bruce Pearl man crush club. HULK SMASH!!!

by XRayVol on Mar 14, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions

ESPN

"Tennessee hasn't played well in the SEC tournament, and Friday was no exception. The top-seeded Volunteers needed a last-second basket by Tyler Smith to avoid getting upset by South Carolina." -ESPN.com

Actually guys, it was Chris Lofton, with 16 seconds left. Often I wonder if ESPN actually watches SEC games.

by jbragg on Mar 14, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting

Agreed, we played one of the fundamentally worst games of the season, yet we still hung 89 on the opposition. Had we been "on", I'm certain we'd have eclipsed 120.

by Aerobab on Mar 14, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

But they read rockytoptalk...

And have thus corrected there error, although they left up the "last second shot"...

by jbragg on Mar 14, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

their*

I should learn to type

by jbragg on Mar 14, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I just regained consciousness

and I'm in the fetal position under my desk. What'd I miss?

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah

Thanks from me also to YahooSports. It was the only way I could watch the game. Isn't technology wonderful?

Proud member of the Bruce Pearl man crush club. HULK SMASH!!!

by XRayVol on Mar 14, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

Another gutsy (ballsy?) effort by the men in Orange that worked out in their favor. CONGRATS!

87 pts allowed -- most allowed in a victory all season -- but we still win by 2. These boys will have to learn the rule of the gridiron; offense wins games, defense wins championships. As good as they are, they won't be able to 'outscore' everybody. However, HUGE props to Wayne who was an absolute MONSTER on D today (7 blocks, what?!)!

by Aerobab on Mar 14, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions