bleedingTNorange
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2012
- Messages
- 72,906
- Likes
- 44,298
This.
We're almost to the end of the regular season, so IMO the young excuse isn't going to cover 2 big lead collapses in 7 days.
i wonder if Barnes eases off on the intensity of practices this time of year.The "they're not freshmen anymore" narrative doesn't really apply with this TN team. That works more for a freshman or two that have been brought along gradually on a team loaded with veterans. In TN's situation this year, the freshmen are getting half of the minutes. They've been rode hard for months in games AND practices. Sure, they're now more experienced. But they're also winding down their longest season of highly competitive ball versus players much mature and physically imposing than they've ever faced in their lives. Plus they have the pressure of keeping up in the classroom as well. It's a lot different than high school and AAU ball. They could probably benefit from some time off at this point, but instead the intensity ramps up over the last month+ at this level. I hope that they can step up and close out strong... but they're freshmen.
i wonder if Barnes eases off on the intensity of practices this time of year.
Supposedly his practices are harder than games.
Heard one analyst that said some coaches ease off because players are feeling the fatigue this late.
Oh for crying out loud. They're still freshman and they're going to continue to make mistakes. I don't care if it's the beggining of the season or the end of the season, our team is one of the youngest in the country. To get where they're at right now under Barnes, is outstanding. We're still lacking another playmaker to make this team complete. It will all come together sooner or later. Just going to have to make the best of it cause no one was expecting this team to come this far.
Last two Saturdays? Its been like that all year.. Thats what you'd expect from a team playing two upperclassmen..I really don't think we will. We've blown huge leads against very winnable teams 2 Saturdays in a row, and to me that tells that while yeah we technically still have a chance, I should expect uneven play the rest of the way.
Show me where I said they won't make mistakes.
On top of that, that's not even the discussion. There is a big difference between a young team making mistakes and a young team blowing a big double digit lead twice in the span of 2 games, in 2 games they really could have used a W in.
Last two Saturdays? Its been like that all year.. Thats what you'd expect from a team playing two upperclassmen..