bleedingTNorange
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1. It was ugly, it was sloppy...but we won. Not sure thats a game we win last season, finding a way to gut that one out is a positive sign, that couldve been a bad loss come March.
2. I liked the more aggressive Jordan Bowden, it would appear maybe Barnes has gotten into his ear and Bowden is responding. I dont know this to be fact but Im guessing his 14 shot attempts is a career high, positive development there for a guy who I think continues to impress.
3. Schofield continues to struggle offensively, however tonight he at least brought energy and owned the boards, finishing with 12pts and 13rbds, Williams had 8...nice to see us rebound a little better. Speaking of rebounding, Lamonte Turner is one of the better rebounding guards Ive seen, had 7 more tonight in only 17 minutes, pretty crazy.
4. We rebounded pretty well, didnt foul much and took care of the ball...on the surface youd think we won easily. However we didnt shoot well from any area on the floor and we werent all that good defensively, somewhat of an odd night which just further illustrates it was nice to find a way to get the W.
5. Looking ahead...Vols are 8-2 guaranteeing at least the 8-4 OOC record many predicted, however theyve got a very real shot at 10-2 and anything less than 9-3 would seemingly be a disappointment. After a 1-4 start to the year Wake Forest has won 6 straight and is 7-4, so this game is hardly a gimmie, but it is definitely winnable. It would be nice to get the W, move up in the polls and give our guys some momentum heading into SEC play...big opportunity Saturday.
2. I liked the more aggressive Jordan Bowden, it would appear maybe Barnes has gotten into his ear and Bowden is responding. I dont know this to be fact but Im guessing his 14 shot attempts is a career high, positive development there for a guy who I think continues to impress.
3. Schofield continues to struggle offensively, however tonight he at least brought energy and owned the boards, finishing with 12pts and 13rbds, Williams had 8...nice to see us rebound a little better. Speaking of rebounding, Lamonte Turner is one of the better rebounding guards Ive seen, had 7 more tonight in only 17 minutes, pretty crazy.
4. We rebounded pretty well, didnt foul much and took care of the ball...on the surface youd think we won easily. However we didnt shoot well from any area on the floor and we werent all that good defensively, somewhat of an odd night which just further illustrates it was nice to find a way to get the W.
5. Looking ahead...Vols are 8-2 guaranteeing at least the 8-4 OOC record many predicted, however theyve got a very real shot at 10-2 and anything less than 9-3 would seemingly be a disappointment. After a 1-4 start to the year Wake Forest has won 6 straight and is 7-4, so this game is hardly a gimmie, but it is definitely winnable. It would be nice to get the W, move up in the polls and give our guys some momentum heading into SEC play...big opportunity Saturday.