bleedingTNorange
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1. Well that one was much easier to watch than yesterday, thats for sure...both in stress level and from a pure basketball standpoint. That first half was arguably their best half of ball all year and is what makes Tennessee a wild card...play like we did yesterday and a loss in our 2nd game is possible. Play a full game like we did that first half and anything is possible for this team...theyve had some great showings but I still am not sure weve seen their best ball for 40 minutes, hopefully we see that in the coming weeks.
2. Jordan Bone is such a tease...hopefully we see some more consistency from him next season with another off season under his belt, but my goodness you saw the potential that he has, those finishes at the rim are what weve all been begging for from him.
3. Today was so much better from Grant Williams...only took 5fga, but had 5rbd and 4ast and hit 8-9ft. When he doesnt force things we are a much better offensive team and that showed today, he had a very nice game I thought.
4. Daniel Gafford who is a projected lottery pick in this years draft finished with 8pts 5rbd 0blks, Kyle Alexander finished with 12pts 7rbd 2blk...when Kyle is engaged we are at our best defensively and he buys us a few extra possessions on offense as well...he could really make a name for himself in this tournament.
5. After shooting our worst all year yesterday and compounding that with 17 turnovers we shot near our season best and only had 10 turnovers....for all the talk of their guards, and rightfully so, our guards were phenomenal today. Obviously Bone was at his best but we saw the Daniel from earlier this year and Turner brought what weve come to expect from him...those 3 combined for 40pts 14-22fg 9-14 3pt 8ast 2to.
6. With the win you have to think Tennessee locked in a trip to Nashville, a 3 seed at worst and a 2 seed very much still on the table. We are 2-0 against UK this season and havent won the SECT in 40 years, in short I dont expect a W tomorrow, but boy would it be something. Regardless, gonna be great to hear our name called tomorrow and feels great to be playing for location and seeding and not for a bubble spot...what a fun year this has been, hopefully we can enjoy for a few more weeks
GBO!!!
2. Jordan Bone is such a tease...hopefully we see some more consistency from him next season with another off season under his belt, but my goodness you saw the potential that he has, those finishes at the rim are what weve all been begging for from him.
3. Today was so much better from Grant Williams...only took 5fga, but had 5rbd and 4ast and hit 8-9ft. When he doesnt force things we are a much better offensive team and that showed today, he had a very nice game I thought.
4. Daniel Gafford who is a projected lottery pick in this years draft finished with 8pts 5rbd 0blks, Kyle Alexander finished with 12pts 7rbd 2blk...when Kyle is engaged we are at our best defensively and he buys us a few extra possessions on offense as well...he could really make a name for himself in this tournament.
5. After shooting our worst all year yesterday and compounding that with 17 turnovers we shot near our season best and only had 10 turnovers....for all the talk of their guards, and rightfully so, our guards were phenomenal today. Obviously Bone was at his best but we saw the Daniel from earlier this year and Turner brought what weve come to expect from him...those 3 combined for 40pts 14-22fg 9-14 3pt 8ast 2to.
6. With the win you have to think Tennessee locked in a trip to Nashville, a 3 seed at worst and a 2 seed very much still on the table. We are 2-0 against UK this season and havent won the SECT in 40 years, in short I dont expect a W tomorrow, but boy would it be something. Regardless, gonna be great to hear our name called tomorrow and feels great to be playing for location and seeding and not for a bubble spot...what a fun year this has been, hopefully we can enjoy for a few more weeks
GBO!!!
