Would the fan base PLEASE

[Fed]

take some Xanax and not yell "shoot" every time Lofton gets the ball.

Drives be bat crazy. That is all.

[Heebs]

It's definatly something that needs to be stopped.

[pricevol5]

Yeah it gets really aggravating

[ThisIsWhyImHot]

our students know next to nothing about basketball, the majority of them anyway.

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by ThisIsWhyImHot

our students know next to nothing about basketball, the majority of them anyway.

yourself included, presumably

[The Dude]

..considering its so hard to cheer when the Vols are on defense and when they make a shot.

[pricevol5]

Originally Posted by ThisIsWhyImHot

our students know next to nothing about basketball, the majority of them anyway.

Don't throw everyone in the student section into this. Saturday it was 4 or 5 students, 2 of which were girls who just yelled the same stuff as the guys they were there with. Even worse than yelling "shoot" whenever Lofton got the ball was the stuff they would yell at the referee when it wasn't even a bad call. I admit the officiating wasn't very good and I got riled up a couple times, but even on close calls that ended up being good calls they acted like the ref raped their mother. It was embarrassing at times to be around them, but believe me it wasn't all or even many of the students and give us a little more credit by not putting all of the students in this category.

[SCSmokey]

attending a basketball game in college requires no basketball IQ. every school has a segment of the same type of student fans. not a big deal really.

[jwells]

Originally Posted by SCSmokey

attending a basketball game in college requires no basketball IQ. every school has a segment of the same type of student fans. not a big deal really.

I wouldn't put it on the students. Going to ANY sporting even doesn't require a "______ IQ." Who gives a damn if they don't really understand the game? If they want to cheer and have a good time, then great! Not you, Smokey, but a lot of guys seem to think that you've gotta know the sport before you can go watch it. Some of the guys on the link posted were just straight dumb. Sure, some people go to the games for the social aspect, but last I checked we weren't cutting many off at the door, so more power to them. Noise is noise.

[Cincy Vol o5]

I'm sorry but why is it everytime you post you link to that forum.
You are at Volnation

[Fed]

Yelling for Lofton to chuck a 50 footer with 2 people on him is asinine. No wonder the guy has a mental thing going on.

Do you start the wave on offense at Neyland?

[NationofVols]

To quote some, obviously lacking people on here:

"We've got to let him shoot out of his slump."

Therefore, why not tell him to shoot it every time. You know, because surely WINNING isn't as important as having Lofton on the floor......

[Fed]

Originally Posted by Cincy Vol o5

I'm sorry but why is it everytime you post you link to that forum.
You are at Volnation

Because that is where the thought originated.

[jwells]

Originally Posted by NationofVols

To quote some, obviously lacking people on here:

"We've got to let him shoot out of his slump."

Therefore, why not tell him to shoot it every time. You know, because surely WINNING isn't as important as having Lofton on the floor......

We've definitely had the opportunity for him to shoot around more. Instead of letting the rest of the team blow a 20 point lead against vandy with really poor shot selection, we may as well have let Lofton shoot a few.

[volwarren]

Yes just let the game come to Chris he's doing fine without the rail bird help.