bleedingTNorange
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1. Slow start, sloppy play early, to be expected lots of times with noon games especially against a LM team like we played today, however our Vols still win by 28 points and the game was never really in doubt, that’s a sign of a good team when you can play far from your best and still win by nearly 30.
2. Jordan Bone continues his strong play to start the year, it was no secret he needed to take another step if this team was going to reach their potential. Also was no secret that he would get as many minutes as he could handle...7pts 10ast 0to 2rbd 2stl today, people thought is was crazy that he was named to the Bob Cousy watch list but right now he’s playing like he absolutely deserved to be on that list.
3. Thought Kyle Alexander once again had a nice game for us, 12pts 10rbd 2blk 4-4fg 4-5ft line, he also has had a strong start to the year and his continued consistent play along with Bone’s is huge for Tennessee going forward. Being able to count on 30mpg 12pts 10rbd 3blk a game from him while being a very good defensive player is huge.
4. It doesn’t seem fair to overlook Williams and Schofield simply because it is what is expected, but the guys just get it done night in and night out...Williams 14pts 9rbd 4ast 2blk and Schofield 16pts 3rbd 2ast 4stl, the guys are just so consistent and unselfish every single game, such a joy to watch.
5. Thought Bowden looked great coming off the bench today, 14pts 4rbd 1ast 2stl 4-6fg 1-2 3ptfg 5-5ft...he looked just like what you expect to see coming off the bench for a Top 10 team. Not a 1 on 1 dominant guy but a role player that comes in and you don’t lose anything, the question now though is does he stay there or move back to the starting lineup?
6. Leads me to Yves Pons, after a great opening act against EKU he lays a dud today...2pts 5to’s, that was his stat line today. You could see him looking to do a little more offensively than simply spot up or slash without the ball, but given his not great ball handling or decision making he probably needs to stick to making the simple plays right now if he wants to maintain his starting spot. As a team we had 20 assists and 13 turnovers, without his 5 we would’ve only had 8 turnovers, can’t have play like that coming from one of your starters...Bowden maybe had some disappearing acts but he wasn’t likely to turn it over 5 times either.
7. I don’t think this team is doomed without Turner, but 2 things...1. The unknown in my opinion has to make it hard on both coaches and players from game to game not knowing if you’ll have him and 2. He brings something to the table we don’t currently have, and he can take this team to another level if he fits in to what they’re doing and is on his game. Just don’t want this thing dragging out all season and he’s in here and there, has a bad game he’s out etc.
8. I mentioned free throws and rebounding pregame...rebounding is still lacking as we only outrebounded them 36-30, that has got to get better or it’s going to cost us a game it shouldn’t. However the free throws were much better today, 20-25 (80%) as a team and Walker was responsible for 3 of those misses himself, so for the main 8-9 guys that typically are at the line for us they did a much better job tonight. Got a week off now to clean some things up and prep for Gonzaga with what will be another showdown and another opportunity for a national eye opener, GBO!
2. Jordan Bone continues his strong play to start the year, it was no secret he needed to take another step if this team was going to reach their potential. Also was no secret that he would get as many minutes as he could handle...7pts 10ast 0to 2rbd 2stl today, people thought is was crazy that he was named to the Bob Cousy watch list but right now he’s playing like he absolutely deserved to be on that list.
3. Thought Kyle Alexander once again had a nice game for us, 12pts 10rbd 2blk 4-4fg 4-5ft line, he also has had a strong start to the year and his continued consistent play along with Bone’s is huge for Tennessee going forward. Being able to count on 30mpg 12pts 10rbd 3blk a game from him while being a very good defensive player is huge.
4. It doesn’t seem fair to overlook Williams and Schofield simply because it is what is expected, but the guys just get it done night in and night out...Williams 14pts 9rbd 4ast 2blk and Schofield 16pts 3rbd 2ast 4stl, the guys are just so consistent and unselfish every single game, such a joy to watch.
5. Thought Bowden looked great coming off the bench today, 14pts 4rbd 1ast 2stl 4-6fg 1-2 3ptfg 5-5ft...he looked just like what you expect to see coming off the bench for a Top 10 team. Not a 1 on 1 dominant guy but a role player that comes in and you don’t lose anything, the question now though is does he stay there or move back to the starting lineup?
6. Leads me to Yves Pons, after a great opening act against EKU he lays a dud today...2pts 5to’s, that was his stat line today. You could see him looking to do a little more offensively than simply spot up or slash without the ball, but given his not great ball handling or decision making he probably needs to stick to making the simple plays right now if he wants to maintain his starting spot. As a team we had 20 assists and 13 turnovers, without his 5 we would’ve only had 8 turnovers, can’t have play like that coming from one of your starters...Bowden maybe had some disappearing acts but he wasn’t likely to turn it over 5 times either.
7. I don’t think this team is doomed without Turner, but 2 things...1. The unknown in my opinion has to make it hard on both coaches and players from game to game not knowing if you’ll have him and 2. He brings something to the table we don’t currently have, and he can take this team to another level if he fits in to what they’re doing and is on his game. Just don’t want this thing dragging out all season and he’s in here and there, has a bad game he’s out etc.
8. I mentioned free throws and rebounding pregame...rebounding is still lacking as we only outrebounded them 36-30, that has got to get better or it’s going to cost us a game it shouldn’t. However the free throws were much better today, 20-25 (80%) as a team and Walker was responsible for 3 of those misses himself, so for the main 8-9 guys that typically are at the line for us they did a much better job tonight. Got a week off now to clean some things up and prep for Gonzaga with what will be another showdown and another opportunity for a national eye opener, GBO!
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