BTO’s UNC-Asheville Postgame Report

#79
#79
Vols All Day said:
He has to give those guys a chance by running the offense. He came down about 5 times and didn't make one pass. He can take those shots he attempted without making a pass when the shot clock is running out. Barnes even said he needs to pass the ball. His selfishness is going to hurt the development of the other guys (especially JJJ). Turner and Bowden are not going to be able to carry this team, our success is going to be determined by the other guys.
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Some of that was when Stephney, a true freshman, was guarding Turner. Turner schooled him in nearly every situation and Turner knew he could. However, there were a few occasions where I thought Turner was a bit hawkish with the ball.
 
#80
#80
wtmvol said:
I just think it's a little dramatic to say UT is lying about the attendance. They're just reporting the number of tickets sold like every other school does.
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I think you need to read my comment in response of what was asked and originally stated.
 
#83
#83
bleedingTNorange said:
Take it up with NCAA and the 351 schools
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True story. I attended a game once at a mid major and was with one of their higher end donors. I was close to hear an associate AD ask the AD what he wanted to announce as the attendance. The AD said if we win announce it 25 over the program record and if they lost to announce it 25 under

True story as crazy as it sounds
 
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#84
#84
bleedingTNorange said:
1. We are 1-0, I don’t put too much into only winning by 15, that was a ~25 point lead for much of the second half and we let off the gas big time and final score was much closer than the game really was. Vols shot fine 51%fg 35%3ptfg, outrebounded them by 20, and defended well also...cut those turnovers down to a respectable number and that score looks much different.

2. Turnovers were an absolute killer...and what’s crazy is that of the 17 total turnovers 13 came from Turner/Bowden/James, that’s not what you expect. The silver lining is other guys took care of the ball, but those 3 mentioned have to do better.

3. The defense was pretty good tonight, having a DRTG of 0.887 is solid, and take away the 11 point run to close the game or whatever it was and that number is even better. I think there’s a decent chance this team is better defensively than last years squad was, however it’s unlikely the offense approaches that level.

4. Individually, I think we saw a lot of positives from some guys...I need to see Yves Pons do it consistently and against better competition, but he looked a lot like Armani Moore in that role tonight. For his professional future I get trying to develop on the wing made sense, but for this team and college basketball being an undersized 4 appears then better fit. 29mins 15pts 7rbds 2ast and 0to is about as great of a line as you can ask for.

5. Continuation from above...I thought Gaines & Nkamhoua both showed some flashes and reason for optimism. You look back to Alexander, Grant, Bone etc. and those guys started somewhere as well, I think we saw some flashes tonight from the freshman. Gaines gives you 9pts 3rbd 1ast 1stl in just 10 mins, Nkamhoua gives you 7pts and 7rbds in just 15 minutes, the 2 freshman combined for only 1to in 25 minutes of action. They appear to be the 7&8 guys off the bench, they’ll have the luxury of watching and not being forced too much like say Williams and Bone and crew were, they’ll also hopefully not have to suffer through 2 rough years either...I think there’s reason to feel good about those guys future at Tennessee.

6. As I started with, we are 1-0, never complain about a win, especially this year as they may be a bit harder to come by this season. I could be wrong but I don’t see this team rattling off 25 wins, so they’re going to need to win every game they “should” in order to make the dance, they did that tonight. If we are gonna break the season into sections these first 5 games we gotta go 4-1 or 5-0, we took the first step and started out with a W. Plenty to work in coming off that game and the Vols will have a week to work on things before Murray State comes in and the competition ramps up a little bit.



GBO!!!
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Nice post.....I'm interested to see what kind of style of play Barnes uses with this team....It looks as though Barnes is opting for playing 100 mph at all times because of our obvious size deficiencies in the front court...Fulky gets up and down real well. That philosophy seems to suit the players we have, assuming we take better care of the ball. I am afraid we'll struggle against average well coached teams with size.
 
#85
#85
the paint is where we may get punished more and I'm still peaved off...still want my dang 7-footer...:mad::D

GO BIG ORANGE!
 
#86
#86
Roustabout said:
Where did I say say that?
And, how is that dramatic?
The only thing dramatic is your response to a perfectly rational and factual post.
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"Lying about tickets sold" was a bit confusing. Lying about attendance might have been a little clearer, at least to me, since they didn't lie about tickets sold to my knowledge.

I think the paid attendance numbers shed a positive light on the program, so I don't have an issue with it personally.
 
#87
#87
wtmvol said:
I just think it's a little dramatic to say UT is lying about the attendance. They're just reporting the number of tickets sold like every other school does.
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Agree. I'm not sure why it really matters to anyone. We sell a lot of football and basketball tickets, might as well advertise it.
 
#88
#88
BruinVol said:
True story. I attended a game once at a mid major and was with one of their higher end donors. I was close to hear an associate AD ask the AD what he wanted to announce as the attendance. The AD said if we win announce it 25 over the program record and if they lost to announce it 25 under

True story as crazy as it sounds
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Actually pretty believable lol
 
#89
#89
I saw Yves give up advantageous offensive positions early on in the 1st half. He was slashing at the basket more his freshmen year than he is doing now.

I did miss about 15 mins left of the 2nd half. And he put up more points than I expected. I just hoped he was going to be better offensively and with the ball in his hands.

Also, JJ doesn’t slash either. Do we not have anyone who can run and attack the basket? Turner and Bowden (who settles for pull up jumpers) rarely attack. If we don’t have someone who can attack the basket, I’m worried about our offense.
 
#90
#90
Thunder Good-Oil said:
I'm not surprised that you're struggling with the connection. If Kent was just playing mop up minutes, why weren't the walk-ons mopping up as well?
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And I answered the question.

It wast me who said he was playing mop up duty......was it.

Kent will be needed this season, hence......he got minutes. I don’t think anyone will be “relying” on him from a contribution stand point.......but since Tennessee only has Fulky Kent will certainly be used.

I hope he gets it figured out, but from what we have seen it isn’t looking too good........but again it’s real early and he’s real young (from a playing stand point), before last night he has only played a few minutes in two games.

Hey get pizzed because I don’t think Kent is very good.....that is fine. But at least put it where it’s deserved. I’ve never said Kent or isn’t needed or won’t be used. Nor was it me saying he played “mop up duty.”

Although someone could get needed minutes in mop up duty......especially to give them the needed minutes when it won’t hurt the team.
 
#91
#91
Lol I had an idea who the person whining about the attendance was....and I was right.

Predictable, but hardly surprising.
 
#93
#93
Vols All Day said:
He has to give those guys a chance by running the offense. He came down about 5 times and didn't make one pass. He can take those shots he attempted without making a pass when the shot clock is running out. Barnes even said he needs to pass the ball. His selfishness is going to hurt the development of the other guys (especially JJJ). Turner and Bowden are not going to be able to carry this team, our success is going to be determined by the other guys.
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Selfish from the standpoint of taking shots when they are open. I do agree that he doesn't need to force shots.
 
#94
#94
Freak said:
"Lying about tickets sold" was a bit confusing. Lying about attendance might have been a little clearer, at least to me, since they didn't lie about tickets sold to my knowledge.

I think the paid attendance numbers shed a positive light on the program, so I don't have an issue with it personally.
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I’m not losing any sleep over it.
I simply offered the facts since I was at the game and there was no where near 19k in “attendance.”
I know what the terms “sales” and “attendance” mean. I attended the game. I didn’t buy a ticket.
 
#95
#95
Roustabout said:
I’m not losing any sleep over it.
I simply offered the facts since I was at the game and there was no where near 19k in “attendance.”
I know what the terms “sales” and “attendance” mean. I attended the game. I didn’t buy a ticket.
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Did you help them meet their popcorn sales target?
 
#96
#96
Roustabout said:
I’m not losing any sleep over it.
I simply offered the facts since I was at the game and there was no where near 19k in “attendance.”
I know what the terms “sales” and “attendance” mean. I attended the game. I didn’t buy a ticket.
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Beyond venturing an attendance guess, you offered up your opinion of UT "lying," and I simply offered my opinion that I thought your point was a little confusing. Congrats on your high-level vocabulary and free ticket, I guess.
 
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#97
#97
Freak said:
You offered up your opinion of UT "lying," and I simply offered my opinion that lying about ticket sales was a little confusing. Congrats on your high-level vocabulary and free ticket, I guess.
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Are you mocking me?
 
#98
#98
Freak said:
You offered up your opinion of UT "lying," and I simply offered my opinion that lying about ticket sales was a little confusing. Congrats on your high-level vocabulary and free ticket, I guess.
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Pretty friggin benign.
I didn’t know we had people who would take challenging BS “attendance” numbers so personally.
 

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