Brilliant to have a 26% 3 point shooter fire it up with the game on the line…

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JJ shot pretty well last night, he was feeling it, but his 3 pt average is what it is! My question is why he and Vescovi set up outside the 3 line for the kick out when all they needed was a 2. IMO they should have set up closer to the rim to up the shot % just a little. Maybe stoping outside the 3 pt line is just coached-in habit. No way Zig was going to get to the rim, they collapsed on him. It shouldn't have came down to the final shot anyway, Tennessee just didn't look ready to play last night. I think Barnes had to many distractions. Oh well, onward n upward.
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
Have y’all even played ball?
ZZ clearly drove the ball, Texas was there, so he has to make a split second decision to kick it out. JJJ wide open.

Didn’t hear anyone complaining when JJJ hit the 3 that sparked the run and another during it.

Bailey In over Chandler because Bailey brought heat and energy on D.

The 5 that ended the game were the 5 that made the run.

Reward good play.

Get out of here with your soft armchair BS
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Agendas and/or trolls (1 new "poster" is either 85's burner account or Stephen Pearl...still not sure)
 
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TartanTurff said:
There is no passion for winning on this team anymore like there was the first few games of the season, execution is awful, shooting percentages are usually abysmal, no offensive schemes, no chemistry, too many projects on the roster, turnovers and brainless basketball plays are too many to be competitive in big road games (who fouls a guy at the half line with a second left in the half), but occasionally they do put it all together like the Arizona and LSU games, but the Texas Tech and Texas games show the inconsistency that is unacceptable at this level. I think Barnes has a roster of great kids, slightly above average basketball players and runs a clean program that has some built in ceilings given the talent recruitment methodology and difficulty building out chemistry and offensive identity. They are entertaining, often frustrating to watch live and not championship caliber or contenders in the conference this year.
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You nailed it, no excuses on the halftime fouls against LSU and Texas . Barnes has mismanaged this roster, not a3 point shooting team. Whole team and coach Seemed to be rather lackadaisically, melancholy on the bench. Chandler not on the floor , Huntley-Hatfield ?
 
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brockytop said:
when 2 points is needed for the win. Go to the hole and force a foul or get a shot That can be tapped or rebounded.

Coaching malpractice not to have Chandler on the court for the last play.
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Yeah, he would have shown the "it's all about me" Memphis teaching and dribbled the clock away...
 
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vols35 said:
I just don't understand why you go for the three when drawing a foul or shooting for two would get the job done.
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Because it was open. An open 3 is better than a contested 2. Just because you only need 2 doesn’t mean you settle for a tough 2 over an open 3.

The play got us an open look. That’s all you can ask. It’s up to players to knock down the shots. Guessing y’all weren’t complaining JJJ when hit the open 3 to start the rally and another to extend it.
 
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Coddlecreek1 said:
You nailed it, no excuses on the halftime fouls against LSU and Texas . Barnes has mismanaged this roster, not a3 point shooting team. Whole team and coach Seemed to be rather lackadaisically, melancholy on the bench. Chandler not on the floor , Huntley-Hatfield ?
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If you don’t understand why KC wasn’t on the floor, you haven’t watched enough Tennessee basketball. RB doesn’t trust him in that situation. He trusts ZZ. That’s not arbitrary.
 
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omghulkhands said:
It’s not a set play for James. That’s just who was open and who ZZ passed the ball to. It was a really good play design. Multiple options and we got an open shot.
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Yeah an open shot taken by a guy 75% likely to miss it. I know it was happening fast, but maybe Texas was not too concerned about him taking the shot and were concentrating elsewhere. No, the wrong guy for that shot, and since it was missed, the wrong shot to be taking. However, if by the remote chance he had made it, well,,,, he didn't, and we lost.
 
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patrick said:
Less than 26% from beyond the arc. He ain’t the guy no matter what. Hell they didn’t even try to close out because he isn’t a good shooter from beyond the arc.

When you need 2 points to win you don’t try to bomb the 3 ball with JJJ. That’s just stupid.

He isn’t the go to guy. Never has been and never will be. That doesn’t make him a bad guy. There are only one or 2 guys on a team you want taking that shot in clutch time and he isn’t one of them.
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You keep parroting this but it's a simplistic take at best...JJJ is shooting 38% in his last 6 games on 29 attempts and shot 43% in this game not to mention the hand injury he had earlier this season which I am sure affected his shot. Context matters.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
The ignorant troll-clowns that keep posting that JJJ is hitting less than 26% and saying that he can’t shoot keep ignoring that he started the season with an injured shooting hand. They are also ignoring that his 3P% was 36.7% (29/79) as a freshman. That 36.7% was BEFORE his flat trajectory was corrected. Ignoring that he is over 41.6% since the game at LSU. That he was 3 for 6 tonight. That he lights it up in practice.
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I get where you’re coming from TGO and I’m not mad about the last shot. It’s tough to get a better look in that situation and it actually looked good off his hand. Your last sentence is silly though.
 
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The old terminology of basketball 🏀 is he is open for a reason! Yes JJJ was 3-6 in the game. My point is rather having him cutting to the free throw line for a jumper. And the backside where he was would have been nice to have Chandler. 😎👍
 
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landscapingvol said:
Kentucky happened before those “better flowing” games, surely with your great understanding of the nuances of basketball you knew that the primary reason it flowed better is due to inferior opponents. LSU was missing two of their better players, Vanderbilt isn’t a good team, and Florida is on the verge of firing Mike White. This performance is the general performance we get when we play anyone that is a challenge with the exception of Arizona especially on the road.
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The offense flowed very well against UK. D was the issue. That and UK just being lights out.
 
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landscapingvol said:
You probably should write your opinions down in a journal and not share them in public. His three point percentage was 36.7% as a freshman, 30.4% as a sophomore, and is currently 27.2 as a junior. Your argument that he has played well since the LSU game is evidence of vast improvement is amusing. We played Florida after LSU where he shot for 20% from the three. Your entire premise is based off of two games and practice. Surely with your vast knowledge of basketball you would know that all guards at this level can light it up at practice
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Try again. I said at LSU. AT LSU. I’m not basing an “entire premise off of two games” as you’ve incorrectly said. Maybe you should understand the comments before showing your vast knowledge.

So you’re ignoring the biggest point. He had an injured shooting hand coming into the season. In his most recent 5 before Texas, 8-22, 36.36%. With Texas the last 6 is now 11-29, 37.9%. Those stats INCLUDE the 1-5 versus Florida.

It’s been reported that JJJ is the best 3 point shooter in practice.
 
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GregAmsler said:
Because it was open. An open 3 is better than a contested 2. Just because you only need 2 doesn’t mean you settle for a tough 2 over an open 3.

The play got us an open look. That’s all you can ask. It’s up to players to knock down the shots. Guessing y’all weren’t complaining JJJ when hit the open 3 to start the rally and another to extend it.
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I have to disagree in the context of who had the open 3 and the fact that a contested 2 had a very high probability of drawing a foul. As evidenced by the final second of the game, taking that shot resulted in losing.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
I get where you’re coming from TGO and I’m not mad about the last shot. It’s tough to get a better look in that situation and it actually looked good off his hand. Your last sentence is silly though.
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It has been reported that he is the best 3 point shooter in practice.
 
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savannahfan said:
Yeah an open shot taken by a guy 75% likely to miss it. I know it was happening fast, but maybe Texas was not too concerned about him taking the shot and were concentrating elsewhere. No, the wrong guy for that shot, and since it was missed, the wrong shot to be taking. However, if by the remote chance he had made it, well,,,, he didn't, and we lost.
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The data clearly refutes this statement.
 
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BreatheUT said:
Nothing wrong with him being on the floor but I'm not sure a spot up 3 was the best spot for him. After thinking about it any player is going to take that shot. I don't think he had enough time to see Vescovi break open when his man left. I think James is confident he can make it but that was probably one of the looks Texas wanted without Chandler on the court.
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It most certainly is the shot Texas wanted.
 
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Any game that we are depending on a buzzer beater shot is not a good one for this team. Offense is hard. And we don't have an alpha clutch player on the team. Even a wide open layup is not a gimme this year. I'm sure in practice we never miss though so there's that. Maybe we can get a modified ranking that says 25 th nationally, 7th in practice. Not surprised we lost that one. I was surprised we even got close to winning a game we scored like only three points in the first 8 minutes of the second half. So either our defense is pretty good or Texas sucks on offense too.
 
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sechamp2012 said:
ZZ played great but is not flawless he missed a layup the rep before the final one and bailey cleaned it up with a tip-in. On that last play, there were 3 Texas players in front of ZZ he had to kick it out. IMO JJJ didn't really have time to do anything but shoot if we wanted to have a chance at a potential put-back.
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JJJ also had just hit two threes in that last four minute run. He was hot.
 
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