bleedingTNorange
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Sorry for the delay, wasn’t able to watch it live so had to go off th DVR...
1. I had forgotten how much I dislike Memphis, I don’t know what it is but they just make a good team to hate. Maybe it was the chirping from Schofield early on, the hostile crowd, Lomax jawing at Bone or Penny postgame telling lies and saying Tennessee players were trying to fight his, but it was great to beat Mempisss once again and show them who runs the state of Tennessee in basketball.
2. I’m guessing nobody who was questioning Schofield early on is still here are they? 29pts 11rbd 8-12fg 4-8 3ptfg 9-9ft, have yourself another game young man, he is quickly starting to get the attention from NBA personnel and rightfully so, there is nothing wrong with Admiral as some asked, in fact he looks even better to me.
3. Rick Barnes is looking like a genius for moving Bowden to the bench, another strong and maybe more importantly confident showing from him yet again. Maybe watching the game develop helps him out, he played 34 minutes which was 2nd highest on the team, so he might as well be a starter.
4. Offensively we were pretty damn good, especially when not turning the ball over, 18 turnovers is way too many and really the only reason this game was as close as it was. If we keep that number around our average you’re looking at a 18-20 point win, gotta be cleaner with the ball...Schofield and Bone uncharacteristically combined for 10 turnovers, it looked as if the smaller/quicker guards bothered those 2 guys a bit. Still though, 52%fg 38%3pt 85%ft is about as good as you can ask for, that’s going to win you a ton of games.
5. Defensively we were pretty awful, if not the worst we’ve been all year. Allowing a pretty average offensive team to put up 92pts and shoot 43%fg 35%3pt and shoot 22 free throws is not good defense. Too many times their guards got by our first line and they had wide open 3’s or an open look underneath. To this point the defense isn’t at the level it was last year, Barnes has said it’s mainly a lack of focus and attention to the scout, need to get that cleaned up.
6. One area that has been a common theme as a negative has been free throw shooting, that was not the case today....39-46 for 85%, that is what I’m talking about. If the Vols can get that average up around 75% as a team the offense becomes that much more efficient, and they’re already very good offensively. The other area mentioned has been rebounding and that was once again lacking today, especially giving up 18 offensive rebounds to them, that shouldn’t ever happen, I know some were long rebounds off missed threes but still.
7. Vols are sitting at 8-1 and there’s no real reason with 3 upcoming home games left in the OOC slate that they shouldn’t be 11-1 by the time SEC play rolls around...they’ve still got some things to clean up which all teams do, and also I don’t think you’ve seen the best this team has to offer which is a scary thought, but that’s part of the excitement right now. This was a game I think Lamonte Turner would’ve really helped you in and hopefully he is getting closer and closer to returning, GBO!!!
1. I had forgotten how much I dislike Memphis, I don’t know what it is but they just make a good team to hate. Maybe it was the chirping from Schofield early on, the hostile crowd, Lomax jawing at Bone or Penny postgame telling lies and saying Tennessee players were trying to fight his, but it was great to beat Mempisss once again and show them who runs the state of Tennessee in basketball.
2. I’m guessing nobody who was questioning Schofield early on is still here are they? 29pts 11rbd 8-12fg 4-8 3ptfg 9-9ft, have yourself another game young man, he is quickly starting to get the attention from NBA personnel and rightfully so, there is nothing wrong with Admiral as some asked, in fact he looks even better to me.
3. Rick Barnes is looking like a genius for moving Bowden to the bench, another strong and maybe more importantly confident showing from him yet again. Maybe watching the game develop helps him out, he played 34 minutes which was 2nd highest on the team, so he might as well be a starter.
4. Offensively we were pretty damn good, especially when not turning the ball over, 18 turnovers is way too many and really the only reason this game was as close as it was. If we keep that number around our average you’re looking at a 18-20 point win, gotta be cleaner with the ball...Schofield and Bone uncharacteristically combined for 10 turnovers, it looked as if the smaller/quicker guards bothered those 2 guys a bit. Still though, 52%fg 38%3pt 85%ft is about as good as you can ask for, that’s going to win you a ton of games.
5. Defensively we were pretty awful, if not the worst we’ve been all year. Allowing a pretty average offensive team to put up 92pts and shoot 43%fg 35%3pt and shoot 22 free throws is not good defense. Too many times their guards got by our first line and they had wide open 3’s or an open look underneath. To this point the defense isn’t at the level it was last year, Barnes has said it’s mainly a lack of focus and attention to the scout, need to get that cleaned up.
6. One area that has been a common theme as a negative has been free throw shooting, that was not the case today....39-46 for 85%, that is what I’m talking about. If the Vols can get that average up around 75% as a team the offense becomes that much more efficient, and they’re already very good offensively. The other area mentioned has been rebounding and that was once again lacking today, especially giving up 18 offensive rebounds to them, that shouldn’t ever happen, I know some were long rebounds off missed threes but still.
7. Vols are sitting at 8-1 and there’s no real reason with 3 upcoming home games left in the OOC slate that they shouldn’t be 11-1 by the time SEC play rolls around...they’ve still got some things to clean up which all teams do, and also I don’t think you’ve seen the best this team has to offer which is a scary thought, but that’s part of the excitement right now. This was a game I think Lamonte Turner would’ve really helped you in and hopefully he is getting closer and closer to returning, GBO!!!
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