BTO’s Memphis postgame report

#27
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VolGee4 said:
I will attribute some of the offensive rebounds to the zone defense, which we did not play well. I will attribute a few turnovers to having to use Bowden or Grant to bring the ball up. If Bone doesn’t pick up 2 quick fouls or if Turner is healthy, they probably don’t happen. We did have a couple of lazy plays- I recall Bone missing a pass and Walker having butterfingers.
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I dont know if it was the plan to go 2-3 zone that much or because of the fouls, but I attribute that to the bad defensive performance today. I don’t think we’re a zone team. We get beat too much out of it. I am see using it as a change of pace to throw off teams a couple series here and there, but I think we should be man to man 90% of the time
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Ref named Owen Short has it out for TN. Refs on average blow their whistles 25 times each per game. 2 refs today had right at 25 each. Owen Short blew his whistle 46 times today. He did the same thing (44x) in the Louisville game. Owen Short called EVERY foul on Williams and EVERY foul on Schofield. Called foul on Grant from 45' away and the ref 10' away did not call it.

43 minutes into the Basilio post game. Ref-eletics Judd.
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What can be done when a ref is that one-sided? Any remedies for a team? Can you non-request an official?
 
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cardvolfan said:
What can be done when a ref is that one-sided? Any remedies for a team? Can you non-request an official?
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I am pretty sure you can request that a ref not do your game, but it is rarely done. Refs take up for each other. They take care of their own.
 
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So after penny grabbed Bone (and their bench got up and started yelling at bone) I thought offsetting technicals were called on bone and little man #3. Then Bone was at the line after the discussion? What was the final decision on that?
 
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Johnnyreb#VFL said:
So after penny grabbed Bone (and their bench got up and started yelling at bone) I thought offsetting technicals were called on bone and little man #3. Then Bone was at the line after the discussion? What was the final decision on that?
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I think there was a 2nd tech on a Memphis player
 
#37
#37
I am not sure I would ever schedule a 3 game contract w/Memphis. But it's not my call and others might see positives from playing them. But I'd prefer to play a non-conference game like this late in the season near tournament time. I have seen some playground like tactics in the NCAAs where a game like today might be good prep.

Anyone not expect the hate, the antagonism from the Memphis crowd, coach, and the animated tactics of the players? Former Memphians and UT fans in Memphis expected every bit of it. Our team responded well, maintained their poise, and overcame like a good team should. If I had my way, UT would use more discretion about scheduling Memphis in any sport. Like not at all.
 
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#38
I had to watch the replay of the game as well; that's after reading all the posts when the actual game had been played.

I thought the officiating was pretty average. Yes, Memphis had some flops. I thought, all in all, the calls were balanced both ways. Like all games, there were some calls that should have been play-ons, and there were some calls that were wrong. However, I don't feel they were favored by one team or another.

I'm really not sure what actions @cardvolfan alluded to so many times that portrayed Memphis and/or their staff as thugs. Even considering the late-game drama, I don't see how a Vol fan could overtly complain about antics. Pretty standard stuff if you ask me.

Not much else to comment on imo. TCOB and another W for the good guys. Can't ask for much better execpet for defensive execution in certain spots. Free throw shooting was obviously looking much better too.

Hardaway is still unproven, but I'm interested to see what he does at Memphis. If he continues the tradition of bringing in solid recruiting classes from the W. TN area, we will have an answer soon.

Last, but not least, I'm excited for this series in general. It's great to have a legit in-state rival that's not Vandy, and I look forward to see the match in Knoxville next season.

GBO!
 
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Experience really helped us today. Their team was young and played out of control too often.

Glad we got the free throw problem fixed because these refs called every thing.
 
#40
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Chris4Vols22 said:
I had to watch the replay of the game as well; that's after reading all the posts when the actual game had been played.

I thought the officiating was pretty average. Yes, Memphis had some flops. I thought, all in all, the calls were balanced both ways. Like all games, there were some calls that should have been play-ons, and there were some calls that were wrong. However, I don't feel they were favored by one team or another.

I'm really not sure what actions @cardvolfan alluded to so many times that portrayed Memphis and/or their staff as thugs. Even considering the late-game drama, I don't see how a Vol fan could overtly complain about antics. Pretty standard stuff if you ask me.

Not much else to comment on imo. TCOB and another W for the good guys. Can't ask for much better execpet for defensive execution in certain spots. Free throw shooting was obviously looking much better too.

Hardaway is still unproven, but I'm interested to see what he does at Memphis. If he continues the tradition of bringing in solid recruiting classes from the W. TN area, we will have an answer soon.

Last, but not least, I'm excited for this series in general. It's great to have a legit in-state rival that's not Vandy, and I look forward to see the match in Knoxville next season.

GBO!
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59 fouls isn't average. Not that it was favored one way or the other but it killed the whole flow of the game and was painful to watch.
 
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The Defense wasn't bad, we had to play zone because of foul trouble.
Actually, the Defense was pretty good, we held them to 43% shooting FG's, we shot 52%.
The real story was we had 18 TO's compared to only 9 TO's for them.
We should cancel this series, does us no good, and drags us in to the gutter with them.
 
#42
#42
Just saw an interview with Admiral and the TV announcers on "SEC Now" that I had not seen. Admiral, once again, gave a classy interview. He gave credit to the bench players, naming JJ, Fulk and Walker, then some more love to Alexander. Followed that up with saying, "Grant is our star and I'm just his sidekick". Ha-ha, that's just pure class and probably an understatement. If Grant is King Arthur then Admiral is Sir Lancelot, hopefully without the Guinevere love triangle
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
I had to watch the replay of the game as well; that's after reading all the posts when the actual game had been played.

I thought the officiating was pretty average. Yes, Memphis had some flops. I thought, all in all, the calls were balanced both ways. Like all games, there were some calls that should have been play-ons, and there were some calls that were wrong. However, I don't feel they were favored by one team or another.

I'm really not sure what actions @cardvolfan alluded to so many times that portrayed Memphis and/or their staff as thugs. Even considering the late-game drama, I don't see how a Vol fan could overtly complain about antics. Pretty standard stuff if you ask me.

Not much else to comment on imo. TCOB and another W for the good guys. Can't ask for much better execpet for defensive execution in certain spots. Free throw shooting was obviously looking much better too.

Hardaway is still unproven, but I'm interested to see what he does at Memphis. If he continues the tradition of bringing in solid recruiting classes from the W. TN area, we will have an answer soon.

Last, but not least, I'm excited for this series in general. It's great to have a legit in-state rival that's not Vandy, and I look forward to see the match in Knoxville next season.

GBO!
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You're welcome@chris4Vols22.
 
#44
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Volle said:
The Defense wasn't bad, we had to play zone because of foul trouble.
Actually, the Defense was pretty good, we held them to 43% shooting FG's, we shot 52%.
The real story was we had 18 TO's compared to only 9 TO's for them.
We should cancel this series, does us no good, and drags us in to the gutter with them.
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Worst defensive rating of the season
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
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!!!
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Sir, You make me proud to be a Volunteer. Thanks for your breakdown and your thoughts. This team really could make a run at climbing that latter in late March.
 
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#46
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Peyton Berry said:
I dont know if it was the plan to go 2-3 zone that much or because of the fouls, but I attribute that to the bad defensive performance today. I don’t think we’re a zone team. We get beat too much out of it. I am see using it as a change of pace to throw off teams a couple series here and there, but I think we should be man to man 90% of the time
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I don’t really care for the type of 2-3 we ran. Memphis isn’t supposed to be a great 3point shooting team and we play an extended zone. That left the paint open and a lot of angles to get to the rim. Not to mention with defenders that far away from the goal, offensive rebounds are much easier to get.
 
#47
#47
I was disappointed in our D.

We didn't play as well on our D as we could and should at all times.

Tiger high should never have scored that many points, not even close.

VFL...GBO!!!
 
#49
#49
I was in C2 for my first game at the Forum. Great arena once you reach your seat, but their poor signage made it very difficult for this newbie to find his section. Ushers were good though.

After the technicals, an adult UM fan turned around from 15 feet away, looked at me, and said my 'POS players were in their huddle'. I hadn't said anything cross to anyone. I just looked at him like, 'huh?' That moment, the end-game booing, and Penny's comments about our team leaving the bench to clinch their fists for a fight were my introduction into how much Memphis hates UT. That's the first time I've lived it in person.
 
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ukvols said:
I was in C2 for my first game at the Forum. Great arena once you reach your seat, but their poor signage made it very difficult for this newbie to find his section. Ushers were good though.

After the technicals, an adult UM fan turned around from 15 feet away, looked at me, and said my 'POS players were in their huddle'. I hadn't said anything cross to anyone. I just looked at him like, 'huh?' That moment, the end-game booing, and Penny's comments about our team leaving the bench to clinch their fists for a fight were my introduction into how much Memphis hates UT. That's the first time I've lived it in person.
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Tennessee is undoubtedly the most hated school for Memphis fans. Whenever we play them, regardless of sport, it is their most hyped game of the season. I don’t know what they’d do without us. Memphis needs Tennessee a lot more than Tennessee needs Memphis.
 
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