Espn write up on the Vol's

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No. 11 Tennessee


How they got here: As we wrote on Selection Sunday, no team entered the tournament with a wider gap between its seed (a First Four-bound No. 11) and what its per-possession performance told us about how good it actually was. Despite entering the tournament ranked in the top 15 in adjusted efficiency, Tennessee earned its seed by getting swept by Texas A&M and losing to Vanderbilt in SEC play (among other foibles, such as Nov. 28's neutral-court loss to UTEP). But like Kentucky, the Vols figured it out just in time. Since beating Iowa in the First Four, UT has utterly destroyed UMass and Mercer, and no team enters the second weekend looking more dangerous than this one.

Key trait: Girth. Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon are not, by basketball standards, tall: Both are listed at 6-8, and even that may be generous. But they are as physically imposing a combination as any in the country. On Sunday, the Vols grabbed 83 percent of their misses in the first half against Mercer, which is so off the charts it's almost hilarious. Pair that with scoring from Jordan McRae and emergent stuff from Josh Richardson on the wing, and you've got a daunting inside-out group well-suited to bullying the Wolverines.

NCAAM A road map to the Sweet 16 - ESPN
 
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Catbone said:
Hmm... That same key trait is how I landed my wife. Gbo!
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I gotta say, there's "delivering a straight line" and there's "teeing one up"...

but man, you just laid down across the middle of the road and painted double yellow stripes across your belly! :no:
 
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Personally I don't get caught up in what "ESPN" says about us....good or bad. I mean as a Vol fan, I don't let ESPN's opinions dictate my view or assessments of our program. I mean if you think about it...there's no way they can follow the ins and outs of our program as close as many of us do...because many of us live UT sports. That being said...the fact that they say this or that about us is usually based on surface level observations. I don't need their "compliments" (which are usually few and far between) to make me feel good about the VOLS!!!
 
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1truevol said:
Personally I don't get caught up in what "ESPN" says about us....good or bad. I mean as a Vol fan, I don't let ESPN's opinions dictate my view or assessments of our program. I mean if you think about it...there's no way they can follow the ins and outs of our program as close as many of us do...because many of us live UT sports. That being said...the fact that they say this or that about us is usually based on surface level observations. I don't need their "compliments" (which are usually few and far between) to make me feel good about the VOLS!!!
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good for you

But this isn't bout hanging on ESPN's words, this is about receiving positive media attention. He hasn't done a poor job, but CCM could use this extra help on the recruiting trail. IMO
 
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ManningBerry#1 said:
Sorry if already posted.

No. 11 Tennessee


How they got here: As we wrote on Selection Sunday, no team entered the tournament with a wider gap between its seed (a First Four-bound No. 11) and what its per-possession performance told us about how good it actually was. Despite entering the tournament ranked in the top 15 in adjusted efficiency, Tennessee earned its seed by getting swept by Texas A&M and losing to Vanderbilt in SEC play (among other foibles, such as Nov. 28's neutral-court loss to UTEP). But like Kentucky, the Vols figured it out just in time. Since beating Iowa in the First Four, UT has utterly destroyed UMass and Mercer, and no team enters the second weekend looking more dangerous than this one.

Key trait: Girth. Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon are not, by basketball standards, tall: Both are listed at 6-8, and even that may be generous. But they are as physically imposing a combination as any in the country. On Sunday, the Vols grabbed 83 percent of their misses in the first half against Mercer, which is so off the charts it's almost hilarious. Pair that with scoring from Jordan McRae and emergent stuff from Josh Richardson on the wing, and you've got a daunting inside-out group well-suited to bullying the Wolverines.

NCAAM A road map to the Sweet 16 - ESPN
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Not only does ESPN hate us but now they say we are Fat!

:loco:

Tennesseeduke
 
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1truevol said:
Personally I don't get caught up in what "ESPN" says about us....good or bad. I mean as a Vol fan, I don't let ESPN's opinions dictate my view or assessments of our program. I mean if you think about it...there's no way they can follow the ins and outs of our program as close as many of us do...because many of us live UT sports. That being said...the fact that they say this or that about us is usually based on surface level observations. I don't need their "compliments" (which are usually few and far between) to make me feel good about the VOLS!!!
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No, they may not know the exact details. However, many over there played or coached at a high level, so they know a lot more about the inner workings than many on this board that only know what local writers say. They are also more objective than the local writers because they are not the local writers. Hard to argue with objectivity like that, sometimes.
 
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Lefteye said:
good for you

But this isn't bout hanging on ESPN's words, this is about receiving positive media attention. He hasn't done a poor job, but CCM could use this extra help on the recruiting trail. IMO
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Yep. If, uh, whatziz name....Bruce Pearl.....would've had an identical season and had found his boys in the sweet 16, he probably would've explained that the whole idea was to end-up-in-and-be-competitive-in the big dance, and that's exactly what his boys had done........and most folks would buy it. Right? In spite of his malefactors (one of which I had been up until a couple of weeks ago), CCM and subsequently his Vols are playing well and with an aggressive attitude at the right time of year, and recruits can see Volunteer Pride all over the place. It doesn't hurt for us verbose fans to render our support.:twocents:
 
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