Vols got a lousy draw with Cincinnatti. We could certainly lose that. If they get past Cincy, Final Four is a real possibility. Sunday is the game to watch.
Cincy is good on D, but not elite, they are a good rebounding team but not elite, they don’t score a ton, and are 142nd in 3 point %........ this should not be an extremely tough matchup for a team like Tennessee, but I guess it depends on how Tennessee plays.
Bone makes the rim his friend by spending so much time there during the tourney. Grand and Schofield average double doubles. Alexander may foul out of half the games, but makes his presence felt rebounding and scoring. Bowden and Turner battle for the most 3's. Tennessee beats Zaga in early season rematch for National Championship!
Bone makes the rim his friend by spending so much time there during the tourney. Grand and Schofield average double doubles. Alexander may foul out of half the games, but makes his presence felt rebounding and scoring. Bowden and Turner battle for the most 3's. Tennessee beats Zaga in early season rematch for National Championship![/QUOTE
Who eliminates Duke??? Michigan eliminates Zaga!! Kentucky eliminates UNC! We get past Colgate & Iowa & we eliminate Virginia!
In my opinion, Cincinnati being anything less than a 5 seed was a slap in the face of a very impressive team. Defensively, they will present much the same aggressive, half court looks we saw from Auburn. Jerron Cumberland is one of the best guards we will see in the tournament. This will be an extremely difficult matchup for what looks to be a home game for the Bearcats.
Cincy is legit, no doubt about it. That said I'm not as concerned as some about the whole "home game" thing for Cincinnati. Of the 3 true road games we dropped all season, Rupp was the only one where I'd say the crowd got to us to any degree. Overall I think the Vols have handled themselves extremely well in road environments, some very raucous, including the win at Ole Miss in one of the most intimidating, borderline dangerous home crowd environments in recent memory. If we do get paired up with Cincy and approach them as anything less than a power program, we could certainly lose to them, but I think as always with this Vols squad, the risk of complacency is much more dangerous than a tough crowd. The time for complacency had better be over.In my opinion, Cincinnati being anything less than a 5 seed was a slap in the face of a very impressive team. Defensively, they will present much the same aggressive, half court looks we saw from Auburn. Jerron Cumberland is one of the best guards we will see in the tournament. This will be an extremely difficult matchup for what looks to be a home game for the Bearcats.