Next 11 games

[bleedingTNorange]

Sharing this from Grant Ramey & Will Warren, might be useful for those who like to run for the nearest cliff after a loss…

 

[AngryButchJones]

Saw from someone else earlier this week (don't remember who) that we don't play a team outside the KenPom top 100 till Mizzou on February 22

 

[i2amavol]

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Yes, I've been thinking this is the meat of our schedule. I don't think it's out of the question we can be 8-3 if we are on our game, but we could easily be worse.

 

[CAVPUT]

Yep. Too bad BHH didn't get more playing time before the start of this stretch. Oh well...trial by fire I suppose.

 

[Hacksaw]

If we don't shoot the lights out, we're going to struggle through this stretch. If we could somehow get better inside very quickly, it would improve our chances dramatically.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Our performance Saturday will probably tell us a lot about what to expect from this stretch. We've struggled mightily against 3 of the 4 best teams we have played and lost two of those games. Small sample size, but if we lay another egg Saturday offensively I suspect we'll be much closer to that Top 40: 5-6 mark than 8-3.

Really interested to see what happens.

 

[JoAllan]

The Memphis game is really important (certainly not make or break but important). Hate to see them start that stretch off with a loss to Memphis giving what’s coming.

However I “think” they will get it done.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Our performance Saturday will probably tell us a lot about what to expect from this stretch. We've struggled mightily against 3 of the 4 best teams we have played and lost two of those games. Small sample size, but if we lay another egg Saturday offensively I suspect we'll be much closer to that Top 40: 5-6 mark than 8-3.

Really interested to see what happens.

Nova, Texas Tech and ?

 

[VolBricks]

yeah Saturday is huge, we cannot lose to Penny and Tiger High.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Nova, Texas Tech and ?

Colorado. We didn’t exactly shoot great in that game. 6-24 from 3. Picked it up a bit towards the end but I don’t think that type of performance beats Memphis. My comment was strictly about offense.

 

[cardvolfan]

Alabama, LSU, and Kentucky are the first 3 SEC road games.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Alabama, LSU, and Kentucky are the first 3 SEC road games.

Just brutal 😣

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Colorado. We didn’t exactly shoot great in that game. 6-24 from 3. Picked it up a bit towards the end but I don’t think that type of performance beats Memphis. My comment was strictly about offense.

Gotcha…didn’t think we were bad, weren’t great, but 1.0ppp is solid against a team like Colorado.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Gotcha…didn’t think we were bad, weren’t great, but 1.0ppp is solid against a team like Colorado.

Yeah, the last 10 minutes of the second half we played some great basketball. That certainly helped the PPP stat out. I just don’t know how much success we’ll have working it inside against Memphis so I don’t know if we can afford to shoot 25% from 3 and win.

 

[Larkin]

Sharing this from Grant Ramey & Will Warren, might be useful for those who like to run for the nearest cliff after a loss…

he is an excellent follow on twitter.
@bleedingTNorange getting ahead of all the complainers....love it.

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

We have shot the ball terribly in 2 of 3 neutral site games so hopefully it'll all even out in this one. We can learn from those experiences along with winning in a tough road environment post-COVID fan restrictions. No excuses, Fulkerson, JJJ, and Vescovi need to lead the way for the newcomers here.

Hoping Chandler and BHH really ball out in this one. I also hope Nkamhoua can finally show out against a real opponent.

I think we win by a margin in the 8-12 point range. That Alabama loss will help us out a bunch.

 

[Volfan1000]

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I think 8-3 or 7-4 would be solid for that stretch.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I think 8-3 or 7-4 would be solid for that stretch.

Top 5, I would say so.

 

[1985Vols]

Our record will ultimately depend on how many minutes CRB plays Plavisc over BHH and Bailey over Powell. I cringe every time I see Plavisc at the scorers table and Bailey Jack up a 3

 

[Lankykong]

Our record will ultimately depend on how many minutes CRB plays Plavisc over BHH and Bailey over Powell. I cringe every time I see Plavisc at the scorers table and Bailey Jack up a 3

I don’t feel like either of those decisions really caused our losses so far even though they’re annoying. I don’t mind playing Plavsic 5 minutes or so especially with big opponents. Bailey about the same I guess.

 

[calban]

Some really tough road games in there. Unless our big boys suddenly start showing some umph, I'm seeing 6-5 if they win Saturday. But I'm always the ultra peminist.

 

[volsarelife1]

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Why is this a thread. Games and schedules are discussed in other areas

Maybe thoughts have been discussed in 3 other threads discussing the topic?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Bump

 

[mtvols]

I don’t know what we did to the SEC to get the start to the SEC schedule that we got. @Alabama, @lsu @kentucky for 3 of the first 5 games. And 4 of the first 6 on the road.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I don’t know what we did to the SEC to get the start to the SEC schedule that we got. @Alabama, @lsu @kentucky for 3 of the first 5 games. And 4 of the first 6 on the road.

Just means we have to take advantage of the back half of the schedule this time.