Teams closest to Miss St.

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Now we know that we are most likely a 2 seed… Anybody know which 7-10-15 seeds closest to Miss St?
 
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Nope but predict those 3 seeds in the Vols bracket will be their worst matchups. Physical big man inside and have a hot game outside shooting and the Vols will be cooked. And all too often the 15 seed is a good shooting team but less likely to have a big physical presence inside. Can only hope.
 
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Go47 said:
Basketball is such a funny game - as a fan you go from thinking “this could be a final four team” to “wow, a bad matchup and we could get bounced in the first round.”
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That's what makes it a funny game though, because both can be true. And both usually are for the top ranked teams.
 
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Go47 said:
Basketball is such a funny game - as a fan you go from thinking “this could be a final four team” to “wow, a bad matchup and we could get bounced in the first round.”
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That’s how it is. That’s why I believe a 64 team tournament isn’t a good determining factor for best team in the country. It’s entertaining for sure, but one team with a hot shooting night and you’re out.
 
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Go47 said:
Basketball is such a funny game - as a fan you go from thinking “this could be a final four team” to “wow, a bad matchup and we could get bounced in the first round.”
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I’ve never necessarily thought this team was more likely to be a final 4 team than other good teams we’ve had. I just have always thought it’s such a crapshoot, and I had a little more confidence in 2018, 2019 , and even 2007 team to make it. I will think that 2007 team would have won the whole thing had they closed to the deal against OSU until the day I die.
With this team, the biggest concerns have been there all year, but we are able to get past them more often than not due to Knecht(and solid play with Aidoo and ZZ most of the time and the occasional big game from JJJ) .
 
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Anyone want to make a bet that MSU gets in now and is placed in the UT bracket for ratings?

Nah the NCAA would never do that to UT. UT and NCAA are such friends these days.
 
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No matter the match-up if JJ and Vescovi continue to play this poorly on offense we aren't going very far. I mentioned this earlier in the season and was told I didn't know what I was talking about. This team could win it all if they played like they did two years ago. For whatever reason they both have regressed offensively and it's killing this team.
 
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RockyTop140 said:
That’s how it is. That’s why I believe a 64 team tournament isn’t a good determining factor for best team in the country. It’s entertaining for sure, but one team with a hot shooting night and you’re out.
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I agree.
 
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We have a player show out on offense and instead of being acknowledged by the head coach, he's practically chastised. Coach says above player needs to get others involved more. I wonder if tennessee basketball even practices offense. Or when the players want to practice shooting or practice free throws then they have to hang out in the gym and do it AFTER practice.
 
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joshwa said:
We have a player show out on offense and instead of being acknowledged by the head coach, he's practically chastised. Coach says above player needs to get others involved more. I wonder if tennessee basketball even practices offense. Or when the players want to practice shooting or practice free throws then they have to hang out in the gym and do it AFTER practice.
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Im sick of bearing every game how highly rated our defense is. And you’re watching your team get manhandled. I would trade great defense for UKs offense any day.
 
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Tennessee’s worst matchup is against any team that plays good D…match us up against a high scoring team that rests on defense and we’ll outscore them but a good defensive team exposes our poor offense
 
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Eastknox865 said:
No matter the match-up if JJ and Vescovi continue to play this poorly on offense we aren't going very far. I mentioned this earlier in the season and was told I didn't know what I was talking about. This team could win it all if they played like they did two years ago. For whatever reason they both have regressed offensively and it's killing this team.
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When there are literally two people (DK and ZZ) who have the balls to shoot on offense it is VERY easy to stop Rick Barnes 1/2 court offense. The screens and cuts seem almost nonexistent from Barnes prior teams, almost less movement and forcing man to man to get Knecht shots off…extremely frustrating to watch Tennessee play weak defense too, cripples the offense.
 
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Dadof2Vols said:
Anyone want to make a bet that MSU gets in now and is placed in the UT bracket for ratings?

Nah the NCAA would never do that to UT. UT and NCAA are such friends these days.
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We’ve already played them twice so by the seeding rules it couldn’t be before the bracket semi finals (elite 8), so that would mean MSU had already won 3 games against teams likely seeded higher than them.
 
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scottchatt said:
We’ve already played them twice so by the seeding rules it couldn’t be before the bracket semi finals (elite 8), so that would mean MSU had already won 3 games against teams likely seeded higher than them.
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Correct. We won’t face MSU again.
 
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Dougie_D said:
Now we know that we are most likely a 2 seed… Anybody know which 7-10-15 seeds closest to Miss St?
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Mississippi University for Women and East Mississippi Community College seems to be the closest. I’m not sure where they’ll be seeded though.
 
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