The official UT v. LSU game thread

[OldHickoryOrange]

Sitting here at halftime of SDSU-CSU, I'll quote an email I received from an individual who shall remain nameless:"Since Bruce Pearl obviously invented basketball, how good does John Brady have to be to have a winning record against him?" I am so glad I was nowhere near the Georgia Dome or a television during that one.

well if he beats florida 75% of the time, I dont mind him having a losing record to lsu

 

[volfan2024]

I just hope we don't go one and done in the NCAA TOURNEY.:bash:

 

[turf]

i wonder how much restraint it took for the refs to not T-up LSU's coach.

 

[Jaytrain5]

There are so many positives about our team...we generally play at a fast pace, with great energy and unselfishness....but when teams focus on pounding away at us inside, we have a lot of trouble...we desperately need size next year.

 

[OldHickoryOrange]

I just hope we don't go one and done in the NCAA TOURNEY.:bash:

now we just have to not lose our last game.

 

[OWB]

i wonder how much restraint it took for the refs to not T-up LSU's coach.

Pearl would have been T'd up 5 times..

 

[orangegt5]

i wonder how much restraint it took for the refs to not T-up LSU's coach.

The announcers said Brady was about to show the ref up and get a "T". Must take a lot to show them up

 

[Mullet Vol]

Sitting here at halftime of SDSU-CSU, I'll quote an email I received from an individual who shall remain nameless:"Since Bruce Pearl obviously invented basketball, how good does John Brady have to be to have a winning record against him?" I am so glad I was nowhere near the Georgia Dome or a television during that one.

I'm not sure it was so much coaching as it was LSU's length finally exposed our biggest weakness. It's almost like LSU was baiting us into the basket so they could send the ball into row 8.

Another question. Why does our team never, I mean never, shoot 15 to 17 footers?

 

[hatvol96]

On the bright side, the overtime allowed me to win my $250 bet on the over.

 

[MesoVol]

I'm not sure it was so much coaching as it was LSU's length finally exposed our biggest weakness. It's almost like LSU was baiting us into the basket so they could send the ball into row 8.

Another question. Why does our team never, I mean never, shoot 15 to 17 footers?

Few teams do anymore. The art of mid-range basketball has basically been killed by the combination of 3 pointers and dunks.

 

[getyopopcornready]

I'm not sure it was so much coaching as it was LSU's length finally exposed our biggest weakness. It's almost like LSU was baiting us into the basket so they could send the ball into row 8.

Another question. Why does our team never, I mean never, shoot 15 to 17 footers?

We will see a lot of those 15-17's from Tatum next season

 

[MesoVol]

We took 70 shots to LSU's 49. 70!

 

[sickemsmokey10]

the funny thing is, i just took a look at the LSU message board and they're talking about how the refs were just trying to hand Tennessee the game :lolabove:

 

[orangegt5]

the funny thing is, i just took a look at the LSU message board and they're talking about how the refs were just trying to hand Tennessee the game :lolabove:

They must have been visiting the Kentucky boards to see how to blame the refs even when they win

 

[hatvol96]

I find it impossible to believe that the officiating was anywhere near as bad as I've seen all day here. Once you get west of the Mississippi, trained chimps would be an improvement over 75% of the officials.

 

[duckman398686]

the funny thing is, i just took a look at the LSU message board and they're talking about how the refs were just trying to hand Tennessee the game :lolabove:

just goes to show you bias can come into play when talking about officiating. but the bottom line is, we didn't take advantage of the opportunities we had. the number of shots we had compared to lsu's is proof of that.

 

[Mullet Vol]

Few teams do anymore. The art of mid-range basketball has basically been killed by the combination of 3 pointers and dunks.

Yeah, I know it's becoming a thing of the past, but that LSU kid hit three in a row from that distance. LSU as a team probably shot from that range 10 times more than UT did tonight.

I just think it makes us an easier team to defend. That leaves a big area that the other team doesn't really have to worry about. I mean at least shoot 4 or 5 a half tio keep them honest.

 

[MesoVol]

I hear you. But because of LSU's length it's hard to get any shot inside 15 feet. The best thing to remedy that is the basic pick and roll, but LSU's help D was terrific.

 

[GAVol]

It was crazy the number of times we just drove it into the trees and couldn't get a shot up due to their size.

 

[straggler]

I find it impossible to believe that the officiating was anywhere near as bad as I've seen all day here. Once you get west of the Mississippi, trained chimps would be an improvement over 75% of the officials.

trained chimps might have called it both ways

 

[tidwell]

Length and athleticism kills.

 

[mattvols]

what bugged me was are inability to get the ball to Lofton at the end. Ramar didnt even look at him near the end.

 

[GAVol]

what bugged me was are inability to get the ball to Lofton at the end. Ramar didnt even look at him near the end.

Still no idea why with 3-4 seconds to go Ramar gave up the ball rather than get into the lane and try to make something happen.

 

[turf]

Pearl would have been T'd up 5 times..

absolutely, pearl has given a technical foul for much less than what brady did tonight.

 

[Alley]

I missed the entire game (fell asleep) but I can't say that I was surprised when I saw the final score on espn news.

Disappointed for sure...