This is true of Kentucky, but it is usually due to integrating a half dozen freshmen, and lately, a handful of transfers into their lineup, trying to generate some cohesiveness and chemistry. Maybe that is what's going on with Tennessee, but Julian Phillips and Tyreke Key are really the only new pieces to see significant playing time, so far. The majority of this team is returning intact, having played with each other over the course of one, or more, seasons. I don't think we are seeing the same issues we have seen with UK in past seasons, but if we are, then all the more props to Calipari for recruiting great talent and meshing it together by season's end. It's apparently much harder than a lot of our fans seem to believe.KY does this every year, they look bad starting the season and by tournament time they are humming along. This year we may need to do the same thing, develop as the year goes on. Last year's team was good in the regular season but tanked in the tournament.
KY does this every year, they look bad starting the season and by tournament time they are humming along. This year we may need to do the same thing, develop as the year goes on. Last year's team was good in the regular season but tanked in the tournament.
Too early. Coach Barnes will figure it out
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See, I don't get or like this--- Barnes has been a coach long enough and been at UT long enough that he shouldn't have to "figure it out"--- at this point, he should know what it takes and have his team ready mentally and physically. That only tells me their practices have been lacking.
Most of Barnes teams other than when Williams and Admiral have been very emotionally fragile, not a lot of confidence and swag... If they come out and are in sync and hitting, then they can keep it and beat anyone... they come out cold or hit some cold spells and their confidence plummets and they hardly ever come out of it... That's coaching. Sorry.
Very early in the season, so most likely they will get it together sooner than later. Definitely a head scratcher coming off last season and a great showing pre-season to look and act like they did against CO...Guess we'll see.