Barnes said - and I quote - “we need the guys down low to get established because they (other teams) aren’t even choking off their guys (to help) and we can’t leverage that for open shots (3s)
Tennessee isn’t blind to what’s happening. It’s why they pound it inside.
Asked how Ziegler could be better offensively, he said “he needs other players to score”
This team is extremely aware that it needs points from Key, Phillips, O, and/or Uros/Aidoo
Yes, we our at our best when we are getting production inside with our bigs. ON seems to struggle a bit when he goes up against any bigs 6'10 and up. We have to get points from Aidoo/Plav. Also need support from Phillips. When we have all our tall guys on the court, scoring and getting all the rebounds it wears down the other team.
I feel like Coach English kept a decent offense flowing at Tennessee. CRB isn’t in trouble bc we probably won’t get better than him, but we need to drop an assistant coach that ain’t pulling his weight for a mega offensive strategist ASSISTANT COACH.
You need to rethink that because it doesn’t translate to tourney success. If UT made the final four it would be the only team ever with this low of an offensive efficiency rating.Very few teams are top-ten in both offensive and defensive metrics, and Tennessee didn't need English to be a top-three team in terms of offensive efficiency back in the 2018-2019 season. Given the choice between having the #40 offense/#1 defense and the inverse, I'd truly take what the Vols have now.
Tennessee needs a leader who's a bonafide offensive threat like Grant Williams was, not any major changes to the coaching staff. Barnes' recruiting is fantastic, but I have no idea how to identify which attainable 5* recruit has what it takes to be that guy. If the Vols had Brandon Miller this year, we'd be singing a different tune in terms of these threads.
You need to rethink that because it doesn’t translate to tourney success. If UT made the final four it would be the only team ever with this low of an offensive efficiency rating.
Barnes knows how to hire. It's just we've seen several external promotions over the last 3-4 years. I'm sure the quality isn't there right now. When he was here, Kim English was running the sidelines some games. He was the 2nd head coach.
So the offensive system should get quality shots. You mean the offensive system can't force the players to make those high quality shots?!?!Y'all are crazy. Our offense is fine. We consistently get good looks, we just are extremely streaky. And it seems to effect the whole team. If 1 guy is cold, everyone goes cold.
We just finished playing two of the best defenses of the year, so it makes sense that we would drop. If we’re still in the 60s after Missouri and Vandy, I will be shockedYou need to rethink that because it doesn’t translate to tourney success. If UT made the final four it would be the only team ever with this low of an offensive efficiency rating.
I hope you’re right, but your point makes my point. Everyone elevates their defense in the post season. UT isn’t going to have that kind of advantage in March. Teams find another gear. I don’t think UT has another gear.We just finished playing two of the best defenses of the year, so it makes sense that we would drop. If we’re still in the 60s after Missouri and Vandy, I will be shocked