Martinez has already said he really likes the athleticism he has back there. Probably means he doesn't have to play so much zone coverage. We all saw Georgia eat us alive in zone last year.
Coming into the game, Purdue as a team had the 2nd highest 3-point percentage in the nation (40.6%) behind Kentucky.
The game plan was limit the shooters and do our best on Edey. Purdue finished 3-15 for 20% from three so mission accomplished on that end.
None of our bigs is 300 lbs so Edey...
Yes, we dropped a clunker. You would be correct to say our tourney history isn’t great. However…
- Iowa State up 24 on Houston in the 2nd half
- Vols have already beaten both teams in Big 10 Final
- Vols have already beaten both teams in SEC Final
- Vols have already played both teams in ACC...
I love DK. Amazing! However…Bernard King averaged 26 pts 13 boards as a true freshman with no 3-pt Shot. 3 time SEC player of the year, 2 time first team all American. He is a top 5 all-time SEC player, along with Maravich, Shaq, Dan Issell. DK is great but has a ways to go to get into that...
That was fantastic. Love that in depth stuff. Especially when it is ALL-VOL. :cool:
I recommend the Athletic for any sport fan. The details make the best soup. Always.
Great recent article in The Athletic about NIL. They did an anonymous survey of high-star players at one of the all-star games. Many of them are hiring agents now to figure out what the deals are and where. The average player is getting offered anywhere from 100-400k per year. One school was...
Given the opponent I am surprised how into the game the crowd was. Seemed really loud on replay. That said it seems like we got no breaks at all, that could have been a 45-10 type of game.
Happy our defense has taken a step forward this year. We are gonna need it Saturday. I expect it to be a...