Coaching was remarkable

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Just a VolinTears said:
50% from the 3 point line in the first 2 matchpus.

Barnes, the great coach he is, wasn't going to allow that to happen again. This win was achieved with GREAT coachin!

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This was a complete Univ. of Tennessee win…..Coaching, players playing with talent and heart at a level that we have not seen many times for 40 minutes. I am so proud of those men in ORANGE that I can’t put it into words. That rebound dunk and steal for a 3 pointer when the lead was down to 12 was just amazing. The BIG ORANGE came to play and win.
 
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The preparation, scouting, in-game coaching, and the execution was all as good as it gets. They had to shut down the 3-pt. line and control the boards to win, and they did both as well as it can be done. Zakai was masterful, and totally focused for 40 minutes, Jordan, as he has been all year, was the secret weapon, and Felix was a man inside. Complete and total team win.
 
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sami said:
The preparation, scouting, in-game coaching, and the execution was all as good as it gets. They had to shut down the 3-pt. line and control the boards to win, and they did both as well as it can be done. Zakai was masterful, and totally focused for 40 minutes, Jordan, as he has been all year, was the secret weapon, and Felix was a man inside. Complete and total team win.
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Don't forget the gameplay to make a concerted effort to take the ball to the basket on offense.
That was also excellent coaching and another huge reason we won this game.

Seeing Gainey late in the game pass on that three late in the shot clock in favor of a dunk was just the exclamation point in regards.
 
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Volnuck said:
This was a complete Univ. of Tennessee win…..Coaching, players playing with talent and heart at a level that we have not seen many times for 40 minutes. I am so proud of those men in ORANGE that I can’t put it into words. That rebound dunk and steal for a 3 pointer when the lead was down to 12 was just amazing. The BIG ORANGE came to play and win.
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Agreed! Cemented the game. BUT…we missed the live action on the steal because apparently these game directors think they’re directing an academy award winning movie and show shots of coaches, bench players, mama’s, some random fan cramming popcorn in their pie hole etc and the viewer misses crucial floor action live. I’ve been having this discussion with several people lately. Keep the game action cued up ALWAYS. I love the back story as much as the next guy…BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF LIVE ACTION! Phew..ok…I feel better now😏
 
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tennrich1 said:
Agreed! Cemented the game. BUT…we missed the live action on the steal because apparently these game directors think they’re directing an academy award winning movie and show shots of coaches, bench players, mama’s, some random fan cramming popcorn in their pie hole etc and the viewer misses crucial floor action live. I’ve been having this discussion with several people lately. Keep the game action cued up ALWAYS. I love the back story as much as the next guy…BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF LIVE ACTION! Phew..ok…I feel better now😏
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Totally agree! It's remarkable they didn't even have a decent camera shot of what was probably the defining moment of the game, just a complete production failure. The crowd shots drive me crazy, even when the game ends. I want to see the players' reactions and the coaches shaking hands, not some fans posing for the camera. And I love Peyton, but did we have to see him a dozen times?
 
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mscc1998 said:
That last minute or so when we spread the floor and played keep away was epic.
We have the ball, pass it, they try to steal, we steal it right back two or three times dribble the clock out was an awesome job of coaching. We already had our lead and the game, no need to pad it anymore.
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It might have been irrelevant in the big picture, but I didn't want a letdown in the last two minutes to let KY make the score respectable with a couple of cheap 3's. I loved that the intensity was maintained for 40 minutes. The kids clearly wanted to make a statement, and they resoundingly did that.
 
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NIL and the Transfer Portal is killing off the Blueblood programs.
All the Bluebloods had to do was to recruit and offer.

Now the emphasis is on a Coach's Ability to coach X's and O's.
In the future, less top in recruits will go to Blueblood programs.
Kentucky and Kansas are great examples of this. At times, more so than not, they looked very predestinarian.

CRB is a great coach with good eyes. We are seeing it because of the recruiting, Nil and Transfer Portal because he is now able to get what he needs for his brand and style.

Duke is the only Blueblood I see that may not be hampered by NIL & TP because of the coach.

Ky entered that game flat and remained flat. That is on coaching and staff. Reason, conditioning and defense.
It was a first round TKO. KY got hit in the first minute and never got off the mat.

This game was one of the best officiated games I have seen Doug Shows call.
 
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Don't know if yall saw the post game locker room and Coach Barnes....(I'm not here to be critical of Igor at all but the last 2:00 minutes he struggled with turnovers etc)...at the end of Rick's encouraging statements to the players...Rick looked at Igor and ask "Igor...what were doing at the end of the game🤷‍♂️?" 😅 😅 All indications are ...Igor took it in stride. Rick keeps it open and honest ALL THE TIME!
 
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Sudden Impact said:
NIL and the Transfer Portal is killing off the Blueblood programs.
All the Bluebloods had to do was to recruit and offer.
Now the emphasis is on a Coach's Ability to coach X's and O's.
In the future, less top in recruits will go to Blueblood programs.
Kentucky and Kansas are great examples of this. At times, more so than not, they looked very predestinarian.
CRB is a great coach with good eyes. We are seeing it because of the recruiting, Nil and Transfer Portal because he is now able to get what he needs for his brand and style.
Duke is the only Blueblood I see that may not be hampered by this because of the coach.

Ky entered that game flat and remained flat. That is on coaching and staff. Reason, conditioning and defense.
It was a first round TKO. They got hit in the first minute and never got off the mat.

This game was one of the best officiated games I have seen Doug Shows call.
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I don't disagree that the wealth might be more spread out as we move forward, but with Michigan State and Duke among the final eight and Kentucky as a Sweet 16 team, the blue bloods have been represented. And it's kind of hard not to see Alabama as a blueblood hoops program at this point, and Pearl has Auburn headed there as well. I hate to say it, but if Pope can get a group of players that never laid eyes on each other before this season to the Sweet 16, I'd be highly surprised if Kentucky isn't loaded up again in the next couple of years.
 
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tennrich1 said:
Don't know if yall saw the post game locker room and Coach Barnes....(I'm not here to be critical of Igor at all but the last 2:00 minutes he struggled with turnovers etc)...at the end of Rick's encouraging statements to the players...Rick looked at Igor and ask "Igor...what were doing at the end of the game🤷‍♂️?" 😅 😅 All indications are ...Igor took it in stride. Rick keeps it open and honest ALL THE TIME!
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Do you have a link for that?
 
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tennrich1 said:
Don't know if yall saw the post game locker room and Coach Barnes....(I'm not here to be critical of Igor at all but the last 2:00 minutes he struggled with turnovers etc)...at the end of Rick's encouraging statements to the players...Rick looked at Igor and ask "Igor...what were doing at the end of the game🤷‍♂️?" 😅 😅 All indications are ...Igor took it in stride. Rick keeps it open and honest ALL THE TIME!
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I think Igor is really growing up and needed to be under CRB for 4 years. So much potential but needed a Coach to push him. He has been pushed and coddled by CRBs at the same time and has had to adjust to it in one year. Not long enough. IGOR will run through a wall for Barnes, but is still wanting to please and fills comfortable doing it his way at times vs CRB's. Another year under Barnes would have been great. Also, there is probably a backstory we are not aware of in the background.
 
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