I'm not enthused about playing Miami-OH

[Enigmatic_Vol]

Solid team that's been dissed. This smells like Loyola-Chicago... I sure hope not. Yikes! Maybe they haven't seen the physical brand of hoops we'll bring them. GBO

 

[golfballvol]

Miami Ohio may go first four to final four if bama beats Michigan and Kentucky can knock out Iowa state

 

[Skooter]

I woulda much rather played SMU. 5 wide can be a pain. Believe we will need to play ament at the 4 or we will get stuck with both JP and Carey on switches and neither can guard the 3

 

[i2amavol]

They definitely play a unique style. We better play smart.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Miami Ohio may go first four to final four if bama beats Michigan and Kentucky can knock out Iowa state

It's more likely that we beat any of them before Miami does.

Can you break 90?

 

[Volfandt]

Those boys can shoot the treys. And once they drawl you out on the permimeter they can post you up. The VOLS will have to play 40 minutes of man up D, CRB will need to go to the bench for fresh guards to keep in their faces. On the O side, we should be able to post them up and out board them, course they'll need to miss more than they did tonight. Makes you wonder how a mid major ended their streak....
Gonna be a shoot out...

 

[VolBalls33]

Play a 3 2 zone and cover the 3 point line. Miami Ohio doesnt have an inside game. Ament, Okpara, and Estella should feast. Still teams that can make 15 plus 3's is tough to beat.

 

[Skooter]

We aren’t pulling out a 3-2 zone for the first time in Barnes career on Friday.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Play a 3 2 zone and cover the 3 point line. Miami Ohio doesnt have an inside game. Ament, Okpara, and Estella should feast. Still teams that can make 15 plus 3's is tough to beat.

Making 15 isn’t quite as impressive when you take 40+. They shot a decent %, but it’s not like they we 15/30.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Play a 3 2 zone and cover the 3 point line. Miami Ohio doesnt have an inside game. Ament, Okpara, and Estella should feast. Still teams that can make 15 plus 3's is tough to beat.

Yeah let's get gimmicky for an 11 seed while being a double digit favorite

 

[hUTch2002]

Play a 3 2 zone and cover the 3 point line. Miami Ohio doesnt have an inside game. Ament, Okpara, and Estella should feast. Still teams that can make 15 plus 3's is tough to beat.

Or just play tough man and dare them to drive around you.

 

[StarRaider]

i am thused man

 

[Orangeslide]

SMU coach is trash, their defense is awful. Their match up zone they tried to employ in the 2nd half was comical. You gotta smack these punks in the month and get into their head. It’s time to play bully ball as Jay Bilas has accused us in the past. Go Vols! Bury these frauds………..We looking for a throwdown in Philly.

 

[kiddiedoc]

A "funny" whistle is the only thing that should be able to keep this close.

 

[Hulavol]

We’re gonna push these little shrimps all over the floor. This is going to be a 20+ blowout.
You guys need to relax. We can defend them and they can’t do the reverse. They don’t have the personnel to keep this close in the paint, and they have no answer for Ament. None.

 

[volfan2024]

There goes my bracket if they get put out first game lol

 

[Dougie_D]

BJ Edward’s didn’t play for SMU who is a big part of their offense and defense play. I’m glad we are playing Miami (Oh). We will play better defense

 

[StarRaider]

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Miami Ohio may go first four to final four if bama beats Michigan and Kentucky can knock out Iowa state

Bama is not going far without Holloway

 

[VOL931]

Making 15 isn’t quite as impressive when you take 40+. They shot a decent %, but it’s not like they we 15/30.

They shot 16 of 41 which is 39% from 3-pt line.

 

[vavolfan6]

Not gonna lie, the way we help on defense does not bode well playing against a shooting team like Miami. We tend to collapse hard and Miami could cut to the basket similarily to how Kentucky kept scoring on us.

Gotta force them to play our game and defend us inside. If we try and play small ball we simply do not have the outside perimeter scoring ability to keep up.

 

[MDsweetT]

Making 15 isn’t quite as impressive when you take 40+. They shot a decent %, but it’s not like they we 15/30.

I mean they shot 39% which is their season average and 8 in the country. But the key for them was only turning the over 4 times. Thats how you win ballgames. We must take care of the and limit threes.

 

[Special Ed]

Anyone know of a doctor who can treat a busted bracket?

 

[WhenUrVolUrVFL]

I got it covered fellas. I bet on Miami +11.5.

That means we’re gonna blow them out.

You’re welcome volnation.

 

[WhenUrVolUrVFL]

Not gonna lie, the way we help on defense does not bode well playing against a shooting team like Miami. We tend to collapse hard and Miami could cut to the basket similarily to how Kentucky kept scoring on us.

Gotta force them to play our game and defend us inside. If we try and play small ball we simply do not have the outside perimeter scoring ability to keep up.

The unnecessary helps are so frustrating. But honestly, we’re just so much more athletic than them. And I think we’ll dominate inside and on defense.

If we do the stupid help defense over and over and over, yeah it might be a long day.