Breakdown tn vs kentucky (merged)

#26
#26
VOLinthaATL said:
It was not my intention to bash you. However, being in denial that CBG outcoached Pearl in both meeting is incredibly bias.
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I am not a Pearl homer (not that you are claiming that i am.) at all and have stated my displeasure for his in game coaching tactics or lack thereof. I just look back at that game in such frustration because of all the shots that UK hit with the shot clock expiring. I should have focused my first post solely on that point and not challenged the coaching match up.
 
#27
#27
This game will come down to an X-Factor. Patterson and Meeks will get their's, but if we can hold the rest of the team in check, we should get a victory. The X-Factor I speak of is Stevenson. If he goes off and gets 15+, I don't see us winning this game.
 
#29
#29
VolFan32 said:
This game will come down to an X-Factor. Patterson and Meeks will get their's, but if we can hold the rest of the team in check, we should get a victory. The X-Factor I speak of is Stevenson. If he goes off and gets 15+, I don't see us winning this game.
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Just keep him off the offensive glass, he will sometimes take a 15 footer, and at times last year hit that shot, but this year has been less successful with it, i am completely ok with him taking that shot against us. BUt most of his points come off of the glass or great passes by Patterson off of the double team
 
#30
#30
lujacha said:
I just look back at that game in such frustration because of all the shots that UK hit with the shot clock expiring. I should have focused my first post solely on that point and not challenged the coaching match up.
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Don't you think holding the ball as long as possible was a coaching tactic by Billy Clyde? Would you agree that was a good strategy against a team with high scoring potential and shooters like Tennessee had in that game? Isn't that exactly what we're talking about?
 
#31
#31
VolFan32 said:
This game will come down to an X-Factor. Patterson and Meeks will get their's, but if we can hold the rest of the team in check, we should get a victory. The X-Factor I speak of is Stevenson. If he goes off and gets 15+, I don't see us winning this game.
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Excellent point. Perry could be a huge factor in this game.
 
#32
#32
Redlegs said:
Don't you think holding the ball as long as possible was a coaching tactic by Billy Clyde? Would you agree that was a good strategy against a team with high scoring potential and shooters like Tennessee had in that game? Isn't that exactly what we're talking about?
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He clearly wanted the air out of the ball, by to pretend that he wanted the awful shots you were left with (and fortunately made) is absurd. It took no genius to slow the ball down. It did, however, take an accomplice from our side and Pearl was that.
 
#33
#33
Redlegs said:
Don't you think holding the ball as long as possible was a coaching tactic by Billy Clyde? Would you agree that was a good strategy against a team with high scoring potential and shooters like Tennessee had in that game? Isn't that exactly what we're talking about?
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I agree, but normally, contested fadeaway 3s dont drop that often, especially when shot by Derrick Jasper, I expected it from Crawford and Bradely some, but that many was ridiculous.
 
#34
#34
BigPapaVol said:
He clearly wanted the air out of the ball, by to pretend that he wanted the awful shots you were left with (and fortunately made) is absurd. It took no genius to slow the ball down. It did, however, take an accomplice from our side and Pearl was that.
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exactly
 
#35
#35
Redlegs said:
Excellent point. Perry could be a huge factor in this game.
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It's cute the way you call him by his first name. Makes me wanna cry a bit, with all the peronal feelings UK fans have for their players and such.
 
#37
#37
BigPapaVol said:
It's cute the way you call him by his first name. Makes me wanna cry a bit, with all the peronal feelings UK fans have for their players and such.
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Try not to cry. There's no room for panzies when UK and UT tip it off. Hopefully Perry & Patrick play well tomorrow night and really give you a reason to get water in the eyes.
 
#38
#38
Redlegs said:
Try not to cry. There's no room for panzies when UK and UT tip it off. Hopefully Perry & Patrick play well tomorrow night and really give you a reason to get water in the eyes.
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Have you finally dried your eyes from the football beatdown after you expected victory?

You never beat Fulmer.

24.
 
#39
#39
Redlegs said:
Try not to cry. There's no room for panzies when UK and UT tip it off. Hopefully Perry & Patrick play well tomorrow night and really give you a reason to get water in the eyes.
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What are panzies? Those only grow in KY?
 
#42
#42
Saying KY's turnovers come mostly from dumb halfcourt passes is a bit disingenuous, and implies that they can easily fix this flaw with just some minor tweaking. They turn the ball over a quarter of the time. That is not a typo nor an exaggeration: 25%!! That's staggering, and also worse than about 300 teams in Div-1.

The problem, however, is that they more than make up for it in effective shooting O and D.

I still think we'll sneak out a win, but it might rely on us shooting a bit better than our pathetic 30% 3pt number. I'm looking at you, Tatum. And you, Scotty.
 
#43
#43
Redlegs said:
I must admit, I find you to be a bit of a douche.
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I must admit, the feeling is quite mutual.

You show up on a rival board to talk smack, and when you lose, you disappear until the next game, and then return to talk more smack.
 
#44
#44
I say let TBA sell beer.
Then Billy Clyde would in the line for beer instead of coaching the game....
:)

In all seriousness though, I think KY pulls out the win. Tenn may go up early, but they cannot sustain a lead or build on it. KY will come back in second half, take the lead, Tenn will keep in close for a while but fail to make baskets when they count. KY will win by 7-10.

Its nice to have a decent chat with KY fans for a change though! Welcome to Volnation
 
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#45
#45
All UK will have to do to score is bring Patterson up to screen the ball then dish as he rolls wide open to the basket. For some reason TN cant defend a ball screen.
 
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#46
#46
lujacha said:
Im not on the kool aid look at my previous posts before you bash me. I live in KY and have to listen that, a win is a win over UK especially. With or without Patterson my point was UK hit a lot of shots that they normally didnt hit, including a few fade aways by Jasper, who was not known for his shooting.
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Doesn't matter. That was the game plan. I guess by your logic Bruce was also a crappy coach the many times Lofton and Smith bailed him out on threes.

CBG game plan the whole time was obvious - and it worked - to hold the ball to the end of the shot clock and slow the game down which limits possessions. Bradley and especially Crawford are lethal from three and can could make those contested 3s. They had the personnel to do it (although I'm sure it wasn't his plan), so why not?
 
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#48
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Also, I hate Perry Stevenson - almost as much as Liggins (the guy looks like a total moron while sprinting and dribbling... its probably because of his height - but then again Chism looks 10x better dribbling the ball down court). Guy (Stevenson) needs to learn to sit and stand up straight so he's not hunched over 24/7. He's very untalented offensively but always gets lucky breaks when he plays us thus making him look good... Ex. we get a rebound but players run into each other and the ball rolls to Stevenson right under the basket uncontested for a dunk... or player falls down while guarding him and leads to another uncontested dunk.

Meeks - meh - he's only annoying because he's a ball hog and thinks he's super man - otherwise I like watching him play. Other than that they're alright... except Harrellson looks pretty stupid as well. Love watching Patterson play - except against our defense.
 
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#49
#49
I dunno, stevenson is pretty effective no matter the competition; I agree that watching him play sorta makes one think otherwise, but his numbers are hard to argue with. On top of that he is blocking/contesting shots a lot better. I have no idea why he is suddenly shooting some 3s now and again, but 30% sounds vol-like in its success, so maybe he should stop.

If we make michael porter look even halfway decent we have some problems.
 
#50
#50
lidderer said:
Saying KY's turnovers come mostly from dumb halfcourt passes is a bit disingenuous, and implies that they can easily fix this flaw with just some minor tweaking. They turn the ball over a quarter of the time. That is not a typo nor an exaggeration: 25%!! That's staggering, and also worse than about 300 teams in Div-1.

The problem, however, is that they more than make up for it in effective shooting O and D.

I still think we'll sneak out a win, but it might rely on us shooting a bit better than our pathetic 30% 3pt number. I'm looking at you, Tatum. And you, Scotty.
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actually, that's correct. UK can fix the problem with a bit more care from the wings..... and they have fixed some of it.

I've tracked every TO in every game since the first one......I'm not just claiming something that isn't true.... UK gives the ball away for a large portion of their TO's.... It's almost ridiculous how bad they have been at the "unforced errors"..... but they are showing some signs of improvement.....

mm
 
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