bleedingTNorange
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1. Sorry boys, but you’re getting another hyped up postgame repot from BTO, the alcohol has been flowing since about 5pm in anticipation of this game and our Vols did not disappoint! We got our tails kicked in Lexington in embarrassing fashion and for the most part pretty much returned the favor to the Wildcats, what a game to watch, great atmosphere, just a hella good time all around!
2. Santiago Vescovi was an absolute gem tonight, if you didn’t pay attention and missed what he did to Grady all night long then go back and watch…he absolutely blew up screens, flight threw them, played to the strong hand and made life a living hell for Grady which halted anything Kentucky wanted to do…we will ignore the 18pts on 50% shooting, he was absolutely ruthless defensively on Grady.
3. Uhm Jonas Aidoo, how TF are you? People are going to question where he’s been, I sure am about to…18m 5p 7r 3b, stuffing Tschiebwe’s $h!t multiple times, are you kidding me?! And he never even bothered to flash his 18+ foot jumper that he has? If you’re Barnes idk what you do, the starting lineup is producing wins but outside of the first 3-4 minutes you aren’t playing BHH…so how do you work that? Idk. Aidoo showed a great presence tonight, exactly what this team needs at a 5, a rebounder and shot blocker, that it!
4. Speaking of posts…I won’t jump the gun on Fulk, but damn did he look good. Barnes saw a matchup with Tschiebwe 18’ out for Fulk and absolutely targeted it time and time again, that was flashbacks of Fulky of old, what a performance, I don’t expect that every night but if he can bring that energy and potential each night that’s huge for this team.
5. I’ll be negative for a second cause every postgame needs that, we have to keep Vescovi and JJJ out of foul trouble, Vescovi was fine tonight but it was JJJ’s turn. He’s so good defensively and offensively he’s so much better than what Powell is currently bringing, we have to do a better job of avoiding dumb fouls and making sure those 2 guys are on the court 35+ when it matters most.
6. Tennessee threw up a 112.0 ORTG and held Kentucky to 0.91PPP, that’s an absolutely gorgeous performance on both ends of the court…Tennessee’s scout defensively was :chefs kiss: literally, played to Wheelers right, ran Grady off the line, etc etc…the performance was good enough to move Tennessee to #27 offensively on KenPom and #4 defensively, holding their #10 spot overall but making a big move in closing the gap, they are now less than 1ppp away from being a Top 6 team on KenPom.
7. Ok so big picture, my favorite part…Vols now sit 19-6(10-3) with 5 games remaining, 3 toss ups and 2 you better win, at this point with the win tonight it would appear 3-2 would be the worst case scenario, making you 22-8(12-6), most likely a 3rd place finish in the SEC and fighting for 3/4 seed in the NCAAT. Arkansas is literally playing like a Top 5 team, we have to travel to their house Saturday…they just beat #1 Auburn there and will be waiting for us, little bit of house money since we won tonight but going to be a helluva test for sure, not sure what to expect. Anywho, gonna enjoy this one for awhile….
GBO!!!!
2. Santiago Vescovi was an absolute gem tonight, if you didn’t pay attention and missed what he did to Grady all night long then go back and watch…he absolutely blew up screens, flight threw them, played to the strong hand and made life a living hell for Grady which halted anything Kentucky wanted to do…we will ignore the 18pts on 50% shooting, he was absolutely ruthless defensively on Grady.
3. Uhm Jonas Aidoo, how TF are you? People are going to question where he’s been, I sure am about to…18m 5p 7r 3b, stuffing Tschiebwe’s $h!t multiple times, are you kidding me?! And he never even bothered to flash his 18+ foot jumper that he has? If you’re Barnes idk what you do, the starting lineup is producing wins but outside of the first 3-4 minutes you aren’t playing BHH…so how do you work that? Idk. Aidoo showed a great presence tonight, exactly what this team needs at a 5, a rebounder and shot blocker, that it!
4. Speaking of posts…I won’t jump the gun on Fulk, but damn did he look good. Barnes saw a matchup with Tschiebwe 18’ out for Fulk and absolutely targeted it time and time again, that was flashbacks of Fulky of old, what a performance, I don’t expect that every night but if he can bring that energy and potential each night that’s huge for this team.
5. I’ll be negative for a second cause every postgame needs that, we have to keep Vescovi and JJJ out of foul trouble, Vescovi was fine tonight but it was JJJ’s turn. He’s so good defensively and offensively he’s so much better than what Powell is currently bringing, we have to do a better job of avoiding dumb fouls and making sure those 2 guys are on the court 35+ when it matters most.
6. Tennessee threw up a 112.0 ORTG and held Kentucky to 0.91PPP, that’s an absolutely gorgeous performance on both ends of the court…Tennessee’s scout defensively was :chefs kiss: literally, played to Wheelers right, ran Grady off the line, etc etc…the performance was good enough to move Tennessee to #27 offensively on KenPom and #4 defensively, holding their #10 spot overall but making a big move in closing the gap, they are now less than 1ppp away from being a Top 6 team on KenPom.
7. Ok so big picture, my favorite part…Vols now sit 19-6(10-3) with 5 games remaining, 3 toss ups and 2 you better win, at this point with the win tonight it would appear 3-2 would be the worst case scenario, making you 22-8(12-6), most likely a 3rd place finish in the SEC and fighting for 3/4 seed in the NCAAT. Arkansas is literally playing like a Top 5 team, we have to travel to their house Saturday…they just beat #1 Auburn there and will be waiting for us, little bit of house money since we won tonight but going to be a helluva test for sure, not sure what to expect. Anywho, gonna enjoy this one for awhile….
GBO!!!!
