BTO’s Vanderbilt Postgame Report

[1Big_Orange_Fan]

I'm not so worried about JJJ. When he was scoring earlier in the season, Knecht & Aidoo weren't as much as they are now. They can't all get those shots and I'd rather see Knecht & Aidoo take them as they are more consistent and put up higher percentage shots. I think JJJ and Mashack are now kind of the same player - great hustle, rebounding, and defense. Both can guard 1-4 and I like having one of them on the court at all times.

 

[1Big_Orange_Fan]

You know I like you and I mean no offense in saying this, but I believe you're viewing both of those fouls in an extremely favorable lens.

Vescovi's first foul looks rather innocent, maybe picky even, at first glance. He just gives a bit of a shoulder to gain positional advantage on the rebound attempt. But just after that, he fully extends both arms into the back of Rivera-Torres, shoving him under the basket and completely out of the play. Perhaps he was flopping at times, but he was smart enough to go to the ground on that play, and it was definitely a foul and one you can't commit standing under the basket when three officials have their eyes on the action. You'll never get away with that when your arms go full extension into a guy's back. Ironically, I don't call what Rivera-Torres did on that play "flopping" so much as being smart by selling a foul you know occurred, and we've seen Santi do the exact same thing, himself. Smart players know when to aid an official and make it believable.
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Awaka’s first foul was an easy call as well, and definitely a foul. He did a decent job of moving his feet, but he didn't stay vertical and smacked Rivera-Torres on the left elbow. Again, right there in the paint with every official watching the action.
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Now I'll admit, those officials overall performance left a lot to be desired and even the announcers called them out on a couple occasions. But I think they easily got those two calls correct.

Vescovi is usually the king at getting fouls called on his opponents.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Care to add any details related to the situation in which Rick Barnes got T'd up?

I don’t have any information on that.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

With no real facts to back up my opinion, I've just assumed ZZ is our best inbounding passer, with JJJ next best due to his height. Who else has Barnes used inbounding the ball that I'm forgetting?

Mashack throws it in after made baskets - but that’s different as there’s usually no defensive pressure. It seems like Aido has inbounded the ball when the inbounder isn’t near TN’s basket. I think I recall Barnes switching to Aidoo or JJJ throwing the ball in if the defense has caused TN to burn a TO with ZZ trying to throw in (or Vice versa). I think that ZZ might be the inbounder on a lot of the set plays on the baseline that result in a slam or easy basket by a big at the rim.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Wheelz coming off the Bayou Barbie wagon… 72-61. Getting rode hard at the Hump!

 

[NighthawkVol]

Mashack throws it in after made baskets - but that’s different as there’s usually no defensive pressure. It seems like Aido has inbounded the ball when the inbounder isn’t near TN’s basket. I think I recall Barnes switching to Aidoo or JJJ throwing the ball in if the defense has caused TN to burn a TO with ZZ trying to throw in (or Vice versa). I think that ZZ might be the inbounder on a lot of the set plays on the baseline that result in a slam or easy basket by a big at the rim.

ZZ was that inbounder on an alley oop dunk to Aidoo.