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[kckempf]

And Woodson wasn’t?

That would make the results even less relevant. However Woodson used a reduced rotation, it did seem that his approach was closer to a tournament approach.

 

[SGMVols]

That would make the results even less relevant. However Woodson used a reduced rotation, it did seem that his approach was closer to a tournament approach.

They were treating it like a sweet 16 game. We treated it like an NBA preseason game.

 

[VolCalls]

That would make the results even less relevant. However Woodson used a reduced rotation, it did seem that his approach was closer to a tournament approach.

LOL

 

[Ghost of Archvol]

Good Lord, Louisville is running Indiana out of the gym. That road thrashing of the Lou will pay dividends for us this year.

 

[pimo1]

Woooooooooow. Cooper Flagg just posterized a Kansas player. That was nuts.

EDIT: Here’s the play.

This kid is the real deal.

 

[cncchris33]

LOL

Mike Woodson only played 9 players, and all 5 starters played 30+ minutes.

Rick Barnes played every scholarship player on his roster, and only 2 players hit 30 minutes.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Louisville with a 30 point lead

That win may age nicely.

 

[VolCalls]

They were treating it like a sweet 16 game. We treated it like an NBA preseason game.

It’s amazing how some of you always have an excuse when we lose, in any sport at any time of year. The Vols can do no wrong.

My point being we got beat by Indiana on our home floor, even though it was a charity exhibition - we still lost. We destroyed Louisville on theirs when it did. Now Louisville is annihilating Indiana on a neutral floor, which makes our win over them look that much better.

 

[VolCalls]

Mike Woodson only played 9 players, and all 5 starters played 30+ minutes.

Rick Barnes played every scholarship player on his roster, and only 2 players hit 30 minutes.

LOL

 

[cncchris33]

LOL

Solid retort.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

It’s amazing how some of you always have an excuse when we lose, in any sport at any time of year. The Vols can do no wrong.

My point being we got beat by Indiana on our home floor, even though it was a charity exhibition - we still lost. We destroyed Louisville on theirs when it did. Now Louisville is annihilating Indiana on a neutral floor, which makes our win over them look that much better.

No one is making excuses. Exhibition games DO NOT MATTER. Arkansas beat Purdue last year in an exhibition game, and Arkansas was putrid all year long. Most coaches do not treat exhibition games like regular season games, especially Barnes.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

It’s amazing how some of you always have an excuse when we lose, in any sport at any time of year. The Vols can do no wrong.

My point being we got beat by Indiana on our home floor, even though it was a charity exhibition - we still lost. We destroyed Louisville on theirs when it did. Now Louisville is annihilating Indiana on a neutral floor, which makes our win over them look that much better.

It’s pretty amazing you think exhibitions are taken seriously.

But go on with your ridiculous claim.

 

[Creeker]

It’s amazing how some of you always have an excuse when we lose, in any sport at any time of year. The Vols can do no wrong.

My point being we got beat by Indiana on our home floor, even though it was a charity exhibition - we still lost. We destroyed Louisville on theirs when it did. Now Louisville is annihilating Indiana on a neutral floor, which makes our win over them look that much better.

You may have a point, but what a weird situation to take the stance on. It was an exhibition, Barnes even stated that we didn’t do film review or really have a specific game prep for the exhibition. Really strange hill to die on.

 

[cncchris33]

You may have a point, but what a weird situation to take the stance on. It was an exhibition, Barnes even stated that we didn’t do film review or really have a specific game prep for the exhibition. Really strange hill to die on.

Solid points. Expect a mature and well thought out reply.

 

[VolCalls]

You may have a point, but what a weird situation to take the stance on. It was an exhibition, Barnes even stated that we didn’t do film review or really have a specific game prep for the exhibition. Really strange hill to die on.

My original point was how different Louisville and Indiana looked today from when we played them. The immediate response was that IU approached our game like a Sweet 16 game while we were just tinkering with lineups so the outcome meant nothing - an excuse that was totally irrelevant to the discussion. Shame on me for taking the bait.

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

Mike Woodson only played 9 players, and all 5 starters played 30+ minutes.

Rick Barnes played every scholarship player on his roster, and only 2 players hit 30 minutes.

Barnes played line ups in that game that he would never put out in a regular season unless he absolutely had to. We would destroy Indiana if we played them again.

 

[Vol49er]

VolsCalls it’d be much less embarrassing to say you just forgot the Indiana game was an exhibition than to dig in on this bizarre idea that exhibition games are really important data points to consider when judging how good a team is

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

I said it during the Indiana exhibition game thread this Indiana team isn't all that great and some ripped me.

 

[VolCalls]

VolsCalls it’d be much less embarrassing to say you just forgot the Indiana game was an exhibition than to dig in on this bizarre idea that exhibition games are really important data points to consider when judging how good a team is

I didn’t forget, nor did I watch the game. I didn’t know the reason we lost was because Mike Woodson approached it like an NCAA Tournament game and we didn’t take it seriously. Thanks for enlightening me.

 

[cncchris33]

My original point was how different Louisville and Indiana looked today from when we played them. The immediate response was that IU approached our game like a Sweet 16 game while we were just tinkering with lineups so the outcome meant nothing - an excuse that was totally irrelevant to the discussion. Shame on me for taking the bait.

Happy Thanksgiving.

You seem offended that people don't believe that the Indiana exhibition was an accurate reflection of the two teams' talent and ability.

Making note of the reasons that it might not be a true reflection isn't necessarily making excuses.

There was no "bait". Your inability to have a discussion about it like an adult is the more concerning issue.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

It’s amazing how some of you always have an excuse when we lose, in any sport at any time of year. The Vols can do no wrong.

My point being we got beat by Indiana on our home floor, even though it was a charity exhibition - we still lost. We destroyed Louisville on theirs when it did. Now Louisville is annihilating Indiana on a neutral floor, which makes our win over them look that much better.

In a game that meant jack s***. You seem to be treating like a real loss. And you're apparently thinking everyone else are the crazy ones when again...that game meant absolutely nothing.

Who gives a s*** we lost an exhibition game? Do you get upset when Orange beats White in the O&W Game?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I didn’t forget, nor did I watch the game. I didn’t know the reason we lost was because Mike Woodson approached it like an NCAA Tournament game and we didn’t take it seriously. Thanks for enlightening me.

Louisville is destroying Indiana right now in the Battle 4 Atlantis. These two teams look totally different from when we played them.

So if you didn't watch the Indiana game....how do you know they look "totally different"?

 

[The Dog]

So if you didn't watch the Indiana game....how do you know they look "totally different"?

Damn, @VolsSportsFan , bringing the receipts. I agree we were not trying to win, this year. But, last year we did try at Michigan State and everybody bragged about it, on here

 

[VolCalls]

So if you didn't watch the Indiana game....how do you know they look "totally different"?

Because Indiana beat us and we beat Louisville by 22. Today, Louisville beat Indiana by 28. So you’re telling me if it were a legitimate game and not an exhibition we would have beaten IU by 40-50? I didn’t understand before. Now I do, since we didn’t take that game seriously. Thank you for enlightening me.

 

[VolArmy74]

Damn, @VolsSportsFan , bringing the receipts. I agree we were not trying to win, this year. But, last year we did try at Michigan State and everybody bragged about it, on here

I actually don't think we really tried that hard to win the MSU game, in that it was taken particularly seriously by the coaches. Rick was cutting up and joking on the sidelines with reporters and Izzo during the game.