1. Hell yeah! What a big win for the program. It needed it. That just might be the game that gets this team going.
2. Great job Coach Martin from the beginning of the game. Richardson played with confidence. And you got 23 points from McRae and Hall. Those lineup changes worked perfectly. I also like McRae from the bench. Gives you some scoring you sorely lack.
I HAVE BEEN BEGGING TO SPLIT UP MCRAE AND TATUM AND TO TAKE HALL OUT OF THE STARTING LINEUP. I FINALLY GOT MY WISH AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A GOOD MOVE. I FELT AS THOUGH IT WOULD GIVE US A MUCH MORE BALANCED LINEUP AND I DON'T THINK WE HAD MUCH DROPOFF WHEN WE SUBBED IN AND OUT AT ANY POINT.
3. The pick and roll defense was excellent. The guards did a great job fighting through screens and the post players rotated quickly. That's the type of defense Coach Martin wants this program to have.
BEST DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON. AN EFFORT LIKE THAT EVERY NIGHT OUT, AND WE WIN A LOT MORE GAMES.
4. Trae Golden played really well today. He didn't force things, controlled the pace of the game, and played really good defense today. Trae is starting to become a real threat at point guard.
HE WAS VERY EFFICIENT TODAY. NOT SURE I'M READY TO AGREE WITH YOUR LAST STATEMENT JUST YET. SEE THE MEMPHIS GAME FOR PROOF OF THAT. YOU WERE QUESTIONING HIM YOURSELF AFTER THAT GAME AND ONE GAME LATER, HE IS ON HIS WAY TO BECOMING A REAL THREAT AT PG??? ONE GOOD GAME WILL NOT CHANGE MY MIND, BUT TO EACH THEIR OWN.
5. Kenny Hall, you can do that every night. Just saying.
WHO IS THIS KENNY HALL YOU SPEAK OF? THE KENNY HALL I KNOW IS A TIMID MOUSE WHO PLAYS LIKE HE'S 5-9 AND NOT 6-9. SOMEONE WEARING #20 LOOKED AWFUL DANG GOOD TODAY THOUGH. SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT BY CCM TODAY.
6. Josh Richardson has such good qualities to his game. He's young, a little raw, but he's going to be a fine player at Tennessee.
I LOVE HOW J-RICH UNDERSTANDS HIS ROLE AND DOESN'T TRY TO PLAY OUTSIDE OF IT. SEEMS TO BE A SMART PLAYER.
7. The post guys played like men today. They fought, clawed, and flat out hustled better than Florida tonight. It was a real joy to watch.
BEST GAME OF THE SEASON IN THE POST AND BEST JOB OF FEEDING THE POST ALL SEASON.
8. Tennessee had to control the flow of the game and they did. Florida only had two or three fastbreak buckets. You can tell Florida was out of their comfort zone all night.
I DOUBTED WHETHER OR NOT THIS TEAM COULD IMPOSE TEMPO ON ANYONE BECAUSE THEY HAD YET TO DO IT ALL SEASON. THEY JUST DID IT.
9. Also, I have no idea why Florida didn't go to zone more. That perplexed me. Bad job by Billy D today.
BILLY D HAS A MENTAL BLOCK AGAINST TENNESSEE, MUCH LIKE FULMER HAD A MENTAL BLOCK AGAINST FLORIDA. HE GOES INTO FULL-ON SILLY MODE AGAINST US SOMETIMES.
10. This was a huge win for the team. You lose by 15 to your in state rival and beat a top 15 at home less than 72 hours later. Great job by the coaching staff, and the Vol faithful should be proud of the players today, they played great.
GREAT JOB BY BOTH THE COACHES AND PLAYERS TODAY. HUGE FOE US TO BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AFTER THE DRUBBING WE TOOK AT MEMPHIS AND BE MENTALLY TOUGH ENOUGH TO COME HOME AND BEAT A TOP 15 TEAM BY IMPOSING YOUR WILL AND MAKING THEM PLAY YOUR GAME.
Go Vols!!! :hi:
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