Game Thread: Tennessee (14-8, 7-3 SEC) versus Arkansas (17-8, 5-5 SEC) @ Food City Center, 7:00PM (EST), televised by SEC Network

Problem is with 3 more losses, we could fall all the way to 8th in the league. That's why Vandy and Aggies are must wins.
Not sure how you are arriving at that. The teams below us will also have losses since they will be playing each other, so it's not mathematically possible for us to fall to 8th place with 3 more losses. I think it's more likely that we will end up in 4th tied with MSST, but since we beat them we would have the tiebreaker.
 
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Not sure how you are arriving at that. The teams below us will also have losses since they will be playing each other, so it's not mathematically possible for us to fall to 8th place with 3 more losses. I think it's more likely that we will end up in 4th tied with MSST, but since we beat them we would have the tiebreaker.
Really don't want the bye or fifth place. Sixth would be fine with me if the record of 10 and 6 lands us there. Fourth or fifth puts you in the same bracket with SC don't want to play them again. I want to keep our 51 wins to 13 at present time as much as we can. Probably 51 to 15 in a couple of weeks. I think Pat lost to them once in her 28 year coaching career. Kellie has one win. Still a lot of rumbling about whether she will be allowed one more season or someone else will be coach next season. I am fine either way. I don't get hateful and say she is stealing money or playing with her hair. I think she has tried to do the job and has worked very hard at it without the results we need. I can accept her being fired for the results and other than an elite 2025 recruiting class which is not happening quickly enough. I am fine if someone else is coaching next season. Because without a top ten class were starting over again anyway.
 
Not sure how you are arriving at that. The teams below us will also have losses since they will be playing each other, so it's not mathematically possible for us to fall to 8th place with 3 more losses. I think it's more likely that we will end up in 4th tied with MSST, but since we beat them we would have the tiebreaker.

They didn’t do well in math class.. Tennessee is finishing in the Top 4. Mark my words.

Lets GBO🍊!
 
Really don't want the bye or fifth place. Sixth would be fine with me if the record of 10 and 6 lands us there. Fourth or fifth puts you in the same bracket with SC don't want to play them agai
Man, I've been looking at that wrong for a month. I rechecked and you're right, 5th goes in the bracket with 1st and 4th, 6th w 2nd and 3rd. And that's definitely what we would want. The thought of playing SC for a third time in a month, damn, what did we do to deserve?

So no doubt, with how this season has gone, 5 th is exactly where we'll end up and have to play the extra game plus still play SC in the semis. Damn.
 
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They didn’t do well in math class.. Tennessee is finishing in the Top 4. Mark my words.

Lets GBO🍊!
Didn’t you say Tennessee would beat Bama? Not sure numbers or basketball predictions is your strong trait.

I understand this board loves to talk up opponents but Tennessee will beat Alabama.
 
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Not when we have the worst coach.
Do u think Steve Kerr is a good coach? He’s won championships with great rosters but finished with the worse record in the league without Curry and Thompson for most of the season. So would that mean if u gave Kellie a stacked roster she could win it all?
 
Man, I've been looking at that wrong for a month. I rechecked and you're right, 5th goes in the bracket with 1st and 4th, 6th w 2nd and 3rd. And that's definitely what we would want. The thought of playing SC for a third time in a month, damn, what did we do to deserve?

So no doubt, with how this season has gone, 5 th is exactly where we'll end up and have to play the extra game plus still play SC in the semis. Damn.
Why do people here just concede losses? I don’t have any expectations anymore but I do know if Rickea and Spear can go off together we can beat anyone.
 
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Why do people I jere just concede losses? I don’t have any expectations anymore but I do know if Rickea and Spear can go off together we can beat anyone.
Because everything we've seen from both teams this year strongly suggests we won't win. Of course it's possible, but this has not been a team that surprises in a good way.
 
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Do u think Steve Kerr is a good coach? He’s won championships with great rosters but finished with the worse record in the league without Curry and Thompson for most of the season. So would that mean if u gave Kellie a stacked roster she could win it all?
No
 
Because everything we've seen from both teams this year strongly suggests we won't win. Of course it's possible, but this has not been a team that surprises in a good way.
I haven’t really seen any fight in this team at all, if they come out and have no heart or show a will to win all hope is lost if it’s not already. Rickea and Spear could possibly be the best 2 players on the floor and they need to show it. U can give Michael Jordan 4 players off the street and he will still play to win and think he will win, that’s the mindset they need to take.
 
U can give Michael Jordan 4 players off the street and he will still play to win and think he will win, that’s the mindset they need to take.
You're confusing the mindset of posters on a fan forum with that of the actual team.
 
You're confusing the mindset of posters on a fan forum with that of the actual team.
It’s both for me, I watch the body language of the players during losses and I don’t see anything, I don’t know I’m just a competitor and hated losing with a passion, I just like to see heart and fight in their eyes and demeanor but I just don’t.
 
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This was a nice win.

I’m glad to see better defense. I watched again and with fresh eyes I was more impressed. Just been so discouraged by the up and down play of this group.

It’s almost scary to watch them play well because you know the crash and burn is coming and it’s so painful.
 
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This was a nice win.

I’m glad to see better defense. I watched again and with fresh eyes I was more impressed. Just been so discouraged by the up and down play of this group.

It’s almost scary to watch them play well because you know the crash and burn is coming and it’s so painful.
Defense was elite, but offense IMO was not. They missed a lot of open shots, and they will need to fix that before tomorrow night.
 
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Arkansas helped a lot making there defense look better than it is.
I do admit that they missed a ton of open shots (and had so many rattle in and out), but I think that they were also rushed quite a bit by Tennessee's defense. They particularly did a good job of not fouling them and keeping them off the FT line.
 

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