I just realized while watching the recap of the last 2 mins

[Volprofch05]

The funny thing was, Barnes looked flabbergasted that Mashack hit the shot.

I'll be honest...I'm glad I watched that game alone. My wife was at her brother's house and I was cussing refs the entire game, then acted like a fool when Mashack hit the shot. Not my finest 2 hours of behavior...glad no one saw it.

Sounds like a perfectly fine 2 hours of behavior to me!

 

[cncchris33]

Sounds like a perfectly fine 2 hours of behavior to me!

Certainly an understandable 2 hours of behavior.

 

[camp_steveo]

That Mashack got into position to draw the foul. Hit both FTs to tie the game (when both teams were missing them like crazy). Got the jump ball on Bamas possession that led to the 5 second violation. Then hit the 3.
Not only was that one of the best final minutes of play I've seen from a single player (in all aspects of the game) but it was by the guy that what, a month or so ago teams were barely guarding when he had the ball in his hands? Truly legendary.

Side note: Not to diminish the clutch shot by Lanier, but it is interesting that it was another crucial last seconds FT miss but it actually worked out in Tenns favor, being one of a couple of Bama mistakes that led to the win.

Mashack took the team on his shoulders and willed them to victory! True warrior spirit!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Don’t omit Mashack’s split second decision to take off dribbling toward UT’s goal. The play was to get the ball back to ZZ after the inbound pass but JM recognized that it wasn’t there because Bama had ZZ covered up. If JM had hesitated a 10th of a second or two then his basket would have been too late.

I don’t think I’ve seen a player do so many things exactly right in such a small window like that to win a game. It might be a once every 100 years type of event.

 

[VolCalls]

If I was the Bama coach I would have called the same thing; Mashack would be the player I would want the ball in his hands.

I don’t think it was strategic by Oats other than he didn’t want the ball in Ziegler’s hands going North to South. The guy guarding the inbounds passer did the right thing by denying the return pass. Mashack ended up being the guy coming to get the pass instead of Gainey. It looks like a genius move by Barnes to use Gainey as a decoy by having him streak down the sideline instead of coming to get the ball.

 

[cncchris33]

I don’t think it was strategic by Oats other than he didn’t want the ball in Ziegler’s hands going North to South. The guy guarding the inbounds passer did the right thing by denying the return pass. Mashack ended up being the guy coming to get the pass instead of Gainey. It looks like a genius move by Barnes to use Gainey as a decoy by having him streak down the sideline instead of coming to get the ball.

Being that Mashack just barely got the ball downcourt and got a shot off from 35 feet before the buzzer, it's fair to wonder what kind of look they get if he receives it, then passes back to ZZ.

It also hurt the effort to get it back to ZZ in that he couldn't move on the inbounds pass following the 5-sec call, unlike if it had followed a made shot where he could run the baseline.

 

[VolCalls]

Being that Mashack just barely got the ball downcourt and got a shot off from 35 feet before the buzzer, it's fair to wonder what kind of look they get if he receives it, then passes back to ZZ.

It also hurt the effort to get it back to ZZ in that he couldn't move on the inbounds pass following the 5-sec call, unlike if it had followed a made shot where he could run the baseline.

Ideally you pass it back to ZZ in stride as he takes off down the court. With his speed he likely gets off a similar shot.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Ideally you pass it back to ZZ in stride as he takes off down the court. With his speed he likely gets off a similar shot.

I think it is really cool that ZZ, Gainey, and now Mayshack all have had a huge game winning moment this year. Huge testament to Rick Barnes having his seniors ready for big moments!
ZZ's shot at the end of the Texas A&M game may not have been at the buzzer, but it was clutch and game winning for sure.
Would have loved ZZ to hit that 3 at Auburn, but that A&M shot helped keep our #1 seed hopes alive.

 

[JohnWardForever]

The funny thing was, Barnes looked flabbergasted that Mashack hit the shot.

I'll be honest...I'm glad I watched that game alone. My wife was at her brother's house and I was cussing refs the entire game, then acted like a fool when Mashack hit the shot. Not my finest 2 hours of behavior...glad no one saw it.

If you cuss the refs more than 20 times during a UT game you are overreacting.

 

[NighthawkVol]

If you cuss the refs more than 20 times during a UT game you are overreacting.

Pretty sure it was just 19.

 

[Volnanza]

Or another way of looking at is it that Mashack would only have to hit 20 out of his next 75 (26%) to come down to Gainey's percentage for the 115 attempts that he has taken this season. Or only hit 8 out of his next 47 (17%) to come down to Gainey's conference games shooting percentage. Shack has the best 3 point percentage in conference games (other than the Okpara anomaly) on the team at .444. If Gainey and Dubar have the green light to shoot, then Jahmai has to realize that he does also, and burn teams that show him such disrespect by not guarding him beyond the line. His shot arc and rotation look fine to me...just needs to be more aggressive and confident.

None of the above is an attempt to put down Gainey or Dubar, by the way.

Coach has always said that Mashack has a pretty shot and would like him to shoot more.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Coach has always said that Mashack has a pretty shot and would like him to shoot more.

He wears it out in the 3 pt drills and games with the other guards

 

[LordVOLdemort]

It was ZZ, and it seemed as if Steven Anderson saw and acknowledged it...he raised his hand...but then also seemed to realize that Mashack had already let the ball go prior to acknowledging the request for a TO, so he swallowed his whistle.

Imagine if Anderson is a little quicker and the ball goes in after TO is acknowledged and called. Then, what if, we go on to lose in OT. TBA would’ve faired worse than Lane Kiffin’s mattress.

 

[Hoggervol]

If you cuss the refs more than 20 times during a UT game you are overreacting.

I have been guilty of cussing Pat Adams 20 times before the tip-off!

 

[Other_Guy]

Don’t omit Mashack’s split second decision to take off dribbling toward UT’s goal. The play was to get the ball back to ZZ after the inbound pass but JM recognized that it wasn’t there because Bama had ZZ covered up. If JM had hesitated a 10th of a second or two then his basket would have been too late.

I don’t think I’ve seen a player do so many things exactly right in such a small window like that to win a game. It might be a once every 100 years type of event.

My initial reaction live was that he could've taken another step of 2 and got closer but upon replay clearly he fired at the last shot.

 

[1974Vol]

that jump ball call was bogus. they were "tied up" (i use that term loosely) for half a second, before it popped out and we recovered. ref had a bad angle, and couldnt see the ball. should not have made that call, and we should have been running the court for a chance to win the game.

was a great finish, but hurt our chances.

It appeared to me that the ball was tied up briefly and them the Bama player forearm shivered Shack to the floor. Could have easily been called a foul. The best view is the replay shot they had from the Tennessee end of the floor looking back up the court. Would be interested to know if that looked like a foul to y'all.

 

[BruisedOrange]

If I was the Bama coach I would have called the same thing; Mashack would be the player I would want the ball in his hands.

Just for giggles... take that logical statement over to the Lady Vols forum with the tag "2024 South Carolina game" in bold print.

Don't worry... no one will attack you!

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Just for giggles... take that logical statement over to the Lady Vols forum with the tag "2024 South Carolina game" in bold print.

Don't worry... no one will attack you!

I haven’t been super invested in LV basketball since Coach Summitt retired, but even still, that play is nightmare fuel.

 

[Lefteye]

Right, but you're playing the odds at that point. Okpara is 100% from 3 this year, but do you think Bama wouldn't have minded him taking that shot? Mashack's %s have been built on limited attempts. Of the guys on the floor, he's definitely at the top of their list to take that shot if Bama had to choose.

Bama?!? His own coach was begging for a timeout. Folks shouldn’t get butthurt about the fact he was down the list of guys a shot wouldn’t have been drawn up.

But, after that shot, he shouldn’t have that in his head anymore. Imo He doesn’t have a bad looking shot… his deal is second thoughts, double guessing and not being an offensive guy to this point. I’m reaching here, but imagine if he gains a confidence he hasn’t shown in 3.75 years.

And I’m not saying he will or should be a 10-12 pt guy. But I just don’t see why not.

 

[first time caller]

And the opposing coaches leave him essentially unguarded in the backcourt. Perfect setup for us.

Aka Kelly Harper against South Carolina last year

 

[BruisedOrange]

Bama?!? His own coach was begging for a timeout. Folks shouldn’t get butthurt about the fact he was down the list of guys a shot wouldn’t have been drawn up.

But, after that shot, he shouldn’t have that in his head anymore. Imo He doesn’t have a bad looking shot… his deal is second thoughts, double guessing and not being an offensive guy to this point. I’m reaching here, but imagine if he gains a confidence he hasn’t shown in 3.75 years.

And I’m not saying he will or should be a 10-12 pt guy. But I just don’t see why not.

There are just times when you know "it's goin' in today." I've even had that feeling when nothing was hitting in warmups... but when the game started, I could just feel it.

Glad Mashack listened to his right hemisphere!

 

[The Dog]

The funny thing was, Barnes looked flabbergasted that Mashack hit the shot.

I'll be honest...I'm glad I watched that game alone. My wife was at her brother's house and I was cussing refs the entire game, then acted like a fool when Mashack hit the shot. Not my finest 2 hours of behavior...glad no one saw it.

Don't be ashamed about going crazy after Shack's shot, that's understandable. At least, you didn't run into the store, after the 5 second call, because you figured the game was going into OT, like I did.

 

[cncchris33]

Bama?!? His own coach was begging for a timeout. Folks shouldn’t get butthurt about the fact he was down the list of guys a shot wouldn’t have been drawn up.

But, after that shot, he shouldn’t have that in his head anymore. Imo He doesn’t have a bad looking shot… his deal is second thoughts, double guessing and not being an offensive guy to this point. I’m reaching here, but imagine if he gains a confidence he hasn’t shown in 3.75 years.

And I’m not saying he will or should be a 10-12 pt guy. But I just don’t see why not.

Right...of the options on the floor, Okpara is probably the only player Bama wanted to take that shot more than Mashack, and that was never going to happen. And it isn't a knock on JM, but Lanier, Gainey, and ZZ are just far more proven options. You're right that he could me more aggressive on the perimeter, especially if they are going to give him the open look. He needs to take a few of those each game until he proves he can't make it, or that he can't be left open.

 

[Sudden Impact]

I still can't get over Barnes and ZZ trying to call timeout, Barnes being pissed then him throwing his hands up when the shot went in and ZZ just standing there like "wtf just happened". lol

I think Barnes was running game on the Media in his postgame interview. I usually tell the up we are going to call a timeout but I didn't. He hurried up Mashack and yes Z standing near CRB calling a timeout but the Ref was focused on the ball and not the sideline. I think the Ball was in the air. CRBs let it go had we been down a pt he would gotten the time out called. He wasn't so he let it play out.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

And yet he has the second best 3-point pct on the team. And also the 2nd best FG% overall of the guards.

He gets wide open shots that Lanier, Gainey, and Ziegler aren’t given. After that game, idk if he will get those same looks.