If Anyone Had Told Me Before the Season…

#28
#28
Orange-U-Glad said:
I was not sure what to make of this team. I said we would know more after the Florida game. We do. It lacks depth, and it has to play at its full potential to play with top teams, much less to beat them. Like most of Barnes’ teams, it lacks a solid post player. I’m not sure how far this team can go, but I will surprised if they make a deep tournament run.
Click to expand...
Can't make any sort of absolute assessment after one game in a long season. Especially after starting on a 14-0 run. Kind of exposed yourself with your second and third comments, especially if you really understand the game
 
  • Like
Reactions: chuckiepoo
#30
#30
The Tall Gguy said:
Oh we understand. Football is bad because EVERY season game means way too much. 1 loss and you are done. Basketball EVERY season game means nothing, it is March that matters.
Click to expand...

You have a point. In football, we have a regular season and then…whatever the knuckleheads come up with next. In basketball, we still have three seasons…preseason, regular season, and the postseason—the NCAA tournament. Only the last one counts…only one winner.
 
#31
#31
Hank Bukowski said:
You have a point. In football, we have a regular season and then…whatever the knuckleheads come up with next. In basketball, we still have three seasons…preseason, regular season, and the postseason—the NCAA tournament. Only the last one counts…only one winner.
Click to expand...

If that’s the case why do you even pay any attention? TN has only been 3 games within being the one winner twice.
 
#33
#33
AstonRoyal said:
Yeah I dunno what y’all are smoking but that was embarrassing. I honestly would’ve been ok with losing if we competed but nobody even showed up, and to a rival for that matter. Ridiculous…

It is just one game but those boys should be embarrassed and I hope this lights a fire in their asses.
Click to expand...
Barnes stay seated for most of the 2nd and was just shaking his head. It was like he had already given up after the 1st. That bothered me a little.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Native Orange
#38
#38
Hank Bukowski said:
You have a point. In football, we have a regular season and then…whatever the knuckleheads come up with next. In basketball, we still have three seasons…preseason, regular season, and the postseason—the NCAA tournament. Only the last one counts…only one winner.
Click to expand...

I think you mean we have pre-conference season, conference season, then postseason.
 
#40
#40
Hank Bukowski said:
You have a point. In football, we have a regular season and then…whatever the knuckleheads come up with next. In basketball, we still have three seasons…preseason, regular season, and the postseason—the NCAA tournament. Only the last one counts…only one winner.
Click to expand...
Sorry, but the entire season counts. I suppose that's the way casual fans view the sport
 
  • Like
Reactions: chuckiepoo
#42
#42
Anti-shunshinepumper said:
Pump that sunshine! Lord knows we need lots of it after what we all just witnessed. That was a beat down for the ages.
Hopefully we avenge that loss when they come to Knoxville.
Click to expand...
I am more concerned about saturday's game. That is when I will start to perform opinions on this team. Not after a one game disaster of epic proportions, which can happen to any team.
 
  • Like
Reactions: chuckiepoo
#43
#43
AstonRoyal said:
Yeah I dunno what y’all are smoking but that was embarrassing. I honestly would’ve been ok with losing if we competed but nobody even showed up, and to a rival for that matter. Ridiculous…

It is just one game but those boys should be embarrassed and I hope this lights a fire in their asses.
Click to expand...
I’m sure they were/are embarrassed as supposedly the leaders (ZZ, Gainey) were vocal in the locker room after the game and flight home.

The good news is we could’ve been in the game with decent shooting. I doubt we will shoot below 20% again, at least I hope not. But this team must find a way to score inside to limit droughts.
 
  • Like
Reactions: AstonRoyal
#46
#46
vol9799 said:
If you're on a UT message board and don't know why UT fans would view any association with UF as a clear indication of deficient character, then you're either in the wrong place or you need to do less posting and more reading.
Click to expand...
Some folks have allowed their politics to make them predisposed to jump to the defense of anyone accused of sexual misconduct. I’m all for due process, but jumping in to white knight for every accused predator is… dubious. It’s pretty wild since you’d never take most these guys for being “soft on abusing women/girls” but here we are 🤷‍♂️
 
#47
#47
Col_Cathcart said:
Some folks have allowed their politics to make them predisposed to jump to the defense of anyone accused of sexual misconduct. I’m all for due process, but jumping in to white knight for every accused predator is… dubious. It’s pretty wild since you’d never take most these guys for being “soft on abusing women/girls” but here we are 🤷‍♂️
Click to expand...
The thing that makes me hesitant to accuse without due process is the current culture and virtual universal access to the “media”. Social media, I believe they call it nowadays. Replete with apps that turn innocuous photos and videos into porn.
 
#49
#49
chuckiepoo said:
The thing that makes me hesitant to accuse without due process is the current culture and virtual universal access to the “media”. Social media, I believe they call it nowadays. Replete with apps that turn innocuous photos and videos into porn.
Click to expand...
There is a difference between being appropriately hesitant to condemn and jumping in to defend with equally little information. It’s the active and enthusiastic defenders who strike me as odd
 
  • Like
Reactions: chuckiepoo
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top