IMHO being 10th is generous. Back to back losses to unranked teams---I was expecting to drop around 15th. Yeah, they were buzzer beater losses, but again, shouldn't have let it come down to the last 30 seconds. Vols need some guards that can hit their shots.
The only reason that TN is #10 is because #1 is coming to TBA on Wednesday, It is all about hype and marketing and not about previous performance. Bama will leave TBA with at least a 10 point win, hope I am wrong but the bones never lie.....
Maybe the AP doesn’t get the credit it deserves. I’m shocked we’re still Top 10, but apparently the AP voters understand a lot more about basketball than our “fans” who denigrate the team on a consistent basis. Luck was heavily involved in those two losses, but there are those who want to continually blast Tennessee because of reasons I don’t understand.
I don’t think they really did come down to that. A good look at those last 2 games will show Vandy & Mizzou players practically making eyes closed shots from half court with two hands in their faces. I’m not suggesting they didn’t deserve the wins, they did enough, but the hope now is that we’ve used up all our dumb luck sacrifice losses for one season. Perhaps better things are ahead.People get upset or emotional about those games because they should have never came down to the last 3 point shot to be defeated.
I MUST believe this or otherwise I can't understand even being a fan if it makes people so blinded and post things that clearly either are not truthful or intended to offend the knowledgeable fan ( I am genuinely embarrassed for a lot of posters) . I rarely read much fan posting after a loss for a couple of days because its an act of futility. I like intelligent, sport educated opinions that help me understand the game better and I'd say we get less than 30% of that here from most fans. JMO.I think most fans comment while emotions are high, myself included. I can only imagine how the players feel rt now.
The game is on ESPN and it is the highest ranked matchup of the evening and will probably draw the most viewers. Losing 3 out of last 4 to unranked teams should have had the VOLs dropping further than 10th, I am glad they aren't but it is suspect.Haha...it's because a bunch of other top 20 teams also lost last week, and there is no great team this year. AP voter out west or up north probably has no idea who UT plays this week and doesn't care about "hype and marketing."
The game is on ESPN and it is the highest ranked matchup of the evening and will probably draw the most viewers. Losing 3 out of last 4 to unranked teams should have had the VOLs dropping further than 10th, I am glad they aren't but it is suspect.
To be fair, are even 1% of the posts deep insight to the games they’re about? Not seeing any posters breaking down our man vs zone mechanics for the pending Bama game.I MUST believe this or otherwise I can't understand even being a fan if it makes people so blinded and post things that clearly either are not truthful or intended to offend the knowledgeable fan ( I am genuinely embarrassed for a lot of posters) . I rarely read much fan posting after a loss for a couple of days because its an act of futility. I like intelligent, sport educated opinions that help me understand the game better and I'd say we get less than 30% of that here from most fans. JMO.
yeah, I would say the last few weeks we've barely played like a top 25 team...but, in fairness, most all teams go through some sort of bad spell during the season and we're no different. We're still probably got a top 10-15 resume...Just hope we're getting this out of the way now, instead of a month from now.Maybe the AP doesn’t get the credit it deserves. I’m shocked we’re still Top 10, but apparently the AP voters understand a lot more about basketball than our “fans” who denigrate the team on a consistent basis. Luck was heavily involved in those two losses, but there are those who want to continually blast Tennessee because of reasons I don’t understand.
Idk…I can think of 10 or so posters off top of my head who discuss sets, motions etc with fairly accurate insights. It’s the “we’re horrible and never winning anything again” posters that are just a waste of time. Several put in a lot of time on research that brings good insight here. Granted…a few like to be argumentative but I usually ignore that and glean what I can from their post. I guess that was the point of was attempting to make. JMOTo be fair, are even 1% of the posts deep insight to the games they’re about? Not seeing any posters breaking down our man vs zone mechanics for the pending Bama game.