jakez4ut
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jakez4ut
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oh man, just go to ESPN.com and get on the bball page...there's enough love for TN to last everyone a long, long time...doesn't appear to be any conspiracy now....
i think that UF win really woke some people up....NOW they are convinced....except Jay Bilas, but oh well, he does have us in his top 10....
i think that UF win really woke some people up....NOW they are convinced....except Jay Bilas, but oh well, he does have us in his top 10....
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He didn't blast us or anything, he just didn't say anything in his recap of the top 16...he had us #9, as did several others...but a few had us in the top 6....
I just think bilas is more concerned with our weaknesses and thinks that will turn out to be what does us in.....(depth, no size underneath, easy buckets if press gets beat etc....)
I've heard him on the radio many times in charlotte, and he thinks we're good, but also takes in to acount that the conf. is down, and thinks our style of play has more to do with our success than talent. He thinks the talent level will eventually be exposed in the tourney, but generally agrees that we are far surpassing expectations...
he's a dukie...he's used to top teams....
I just think bilas is more concerned with our weaknesses and thinks that will turn out to be what does us in.....(depth, no size underneath, easy buckets if press gets beat etc....)
I've heard him on the radio many times in charlotte, and he thinks we're good, but also takes in to acount that the conf. is down, and thinks our style of play has more to do with our success than talent. He thinks the talent level will eventually be exposed in the tourney, but generally agrees that we are far surpassing expectations...
he's a dukie...he's used to top teams....
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Bilas is a tool. He is trying to single handedly give Bill Self "Coach of the Year" over Coach Pearl... I've heard him say approx. 5 times THIS WEEK that "Bill Self has easily done as good a job as Bruce Pearl, he should win Coach of the Year."
That guy pisses me off... its ok that he thinks Self should win it, he has a right to that opinion, but to try and justify it by saying he's done as well as CBP?!?! WHATEVER. That's Kansas, this is UT, the turnaround here easily overshadows the fact that they are winning without Collison. GRRR!!! :banghead:
That guy pisses me off... its ok that he thinks Self should win it, he has a right to that opinion, but to try and justify it by saying he's done as well as CBP?!?! WHATEVER. That's Kansas, this is UT, the turnaround here easily overshadows the fact that they are winning without Collison. GRRR!!! :banghead:
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ESPN's Pat Forde had some pretty funny stuff do say about the Vols...
1) Bruce Pearl needs help.
Better antiperspirant. Thinner suits. A halftime wardrobe change. Something.
The Tennessee coach/national coach of the year took sideline sweat to a new level Wednesday night in Gainesville, soaking his pants as if, um, he'd had an accident. Maryland perspiration freak Gary Williams (2) has officially met his match. But, man, can Pearl coach.
SWAPPING E-MAILS WITH ...
... Tennessee sharp-shooter Chris Lofton. Arguably the favorite for SEC Player of the Year, the sophomore is averaging 17.8 points per game (25.4 over his last five) in leading the stunningly good Volunteers to the top of the SEC East. He recently submitted to a ruthless interrogation from The Minutes:
Forde Minutes: What does it feel like to have the basketball team receiving football treatment in Knoxville? Did you ever think you'd see the day?
Chris Lofton: I never thought about that before. I guess this shows that hard work pays off. Everyone is congratulating us and talking to us everywhere we go.
FM: Give us your best Bruce Pearl story.
CL: Right after he got the job here, we had to run at 5 a.m. for leaving study hall early. That let us know that he wasn't playing around. He is here to win.
FM: You're a great shooter, but you don't have "classic form." Where, how and why did you learn your fall-back method, for lack of a better term?
CL: It's just from shooting a lot of shots. I don't know how many shots I've taken, but it is a lot. I shot outside, inside, anywhere I could find a goal. As a kid I played a lot of H-O-R-S-E with my family and friends. I don't know if I have ever lost a game.
FM: One of your teammates told The Minutes, "Chris never says anything on the court." Have you ever been a trash talker? If so, why did you stop? If not, why not?
CL: I've never been someone who talks a lot of trash. One time in high school this guy said something to me and I said something back to him. I didn't have one of my better games so I haven't said anything since.
FM: You were a Kentucky high school hero who went unloved by both Kentucky and Louisville. You're not the type to say, "I told you so," but tell me what it was like to be snubbed by those schools -- and what it was like lighting up the Wildcats for 31 recently at Rupp Arena.
CL: It was great because our team won. That's what is important to me. I am happy the way things have worked out for me at Tennessee. This is a great place to be. Coach Pearl is a great coach to play for and the fan support has been awesome. Things have a way of working their way out. I think this is the best situation for me.
I DON'T CARE IF HE COACHES IN A SWIMSUIT AS LONG AS HE KEEPS THIS UP!!!
1) Bruce Pearl needs help.
Better antiperspirant. Thinner suits. A halftime wardrobe change. Something.
The Tennessee coach/national coach of the year took sideline sweat to a new level Wednesday night in Gainesville, soaking his pants as if, um, he'd had an accident. Maryland perspiration freak Gary Williams (2) has officially met his match. But, man, can Pearl coach.
SWAPPING E-MAILS WITH ...
... Tennessee sharp-shooter Chris Lofton. Arguably the favorite for SEC Player of the Year, the sophomore is averaging 17.8 points per game (25.4 over his last five) in leading the stunningly good Volunteers to the top of the SEC East. He recently submitted to a ruthless interrogation from The Minutes:
Forde Minutes: What does it feel like to have the basketball team receiving football treatment in Knoxville? Did you ever think you'd see the day?
Chris Lofton: I never thought about that before. I guess this shows that hard work pays off. Everyone is congratulating us and talking to us everywhere we go.
FM: Give us your best Bruce Pearl story.
CL: Right after he got the job here, we had to run at 5 a.m. for leaving study hall early. That let us know that he wasn't playing around. He is here to win.
FM: You're a great shooter, but you don't have "classic form." Where, how and why did you learn your fall-back method, for lack of a better term?
CL: It's just from shooting a lot of shots. I don't know how many shots I've taken, but it is a lot. I shot outside, inside, anywhere I could find a goal. As a kid I played a lot of H-O-R-S-E with my family and friends. I don't know if I have ever lost a game.
FM: One of your teammates told The Minutes, "Chris never says anything on the court." Have you ever been a trash talker? If so, why did you stop? If not, why not?
CL: I've never been someone who talks a lot of trash. One time in high school this guy said something to me and I said something back to him. I didn't have one of my better games so I haven't said anything since.
FM: You were a Kentucky high school hero who went unloved by both Kentucky and Louisville. You're not the type to say, "I told you so," but tell me what it was like to be snubbed by those schools -- and what it was like lighting up the Wildcats for 31 recently at Rupp Arena.
CL: It was great because our team won. That's what is important to me. I am happy the way things have worked out for me at Tennessee. This is a great place to be. Coach Pearl is a great coach to play for and the fan support has been awesome. Things have a way of working their way out. I think this is the best situation for me.
I DON'T CARE IF HE COACHES IN A SWIMSUIT AS LONG AS HE KEEPS THIS UP!!!
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