Postgame quotes (Vandy game)
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Here's some:
Tennessee Head Coach Bruce Pearl
Opening Statement:
"Well we got outplayed and we did not get off to a very good start on the road. We set a really bad tone. I thought we made a couple of good runs in the first half. We got it down to 11 or 13 and then to start the second half in the first 3 minutes I thought we got off to a great start. Vanderbilt does a great job of getting to the foul line and tonight they made 37 free throws. Jeffery Taylor made one less than our entire team made. They drive it into contact and we drive it into contact too. Obviously we got to play better on the road if we are going to win against a conference contender. This puts us in an uphill battle to defend our SEC East championship."
On struggling to getting the game to single digits:
"I thought it hurt when we missed a free throw to get it to single digits. Melvin Goins came in there and gave us a really good outing, and really good energy. We don't make a lot of three balls from our two positions. I think we have to get better production out of our two."
On Jeffery Taylor's play:
"J.P. (Prince) did a great job against him at our place. Taylor did a great job, part of it was he (Prince) got switched off a few times and we should of stuck with him. They did an excellent job of game planning and they made it really hard for us to reverse the ball. They have a very good feel for what we like to do."
On the rebounding differential:
"They are physical; they did a great job on the boards. They particular did great on the offensive end. They were more physical than us, they were tougher than us."
On Vanderbilt being a tough matchup this year:
"They are much better and much deeper. Beal is playing as well as any point guard in the league. Tinsley is obviously improved, they've all improved and they have a lot of young guys that have played a lot of basketball. Vanderbilt is playing with much more confidence than what they were last year at this time. They also have confidence in what they do."
Tennessee guard J.P. Prince
On start of contest:
"Vandy played well and made their shots. Their play caused us to foul them, which made them comfortable to run their offense. We gave Vandy too many free throw attempts."
On Tennessee's offensive struggles:
"Vandy did a good job of shadowing Wayne (Chism) and I when they were on defense. They denied us the ball, but they also shot for a high percentage which makes it tough for us to run our offense."
On Vandy's defense:
"They're schemes are very similar to ours. We're still adjusting to our new personnel, but they played tough defense on us tonight. Coach (Kevin) Stallings knows our team well and had Vandy playing hard defense."
On first half deficit:
"We weren't too far behind to win and even had a comeback to start the second half. We have to execute on offense better and have alternatives when the teams that are defending us don't allow us to get our first looks. However, you`re not going to win many games if your opponent shoots like Vandy did tonight."
On current state of team:
"We have to play better on the road. I have to do a better job of getting other players involved on offense."
Tennessee guard Melvin Goins
On personal impact in 1st half of game:
"We were down by a lot of points early in the game and I tried to provide our team with an offensive spark. However, its tough to rally on the road, especially at a place like Vanderbilt."
On Tennessee's struggles this season on the road:
"We have to do a better job of playing our brand of basketball. Vandy just played harder than us tonight."
Tennessee Head Coach Bruce Pearl
Opening Statement:
"Well we got outplayed and we did not get off to a very good start on the road. We set a really bad tone. I thought we made a couple of good runs in the first half. We got it down to 11 or 13 and then to start the second half in the first 3 minutes I thought we got off to a great start. Vanderbilt does a great job of getting to the foul line and tonight they made 37 free throws. Jeffery Taylor made one less than our entire team made. They drive it into contact and we drive it into contact too. Obviously we got to play better on the road if we are going to win against a conference contender. This puts us in an uphill battle to defend our SEC East championship."
On struggling to getting the game to single digits:
"I thought it hurt when we missed a free throw to get it to single digits. Melvin Goins came in there and gave us a really good outing, and really good energy. We don't make a lot of three balls from our two positions. I think we have to get better production out of our two."
On Jeffery Taylor's play:
"J.P. (Prince) did a great job against him at our place. Taylor did a great job, part of it was he (Prince) got switched off a few times and we should of stuck with him. They did an excellent job of game planning and they made it really hard for us to reverse the ball. They have a very good feel for what we like to do."
On the rebounding differential:
"They are physical; they did a great job on the boards. They particular did great on the offensive end. They were more physical than us, they were tougher than us."
On Vanderbilt being a tough matchup this year:
"They are much better and much deeper. Beal is playing as well as any point guard in the league. Tinsley is obviously improved, they've all improved and they have a lot of young guys that have played a lot of basketball. Vanderbilt is playing with much more confidence than what they were last year at this time. They also have confidence in what they do."
Tennessee guard J.P. Prince
On start of contest:
"Vandy played well and made their shots. Their play caused us to foul them, which made them comfortable to run their offense. We gave Vandy too many free throw attempts."
On Tennessee's offensive struggles:
"Vandy did a good job of shadowing Wayne (Chism) and I when they were on defense. They denied us the ball, but they also shot for a high percentage which makes it tough for us to run our offense."
On Vandy's defense:
"They're schemes are very similar to ours. We're still adjusting to our new personnel, but they played tough defense on us tonight. Coach (Kevin) Stallings knows our team well and had Vandy playing hard defense."
On first half deficit:
"We weren't too far behind to win and even had a comeback to start the second half. We have to execute on offense better and have alternatives when the teams that are defending us don't allow us to get our first looks. However, you`re not going to win many games if your opponent shoots like Vandy did tonight."
On current state of team:
"We have to play better on the road. I have to do a better job of getting other players involved on offense."
Tennessee guard Melvin Goins
On personal impact in 1st half of game:
"We were down by a lot of points early in the game and I tried to provide our team with an offensive spark. However, its tough to rally on the road, especially at a place like Vanderbilt."
On Tennessee's struggles this season on the road:
"We have to do a better job of playing our brand of basketball. Vandy just played harder than us tonight."
Jonboy
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yeah, I've been saying this all along........that if Pearl is going to go small in the post and run, then you have to go small in the guards too.......I mean, you're going to have small posts and tall guards?? that's crazy......
lol:you bring in Hopson off the bench, alternate with Prince at the 3.......Hopson just does not play the 2 very well, IMO.......our best lineup is probably:
1. Goins
2. Maze
3. Hopson/ Prince
4. Chism
5. Hall
Woolridge, Bone, Tatum (when healthy), Mcbee, and Williams can sub in, that's enough.....plus, Maze plays alot better when he gets more minutes......and Pearl Jr. take a seat......:hi:
DismantleVol
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yeah, I've been saying this all along........that if Pearl is going to go small in the post and run, then you have to go small in the guards too.......I mean, you're going to have small posts and tall guards?? that's crazy......
you bring in Hopson off the bench, alternate with Prince at the 3.......Hopson just does not play the 2 very well, IMO.......our best lineup is probably:
1. Goins
2. Maze
3. Hopson/ Prince
4. Chism
5. Hall
Woolridge, Bone, Tatum (when healthy), Mcbee, and Williams can sub in, that's enough.....plus, Maze plays alot better when he gets more minutes......and Pearl Jr. take a seat......:hi:
I honestly believe the starting 5 you listed gives us the best chance to compete night in and night out
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