drvenner
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It takes great guard play to advance in the tournament. We have 3 great guards.
If Aidoo is as real as last night looked, and Uros and Fulk can stay healthy, and we've got our guards zooming around the perimeter. With veteran leadership in Vescovi and Fulky, the fearless spirit and tenacity that ZZ brings, and the star power of Chandler...
We might mess around and do something.
We haven't shifted into 5th yet, and we might have a 6th gear that we don't know about.
One game Powell is going to turn into the sniper from Saving Private Ryan and knock down like 10 3's while methodically reciting his shooter's scripture.
The announcers blatantly ignored that this dude instigated the whole ruckus despite multiple replays.
Barnes is at his best when he has time to develop his players. Hopefully, some of these guys understand this and hang around at least 3 years.I think Mashack, Q, Powell, will all improve. Aidoo, BHH, Uros & Tamba will all improve too.
ZZ, Santi, James also gonna be good any improvement from them is gravy.
And I think Edwards will be a baller himself.
If Bailey leaves we can add another as well.
They could still have an early exit...because...basketball. It doesn't matter to me, I still love this team. Even when they don't score well, they bust their ass on defense, which a lot of teams won't do nowadays.Awesome win for them Vols. Wasn't expecting much but they showed up with revenge on their minds. A few weeks ago I pretty much had resigned myself to an early tournament exit. They really seem to be playing their best ball right now. An Auburn win would make the world right again.
I don't care if he does or doesn't...nobody else has EVER done it here, and until a few Pearly years, all we had was mostly crap after Ray Mears, and even he never did a whole lot, but he usually had good teams.
I think it's a team rule that when one of our players is on the floor, the other players rush to help him up. That's part of team chemistry and I've seen it every game.Yep, completely agree. Santi rushing over to help up Fulky is typical. Hell to their credit the KY bench weren't even being a-holes. But then that little POS decides to hop up and try to block Santi? Like wth
So we shouldn’t hold him to standards bc our administration has run such piss poor programs? The standards shouldn’t change….. they should have been the same when Wade Houston was here winning 5 games( I was at every single home game that year) as it is now….. Basketball is a tournament sport and that is how coaches and programs are judged…. That would be like saying bc we haven’t won anything in 15 years that an SEC championship isn’t our goal….. That being said…. No, I don’t want him fired if he loses in the first round but there is nuance allowed in these discussions.I don't care if he does or doesn't...nobody else has EVER done it here, and until a few Pearly years, all we had was mostly crap after Ray Mears, and even he never did a whole lot, but he usually had good teams.
Jeez...sthu..So we shouldn’t hold him to standards bc our administration has run such piss poor programs? The standards shouldn’t change….. they should have been the same when Wade Houston was here winning 5 games( I was at every single home game that year) as it is now….. Basketball is a tournament sport and that is how coaches and programs are judged…. That would be like saying bc we haven’t won anything in 15 years that an SEC championship isn’t our goal….. That being said…. No, I don’t want him fired if he loses in the first round but there is nuance allowed in these discussions.
F*** Pearl.Tennessee has always had the "potential" to be an annual power in basketball, our fanbase is awesome and will support any real effort to be great.
I have to give Pearl credit here..he did a lot to build it up from nothing, only to screw it all back up...but we were just waiting for the opportunity to be great again.
A lot of recruiting forum posters were birthed there.I have a picture of Mt Moran from Oxbow Bend there in Grand Teton NP that I always want to post as a joke...but only the very few people who've been there would get it. We usually stay in a cabin at Colter Bay right up hwy 89 from Moran Junction.
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I agree…. Don’t want him fired but the discussion will continue if the early tournament exists continue. I bet if that situation ever came they’ll both say “retired”. Hope we can break the final 4 barrier this season. I like the Aidoo kidSo we shouldn’t hold him to standards bc our administration has run such piss poor programs? The standards shouldn’t change….. they should have been the same when Wade Houston was here winning 5 games( I was at every single home game that year) as it is now….. Basketball is a tournament sport and that is how coaches and programs are judged…. That would be like saying bc we haven’t won anything in 15 years that an SEC championship isn’t our goal….. That being said…. No, I don’t want him fired if he loses in the first round but there is nuance allowed in these discussions.
We have been needing someone like Aidoo for awhile….. he looks really good.I agree…. Don’t want him fired but the discussion will continue if the early tournament exists continue. I bet if that situation ever came they’ll both say “retired”. Hope we can break the final 4 barrier this season. I like the Aidoo kid