Agree with most of that, if not all of it. I would like to add something to this conversation, but it won't be easy for many to accept.
After watching this UT team play yesterday against what I consider their first true NCAA tourney quality opponent thus far (FSU and Iowa, if they make the tourney, will be early outs), I was surprised how badly and how often the offense breaks down into individual ISO play in the half-court offense. That will need to be fixed. Even Spencer mentioned it in the post-game interview, "Four players stand around and watch one player go one on one" (or one vs two) against their opponent. That won't break your back in the SEC for the majority of games, because this LV team has many other positives going for it obviously and will outclass most SEC teams normally. But come tournament time it would be a different story.
I have shared my very positive outlook for this LV team with everyone. I believe they will be top 3-4 in the SEC this year. I still think that. But something has to change in their half court offense before March or the season will end quickly in the tournament. NCAA games are different. They're a little slower, more pressure, more physical, and more reliant on the half-court game. And most of the tourney teams will be proficient at handling the press.
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