The Auburn Postgame Report

#27
#27
I want to also thank bto for his input all year. One of the best posters on VN currently.
 
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#28
#28
Good write up and nice win Vols. Sullivan played his ass off but he flamed out late in the second half. When mcrae drew that charge against him late in the game I knew it was all but over. Give credit to the Tigers, they clawed and fought back with what they had. Golden was just not having it tonight.
 
#29
#29
Stokes free throw shooting was bad tonight, but he realizes it and has to improve in this area so he can help the team down the stretch.
 
#30
#30
I think Stokes' headband just wasn't on quite right. That was the source of the missed free throws.

Get Wayne Chism down here to show him how to put on a headband.
 
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#31
#31
Anybody notice how teams get up just for playing the vols? It's like they suck when you watch any other game but against us they look like they are a well coached team. Might just be me though
 
#32
#32
Glad. We got the win and its over. We better step it up a few notches if we are to get a win on sat.
 
#33
#33
Stokes wasn't extending his shooting arm on his free throws. Easy fix. I'm surprised a coach didn't mention it during the game.

Mike Kitts is a pathetic official. He's old. He's overweight. And he's incredibly inconsistent. How is he calling games higher than a high school level?

Typical playing down to your competition tonight. Good win. Great road win.

Barbee is black Calipari without the studs.
 
#34
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bamacheats said:
Stokes wasn't extending his shooting arm on his free throws. Easy fix. I'm surprised a coach didn't mention it during the game.

Mike Kitts is a pathetic official. He's old. He's overweight. And he's incredibly inconsistent. How is he calling games higher than a high school level?

Typical playing down to your competition tonight. Good win. Great road win.

Barbee is black Calipari without the studs.
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Barbee may be looking for a job after the season. Since he has been there they haven't shown much upward progression.
 
#35
#35
zjcvols said:
4. The one issue UT has defensively when playing two big men is that switching screens has become a problem. Multiple times the guards called for a switch and Kenny was screwed. UT has to get that fix if they are going to go to two big men for 10 minutes a night.

9. The defense has been porous the last two games. I can't exactly pinpoint the reason, but I noticed UT just isn't playing the same off-ball defense. I think on-ball they are doing well. However, I haven't noticed the same urgency. It seems like teams are taking advantage of the big showing on an off ball screen. I noticed multiple layups on cuts tonight against our big men when they showed to help a shooter off the screen, and the big man slips to the basket. That has to tighten. Cuonzo needs to let the guards go over off ball screens and give it a different look.
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I have noticed and pointed this out as well (Texas A&M game is where I first noticed it). Stokes is notoriously bad for hedging out to the perimeter when his man sets a screen for a shooter, thus momentarily leaving his man wide-open for a pass beneath the basket for an uncontested dunk or layup.

Kenny just gets lost too often against teams that use a lot of motion. It's like the carnival game where you have three cups and you hide a ball beneath one, moving them around trying to confuse the contestant by making you guess which cup the ball is under.

In the end, concentration and focus are the main culprits. Stokes has to remember that a shot from 20' is better than a shot from 2' from a defensive standpoint. Kenny has to stay with his man and stop watching the action.
 
#36
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RockyTop22 said:
Wes Rucker ‏@wesrucker247

Vols' Jarnell Stokes said he's going to the gym and shooting FTs when team gets back to Knoxville tonight. Not sleeping until he makes 100.
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So I'm assuming he'll miss classes today.
 
#37
#37
When Tennessee hit those first three 3's back to back to back to start the game, I knew **** wasn't going to be good for us most of the game.
 
#38
#38
Phil-A-Man Jaro said:
I think Stokes' headband just wasn't on quite right. That was the source of the missed free throws.

Get Wayne Chism down here to show him how to put on a headband.
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Yeah Wayne wore the hell out of that headband, be it the orange or the white one. He wore it so high on his head I always thought it was gonna just snap off like a rubberband. Wayne used to frustrate me to no end, like Jarnell does now. Until Wayne's Sr year that is until he really matured his game and was a fantastic player. Hope Jarnell winds up doing the same thing.
 
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#39
#39
cncchris33 said:
I have noticed and pointed this out as well (Texas A&M game is where I first noticed it). Stokes is notoriously bad for hedging out to the perimeter when his man sets a screen for a shooter, thus momentarily leaving his man wide-open for a pass beneath the basket for an uncontested dunk or layup.

Kenny just gets lost too often against teams that use a lot of motion. It's like the carnival game where you have three cups and you hide a ball beneath one, moving them around trying to confuse the contestant by making you guess which cup the ball is under.

In the end, concentration and focus are the main culprits. Stokes has to remember that a shot from 20' is better than a shot from 2' from a defensive standpoint. Kenny has to stay with his man and stop watching the action.
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Completely agree. McRae's having a hard time keeping his man in front of him and Richardson's D has tailed off a bit. Tired legs? Pressey will be tough to control. Guess Richardson gets that job
 
#41
#41
Saw this on twitter....
@govols247: Jarnell Stokes wasn't kidding. He shot free throws when the Vols got back home to Knoxville tonight. He finished at 3 a.m.

I've been kinda hard on this kid but I love this. Speaks to his character that he was embarrassed and went to work to get the problem fixed. Some kids in his position would've gone all prima donna and acted like a punk. Good for him.

Edit: heard that Yemi was there to rebound for Jarnell. I was even more impressed by that. #goodteammate
 
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#42
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KBVol said:
Saw this on twitter....
@govols247: Jarnell Stokes wasn't kidding. He shot free throws when the Vols got back home to Knoxville tonight. He finished at 3 a.m.

I've been kinda hard on this kid but I love this. Speaks to his character that he was embarrassed and went to work to get the problem fixed. Some kids in his position would've gone all prima donna and acted like a punk. Good for him.

Edit: heard that Yemi was there to rebound for Jarnell. I was even more impressed by that. #goodteammate
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Agree KB.

Thanks for posting.
 
#43
#43
Was at the game - AU's guards just carved us up - the move to the bigs at least helped alter some shots. We looked tired. Appeared Moore hurt his ankle. Kenny Hall had a solid game.
 
#44
#44
I love that McRae basically had a bad game and couldn't get anything to drop for him, but he somehow still gutted out 21 points and tied with Trae for most on the team.

Gotta beat Mizzou.
 
#45
#45
# 11. Skylar mcthree was not on his mark and knew enough (or someone told him) to stop shooting us out of the game, that me worried as i saw him chuck up two 3's early in the contest.
# 12. Auburn committed 17 turnovers and we turned them into 22 points....to me thats why we won and covered the spread.......:p
 
#46
#46
Since we're getting beat off the dribble so much lately, I would like to see a little more zone. We switched to it on 1-2 possessions in the second half, but it might be useful more often. Put a little length in, maybe Edwards/Reese in place of Skyler and keep them from getting layups.

How does McBee shoot an airball late in the game? - he was wide open and had knocked one down from the same spot a few minutes earlier.
 
#47
#47
Great breakdown of last nights game Z.Always look forward to your thread.


Other than Stokes 26-28 from the line! Holy mackerel,did not realize this.Great catch sir.
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#50
#50
A running tally of the Bernard King POG Award winners for this season would be interesting material.
 
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