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#11,877
#11,877
It’s a sad, depressing day. I stayed away from the board in the hours after the loss so I could collect my thoughts.

In the end, it’s the curse of March. Basketball is a volatile sport, and we were on the other end of that one-game volatility. I had been afraid all day that our hot shooting couldn’t continue and it didn’t. We’re just not a team built to win when you can’t hit outside shots. None of them fell for us today, and so we lost.

I don’t think this loss falls on any one coach or player. It’s just a heartbreaking day. This team was special, and if they couldn’t get that elusive Final Four I’m not sure if or when it will happen for us.

Mostly, I’m just sad that this is how it ended for Kennedy. It’s going to be a long time before we see a talent as special as him at PG walk through that door again, and we didn’t send him off the way he deserved.

Damn. Just….damn. It hurts. I really didn’t think this team would bow out any sooner than a Sweet 16 with how we had been playing. I hate this so much.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
It’s a sad, depressing day. I stayed away from the board in the hours after the loss so I could collect my thoughts.

In the end, it’s the curse of March. Basketball is a volatile sport, and we were on the other end of that one-game volatility. I had been afraid all day that our hot shooting couldn’t continue and it didn’t. We’re just not a team built to win when you can’t hit outside shots. None of them fell for us today, and so we lost.

I don’t think this loss falls on any one coach or player. It’s just a heartbreaking day. This team was special, and if they couldn’t get that elusive Final Four I’m not sure if or when it will happen for us.

Mostly, I’m just sad that this is how it ended for Kennedy. It’s going to be a long time before we see a talent as special as him at PG walk through that door again, and we didn’t send him off the way he deserved.

Damn. Just….damn. It hurts. I really didn’t think this team would bow out any sooner than a Sweet 16 with how we had been playing. I hate this so much.
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I keep reliving that KC turnover when we were up 6 and all the momentum. I was thinking hit a 3 or a monster dunk here and Michigan is going to start to wilt. And then he just gets careless with the ball and turns it over. I don't know why but that moment felt like a Bartman foul ball moment. At the time I tried to shrug it off but next thing I know it's tied 60-60. We went up 62-60 and that was the last lead we had.

I'm not blaming KC by any means but it was just one of those moments you get that sinking feeling that it was a big momentum shifter.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I keep reliving that KC turnover when we were up 6 and all the momentum. I was thinking hit a 3 or a monster dunk here and Michigan is going to start to wilt. And then he just gets careless with the ball and turns it over. I don't know why but that moment felt like a Bartman foul ball moment. At the time I tried to shrug it off but next thing I know it's tied 60-60. We went up 62-60 and that was the last lead we had.

I'm not blaming KC by any means but it was just one of those moments you get that sinking feeling that it was a big momentum shifter.
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No, I agree. That was a huge moment in the game. You had a chance to bury them with any type of baskets there and we turned it over. Things immediately fell apart after that and Michigan never looked back. Huge, back-breaking moment.
 
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#11,880
The Dog said:
Half of the rant was posted as a joke, kinda like all your posts, stay in the RF/FF, because your basketball knowledge is weak
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I almost exclusively post in here, bud. I was mainly joking and you still responded 3 separate times. I know today sucks, but maybe put down the bottle.
 
#11,881
#11,881
TheMookieMonster said:
It’s a sad, depressing day. I stayed away from the board in the hours after the loss so I could collect my thoughts.

In the end, it’s the curse of March. Basketball is a volatile sport, and we were on the other end of that one-game volatility. I had been afraid all day that our hot shooting couldn’t continue and it didn’t. We’re just not a team built to win when you can’t hit outside shots. None of them fell for us today, and so we lost.

I don’t think this loss falls on any one coach or player. It’s just a heartbreaking day. This team was special, and if they couldn’t get that elusive Final Four I’m not sure if or when it will happen for us.

Mostly, I’m just sad that this is how it ended for Kennedy. It’s going to be a long time before we see a talent as special as him at PG walk through that door again, and we didn’t send him off the way he deserved.

Damn. Just….damn. It hurts. I really didn’t think this team would bow out any sooner than a Sweet 16 with how we had been playing. I hate this so much.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this year, 2019, and the 09/10 team, it’s that the team that finally breaks through for us, will be the one we least expect. That 09/10 team should’ve been in the F4 and some of the best players got booted in January. I’m only 25, but the best teams of my lifetime have ended in the S16 or before. The NCAAT is cruel mistress and we never know what will happen.
 
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#11,889
TheMookieMonster said:
Same. I truly believe we are the best team in our bracket. I could see the Final Four this year. It just didn’t happen. I’m not going to be over this for quite some time.
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Fyp

A tournament is for determining a champion. Not for determining who the best team is. Sometimes the best team wins it but frequently they do not. It’s just how a tournament sport goes. I still think we’re one of the best teams in the country. Proud of the way this team played this year. Still a lot of promise going forward.

The secret to tournament success is to play in a lot of them. As long as we continue to be a staple in the tournament then eventually we’ll go deep
 
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Well, after a night to sleep on, it this one still hurts. Was just a disappointing end to a good season. I can’t say a year with an SEC tournament title and being ranked in the top 5 was anything less than good, if. It more than that. Just a tough way to end. Really liked this team and enjoyed watching them play.
 
#11,892
#11,892
golfballs said:
Fyp

A tournament is for determining a champion. Not for determining who the best team is. Sometimes the best team wins it but frequently they do not. It’s just how a tournament sport goes. I still think we’re one of the best teams in the country. Proud of the way this team played this year. Still a lot of promise going forward.

The secret to tournament success is to play in a lot of them. As long as we continue to be a staple in the tournament then eventually we’ll go deep
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This is common sense that many just can’t comprehend.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I woke up this morning and I still feel really sad, y’all. This one is going to hurt for a looooooooooooong time.

To all the regular on this board, thanks for making this a fun season though.
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I'm not sad but honestly I don't care about the rest of the NCAAT other than I want Auburn to lose asap.

It's not Barnes, it's Tennessee. Even most of Pearl's teams disappointed in the NCAAT. It's always something with us; bad matchup/bad bracket/bad seeding, hit the hot Cinderella team, one sided refs, or we just simply don't show up when we should. The NCAAT may be the greatest sporting event to many but to me as a Vol fan I've kind of come to loathe it in many ways. It's a major kick in the groin to go through really pretty good to great regular seasons only to exit early. Yes i know at the end of the tourney only 1 team holds up the trophy but you know what I mean; we've seen ONE Elite 8 which happened in a tournament we pretty much weren't expecting it.

What really sucks is I thought this team was different; we got over the SECT hump, and we had proven we could still win even when we had our offensive problems. Yesterday we played pretty badly yet were still up 6 with 7:30 to go and the ball and could have pushed Michigan to the brink. But then the Tennessee we all feared would stop by kicked in the door and stayed and here we are.

It sucks this is a postseason tournament sport but it is what it is, and like it or not, we are not going to get a whole lot of respect until we start making consistent deeper runs especially when we have the team to do it.
 
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#11,896
VolsSportsFan said:
I'm not sad but honestly I don't care about the rest of the NCAAT other than I want Auburn to lose asap.

It's not Barnes, it's Tennessee. Even most of Pearl's teams disappointed in the NCAAT. It's always something with us; bad matchup/bad bracket/bad seeding, hit the hot Cinderella team, one sided refs, or we just simply don't show up when we should. The NCAAT may be the greatest sporting event to many but to me as a Vol fan I've kind of come to loathe it in many ways. It's a major kick in the groin to go through really pretty good to great regular seasons only to exit early. Yes i know at the end of the tourney only 1 team holds up the trophy but you know what I mean; we've seen ONE Elite 8 which happened in a tournament we pretty much weren't expecting it.

What really sucks is I thought this team was different; we got over the SECT hump, and we had proven we could still win even when we had our offensive problems. Yesterday we played pretty badly yet were still up 6 with 7:30 to go and the ball and could have pushed Michigan to the brink. But then the Tennessee we all feared would stop by kicked in the door and stayed and here we are.

It sucks this is a postseason tournament sport but it is what it is, and like it or not, we are not going to get a whole lot of respect until we start making consistent deeper runs especially when we have the team to do it.
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Same here.
I shredded my printed bracket into abt 100 pieces after we lost, and avoided listening to any sports coverage the rest of the evening.
Now trying to piece and tape it back together because I think I may still have a shot at winning the office pool :rolleyes:
 
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