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MCScots4 said:
Haven't been back to a game @ TBA since I graduated in 2011. Looking around for tickets to the Vandy game Feb 17th. What's the best section to look for a decent seat maybe under $100?
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Anywhere in the 100s or 200s are good seats. Avoid the 300s in the end zones, although the 300s opposite the benches aren’t too bad.

Keep an eye on the Vol Nation tickets forum.
 
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walkenvol said:
IIRC, Bailey started out shooting much better than he digressed during his time here? Here’s to hoping Gainey doesn’t.
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Prior to last game he was damn near 40% from 3, I’m not letting 1 cold shooting night (I’m probably the most hostile crowd he’s ever seen) form my stance/opinion on him. Do I think his shot selection could be better, absolutely, but Santi could help him out a bit by showing some aggression, someone has to take shots.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Sure…except for the fact that Gainey is shooting much better than Bailey?
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That's not a fact at all, unless you're talking ONLY Bailey's last season and ONLY his 3 PT%

Bailey was 38.5% FG, 49.3% 2PT, 30.4% 3PT (21.8% his last season here drug this down, was 33.8% his Junior year)

Gainey as of now, 35.9% FG, 40.6% 2PT, 32.6% 3PT

He's a better player on the court than Bailey here though because unlike Bailey Gainey puts in work outside just shooting.

He's 2nd on the team right now with 10 steals (Bailey had 25 total in his 2 years here). Gainey is also 4th in assist on the team currently and despite playing the 4th most minutes so far he's got less fouls than Santi, JJJ, and Mashack (making it easier to keep him on the court).

Gainey is better than Bailey (especially the Senior season version we got), but he's not proven to be a better shooter just yet at least not at this level.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Prior to last game he was damn near 40% from 3, I’m not letting 1 cold shooting night (I’m probably the most hostile crowd he’s ever seen) form my stance/opinion on him. Do I think his shot selection could be better, absolutely, but Santi could help him out a bit by showing some aggression, someone has to take shots.
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UNC and Syracuse he had bad shooting nights, but I agree and against UNC it was only from deep he was shooting poorly. He's a good shooter that just has to adjust to the competition he's facing now.

Santi though... he's at 6 FG attempts per game, the lowest in his career here and if you remove the 16 he had against Kansas that number is just 4.3 attempts per game.

Whatever is off with him is having a major impact on the rest of the team and I think UNC was the game where it all came to a head (in the first half) a positive is Barnes identified and resolved the situation in that game. Leaving Santi on the bench in the 2nd half, but the hole was too deep. I love Santi and I know it's not a selfish thing, but whatever has him in this funk I hope he moves past it sooner rather than later.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
That's not a fact at all, unless you're talking ONLY Bailey's last season and ONLY his 3 PT%

Bailey was 38.5% FG, 49.3% 2PT, 30.4% 3PT (21.8% his last season here drug this down, was 33.8% his Junior year)

Gainey as of now, 35.9% FG, 40.6% 2PT, 32.6% 3PT

He's a better player on the court than Bailey here though because unlike Bailey Gainey puts in work outside just shooting.

He's 2nd on the team right now with 10 steals (Bailey had 25 total in his 2 years here). Gainey is also 4th in assist on the team currently and despite playing the 4th most minutes so far he's got less fouls than Santi, JJJ, and Mashack (making it easier to keep him on the court).

Gainey is better than Bailey (especially the Senior season version we got), but he's not proven to be a better shooter just yet at least not at this level.
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The conversation was about their 3pt shot, which even with his 1/9 last game Gainey is currently better at…if he stays at sub 33% all year long we can have this conversation, but right now that doesn’t seem too likely to me.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Agreed. I said this in the game thread, too. He isn’t at USC Upstate anymore. Considering that we aren’t rebounding well, we can’t afford to have a bunch of empty possessions and he was letting it fly last night from behind the arc when it wasn’t going well.

I hope he is just in a slump, but we need efficiency out of him right now, particularly with Santi and Zieglar struggling to be as dynamic on offense as they were last year. If all 3 of those guys are struggling in a night, we’re going to be hard pressed to win that game.
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This is a great point. Three guys that we know can make shots and they are not while still shooting high volume. This is a big problem right now.
 
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Any injury updates for tomorrow night yet?

Hopefully the team is ready to go, George Mason isn't a cupcake by any stretch. Really would like to go into SEC play with 10 wins under the belt
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Any injury updates for tomorrow tonight yet?

Hopefully the team is ready to go, George Mason isn't a cupcake by any stretch. Really would like to go into SEC play with 10 wins under the belt
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Haven’t seen anything. I would be shocked if Knecht plays. But who knows. Dillione seems doubtful. Hopefully Awaka is at the very least back.
 
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Chaz-Vol said:
For what it's worth, Basilio said Knecht likely day to day so probably take that as he won't play tomorrow and likely back against Illinois. Awaka back tomorrow per him.
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I would love it if Knecht is back by Illinois, but really just want whatever is best for him to fully heal up. Don’t want that ankle being a nagging issue all year. Need him at full speed.
 
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Yeah, I know some folks will argue this but this team even without Knecht should be able to beat George Mason and even Illinois.

Will need JJJ, Santi, Gainey, & Mashack to step up their offensive production while DK is out, but I agree with Mookie that we need him to focus on getting back to 100% before league play.

Awaka returning would be a big help, but I think JP/Cade have both played well when given opportunities.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Yeah, I know some folks will argue this but this team even without Knecht should be able to beat George Mason and even Illinois.

Will need JJJ, Santi, Gainey, & Mashack to step up their offensive production while DK is out, but I agree with Mookie that we need him to focus on getting back to 100% before league play.

Awaka returning would be a big help, but I think JP/Cade have both played well when given opportunities.
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I would agree with beating GMU, but I think Illinois is pretty dang good. Currently #16 on KenPom. We might actually need Knecht for that game to win. One of the toughest games left on our schedule technically.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I would agree with beating GMU, but I think Illinois is pretty dang good. Currently #16 on KenPom. We might actually need Knecht for that game to win. One of the toughest games left on our schedule technically.
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Yeah, ideally you keep DK and Awaka out until Saturday... BUT GMU isn't a game you can lose either.

Just hope the rest of the squad is playing focused and inspired on both ends. ZZ will continue to return to form, need Santi out of his funk fast and need JJJ/Mashack to play well and look for opportunities to score at the rim as much as possible.
 
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GMU regardless of how close just care about win given current health issues. Illinois is really good and will be big challenge even at home without Knecht.
 
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I selfishly want DK back this week because I’m going to both games and might be the last ones I make it to this season. However, hope it’s only if he’s fully ready. No need to push back too soon and I do think we can take both teams without him, although you obviously feel better with him.
 
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