The Official “Regular Posters of the Basketball Forum” Thread

[Volprofch05]

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I mean Vandy's got a good offense, but man we really let that one slip away. Played very well on offense.

48.0% FG
47.5% 3PT
81.0% FT
just 9 turnovers

16 PFs and only ZZ reached 4

I think that 7 minute stretch in the first half where ZZ sat really changed the game. Gainey was having an off night.

 

[omghulkhands]

lol but when UF needs to fire a coach, they find evidence don’t they? Lol

 

[Vol49er]

Down two spots in the AP, now #8. Kinda unjustified after blowing out #14 and losing by 2 @ #1, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Two big opportunities this week at home against #12 and #5

 

[Delmar]

I'll add two other plays under 3 minutes that were awful calls/no calls.

1.) Pettiford's little floater he made with 1:45 to play to cut the Tennessee lead to 51-49. He drove left, picked up his dribble, thus establishing a pivot foot. Okpara bit on his fake, and Pettiford stepped thru. That's a walk. In front of the Auburn bench, though, that crew won't call it.

2.) Gainey's 5th foul was ridiculous, but because Broome flails to the ground as they're both going for a rebound, he gets the call.

The entire officiating sequence under 3 minutes was a total home job.

Agree on the Pettiford floater. I think the refs are getting this Eurostep thing confused. The Eurostep is now allowed on a continuous drive but not as you said when he established a pivot foot and then stepped through. That’s a walk.

 

[Orange.]

That is the same stretch of teams we are playing now, except that our Bama game is at the end of the season.

Also, two top-5 teams, Auburn and Florida, were scheduled an open date before they play us, so a whole week to prepare. I don't see opponents with open dates anywhere in the Alabama gauntlet being touted.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Down two spots in the AP, now #8. Kinda unjustified after blowing out #14 and losing by 2 @ #1, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Two big opportunities this week at home against #12 and #5

Yeah, next 2 are against top 15 win both of those and we move up (probably even jump Florida).

Then Mizzou could be top 15 when we face them. They only have one game this week Saturday at Miss State...but depending on how teams ahead of them fair they might move up 5 with a win.

 

[SGMVols]

“We declare him innocent because he’s winning”

If they were as bad as Arkansas right now he would’ve been canned for cause weeks ago

 

[orangemadam]

A shame that we had two of our losses that should have been wins (Vandy, Auburn)

2 "shoulda" wins would have us ranked #1 most likely if we had prevailed

 

[MoCo_Vol]

A shame that we had two of our losses that should have been wins (Vandy, Auburn)

2 "shoulda" wins would have us ranked #1 most likely if we had prevailed

Yeah...having the last shot in both games with a chance to tie/or win and coming up short stings.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

 

[Volprofch05]

That is the same stretch of teams we are playing now, except that our Bama game is at the end of the season.
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Also, two top-5 teams, Auburn and Florida, were scheduled an open date before they play us, so a whole week to prepare. I don't see opponents with open dates anywhere in the Alabama gauntlet being touted.

Their schedule is worse because they have to play the Vols

 

[Lefteye]

Does this mean the glove didn’t fit?

Cause @lawgator1 said he’d been in the pool!

 

[Volprofch05]

Does this mean the glove didn’t fit?

Cause @lawgator1 said he’d been in the pool!

Lawgator would know

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Yeah...having the last shot in both games with a chance to tie/or win and coming up short stings.

Evens out with the miracle win against Illinois a little.

 

[omghulkhands]

Opened -9.5 against UK. A bit better than I expected.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Bring your signs Saturday.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

I'll add two other plays under 3 minutes that were awful calls/no calls.

1.) Pettiford's little floater he made with 1:45 to play to cut the Tennessee lead to 51-49. He drove left, picked up his dribble, thus establishing a pivot foot. Okpara bit on his fake, and Pettiford stepped thru. That's a walk. In front of the Auburn bench, though, that crew won't call it.

2.) Gainey's 5th foul was ridiculous, but because Broome flails to the ground as they're both going for a rebound, he gets the call.

The entire officiating sequence under 3 minutes was a total home job.

I couldn't believe the floater... I even stopped the game and went back to confirm I didn't somehow see it the wrong way. And the foul on Gainey was definitely weak sauce... I was shocked he played 10 plus minutes with 4 fouls

 

[Volprofch05]

I just drove by the Kentucky team buses parked in front of the art museum, any suggestions for shenanigans?

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Hard for me to see anything better than 10-8 in conference play if we can’t defend home court against a good, not great Kentucky team.

 

[berryvol]

I’m usually on the very positive end of the spectrum about basketball, but I’m vastly lowering my expectations for this team. They’re just flat out bad on offense and settle for bad shots far too often. They also seem completely uninterested in defending half the time. This is basically what everyone who whined about the 2022 team’s offense asked for: a little better offense for inconsistent defense. Disappointing, but it is what it is. Hopefully they can figure something out by March, but they’ve been regressing since December. Not hopeful.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m usually on the very positive end of the spectrum about basketball, but I’m vastly lowering my expectations for this team. They’re just flat out bad on offense and settle for bad shots far too often. They also seem completely uninterested in defending half the time. This is basically what everyone who whined about the 2022 team’s offense asked for: a little better offense for inconsistent defense. Disappointing, but it is what it is. Hopefully they can figure something out by March, but they’ve been regressing since December. Not hopeful.

Nah man obviously everything is fine.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

I’m usually on the very positive end of the spectrum about basketball, but I’m vastly lowering my expectations for this team. They’re just flat out bad on offense and settle for bad shots far too often. They also seem completely uninterested in defending half the time. This is basically what everyone who whined about the 2022 team’s offense asked for: a little better offense for inconsistent defense. Disappointing, but it is what it is. Hopefully they can figure something out by March, but they’ve been regressing since December. Not hopeful.

So much of the poor shot selection is a byproduct of passing open good looks. Gainey dribbling the ball off his foot moments ago is a prime example.

This team won’t be anything other than middle of the pack in the SEC unless Lanier figures out how to overcome his lack of quickness and get open and be efficient and productive offensively. That’s a requirement for this team to finish somewhere near the top of the league.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

So much of the poor shot selection is a byproduct of passing open good looks. Gainey dribbling the ball off his foot moments ago is a prime example.

This team won’t be anything other than middle of the pack in the SEC unless Lanier figures out how to overcome his lack of quickness and get open and be efficient and productive offensively. That’s a requirement for this team to finish somewhere near the top of the league.

I just think Chaz has a very limited offensive set. He has the three ball and that’s pretty much it. He has zero explosiveness and rarely drives to the basket. He thinks he is a Steph Curry.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

I just think Chaz has a very limited offensive set. He has the three ball and that’s pretty much it. He has zero explosiveness and rarely drives to the basket. He thinks he is a Steph Curry.

Yeah, he’s been less productive since more athletic teams have figured out that you just gotta run him off the three point line. Hard to expect him at this point of his career to figure out how to put the ball on the deck and finish around the rim, but that’s what he is going to do if this team is going to do anything memorable