The Official #3 Tennessee vs. #11 Michigan NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 5:50 PM ET, CBS

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walkenvol said:
So you think all 5 of our starters should be offensively capable of taking over a game? Very very few teams have a lineup loaded with 5 super offensive players. Uros is a 7’ banger, rebounder, and occasional scorer who plays hard. There’s a reason he was a 3 star recruit. We’re not Kentucky several years back fielding a team of 3-5 first round draft picks and we won’t ever have that type of team.
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No, not all five starters but it would be nice to have at least one big who is a more consistent scorer.

We agree on what Uros is. What he isn’t is a dependable scorer which is all I was originally getting at.

And don’t get me wrong, this was still a very good team but let’s face it, we lived by the three and died by the three.
 
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I've seen a lot of different things pinpointed as the "turning point" of this loss, but I think the real shift in momentum came when Tennessee opened up a small lead and started blowing by Michigan's bigs, who looked winded and unable to keep up. If this really was a game of our guards against their post players, then our guards were winning and starting to run away with it. But as soon as we got that little cushion, there were multiple successive timeouts, often after a single possession. I think there were three, more or less, in a row. I don't know enough to complain about that, or say "oh this is rigged" or "that was not right." Media timeouts are just lousy, I guess. But I do think Michigan's bigs getting a chance to rest, repeatedly, helped them hunker down and play for that last eight minute stretch. And Tennessee never looked in sync afterward.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
KC had a sloppy, pretty much unforced turnover when we were up 6 with the ball. We score there, especially a 3 and we have them seriously on the ropes.

But instead the silly turnover and the momentum immediately changed. We never recovered.
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That was the moment, right there. Just get a bucket there and they have to start playing differently, out of their comfort zone. We allowed them to continue to play their game, and went ice cold. Game over.
 
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When it was 60 to 54 we had two chances to get it to 8 or 9 and just didn’t get it done. If we’d gotten it to 8 or 9, I thought there was a shot that Michigan would quit. But we didn’t and they didn’t. End of story.
 
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walkenvol said:
Other than Tshiebwe, who’s the other one in the SEC? Maybe Castleton but he doesn’t just take games over
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My bad, by league I meant all around the country. Guys like Tshiebwe, Kofi Cockburn, EJ Liddell and Chet Holmgren just to name a few.
 
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Race City Vol said:
I disagree, the discrepancy in fouls certainly mattered. When the more physical team is called for fewer fouls it shows an inconsistency in officiating.
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Or they played smarter by being aggressive but holding back just enough to not pick up fouls. See how this works. Give it up , we were outplayed at the end and lost. Refs were not the difference in the games outcome.
 
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VFL1993 said:
No, not all five starters but it would be nice to have at least one big who is a more consistent scorer.

We agree on what Uros is. What he isn’t is a dependable scorer which is all I was originally getting at.

And don’t get me wrong, this was still a very good team but let’s face it, we lived by the three and died by the three.
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Go back and reread your posts. You said a whole lot more than “Uros isn’t a dependable scorer”. I would have given you a like and moved on if that was your post.

But it’s all good. Everyone is disappointed in the season ending like this
 
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VFL1993 said:
My bad, by league I meant all around the country. Guys like Tshiebwe, Kofi Cockburn, EJ Liddell and Chet Holmgren just to name a few.
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I think you are making my point for me - they are not commonplace and we don’t have one right now. I’m hopeful BHH & Aidoo might improve but i don’t see either one becoming as good as Dickinson
 
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Our past choke jobs in the tourney prevented me from even considering the possibility of going to the final four...but still didn't expect to be ousted this early. Every time I give Barnes some slack....he says "hold my beer." I knew Barnes was a tournament choke artist...but he even managed to outdo his past failures and take em to another level. My bad for even having the minutest of faith in that guy. Never again.
 
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djohnnyg said:
Our past choke jobs in the tourney prevented me from even considering the possibility of going to the final four...but still didn't expect to be ousted this early. Every time I give Barnes some slack....he says "hold my beer." I knew Barnes was a tournament choke artist...but he even managed to outdo his past failures and take em to another level. My bad for even having the minutest of faith in that guy. Never again.
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Go root for someone else.
 
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