The Official #5 Tennessee vs. #22 Ole Miss Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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turbovol said:
I only saw a portion of the first half, and the only thing that seemed problematic was Gainey playing the point with Ziggy out.
He did not look comfortable in the role, lost the ball once, and nearly lost it two other times. A bit shaky.

Knecht's scoring and minutes are down. It isn't a problem because we're getting points production from a lot of people but we don't
want his game or production or confidence to fall off too much.
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Knecht presence’a alone on the court is massive. He doesn’t have to have 20 a night for this team to succeed. He is such a focal point for defenses that it makes the others guys life so much easier to go get buckets.
 
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CladInOrange said:
This. It was as quiet as a crowd I’ve heard at TBA for a top 25 matchup I’ve heard. Look at these photos from tip off. Upper Vs. Lower.
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It was absolutely striking to see. I was taken back by just how uninterested the lower bowl (obviously, not everyone but man, there were a lot) was in this game. The most enthusiasm I saw from the folks around me was at the end when several people wanted to make a mad dash to get a better seat for the Rick Barnes post game show.

My son sat with me for the tip and then decided he’d rather use his student seat because it was so uninspired over where we sit. Don’t blame him at all but it was nice to do the drive down and back like it was before he started school down there.

I will say though that it was a good night for Tennessee basketball and Tennessee basketball fans. You couldn’t have asked for much more tonight from the team or the coaches. Saw a glimpse of what this team can be and the scary part is we can be even better.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Well, if we’re to believe Chris Beard he said in the post-game presser the crowd got to his team tonight at times. Might just be coach speak since it sounded pretty quiet on TV, but Beard seems to disagree.
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It sounded so quiet on Tv. I know I saw way to many sitting down when they should have been on their. It’s an above average environment imo, but it has the potential to be so much better
 
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What a solid win over a ranked conference opponent. What a way to start conference play.

Aidoo with the double double, including 24 points.

ZZ with the double double: 10 assists PLUS 17 points

The work Mashack did doesn’t show up in the stat line but he had a great game and was a key part of this win.

Really excited to see these guys operate at this level.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Well, if we’re to believe Chris Beard he said in the post-game presser the crowd got to his team tonight at times. Might just be coach speak since it sounded pretty quiet on TV, but Beard seems to disagree.
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Maybe at the ends and maybe court side, but I was there and it was like a calm church social in the lowers for most of the game. There were definitely pockets of excited Vols fans, and 300 sections & student section were absolutely on fire though.
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
Maybe at the ends and maybe court side, but I was there and it was like a calm church social in the lowers for most of the game. There were definitely pockets of excited Vols fans, and 300 sections & student section were absolutely on fire though.
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At least the church socials have free dessert.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
It started with a Parisian hairdresser in the 1920s who liked to make a big entrance. His blue convertible was sparkling but he thought his Russian wolfhound’s coat looked dull, so a pharmacist told him to add a few drops of bluing (a laundry solution used to brighten dingy whites) to the rinse water the next time he bathed the dog.

Actually, gray- and white-haired women were already adding a drop of bluing or indigo to a shampoo’s final rinse. Commercially made blue rinses became available in the 1930s. One was supposed to choose the appropriate tint based on hair color (iron gray, silver, white, etc.), but it was still easy to overdo it. “The solution was too strong. The blue stayed,” explained a woman whose appearance on a Chapel Hill, NC, street generated a 1933 news story.

[from an article in Bust magazine]
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Good job researching!
 
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Lukusw said:
Stat of the night: 47 to 24 rebounds for us

Player of the night: Mashack (yes, Aidoo was great and ZZ controlled the 2nd half but man it felt like Mashack was the guy that made all the right plays--end of the half 3 was killer)

Pleasant surprise of the night: Barnes called a timeout to stop a run!
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Those back to back 3s to end the half were critical. We were letting them back in the game and he shut it down.
 
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It is really strange that we have one of the best home football environments in all of college football in basically every SEC game, but our basketball arena is like a church or morgue for some conference games.

I think the only way you could fix it is if you gave the students more prominent seats in the lower bowl behind the benches of the teams like how some schools do it, but Danny White is never going to piss off the donor class and do that. So I’m not sure if you can fix it.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
It is really strange that we have one of the best home football environments in all of college football in basically every SEC game, but our basketball arena is like a church or morgue for some conference games.

I think the only way you could fix it is if you gave the students more prominent seats in the lower bowl behind the benches of the teams like how some schools do it, but Danny White is never going to piss off the donor class and do that. So I’m not sure if you can fix it.
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Need more cowbell !
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
It is really strange that we have one of the best home football environments in all of college football in basically every SEC game, but our basketball arena is like a church or morgue for some conference games.

I think the only way you could fix it is if you gave the students more prominent seats in the lower bowl behind the benches of the teams like how some schools do it, but Danny White is never going to piss off the donor class and do that. So I’m not sure if you can fix it.
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