The Official Tennessee vs. USC Upstate Game Thread, 7:00pm ET(11/16/13), SportSouth

[Gilbert]

Crisis averted.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

So did wade Houston lol

Exactly. Every win we've had doesn't count for squat.

 

[G0V0LS33]

So did wade Houston lol

so did Bruce Pearl.

 

[jahvol]

plenty of coaches pull off the occasional upset. what has martin won in march? when it matters? in the SEC tourny with a bid on the line?

I mean, we got ripped by not being put in the tourney last year. It is what it is though.

 

[vols 30]

Where are the naysayers at now?

 

[volbeast33]

Fulmer? had two bad seasons and that was his head.

It was time for fulmer to go.....he had been on a downward cycle.....I could see keeping him but it was time for him to go.

 

[MrVol]

Turn out the lights

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

so did Bruce Pearl.

pearl won in march.

 

[Roustabout]

They fought thru. Credit where credit due.

 

[GAVol]

We should join their conference, which I assume is the Under $109 Athletic Budget Conference!

The winner of the A-Sun went to the sweet 16 last year and the regular season champions ended our season last year in the NIT.

 

[Volumnus 2011]

That's what they used to be called.

good call. It sounded hilarious on the radio.

 

[BigPapaVol]

I mean, we got ripped by not being put in the tourney last year. It is what it is though.

Ripped? You think we deserved entry?

 

[jahvol]

I might agree if this was his first year. But we've seen two years of subpar basketball and this season is starting out with the same poor result.

He didn't have that much talent his first and second year. This is the most talented team he's had. I wouldn't quit call those first two seasons 100% his fault for not going the way we were used to under the middle of the Pearl years.

 

[G0V0LS33]

The winner of the A-Sun went to the sweet 16 last year and the regular season champions ended our season last year in the NIT.

people just don't get it

 

[volbeast33]

Where are the naysayers at now?

Lol

 

[InVOLuntary]

I mean, we got ripped by not being put in the tourney last year. It is what it is though.

Instead of trying to prove that to the committee we lay an egg in the NIT essentially proving them right.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Where are the naysayers at now?

Unlike the reasonable people, not here. When they're gone, we have a healthy balance of optimistic and pessimistic, yet both realistic, posters.

 

[MrVol]

SCUS will be a huge win for Martin.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

I mean, we got ripped by not being put in the tourney last year. It is what it is though.

please, Martin had plenty of chance to get in the tourney, (UGA x2, SEC tourney).

you cant blame the NCAA for not selecting them on an insanely weak bubble. martin did it to himself.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

The difference?

Defense.

Offensively we were very much the same the entire game, however they scored 42 in the first half on over 60% from the field.

They scored 23 in the second half, and I don't have the percentage yet but I'm gonna guess around 38%.

We play the whole game with that awareness and intensity on defense and we win by 20, and are 2-0.

 

[Volumnus 2011]

Where are the naysayers at now?

I'm sure they'll all shut up after we came back to beat USC Upstate. Good call.

 

[ukvols]

I mean, we got ripped by not being put in the tourney last year. It is what it is though.

We weren't screwed when we didn't get in. We put ourselves in a position to be among the final teams considered for the final bids. If we're in that group, we deserve whatever we get.

 

[MrVol]

This game has never been in doubt.

 

[ukvols]

Had we beaten Bama in the SECT, we would have been in.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Majac number of scoring 70 and a total score over 130 achieved.

Defense wasn't as good but thank goodness Half season Martin allowed a our clear advantage to wear them down. Athleticism wins out when allowed to play.

Better get better defending the post or we won't beat teams that come anywhere close to our talent level but let's face it beating the better teams on our schedule hasnt hurt us the last two years. It's beating teams with talent similar to upstate.

You are kidding right?