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

[jahvol]

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.

I agree that he laid an egg in the sec tourney. And that's ultimately what caused us not to make it. But a win over top 10 UF a couple weeks before didn't matter? or a top 15 Kentucky a few before that? I guess those aren't good resume wins.

 

[MrVol]

We have Antonio Barton this year!

 

[k-town_king]

Got to admit. It is starting to have a Buzz Peterson like feel to it. Hopefully, we figure some things out in the next few weeks.

Did Buzz ever even have a winning year? Cuonzo is a million times better.

 

[Spartacavolus]

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.

They weren't going to hit all those shots in the 2nd half. Difference was 15-2 run that completely deflated the opponent and Bartons 3 was the dagger.
McRae is having trouble laterally on d.

 

[Volinmem]

I'm glad I didn't see the game, just got home from work. Looking at the score and hearing that we had to come from behind to win, I'm now convinced that we are in trouble this season. Martin will not get it done here, time to go ahead and start a coaching search for next season!

 

[MrVol]

Pop the cork.

 

[SJAVol32]

So we're winning. Ok cool

 

[Lankykong]

You just said the situation matters, which is ludicrous when we have looked uncoached for long stretches of his entire tenure.

Winning games matters. Winning games while looking good doesn't. If we win against UVA and some of our other actually respected OOC teams, no one will care that we only beat USC-Upstate/etc. by 7 and looked bad (except people calling for him to be fired, apparently).

We always come on at the end of the season, so almost all SEC games are known wins at this point.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

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.

If you don't consider the rest of the field, then no, we weren't screwed last season. When you do look at the teams that made the tourney, then yeah, you have an argument.

 

[MrVol]

Upstate is a very good team. Playing UT is their Super Bowl.

 

[SCowlsVOL]

This is the least excitement I've had for a win in a while.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Pop the cork.

Notice how no one is starting celebratory threads or saying Final Four bound. When the clowns leave, this place is very level headed.

 

[knowthevols]

We beat a junior high school team with the aid of a kind whistle so I guess that means we are final four bound.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

We beat a junior high school team with the aid of a kind whistle so I guess that means we are final four bound.

Perfect timing.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

I agree that he laid an egg in the sec tourney. And that's ultimately what caused us not to make it. But a win over top 10 UF a couple weeks before didn't matter? or a top 15 Kentucky a few before that? I guess those aren't good resume wins.

each team on the bubble has a couple of good resume wins. but they also have losses to the likes of UGA. Martin hasnt shown he can win when it counts.

 

[volger]

Where are the naysayers at now?

They barely beat who? This team is going nowhere, and has decent talent. Glad Mizzou didn't hire this fool.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

They weren't going to hit all those shots in the 2nd half. Difference was 15-2 run that completely deflated the opponent and Bartons 3 was the dagger.
McRae is having trouble laterally on d.

We outplayed them the entire second half it was clear, and we played ok the first half, defense killed us the first half.

Yes they hit some shots, but slit if the shots were open blown assignments by our defense, didn't have those the seconds half.

 

[volbeast33]

Winning games matters. Winning games while looking good doesn't. If we win against UVA and some of our other actually respected OOC teams, no one will care that we only beat USC-Upstate/etc. by 7 and looked bad (except people calling for him to be fired, apparently).

We always come on at the end of the season, so almost all SEC games are known wins at this point.

We went 11-7 last yr

 

[Boca Vol]

Basketball, especially in Nov, is a crapshoot. UT struggles agains USC Upstate (Spartanburg as I know them) and they may beat Kansas next week.

It isn't like football. Just get your feet under you and win some games.

 

[GAVol]

Did Buzz ever even have a winning year? Cuonzo is a million times better.

I agree. Probably a bad comparison, but you've got to admit, Cuonzo needs to win 20+ and make the tournament.

 

[theroyz71]

All arguing aside, Bob just said "USC Spartanburg"

They used to be USC Spartanburg. My wife went there.

 

[SJAVol32]

So we won. So no more dumb threads? Ok cool

 

[DocVOLiday]

we won.

Not pretty, but we got to learn to win. keep it going guys!

 

[MrVol]

It will be another nail biter with the Citadel.

 

[SJAVol32]

we won.

Not pretty, but we got to learn to win. keep it going guys!

All you can ask. early in the season. Learn and move on.