The Pembroke Postgame Report-Choke Edition

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hatvol96

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1. Yet another in the litany of blown opportunities in Tennessee Basketball history. A loss to an inferior opponent with hardware on the line is par for the program's course.
2. Tennessee should ride to its NCAA game on a short bus. It would be in line with this team's basketball intelligence.
3. The Pearlophiles who have used youth as a crutch for this team's uneven play this season might want to look at Mississippi State's roster. It's not like the Vols are the only team using freshmen and sophomores.
4. Rick Stansbury has been underrated for his entire tenure at State. Today is just further validation of that fact.
5. I guess Pearl's alleged genius on inbounds plays doesn't reveal itself when a championship on the line. Two wonderful offensive sets from underneath at the end of the game.
6. Congratulations to Danny Kaspar and his Stephen F. Austin club. A decade of steady building gets its big payoff.
7. Whoever lost their bid to Mississippi State has no business complaning. If you're on the bubble for a field this soft, it's your own fault.
8. I'll be interested to see where Duke gets seeded. We'll see how much the Selection Committee values wins over Top 50 opponents.
9. The SEC is going to be incredibly fortunate to have a team playing on the second weekend. I can't imagine Tennessee or LSU being better than a 6 seed.
10. The addition of Greg Anthony has improved the CBS studio show immensely. He's the only analyst on the payroll there now who isn't afraid of hurting people's feelings.
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I just don't get how the team gets fired up about playing Alabama and Auburn, but not for the SEC Championsip, so very frustrating
 
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Good stuff, I think LSU will do better than a 6 seed. I can see them getting a 4. Everything else is spot on, especially about Stansbury, he always has State in a good situation come tourney time.
 
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hat, if JP Prince and a trained schnauzer were put in a cornfield maze, who would make their way out first?
 
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I usually look forward to your post game reports, but today is just not one of them. For obvious reasons!..Thanks Hat!

I felt today was our only chance at getting some recognition for this season, because we have no chance in hell at the NCAA tourny.
 
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westtnvol said:
Good stuff, I think LSU will do better than a 6 seed. I can see them getting a 4. Everything else is spot on, especially about Stansbury, he always has State in a good situation come tourney time.
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If LSU gets a four, the entire Selection Committee should be immediately impeached and each member barred from ever serving again.
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Choke job is a good way of putting it. It was laid out there nice and gift wrapped, pissed it away.
 
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I was about to reach through the TV and punch Verne and Bill in the face, they made it obvious that they were pulling for the underDAWGS!
 
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One thing you didn't note though was how extremely sluggishly the team started playing in the 2nd half. This team obviously isn't conditioned for 3 straight days of basketball...that 5 offensive rebounds in a row by msu showed that. Perhaps pearl needs to look into his conditioning tactics this time of year or something.
 
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emainvol said:
hat, if JP Prince and a trained schnauzer were put in a cornfield maze, who would make their way out first?
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As i said yesterday, I've wasted enough time on that role player. I'll simply say, trained schnauzers are smart. I'll leave it at that.
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Bruce's team has looked a lot like Jerry Green's teams this year. We are such a joke on both ends of the court, and we are totally lazy. Both point straight at the head jester.
 
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Good post Hat; to quote Lethal Weapon, 'I'm gettin too old for this s--t!!!" I can't take these big game choke jobs but I'll keep watching like the the sheep I am.
 
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Let me preface this by saying that UT gave up numerous opportunities to win the game and fully deserve what they got.... However, those refs were some of the worst I've seen on both sides of the ball. The terrible calls down the stretch are just inexcusable. I guess the officiating crew simply reflects the talent of the conference.
 
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Leadership..this team clearly lacks it. And balls...we clearly have none of those either.

Sure its all gravy if Hopson/Chism/Tatum start nailing threes at the beginning of the game, or if Tyler is making his infamous spin-loop-de-da shot in the paint early.

But heaven forbid we have to win a game with defense or hustle, or down to the wire.

Team has been lazy/cocky/unmotivated/vagina-esque for the better part of the season...
 
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jfrancis04 said:
Let me preface this by saying that UT gave up numerous opportunities to win the game and fully deserve what they got.... However, those refs were some of the worst I've seen on both sides of the ball. The terrible calls down the stretch are just inexcusable. I guess the officiating crew simply reflects the talent of the conference.
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Amen the SEC should be embarassed. Well even more embarassed than they already were about this years basketball season.
 
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Bruce deserves part of the blame, but most of it was execution. Bruce isn't the guy throwing the ball in bounds, the players are. Long story short, the player lost the game, but Bruce and the refs helped out a whole lot.
 
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#23
Still searching for Tyler Smith. Did he make it to the gym today?
 
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UNAVol89 said:
Bruce deserves part of the blame, but most of it was execution. Bruce isn't the guy throwing the ball in bounds, the players are. Long story short, the player lost the game, but Bruce and the refs helped out a whole lot.
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Demanding execution is what all good coaches do....
 
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UNAVol89 said:
Bruce deserves part of the blame, but most of it was execution. Bruce isn't the guy throwing the ball in bounds, the players are. Long story short, the player lost the game, but Bruce and the refs helped out a whole lot.
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either his players had no idea what to do with the ball in the closing seconds or he drew up some terrible plays. So how is the HEAD COACH not responsible for either of those?
 
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