The Pembroke Postgame Report-Kentucky

#52
#52
jfrancis04 said:
Didn't you think D. West would grow into a decent PG Hat? Not trying to be contradictory...I just couldn't remember your thoughts on West.
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I think West will be fine. However, factoring Maze in with Johnson and Passley, Bruce is batting about .250 recruiting point guards.
 
#55
#55
hatvol96 said:
Why wouldn't a buzzer beating win over a thoroughly awful team be more important than a road win over an eventual Elite Eight team?
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So a dive for a loose ball in December is more important than a game winning shot in February..ok

Sure would have been nice for Ramar to beat Terrance Williams, Jerry Smith, Ramel Bradley, Mike Green, and Gary Ervin to some of those loose balls later on in the season.. you know.. when it mattered
 
#56
#56
getyopopcornready said:
Yea, ill definitely compare a conference win in February over a non-conference win in December.. what i wouldnt give to trade the win against Georgetown and Marquette for a win against Kentucky and Ole Miss
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Yeah, because if you trade those wins we would be in much better shape for an NCAA bid.
 
#57
#57
hatvol96 said:
1. I'm not sure the last time I saw a team score fewer points out if its initial offense. Without second chance points, Tennessee would have been in Big Ten territory pointswise.
2. Many people spent the last two days postulating that Tennessee would have won the game in Knoxville, but for Meeks having a game for the ages. I think today's results lays that fallacious theory to rest.
3. Bruce Pearl is now 1-3, with the none win being a 2 point win with Patrick Patterson sidelined and Jodie Meeks playing with a hernia, against Billy Gillispie. There's a lesson to e learned there.
4. At least Scotty Hopson had a decent game. That spared him even more ridicule from the crowd.
5. Darius Miller has played well against Tennessee both times this year. I don't think that's a coincidence.
6. Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith could not have played more poorly in the first half if they attempted to be atrocioius. When those guys are bad, this team has zero shot.
7. Here's a question for all those who heralded Bobby Maze to be such an upgrade over Ramar Smith. How mant times did Ramar get torched by a guy of Michael Porter's caliber?
8. Kentucky-South Carolina will be intriguing Saturday night. The winner should claim the East title.
9. Well, it looks like Davidson will have to win the SoCon tournament to go dancing. The nation may have to get it's fill of cutaway shots to Curry's mom during ESPN's NIT coverage.
10. Needing a win to keep it's NCAA hopes alive, Providence gives up 103 points at home. That Keno Davis is a genius.
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What lesson can be learned from Pearl owning Donovan?
 
#60
#60
emainvol said:
Yeah, because if you trade those wins we would be in much better shape for an NCAA bid.
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We beat Georgetown and Marquette early in the season

Kentucky lost to VMI, blown out by UNC, and lost to Miami early in the season

who's in better shape for an NCAA bid right now?
 
#62
#62
I have to agree with a lot of things I'm reading here. There was such hope from my perspective going into this year, & those hopes have tanked. Bobby Maze does'nt appear , or has never appeared, to be an offensive threat. I feel like we can't even set the simplest ball screens, can't consistently perform from beyond the arc, & our offensive & defensive rebounding just flat out sucks !! Don't put all the blame on Pearl, but he needs to look harder at the ball play & our bench. Our bench looked better on the floor today than our starters.
 
#63
#63
hatvol96 said:
I think West will be fine. However, factoring Maze in with Johnson and Passley, Bruce is batting about .250 recruiting point guards.
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Hat you coudn't be more dead on about Bruce and his inability to recruit good true PG's. Even when he was at USI his teams were always centered around his forwards and shooting guards. Its like he doesnt understand that you need a good quarterback to win the title. Man I really hope West pans out.
 
#64
#64
terrylwood2 said:
I have to agree with a lot of things I'm reading here. There was such hope from my perspective going into this year, & those hopes have tanked. Bobby Maze does'nt appear , or has never appeared, to be an offensive threat. I feel like we can't even set the simplest ball screens, can't consistently perform from beyond the arc, & our offensive & defensive rebounding just flat out sucks !! Don't put all the blame on Pearl, but he needs to look harder at the ball play & our bench. Our bench looked better on the floor today than our starters.
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The offensive rebounding is actually pretty good.. other than that, great first post
 
#65
#65
hatvol96 said:
I think West will be fine. However, factoring Maze in with Johnson and Passley, Bruce is batting about .250 recruiting point guards.
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I'm not sure I'd grade Bruce's recruitment of Maze as a fail considering the situation. I am by no means going to exagerate his abilities, but he is certainly better than anybody else we are going to throw out there. Given that Ramar is in rehab somewhere and his replacement is a true freshman with a frown drawn on his transcript, Pearl had to find somebody who is more capable at point than Prince. Maze is that. There is a much revered coach in Lexington that finished second in the bidding who had the same plan in mind for similar reasons.

HATINGBAMAISAWAYOFLIFE said:
Agree with all but 2 and 7. Ramar was never an
offensive threat and atleast maze can be. Ramar avg as many turnovers as he did assists whereas bobby was in leading s e c in that cat going to ole miss.
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All the above being said, Ramar > Maze. He is bigger, stronger, tougher, and more aggressive. Those seem to be exactly the ingredients we are missing in our perimeter players.
 
#66
#66
What in the world does this team do at halftime? Maybe it just seems like it and I have no stats to back it up but we get out scored the first five minutes of the second half seemingly every game. Bruce has always talked about how important the first five minutes of the second half are but this team never looks ready for the second half.
 
#67
#67
getyopopcornready said:
We beat Georgetown and Marquette early in the season

Kentucky lost to VMI, blown out by UNC, and lost to Miami early in the season

who's in better shape for an NCAA bid right now?
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Please, continue to claim that a loss to Marquette and a win against Kentucky would make Tennessee's resume better. It's easy to win an argument when the other guy does all the work for you. At best, if you reverse it, it's a wash.
 
#68
#68
emainvol said:
Please, continue to claim that a loss to Marquette and a win against Kentucky would make Tennessee's resume better. It's easy to win an argument when the other guy does all the work for you. At best, if you reverse it, it's a wash.
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Two non-conference losses early in the season and back to back on the road conference wins against Kentucky and Ole Miss in February show improvement

Two non-conference wins early in the season and back-to-back blowout conference losses in February show regression... which would you rather have?
 
#69
#69
emainvol said:
Please, continue to claim that a loss to Marquette and a win against Kentucky would make Tennessee's resume better. It's easy to win an argument when the other guy does all the work for you. At best, if you reverse it, it's a wash.
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Also, are you claiming that we would get in the tournament today?
 
#70
#70
getyopopcornready said:
Two non-conference losses early in the season and back to back on the road conference wins against Kentucky and Ole Miss in February show improvement

Two non-conference wins early in the season and back-to-back blowout conference losses in February show regression... which would you rather have?
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A win against a team that is currently a half game out of first place in the best conference in America and currently sits in the top 25 of RPI and is number 10 and 11 in the polls...

or a win against a team that is top 65 in RPI, currently leads a division in perhaps the worst major conference in Division I and isn't even in either top 25.

Which would you rather have?

Face it, without the Marquette win Tennessee's chances of making the Dance are slim, even with a win over Kentucky.
 
#72
#72
emainvol said:
A win against a team that is currently a half game out of first place in the best conference in America and currently sits in the top 25 of RPI and is number 10 and 11 in the polls...

or a win against a team that is top 65 in RPI, currently leads a division in perhaps the worst major conference in Division I and isn't even in either top 25.

Which would you rather have?

Face it, without the Marquette win Tennessee's chances of making the Dance are slim, even with a win over Kentucky.
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Are you serious?

ok just to try to get an idea of where you're coming from on this... Do you think Kentucky gets in today?
 
#75
#75
If you want a comparison that will induce nausea, look at Maryland's effort level today compared to Tennessee's.
 
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