The Section 103 Postgame Report.

#54
#54
LawVol13 said:
Hopson's shooting looked pretty good last year against completely overmatched teams as well. No real way to tell if he's improved until we play against real teams.
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That makes no sense. You could watch a guy shooting in an empty gym and tell if his shooting has improved.
 
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#56
Hat: this team is obviously really talented and I believe most would agree that they'll be really good if they develop chemistry and find an identity. But in order for that to happen, what needs to be the M.O. of the team? That's a vague and terribly phrased question, so let me try another way. Complete the following hypothetical sentence spoken several months from now. "The reason the Vols are such a tough team to beat right now is that they're just so damn good at ______."
 
#57
#57
kidbourbon said:
That makes no sense. You could watch a guy shooting in an empty gym and tell if his shooting has improved.
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I'm sure you were one of the ones on here bragging about how much better Hopson was shooting last year when we beat Asheville by 100. Funny how he didn't shoot quite so well against legitimate competition. It's a confidence issue with Hopson. He does well against crappy teams and mediocre against real teams.
 
#58
#58
kidbourbon said:
Complete the following hypothetical sentence spoken several months from now. "The reason the Vols are such a tough team to beat right now is that they're just so damn good at ______."
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Basketball!

(is this a trick question?)
 
#59
#59
LawVol13 said:
I'm sure you were one of the ones on here bragging about how much better Hopson was shooting last year when we beat Asheville by 100.
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Nothing wrong with that. It wasn't just Asheville...Hopson's percentage stayed high for about the first third of the season. He was inconsistent game-to-game, but he shot well enough to give people reason to believe in his outside shot.

LawVol13 said:
Funny how he didn't shoot quite so well against legitimate competition. It's a confidence issue with Hopson. He does well against crappy teams and mediocre against real teams.
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I think it was confidence combined with the fact that he adjusted his mechanics in the offseason. In no-pressure situations, he looked great (and his shot DID have lower arc). Then when it got more physical and the pressure increased, he lost confidence in his hands and eyes, and I think a part of that was that he had been tweaking mechanics.

In my experience, tweaking mechanics in the offseason does exactly that...at first, you shoot better. Then things get tough and all of a sudden you stop trusting the new motion, and then you're screwed.

I think Hopson will show substantially more confidence in his hands this year. He looks and acts more mature. But you're right, we won't really know until the games get tough.
 
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#60
kidbourbon said:
Complete the following hypothetical sentence spoken several months from now. "The reason the Vols are such a tough team to beat right now is that they're just so damn good at ______."
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Jokes aside, I think the answer has to be half-court defense.

This team will be able to score points in just about any setting, and anchored by Williams, Fields, and Harris, will be the best rebounding team Pearl has fielded.

The question is, can they find the effort and teamwork to bring the half-court defense, night after night when the grind gets tough and the shots aren't always falling?
 
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#61
kidbourbon said:
Hat: this team is obviously really talented and I believe most would agree that they'll be really good if they develop chemistry and find an identity. But in order for that to happen, what needs to be the M.O. of the team? That's a vague and terribly phrased question, so let me try another way. Complete the following hypothetical sentence spoken several months from now. "The reason the Vols are such a tough team to beat right now is that they're just so damn good at ______."
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They're going to have to defensively rebound well and convert that into transition scores. This team won't be anything special in the halfcourt offensively.
 
#64
#64
StepCross said:
Jokes aside, I think the answer has to be half-court defense.

This team will be able to score points in just about any setting, and anchored by Williams, Fields, and Harris, will be the best rebounding team Pearl has fielded.

The question is, can they find the effort and teamwork to bring the half-court defense, night after night when the grind gets tough and the shots aren't always falling?
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Williams, Harris, Fields, Maymon.

The toughest defending and best rebounding group that Pearl has had.

We may finally get the production I was hoping to see from Crews and Chism playing next to one another.
 
#65
#65
These are my favorite threads that Volnation produces, football or basketball.

Thanks for the input Hat.
 
#66
#66
Coach Pearl said this team will score points. He's more concerned with his freshman being overmatched defensively. Pearl was stressing how the level of play is so much higher in college than in high school.

He's not going to let players get by with poor defense simply because they are freshman.
 
#67
#67
LawVol13 said:
I'm sure you were one of the ones on here bragging about how much better Hopson was shooting last year when we beat Asheville by 100. Funny how he didn't shoot quite so well against legitimate competition. It's a confidence issue with Hopson. He does well against crappy teams and mediocre against real teams.
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Hopson had 17 against KU, 16 against SoCal , and averaged 12 against UK in three games. His APG was double digits or better in almost every SEC game. His season FG% was 45% and he had a higher 3P% than Chism, McBee and Goins at 33%.

His worst game was against Ohio State. He only had 3 points and had 5 turn overs (highest of the season).

He played well against Michigan State and was very much involved in the final minutes of the game. If he would have made that free throw, we may have had a different outcome.
 
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#68
mtt2d said:
Hopson had 17 against KU, 16 against SoCal , and averaged 12 against UK in three games. His APG was double digits or better in almost every SEC game.

His worst game was against Ohio State. He only had 3 points and had 5 turn overs (highest of the season).

He played well against Michigan State and was very much involved in the final minutes of the game. If he would have made that free throw, we may have had a different outcome.
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Are you really serious?
 
#71
#71
LawVol13 said:
My point was he's inconsistent. And if you're trying to say that isn't true, using Michigan State as an example is not a good idea.
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I also used Ohio State as an example. I wanted to use both season and tournament stats, against our very best opponents.

He was consistant during the regular season but not in the tournament.

Why do you think he played so inconsistently during the tournament?
 
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#72
#72
mtt2d said:
I also used Ohio State as an example. I wanted to use both season and tournament stats, against our very best opponents.

He was consistant during the regular season but not in the tournament.

Why do you think he played so inconsistently during the tournament?
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He missed a free throw that sends us to the Final Four. He refused to guard Summers and gives him an uncontested three. And towards the end of the regular season, Hopson was outperformed by Tatum.

Unless something changes this year, he'll never be a guy we can depend on. We can just depend on him being inconsistent.
 
#73
#73
MikeHamiltonFan said:
Williams, Harris, Fields, Maymon.

The toughest defending and best rebounding group that Pearl has had.

We may finally get the production I was hoping to see from Crews and Chism playing next to one another.
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Is Maymon going to be a big shot in the arm when he gets here? How good is he? I was excited when he transfered, but he kind of seems left out. Is this just because we dont really know until we actually see him practice and play some?
 
#74
#74
bamasucks76 said:
Is Maymon going to be a big shot in the arm when he gets here? How good is he? I was excited when he transfered, but he kind of seems left out. Is this just because we dont really know until we actually see him practice and play some?
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He cannot play for the first half of the season.

He started as a true freshman at a decent Big East school, but he was being used as a center which he hated.

As a forward? He loves it! Good defense.

Look at him, very highly rated.
 
#75
#75
mtt2d said:
Hopson had 17 against KU, 16 against SoCal , and averaged 12 against UK in three games. His APG was double digits or better in almost every SEC game. His season FG% was 45% and he had a higher 3P% than Chism, McBee and Goins at 33%.

His worst game was against Ohio State. He only had 3 points and had 5 turn overs (highest of the season).

He played well against Michigan State and was very much involved in the final minutes of the game. If he would have made that free throw, we may have had a different outcome.
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WHAT? :blink:
 
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