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1. UMass is a tough team. They have a shot to be a tourney team this year. This is a good win, especially after the rough early season start. They also finished the game. They cut down the dumb fouls and turnovers late. The first good win of the season is sweet.
2. The defense was astounding tonight. They gave up a couple easy 3's. Everything else was fantastic. A little shaky on the boards to start the second half. That's it. There was one ten minute stretch where UMass had ZERO field goals during that span. They also protected the paint much better.
3. The Bernard King Player of the Game: Jarnell Stokes. His best game as a Vol. He dominated the paint on both ends. His offensive repertoire was at its peak. He controlled the boards and handled the double teams much better tonight.
4. Also, on Stokes. His rebounding instincts are top notch and some of the best I've seen. His ability to sieve through the defense and grab a board, locating the ball perfectly, and then positioning himself to the correct spot on the floor is as good as anyone in college basketball. He needs to be aggressive on the boards to go with those instincts and he did that tonight.
5. Josh Richardson and Jordan McRae gave you 23 points, 12 boards, five assists, and three stocks. That right there is why UT put them away. Those two were good tonight, to go along with very nice defense.
6. Two negatives. Free Throw shooting. Have to be better than 60.6%. Too much inconsistency. Turnovers. More TO's than assists, sixteen total. Tennessee has to do a better job protecting the ball, but they did do that in the second half.
7. The offense attacked the basket. Basketball is simple. If you attack the basket, good things will happen on offense. You will have success. They got 33 free throws and enforced their will on UMass. They were able to kick and drive and got some easy outside looks. That's the key on offense for UT.
8. Much better job not fouling on defense. I was really getting concerned, but they moved their feet better tonight.
9. I was concerned how they would play after the Okie State debacle, but they responded well. You like that with such a young team. This was a nice gut check for the young team and they did well.
10. Oklahoma State was a disaster. It was a sucky loss. But it's okay. This is a young team. They will get better. They get to relax this week and look to improve on the fundamentals. Not a game till next Monday. I'm not going to call this tournament a complete success by any means. But I think you can take away a good amount of positives from this and build on them. There are some things to improve on, but overall you got good run against quality opponents, and went 2-1 with a bang to finish the week.
Go Vols!!! :hi:
2. The defense was astounding tonight. They gave up a couple easy 3's. Everything else was fantastic. A little shaky on the boards to start the second half. That's it. There was one ten minute stretch where UMass had ZERO field goals during that span. They also protected the paint much better.
3. The Bernard King Player of the Game: Jarnell Stokes. His best game as a Vol. He dominated the paint on both ends. His offensive repertoire was at its peak. He controlled the boards and handled the double teams much better tonight.
4. Also, on Stokes. His rebounding instincts are top notch and some of the best I've seen. His ability to sieve through the defense and grab a board, locating the ball perfectly, and then positioning himself to the correct spot on the floor is as good as anyone in college basketball. He needs to be aggressive on the boards to go with those instincts and he did that tonight.
5. Josh Richardson and Jordan McRae gave you 23 points, 12 boards, five assists, and three stocks. That right there is why UT put them away. Those two were good tonight, to go along with very nice defense.
6. Two negatives. Free Throw shooting. Have to be better than 60.6%. Too much inconsistency. Turnovers. More TO's than assists, sixteen total. Tennessee has to do a better job protecting the ball, but they did do that in the second half.
7. The offense attacked the basket. Basketball is simple. If you attack the basket, good things will happen on offense. You will have success. They got 33 free throws and enforced their will on UMass. They were able to kick and drive and got some easy outside looks. That's the key on offense for UT.
8. Much better job not fouling on defense. I was really getting concerned, but they moved their feet better tonight.
9. I was concerned how they would play after the Okie State debacle, but they responded well. You like that with such a young team. This was a nice gut check for the young team and they did well.
10. Oklahoma State was a disaster. It was a sucky loss. But it's okay. This is a young team. They will get better. They get to relax this week and look to improve on the fundamentals. Not a game till next Monday. I'm not going to call this tournament a complete success by any means. But I think you can take away a good amount of positives from this and build on them. There are some things to improve on, but overall you got good run against quality opponents, and went 2-1 with a bang to finish the week.
Go Vols!!! :hi:
