UT is #2 seed in Midwest, play St Peters Thurs 9:20pm (TNT) in Charlotte

[Vols till I fall]

St. Peter's ranks 187th on KenPom. Their offense is 305th, but their defense is 76th.

They're 338th in tempo.

 

[volfeeva]

We got a couple days to practice. Then it's game on. Go Vols

 

[CornbreadVol]

I like our potential 2nd round opponent better than UNC’s

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Zeigler's brother is a freshman guard at Saint Peters, win and play your former employer, Texas, or potentially the - co plaintiff state school from the anti trust litigation holding a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in connection with the NIL antitrust litigation,

Former employer has a better ring to it. “Co plaintiff” just doesn’t have the same emotional resonance

 

[johnfnkelly]

This is a matchup Aidoo should dominate. Their starting big is 6’9 195.

 

[omghulkhands]

Karma hit when Michigan best us and the late 2nd round draft pick that couldn't do anything against a P5 team was picked in the first round by the Grizzlies...

Huh?

 

[hardyemt_p]

Do they have a 100 y/o Nun following them? If so it's over

 

[Shaun1985]

Dream scenario. Besides the storylines of Zieglers brother and Texas in the following round, Tennessee got a really favorable draw. Purdue will be gone long before the Elite 8

 

[Shaun1985]

Kentucky with an absolute cakewalk to the elite 8. Auburn wins the SEC and it doesn't translate to seeding.

 

[CornbreadVol]

Am I crazy to think our draw is better than UNC’s??? Both MSUs are scary to me

 

[utvolpj]

Added full bracket link to first post

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Rooting for Virginia. They would be a great matchup for us. They are far worse than us at scoring the basketball. We could have an off night shooting and still possibly win.

On the other note, I truly hope we aren’t one of the gams’s in the work day. So annoying for the biggest event of the year to be unwatchable.

 

[Vols till I fall]

Kentucky with an absolute cakewalk to the elite 8. Auburn wins the SEC and it doesn't translate to seeding.

Kentucky going ti struggle with nc state

 

[CornbreadVol]

Rooting for Virginia. They would be a great matchup for us. They are far worse than us at scoring the basketball. We could have an off night shooting and still possibly win.

On the other note, I truly hope we aren’t one of the gams’s in the work day. So annoying for the biggest event of the year to be unwatchable.

I put in my PTO 2 months ago for this Thursday/Friday and the next just in case

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Huh?

I thought Michigan had no business in the field. Forgot to put that in there. Oops, my bad...

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Rooting for Virginia. They would be a great matchup for us. They are far worse than us at scoring the basketball. We could have an off night shooting and still possibly win.

On the other note, I truly hope we aren’t one of the gams’s in the work day. So annoying for the biggest event of the year to be unwatchable.

I’m just selfishly really glad we’re playing Thursday and not Friday. I have a long drive Friday (start of spring break for the kids).

 

[turbovol]

So we have St. Peter's, followed by, if we win of course, maybe Texas or Virginia.
I know nothing about Texas. Would Virginia be a good matchup for us? I wouldn't say so. They play at a very
slow tempo, play excellent defense, but can very much struggle to score. They are a team that could upset a Texas with
their unusual playing style.

If we beat Texas, we probably play the winner of South Carolina vs. Creighton. Creighton doesn't wow so much with their individual talent but they shoot the ball well.

If we win that game we're playing Purdue and their player-of-the-year big man.

About as good a draw as we could hope for, I think.

Of course it's all about how you play on the day. You have a bad shooting day, you can lose to anybody. We all know that.

 

[Putbacks]

Can Pat Adams work the South Regional, please?

 

[Boston Vol]

Why do people think Kentucky has a cakewalk to the Elite 8? The way their defense is playing, they could lose to just about anyone.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

A nice thread breaking down St. Peter’s. They actually are not a great matchup for us with style of play. They are a low-possession team and they are great on the offensive glass. The flip side is they are small in the frontcourt. Aidoo has to show up.

 

[Volstylexx]

Am I crazy to think our draw is better than UNC’s??? Both MSUs are scary to me

yeah either of those teams can knock out UNC… and MSU would have been a nightmare matchup in the 2nd

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

A nice thread breaking down St. Peter’s. They actually are not a great matchup for us with style of play. They are a low-possession team and they are great on the offensive glass. The flip side is they are small in the frontcourt. Aidoo has to show up.

Good for preparing for Creighton’s style. Assuming UT could possibly get to that round.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

A nice thread breaking down St. Peter’s. They actually are not a great matchup for us with style of play. They are a low-possession team and they are great on the offensive glass. The flip side is they are small in the frontcourt. Aidoo has to show up.

Do they give up a ton of fast break points? I’d think they might given that they’re undersized and hitting the offensive glass hard.

 

[Purplehaze26]

ZZ’s “little” brother is 5” taller

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

ZZ’s “little” brother is 5” taller

Definitely need to nab him with an NIL offer.