Vols/Lipscomb...Game Thread

#78
#78
(K-town Vol Fan @ Dec 29 said:
Why is this team i've never heard of givng us a challenge?
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It's just one of those days I guess. Good news is, we're going to win it. I think...
 
#83
#83
If I was Coach Pearl, I'd have those guys shooting free throws till they BEGGED me for mercy.

 
#84
#84
Yeah, if we weren't playing a team that was shooting 35% we'd be in a heck of a ballgame right now because we cant hit the free ones for squat.
 
#85
#85
seems like they are strugglining shooting as i just turned in.

i think its just one game though.
 
#91
#91
Just got back from the game, gang.... UT was clearly tired, and it showed. I have to give credit to Lipscomb; as Bertlekamp and Coach Pearl said, they had a great defensive plan. Lofton only took five shots, and only scored six points - that's not going to get it done. He needs to be taking 15 shots a game, minimum. Asumnu and Major played well. The officiating was terrible; they missed SEVERAL travelling calls on Lipscomb. Of course, I always think officiating is terribly biased against UT. And it's certainly the worst UT has shot the ball all year. Smith, Lofton and Watson all missed some wide-open 3s. Still, ugly though it was, a win is a win. The defense played well. Lipscomb got exactly 2, yes, 2 points in the paint. Major was player of the game, and deservedly so. Watson was 13-14 at the line; that's huge - senior leadership stepping up. If he's 8-14 or 9-14, it's a much tighter game down the stretch. But the big red flag to me is that Lipscomb, much like us, is not a big team either, and their one big player (Durant?) got into early foul trouble and eventually fouled out, yet UT still got outrebounded handily. That really bothers me. I expect that we're going to lose the rebounding battle in quite possibly every single SEC game, but we should AT LEAST be outrebounding another smallish team like Lipscomb.

To be fair, though, Lipscomb came to play, and they had already travelled to Kentucky and Auburn, so they are accustomed to SEC-level play. They will be very, very tough in their conference. And good ol' Wimp Sanderson's (remember him?) son is their coach.
 
#94
#94
Just back from the game: agreed with Downtown's observations, with one exception -- I thought Wingate played average, at best, especially on the offensive end. He missed SEVERAL gimmes in the paint, and he continues to play without the real WANT for the basketball that a good center needs to have. He just doesn't seem to go after passes and rebounds, and even when he has the size advantage, he fails to take it up strong. I'm not trying to knock him; I just think we can get more out of him.

We definitely looked tired and flat, most notably in the first half. Even our press wasn't much of a bother to Lipscomb until the later stages of the game.

I'll also echo his praise for the heart of an overmatched team. They came in and fought hard for the duration -- especially on the defensive end. Also, credit their coach for devising a great game plan -- making C.J. and Chris almost non-factors.

All in all, we had a great time and enjoyed a good win. Let's get some rest, fine tune a few things, and get ready for a fun SEC run!
 
#95
#95
The thing that worries me is what Bertlekamp said tonight on the Vol Network. Tonight's game showed any other team how to play to shut the Vols down - take Chris Lofton out of the game.
 
#96
#96
Well, that's not really a revolutionary idea, you know. He's obviously our "go-to guy," and you don't want him to heat up if you are planning on beating Tennessee. What we need to do now is focus on ways to get some of the other fellas to step up, starting with Major. If they are going to hound the guards, that should open up the interior for Wingate, Patterson, Asumnu, Smith. . . .you get the picture.
 
#98
#98
(LadyinOrange @ Dec 30 said:
The thing that worries me is what Bertlekamp said tonight on the Vol Network. Tonight's game showed any other team how to play to shut the Vols down - take Chris Lofton out of the game.
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Yeh but that isn't as easy as it sounds...he'll still get his shots...he just missed a few tonight....he'll heat back up
 
#100
#100
they just seemed to get ahead and play schoolyard ball-I doubt pearl will let that continue. I do really like the way this team hustles to the ball however...and you have to love all the steals were getting!
 
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