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DowntownVol

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3:18 to play in the game... 82-51 UT. They've led the entire way, but really blew it open in the second half (Lofton got hot)...

GO VOLS!

 
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WOW..nice game..I was totally off on that one...another reason to love hoops. GT just got beat at home by like 22 to UIC
 
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Ballgame. 92-58 UT. VERY impressive performance, very balanced, defense forced 25 turnovers while only turning the ball over 13 times, 18 points for Wingate (surely a career high for him), 17 for Lofton, 12 for Watson, 10 for Patterson, 7 for Bradshaw, 6 for Asumnu (in only 16 minutes of action due to early foul trouble)

I know it's just three games, but so far I don't think anyone could argue with the point that this team is exceeding everyone's expectations. This isn't exactly Belmont and Campbell we've been playing. Big test next week, on the road (sort of - in Nashville) vs. Murray St.

I'm stoked. I'll see you all at the Appy State game Tuesday after next.



 
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As Downtown said Impressive & very balanced,good job vols!
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Originally posted by DowntownVol@Nov 25, 2005 8:29 PM
Ballgame.  92-58 UT.  VERY impressive performance, very balanced, defense forced 25 turnovers while only turning the ball over 13 times, 18 points for Wingate (surely a career high for him), 17 for Lofton, 12 for Watson, 10 for Patterson, 7 for Bradshaw, 6 for Asumnu (in only 16 minutes of action due to early foul trouble)

I know it's just three games, but so far I don't think anyone could argue with the point that this team is exceeding everyone's expectations.  This isn't exactly Belmont and Campbell we've been playing.  Big test next week, on the road (sort of - in Nashville) vs. Murray St.

I'm stoked.  I'll see you all at the Appy State game Tuesday after next.
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I know absolutely nothing about basketball, but it seems like Coach Pearl has this team playing with confidence in a way Peterson never did.
 
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Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Nov 25, 2005 9:34 PM
I know absolutely nothing about basketball, but it seems like Coach Pearl has this team playing with confidence in a way Peterson never did.
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Not to be a pessimist, but it's still early. I hope I'm wrong, but I just don't think we'll have enough size to be much of a factor once we get into conference play.
 
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I still believe we will really struggle in SEC play. I still say we struggle to make the NIT. I'm extremely impressed with Bruce Pearl is all areas. Floor coaching, being a great salesman/motivator, recruiting, etc. I think the future is very bright, but I still expect us to really struggle at times this year.
 
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I agree with you orangewizard,I think we will struggle some in sec play & against teams like Texas and oklahoma st,But i like everything about coach pearl and as you said the future looks bright,i just like the way they got that hustle go get it kind of attitude!
 
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Just got back from watching Duke and Memphis at the Garden. I think we can go ahead and chalk up the trip to Memphis as a loss. This is by far Cal's best team at UMemphis. I'm really pleasantly surprised with UT's margin of victory. The game in Nashville Wednesday night will provide another good test. Win that one and an NIT bid starts looking realistic. As an aside, being at the game live, it is obvious that one of the strengths of these two programs are their assistant coaches. Cal and K both elicit a great deal of input from their lieutenants.
 
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Originally posted by hatvol96@Nov 26, 2005 12:17 AM
Just got back from watching Duke and Memphis at the Garden. I think we can go ahead and chalk up the trip to Memphis as a loss. This is by far Cal's best team at UMemphis. I'm really pleasantly surprised with UT's margin of victory. The game in Nashville Wednesday night will provide another good test. Win that one and an NIT bid starts looking realistic. As an aside, being at the game live, it is obvious that one of the strengths of these two programs are their assistant coaches. Cal and K both elicit a great deal of input from their lieutenants.
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Memphis is so athletic...too bad Dook got alot of calls in that game or it could have went the other way.
 
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Originally posted by NCGatorBait@Nov 25, 2005 11:22 PM
Memphis is so athletic...too bad Dook got alot of calls in that game or it could have went the other way.
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The scary thing is that Memphis is so young, it's perfectly reasonable to expect them to get much better as the year progresses. Gator, was the ball in the cylinder on the Williams tip that gave Duke the lead? I wasn't watching the video screen when it was shown, and they didn't play it again because the crowd reacted as if it was a poor call.
 
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Originally posted by hatvol96@Nov 26, 2005 12:32 AM
The scary thing is that Memphis is so young, it's perfectly reasonable to expect them to get much better as the year progresses. Gator, was the ball in the cylinder on the Williams tip that gave Duke the lead? I wasn't watching the video screen when it was shown, and they didn't play it again because the crowd reacted as if it was a poor call.
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Appeared to me it was..they didn't show it over and over though.
 
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Texas, Memphis, Kentucky, Florida, et al. clearly have vastly superior talent, size, and athleticism to UT. However, I'm convinced, at this point, that this year's team will give 110% and not roll over for any of those teams, and may, in fact, pull off an upset or two. I'm fully aware that it's going to take a couple of years to become a legitimate Big Dance contender (after this year, we lose Patterson, Watson, and Asumnu... this team could actually be worse next year than this year while the incoming recruiting class gets its feet wet)

That being said, I really like this year's team, more so than any team in recent memory, because they seem more motivated and willing to play hard and fight for the loose ball and do whatever they can to win. I attribute that entirely to the energy and enthusiasm Coach Pearl brings to the table. It's pretty much diametrically opposed to the attitude Fulmer's team has displayed this season. Easier for me, at least, to get behind a team that will go maybe 16-12 and fight all the way than a Jerry Green-coached team that goes 20-8 and underachieves.

 
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I just got home from Knoxville and I was pretty happy with what I saw tonight. Considering our lack of depth, our guys looked pretty crisp through the game. We would've been in the hundreds if we could have scored everytime we took the ball away. Like Pearl said after the game, the defensive steals make up for their lack of rebounding.

It was very refreshing to actually hear a coach other than Fulmer after the game. Pearl really goes in depth with what he was trying to do and what happened. Fulmer........not so much.
 
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Originally posted by DowntownVol@Nov 25, 2005 11:48 PM
Texas, Memphis, Kentucky, Florida, et al. clearly have vastly superior talent, size, and athleticism to UT.  However, I'm convinced, at this point, that this year's team will give 110% and not roll over for any of those teams, and may, in fact, pull off an upset or two.    I'm fully aware that it's going to take a couple of years to become a legitimate Big Dance contender (after this year, we lose Patterson, Watson, and Asumnu... this team could actually be worse next year than this year while the incoming recruiting class gets its feet wet)

That being said, I really like this year's team, more so than any team in recent memory, because they seem more motivated and willing to play hard and fight for the loose ball and do whatever they can to win.  I attribute that entirely to the energy and enthusiasm Coach Pearl brings to the table.  It's pretty much diametrically opposed to the attitude Fulmer's team has displayed this season.  Easier for me, at least, to get behind a team that will go maybe 16-12 and fight all the way than a Jerry Green-coached team that goes 20-8 and underachieves.
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Effort will never be a problem for a Bruce Pearl coached team. He demands that his players play hard and there are consequences for those who choose to take the easy way out. This team doesn't match up with the teams you mentioned. However, if you throw LSU and Alabama in also, the rest of the teams on our schedule have talent that isn't considerably better than UT. I could see this team winning 16-18 games and getting an NIT bid. They will need to win a majority of their close games to achieve that. I just hope the horrible record this group had in close games under Peterson hasn't permanently destroyed their confidence.
 
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Originally posted by hatvol96@Nov 26, 2005 12:00 AM
Effort will never be a problem for a Bruce Pearl coached team. He demands that his players play hard and there are consequences for those who choose to take the easy way out. This team doesn't match up with the teams you mentioned. However, if you throw LSU and Alabama in also, the rest of the teams on our schedule have talent that isn't considerably better than UT. I could see this team winning 16-18 games and getting an NIT bid. They will need to win a majority of their close games to achieve that. I just hope the horrible record this group had in close games under Peterson hasn't permanently destroyed their confidence.
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I think the confidence has been restored under Pearl. Just watching Pearl in action, you can tell the guy is a better floor coach than Peterson which hopefully will equal winning close games instead of losing them. A coach with confidence will instill confidence in the players.
 
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One thing I kept hearing Bert Bertelkamp say over and over last night was how much "confidence" this year's team was playing with. I think Pearly has made these guys believe they CAN win, so they DO win!!

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Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Nov 26, 2005 11:50 AM
One thing I kept hearing Bert Bertelkamp say over and over last night was how much "confidence" this year's team was playing with. I think Pearly has made these guys believe they CAN win, so they DO win!!

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I want to see how the UT team reacts after it's first loss. That says alot about the Head Coach.
 
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i understand that the confidence is there now, but what if we lose to a team that we should probably beat? or if we lose a few in a row to superior opponents? will the confidence still be there or will the team from last year rear its ugly head?
 
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I think if Tennessee fans could/would show as much support for the basketball teams as they do the football, we could be a powerhouse in all 3 sports. Go ahead and laugh, but you take away Kentucky's rabid fan base and see how long the Wildcats stay on top.
 
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Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Nov 26, 2005 12:08 PM
but you take away Kentucky's rabid fan base and see how long the Wildcats stay on top.
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Then they'd be like Canes fans in football..half fill a stadium...but still good. BTW Cats haven't been on top of the SEC for the past yr or so LIO! :devilsmoke: :lol:
 
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Originally posted by NCGatorBait@Nov 26, 2005 10:15 AM
Then they'd be like Canes fans in football..half fill a stadium...but still good. BTW Cats haven't been on top of the SEC for the past yr or so LIO! :devilsmoke: :lol:
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They're still better'n us!!
 
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