Iowa State has a legit argument after their rout of Houston today. They won?t get it, but deserve it over UNC imo.

I read that Edey had 2 fouls in the first 3 minutes of the game. He finished the game with 2 fouls. 🤔

He absolutely ran over Wahl and they gave a blocking foul to Wahl (it fouled him out in OT).

Never give up. Don?t ever give up.

pete might have averaged 60 and put up 6000 with 3 point line.

???and an extra season

Any time that Kentucky basketball loses, the day is not a total loss.

No. That can never be acceptable.

I don?t feed trolls!!! 

I?m a big CRB fan. He has taken this program to a level that is awesome. Tennessee basketball games are events to look forward to, rather than an afterthought.

Having said all of that, it baffles me that a coach can let his team basically lose a basketball game in the first half without calling timeouts (multiple were necessary today) to attempt to squash momentum and make adjustments. Sometimes, just stopping the action fora couple of minutes can slow the momentum of an opponent but CRB rarely calls them. I don?t understand it.

I just don?t understand how THAT team has our number. After the first game I would?ve said that Tolu Smith was the secret sauce, but he was a non-factor today.

THAT is the only SEC team we didn?t beat this year. MSU. 8-10 MSU. Oh well- better them than UK, bammer, or AU I guess. 

MSUx2, USC, and TAMU were all physical and imposing in the paint when they defeated Tennessee. That is just a weakness for this team. Aidoo is weak against strong, athletic bigs and Tobe just does not have all the necessary tools (at least yet).

Those teams also had guard play that was effective at driving the basketball. Another soft spot for this team at times, especially when they have those bigs to clean up after them.

At this point, I?m starting Mashack ahead of SV.

SV has 21 points in the last 6 games, I believe. Shack had 10 today, it?s a better defender, and can score on the offensive glass.

JJJ has 33 points in those same 6 games, iirc.

I hate to say it, but I think that Tennessee needs a really good draw to make any major progress through the tourney. They need to be matched against teams that aren?t physical and athletic in the paint. It would also help if they were also lacking perimeter players who are good at getting to the middle on the dribble.

MSUx2, USC, and TAMU all beat this team because of these factors.

MSU had 16 FG in the first half.

15 of them were inside of 10 feet.

Tennessee was intimidated inside from the beginning imo.

she also leads the ladies in flopping quantity and quality

Yes she definitely does. I am not a fan because of her behavior, but I can still respect her talent. You do not get to be as good as she is without a ton of hard work.

Honestly its a bit silly to compare women's and men's games anyway, but I get why they do it, and don't have a problem with it.

But my willingness to debate whether her accomplishment is greater than Pete's is almost zero because the talent levels are completely different.

It really is apples to oranges....shot clock, 3pt shot, etc. 

Agree with you both.

She can play. She has a great shot and outstanding game, but Pete is still on a level all his own.

For this team to go as deep into the tournament as possible, I believe that SV and JJJ must be real threats to put up points. I am not saying that they have to score abundantly, but they must take and knock down open looks and create some points for the team.

In the games where this team gets decent scoring from JJJ, Aidoo, ZZ, and SV this Tennessee team has looked like a true Final Four contender.

[cheating]

a hypocrite, liar, narcissist, etc.

There are things about the new college athletics that I don?t like, but his holier-than-thou schtick is disgusting.

There is likely less cheating going on in the current system than there has been in many decades. About the only way to cheat now is to tamper with potential transfers, I guess.

He shouldn?t be allowed anywhere near a discussion about the future of college athletics.

He was not even first team all conference last year. What a year for that kid! Good on him!

Zero pressure on the inbound and shooter...no one within 15 feet of the inbound or shooter and with a foul to give is coaching malpractice.

Kellie was actually crying in her presser.....think the pressure is getting to her...Man up and take the blame for that cluster at the end and stop sobbing.

She is 12-35 against ranked teams in her 5 years at UT. That's pitiful at a place like UT.

⬆️ This! ⬆️

Barnes post game said we were way too emotional coming out of the gate and it effected us the first half.....He said DK is a scorer and thinks every shot he takes he will make....but DK needs to help his teammates and dish it off more. There was times he had teammates that could have gotten some easy baskets but he didn't dish it off to them. Said DK needs to get better at that.

It appears to me that most of the time SV and JJJ are looking to score as a last resort only. ZZ and Aidoo will look to score, and Gainey will take a shot if he has one, but just about everyone else seems to be on offense only to facilitate others.

That was only the second three she ever attempted and the first one to go in.

And it was a bank shot.

Sheesh. That's just good luck for one side and bad luck for the other. 

It was terribly lucky, but you do not leave anyone uncontested in that situation. The lack of awareness on that defensive possession is really amazing.

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You have a foul to give with an inbound at 1.1 seconds and you let any player catch a wide open inbounds pass? Uncontested?

That was as bad, or worse, than the no-rush by Auburn on the last play of the iron bowl.

...............on Saturday's ESPN College GameDay tomorrow. (10am ET).

Thanks for posting this, btw. I would not have known and would have missed it otherwise.

It was a nice segment.

Agreed! Four of their last six buckets came from second chance shots, I think.

It got my heart racing a bit, but they found a way to pull it out.

Great win! Outright SEC Champs!!!