C-Mo making himself a LOT of money this season. That bat will play at any position in MLB, but if he can get his defense up to snuff to remain at 2B, he?s a future MVP caliber player.

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Dude, you never have a positive outlook on ANYthing.

There are no true Vol fans anywhere that would not like to win multiple national championships. That said, anyone who can't enjoy the success that Tennessee football, basketball, and baseball have had over the past few seasons must be a pretty miserable person.

I would rather see Call stay UK. (Oakland and St Peters fans concur)

UK fans are mostly really excited at the news.

Until DW makes an announcement, I am not putting much stock in rumors of a hire. I think that there are likely a few people who know what is going on, but I do not think that you will keep working for him if you leak info.

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NC State having the same problem Tennessee did - missing too many makable shots.

I would have liked for him to hang around, but I like Carr better. Hopefully he stays put.

I've taken it better than a lot of years....Honestly we went further than I thought we would. I would not have bet a dime we would make it out of the Sweet 16. I said back in January we have 2 good players and several ok players. Against Purdue one of our good players went MIA and our so so players didn't/couldn't/wouldn't take up the slack.

The thing I hate the most is not seeing DK do his thing wearing orange. At UT we just don't see the likes of him but once in a blue moon.

I agree.

I think I posted before the game that I was unusually calm headed into the game. It was a strange feeling for me, too.

Postgame killed us 3 out of 4 tournament losses.....Michigan...Oregon St....Purdue yesterday. We don't have a counter in the middle against good post teams.

Almost every game that Tennessee lost this season was to a team with a physical post player (was UK the only real exception?).

That is 100 percent false...She had zero options...she was fired.

That crap came from a article that Maria wrote on 247 and she didn't have a clue....she retracted it quick fast and in a hurry.

Ok. She should not have had the option to return imo.

Yep...Sad.

Wonder why we didn't front Edey...Playing at his back wasn't and didn't work.

I had the same thought during the game, especially when they were trying to play Aidoo. Jonas was never gonna be able to stop Edey by playing behind him.

According to another site, she would have been allowed to stay on one more year if she had been willing to make major staff changes; in other words, get rid of her husband. She declined, according to the report and it was a mutual parting of ways.

If that is true, she did not want to keep the job imo.

This is what I was saying last week. To beat Purdue, you have to get at least a somewhat fair whistle, or else it?s completely out of your hands. It was being called pretty evenly until we went on that 15-2 run. Then they went into ?Protect the Precious? mode and never let up. That tells me there was intent. Even if we HAD shot better from the midrange, they still would?ve found a way to take it from us in the end. We were never winning this game. Shouldn?t even have made the trip. The powers that be want UConn vs Purdue in the finals, and that?s what they?ll get come hell or high water.

I can?t agree with this. I don?t see a conspiracy in this. I think that Edey is officiated differently, but if Tennessee had been more productive in the 10-15 foot range and at the FT line, we would be thinking about NC State right now.

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Edey has played 1169 minutes and has been called for 72 fouls. In the last two games he played 77 minutes and was called for 3 fouls. (All that courtesy of Brent Hubbs of VQ)

Having just typed that, Tennessee should have won that game anyway. Hit 4 out 5 of those wide open 10-15 foot jumpers and make a free more of the very few FTs that they had and we are all likely having a very different conversation this morning.

It was still a great season. I feel blessed to have been able to watch it all.

It was a great year for this team imo. I have thought from December that the Elite 8 was the primary goal and that anything else was gravy. That makes it a great season in my view, especially with the offensive production that we were missing from JJJ and SV this season.

I have enjoyed watching them play. Tennessee basketball was relevant for a change.

At least there's gonna be one team we can pull for. If Duke had won, that would be the most putrid FF of all time.

Pulling for NCSU first, and whoever plays Purdue second. Yes, even bammer (if that nightmare final somehow comes to pass).

I agree about NC State. I?ll be pulling for them but don?t think they can overcome Edey. I believe DJ will have a much tougher time moving the giant for his backup post buckets, and even if he does he will find it more difficult to score. I really hope that I am 100% wrong about that. I also expect him to have foul difficulties.

After NCSU, I could pull for UConn, but if it is Purdue/Bama I may not even watch. If that happens it will be the first final that I have not watched since Abraham Lincoln was a baby 😂.

It will be interesting to see how Aidoo responds to today?s performance, which was a carbon copy of pretty much anytime he played a physical big this year. Will he hit the portal for an easier situation with potentially more money, or will he stay and dedicate himself in the offseason to getting stronger and, more importantly, playing stronger?

I hope that I?m wrong and that he comes back and is dominating all season next year, but I think it is more likely a mental attitude than physical ability with Aidoo. Hopefully I?m completely wrong.

We were fortunate not to draw a team with a big physical post in one of the first 3 games. Today we not only got a big physical post, we drew a team that had one that is protected by an invisible force field.

You can blame the officials, and I admit that the calls weren?t reciprocal on both ends, but go look at the Tennessee shot chart from 10-15 feet (most were wide open looks). Make half of those and Tennessee wins by 10 most likely.

Great season. It was fun to watch this group compete.

His shorts are probably soiled. JP would be better than this. 

Weigels X is vicious. Love it!

Edey has 886 points this season. He has made 287 FTs, or roughly one-third of his points. Do not put him on the line.

One thing to add after a little film watching: I would have Aidoo, Tobe, and Estrella aggressively sprint to the block on the offensive end on every possession - rotate them enough to keep them fresh. I think that you force Edey to aggressively run the floor on defense and hopefully get points in the paint when/if he is late (or open 3?s when other Purdue defenders are forced to help).

Agree with this...

And try to keep Edey from getting the ball in the low post....If he does then don't foul let him get his points. Try our best to keep him out of the paint....Need to glue guard their PG...he had 15 assists last night and averaging close to 11 per game.

I agree 100%. Tennessee cannot afford to get into foul trouble, especially in the post. Stay straight up on him.

Also, you are absolutely correct about the guards. Make them uncomfortable with ball pressure. Carry the fight to your opponent and keep it there for 40 minutes.

I think you have to take away the players not named Edey. Smother them when they have the basketball, kind of like we did with both Texas and Creighton. Then hope that you can score enough to win.

Tennessee?s ball pressure has been a thing of real beauty the past two games. Keep on keeping on.