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It's a weird team to watch. I would not be surprised by anything they do. They have inconsistent, but occasionally unbelievable shooting. The frenetic pace and smothering defense Pearl may help the Vols out too. Plus, JP Prince has a whole three days to get better. No problem. I mean the two teams in the way of the final four are just average anyway.
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If anybody happens to respond to this, please do click on the "view all threads" button and read the headline. Now that's good editing.
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LOL haha
The point? Vols might have trouble going much fart
That's really great.
Back to topic though, I really hope you are right about Tenn having a shot, because in one of my 3 brackets I have Tennessee in the Final game. I have absolutely no idea what I was thinking, good thing I paid for another bracket to be put in that pool with much more sane picks. The similarity between the two brackets? Gtown not making it past Wisconsin. Kudos to me, and good luck to the Vols, and I certainly hope they don't have trouble going fart
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That's funny, I've been berating my wife all weekend for putting a Tennessee and Vandy matchup in the final four, she actually has the Vols winning. They have a deep and athletic team, and I think the Pearl is a good coach, but he's got pretty much no options at this point. I imagine the UL press will cause total havoc in the UT backcourt and they'll get into a big hole early. If they can solve the pressure they can probably mount a run, otherwise I think UL wins.
It always helps when Lofton goes off for 25 points or more.
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two teams in the way of the final four are just average anyway
HAHAHAHAHA. That has to be a joke. I mean, I assume you are referring to Louisville and North Carolina. Lville is one of the hottest teams in the tournament. The return of Padgett has re-energized that team, and they can compete with anyone in the nation.
On the other side, North Carolina is on fire. They are the overall number 1 in the tournament. They have won 13 straight games. It appears that Lawson is finally back to 100%, and that UNC's offense is clicking on all cylinders. Tonight's dismantling of Arkansas (a team that beat Tennessee just a few days ago) demonstrated the potential of UNC's offense. Tennessee is a great team, but they have will need to play a great couple games to get through Louisville and North Carolina.
They are not "just average" teams.
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i would LOVE to see padgett play roy williams's carolina team. dave was one of roy's recruits that he abandoned when he jumped ship for chapel hill...you want storylines, the only way it could get better is to see that followed by roy testing his pledge to never coach against the jayhawks in the final four.
well, the only way it could have gotten better since the selection committee didn't set up a huggins/k-state matchup for us
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No, I call that irony. I watched the games this weekend. I mean, I'm a fan, but I'm a realist too. I even failed to mention the other team in the East bracket, WSU, whose defense may give UNC fits. They made Notre Dame look stupid. UT was the only team not to absolutely demolish their opponent. I will say that I think Butler is better than UA, ND and OU, but maybe that's because they played us so tough. Anyway, I do think that UT can play a great game and beat some of the best teams, but they will have to play as well as they possibly can. They have the third leading three point shooter in NCAA history, so while it may not be probable, it is possible.
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The two teams in the way of tennessee are a littlbe bit better than average. considering north carolina is the best team in the tournement, tyler hansbourgh hasnt even played well yet they have still blown out their first two oppnents, with ty lawson back there is no one slowing them down
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Tennessee is going to be fine. People that write articles like this forget that tournament basketball is significantly different than the regular season. Teams play inspired knowing it could be their last game.
My point: Tennessee is advancing whether they played good or bad. That is all that matters.
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Here's the thing. Is it tough being stupid? Here's a lesson.
Irony: a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c: an ironic expression or utterance
By saying that Louisville and UNC, and in fact also WSU, are "just average" I was employing irony.
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Go Vols! They keep finding a way to win, and today they did it without shooting well, when they do shoot well, look out! Butler was underrated, a 7 seed, ya kinding me, just hope they play well enough to face the Tarheels, Give 'em hell big orange!
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I stole this from another message board and I think it has bearing on your statement about Lofton, Patrick:
In Tennessee's 4 losses, here are Lofton's point totals
Texas- 18 pts.
Kentucky- 22 pts.
Vanderbilt- 25 pts.
Arkansas- 25 pts.
Big wins
@ #1 Memphis- 7 pts
vs. #10 Butler- 9 pts
@ #12 Xavier- 9 pts.
@ #24 Gonzaga- 11 pts
For all you folks listening to that buttmunch Digger Phelps that still thinks UT lives and dies at Lofton's shot, well, don't listen to him.
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tenn faces their toughest test yet against pitino and looeeville.
the prince experiment is a smokescreen; howell can come in and set the offense (but please-- don't shoot unless rebounders are in position!) ramar can play as well, so point guard isn't a deadly problem.
lofton and juannie have to hit their shots.
tyler smith needs to be rested .
brian williams needs more minutes.
tennessee's biggest need though is suffocating, non-stop defense.
the vols came through against memphis. even more than the sec tourney, this is the next mountain to climb. don't even think about unc at this point.
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Yep,
Ramar will be the man. JP and Howell can hold there on in certain situations. With JP at point there are going to be matchup issues when he drives, but he definitely lacks the experience running an offense. It's too bad JP didn't play more this season at point, instead of sticking with Howell's 3 of 40 three point shooting. Howell can handle the basket ball, so he is ok in a crunch.
Ramar simply needs to play controlled and not get in fould trouble.
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Its a wierd team to watch all right. What's with these baby girl head bands that most of them wear. It reminds me of the little baby infants girls wearing these stupid o rings on their head. I know some of you will say to keep the sweat from their face but a couple of Tennessee players wear them on the back of their heads. I think think it is just a lack of disclipine by a coach to allow this stupid headgear. I hope the NCAA outlaws this stuff in the future. You don't see UK , NC or Duke players wearing these embarassing garbage on their heads.
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Thanks Dad, we will take that into account and really look into the head band situation. I don't give a sh*t whtat NC, UK, or Duke wears. Who cares what they wear. Let them wear what they want to. I'm not a huge fan of the head bands either but I could care less what they wear. Anyway, glad to get out of Alabama. As it looks right now, we may lose if not to Louisville, Then NC. But anyone who has watched this team knows they can get HOT at anytime... So lets just let the games play out. Everyone has had tons of reasons why we should lose all year long, but we have 31 wins on the year. We keep finding ways to win... Here's to hoping that continues.
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