UT game - Going for last 4 in.

[parabrave]

Let's go dogs. Remember no meltdowns until 5 mins to go in the 2nd half/

[parabrave]

Come on Tyson enough of the Air Ball.

[MarketingBully]

Gotta win this game. This TN team sucks. Gotta play better then we are even though we are up by 4. This is the worst SEC team we?ve played so far.

[msstate7]

Take a seat carter. He cannot take a shot without passing

[parabrave]

Well we stopped doing what was working and went bombs away.

[MarketingBully]

Playing like absolute shit. Losing to a shit Tennessee team and this is a shit Tennessee team make no bones about it.

[MarketingBully]

What lineup does Howland have in there holy shit!!!

[MarketingBully]

Ben Howland is Rick Barnes bitch man. All of Tennessee?s good players aren?t even playing this game and they have absolutely no great offensive players playing but a 7 foot white guy and a white guard are schooling our guys.

[Big4Dawg]

Offense has been ugly. No one is moving. Get that fixed

[msstate7]

Ben Howland is Rick Barnes bitch man. All of Tennessee?s good players aren?t even playing this game and they have absolutely no great offensive players playing but a 7 foot white guy and a white guard are schooling our guys.

We'll be ok. We'll wear them down in the 2nd half

[MarketingBully]

We'll be ok. We'll wear them down in the 2nd half

We should be beating the shit out of this collection of idiots.

[parabrave]

RW said BH did a little chewing during that TO.

[parabrave]

Dam Tyson.

[MarketingBully]

We'll be ok. We'll wear them down in the 2nd half

Worst half we have played in a long time.

[MarketingBully]

Disappointed with how we are playing today but that is par for the course with this team.

[msstate7]

Someone smarter than me explain why perry isn't in there

[MarketingBully]

This effort is why fans don?t get behind this team. You lose this game you wipe out the win last Tuesday against Florida on the road because TN is going to crater down the stretch.

[AmiteDog]

This team has zero skill at the basket. They just throw the ball at the rim like a damn Upwards player

[MarketingBully]

Someone smarter than me explain why perry isn't in there

Ben Howland sucks as a bench coach.

[parabrave]

And Carter shoots a dumbshit 3pter to end the half. Who didn't see that coming.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Terrible half. That is all.

[MarketingBully]

This team has zero skill at the basket. They just throw the ball at the rim like a damn Upwards player

Bullshit. This team has a ton of ****ing talent and skill. Their problem is want to. This is embarrassing effort.

[msstate7]

Still a lot of game to go, but this would be a huge blow to lose

[parabrave]

Someone smarter than me explain why perry isn't in there

RW was asking the same thing.

[maroonmania]

Pretty easy offense for TN, just throw up the miss and then tap it in. Do we have anyone who can block out?

[MarketingBully]

Pretty easy offense for TN, just throw up the miss and then tap it in.

No blocking out no nothing. Rick Barnes took a collection of scrubs against our team and is out coaching the shit out of Howland.

[msstate7]

Pretty easy offense for TN, just throw up the miss and then tap it in.

Perry and ado not out there. Feazell and orduro re not good

[RougeDawg]

The lack of offensive movement is offensive.

[parabrave]

Whats aggravating is that we come out hot as hell, getting set plays inside the Arc then we go total dumbshit and go total AAU streetball. Carter needs to get his collective shi$ together in the 2nd half and play team ball/

[WSOPdawg]

Don't let Tyson "no-show" Carter off the hook. He's 1 of 6 (0 of 3 from treys)... his missing offense is the difference for us imo.

[RougeDawg]

Perry and ado not out there. Feazell and orduro re not good

Ado is still as weak as a 3 year old. He has not gotten any stronger since he arrived on campus. If he had just progressed a little each year he would be a beast.

[OLJWales]

Lol at Ben Howland.

[msstate7]

Tenn shooting...
Overall - 51.9
3 - 55.6

Tenn +3 rebounding
Tenn +1 off reb

Not sure they can sustain this

[MarketingBully]

Tenn shooting...
Overall - 51.9
3 - 55.6

Tenn +3 rebounding
Tenn +1 off reb

Not sure they can sustain this

Their 7 footer will wear down. He was already winded at the 8 minute mark in the first half. We better come out with our mind right. I?m sick of this inconsistent as hell team. Why can?t we put two halves together. We can easily overcome a bad half against this shit team but won?t be able to against a team like UK on Tuesday.

[RougeDawg]

It is amazing how we start scoring when we try to go down low. We should never run the shit, standing around, offense like we ran most of first half.

[parabrave]

When you shoot 80% at the FT line you go to the basket.

[parabrave]

It is amazing how we start scoring when we try to go down low. We should never run the shit, standing around, offense like we ran most of first half.

Howland keeps on telling them that and now we know why someone is on the bench this half/

[preachermatt83]

Perry is a grown man!! He and spoon taking this game over!!

[bigplayslay]

If we start securing defensive boards we will be set.

[maroonmania]

Stewart en fuego!!

[bigplayslay]

DJ is a freaking baller

[msstate7]

If Stewart is gonna hit 3s, carter needs to sit a whole lot more

[RougeDawg]

DJ Stewart has a NBA body. Hopefully he can keep getting better. His wingspan is what almost every NBA player has. The biggest difference I have observed between college and nba players is arm length. Cannot teach that.

[BeardoMSU]

Spoon with 8 assists to 1 t.o. so far.

[maroonmania]

TN's offensive rebounding is the only thing that has them in this game.

[bigplayslay]

FINISH!

[maroonmania]

Dang, get the 10 point lead and we are immediately going to give up a 4 point play.

[msstate7]

Nick, wTF

[msstate7]

Need another spurt out the break to break em. Come on dawgs

[maroonmania]

It amazes me how much better we normally play in the 2nd half of games than we do in the first. We pretty consistently do it under Howland.

[RougeDawg]

If Stewart is gonna hit 3s, carter needs to sit a whole lot more

If what we are seeing today continues, Stewart needs more minutes than carter every game. He is getting better by the day and will probably play at the next level. He looks the part and is starting to play the part.

[MarketingBully]

If we had the effort in the second half for 40 minutes, we?d of beaten TN by 40. This team needs to play hard for 40 minutes. That?s the only knock I have on this team. They are mega talented. That?s also my biggest frustration.

[parabrave]

Did Vic come talk to the team at halftime? See what happens when you play unselfish team ball.

[RougeDawg]

Referees are pretty bad and as usual it goes against us.

[MarketingBully]

Stewart feeling it!

[parabrave]

And DJ stepping up today.

[bigplayslay]

Did Vic come talk to the team at halftime? See what happens when you play unselfish team ball.

Geez.

[maroonmania]

Referees are pretty bad and as usual it goes against us.

Looks like the refs are trying to help TN get back in this one.

[maroonmania]

TN just can't stop on the offensive end right now.

[RocketDawg]

It amazes me how much better we normally play in the 2nd half of games than we do in the first. We pretty consistently do it under Howland.

Yep, they look like a totally different team in the second half of games. They're looking really good right now.

[msstate7]

Have we missed a 2nd half shot?!!! What an offensive performance in 2nd half

[MarketingBully]

TN just can't stop on the offensive end right now.

Because they have a bunch of scrubs on their team. If we played like we have the second half the full game this would be a 40 point game.

[RocketDawg]

Have we missed a 2nd half shot?!!! What an offensive performance in 2nd half

The large, noisy home crowd helps a lot too.

[smootness]

We almost certainly won't get as high a seed, but this team is absolutely better than last year's right now.

[RougeDawg]

And here goes the sloppy streak. Thank God it will only last 3 minutes max because the game will be over.

[BeardoMSU]

We almost certainly won't get as high a seed, but this team is absolutely better than last year's right now.

No doubt. this team has an identity. last years, not so much.

[msstate7]

We almost certainly won't get as high a seed, but this team is absolutely better than last year's right now.

I think this team could keep improving too... nick is settling in and Stewart is getting better

[RougeDawg]

Nice win. Still need to put together two halves. If we can play two complete halves, we can play with any team in the country.

[smootness]

Nice win. Still need to put together two halves. If we can play two complete halves, we can play with any team in the country.

I think we can basically play with anybody right now. Not saying we're on that level, but in a one game scenario, we can. There's nobody in the country who is THAT good.

[MarketingBully]

Nice win. Still need to put together two halves. If we can play two complete halves, we can play with any team in the country.

If we could consistently put two halves together, we could win the rest of our games on our schedule. That?s what is most frustrating about this team. This is a Sweet 16 team with an SEC Player of the Year on it.

[RocketDawg]

Don't know the stats, but I believe they made more free throws than normal.

[msu15]

I love how we are playing as a team and attacking inside. Combine that with our defensive potential on every possession, that's a recipe for success here down the stretch.

[bigplayslay]

5 SEC wins in a row and people still talking about effort. Hahaha daWWWWWgs

[parabrave]

If we can play a full game like we have the last 2 second halves this team can win alot,

[LC Dawg]

That was a nice win. 5 in a row in the league. Obviously not perfect but this team is good. Nick W is the key imo. He's learning to be a point guard and making everyone around him better.

[Cowbell]

As hard as I have been on Howland at times, I give him credit for adjusting mid-game and putting the guys in position to take over this game. Proud of this team. Hope they can continue to improve.

[dawgday166]

That was a nice win. 5 in a row in the league. Obviously not perfect but this team is good. Nick W is the key imo. He's learning to be a point guard and making everyone around him better.

I agree. Nick is really playing well last 2 or 3 games and subsequently everyone else seems to be playing pretty well too. Nick made some really good passes today.

[Bdawg]

Nice win. Still need to put together two halves. If we can play two complete halves, we can play with any team in the country.

A shame we keep saying this after every game. You would think the team would eventually see this too. Wonder why this keeps happening? Do we come out lackadaisical every week or do we just make adjustments at the half. Hard to believe it's the same thing every week though.

[Bdawg]

That was a nice win. 5 in a row in the league. Obviously not perfect but this team is good. Nick W is the key imo. He's learning to be a point guard and making everyone around him better.

We might be undefeated in conf play without the suspension. Seems Nick has rounded into playing form now and Perry and others are clicking too.

[terradawg]

Reggie Perry will make millions $ in the NBA.

[MarketingBully]

A shame we keep saying this after every game. You would think the team would eventually see this too. Wonder why this keeps happening? Do we come out lackadaisical every week or do we just make adjustments at the half. Hard to believe it's the same thing every week though.

It?s the same thing every game as well. Early in the game it?s: no help defense and no communication on defense which leads to wide open perimeter shots or uncontested layups on guard penetration. Today was the added bonus of not blocking out and giving them a lot of second chance opportunities which led directly to TNs 34 points and 6 point lead at the half. The second half adjustments were the same as they always are: better defensive intensity, better communication and switching on defense, better blocking out and limiting second chance opportunities. Then on offense we ran it through Perry more in the second half and it got us more open looks on the perimeter and Stewart benefited with 16 second half points.

We are an extremely talented team and we know what to do obviously as we do it in the second half. Howland is aware of this because the announcers talked about it to start the game. We can get away with only playing one half against most of the league but against Kentucky and Arkansas on the road we will need to play both halves to give ourselves the best chance to win.

[parabrave]

One thing to watch out for is do we get the call underneath the basket against KY? We got 25 at the line today. Against Fl we also shot good amount. But something tells me some whistles might get swallowed when we have the ball/

[JPdog]

It's funny how some people just stop talking in this thread once we start doing well. I know you're disappointed about it, but it turns out our men's team actually is pretty good and is well-coached. I for one hope some of you keep being proven wrong every game.

[99jc]

It's funny how some people just stop talking in this thread once we start doing well. I know you're disappointed about it, but it turns out our men's team actually is pretty good and is well-coached. I for one hope some of you keep being proven wrong every game.

10 posts where were you when we were playing like SHIT! This team has talent but could go down the tubes without warning. Let's see how we do the next few games before blowing your horn.

[FanninDawg]

10 posts where were you when we were playing like SHIT! This team has talent but could go down the tubes without warning. Let's see how we do the next few games before blowing your horn.

wow, post count king deserves to be a shitty fan, lol. I actually go to games, can't always be a keyboard cowboy...

[RocketDawg]

It's funny how some people just stop talking in this thread once we start doing well. I know you're disappointed about it, but it turns out our men's team actually is pretty good and is well-coached. I for one hope some of you keep being proven wrong every game.

Probalby watching and enjoying the game instead of posting all the time.

[LC Dawg]

I really thought Tyson was going to be a big part of the offense this year. He just seems off. Not only is he not hitting shots he's making bad decisions too.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

People on here love to rail on Ado, but all those offensive rebounds Tenn was getting in the first half mysteriously vanished in the second half when he got back into the game.

[TALL DAWG]

People on here love to rail on Ado, but all those offensive rebounds Tenn was getting in the first half mysteriously vanished in the second half when he got back into the game.

Exactly correct!

I had 2 older gentleman sitting by me at game who were UT fans.
They made the same comment to me with about 5 minutes left.

[NCMSTFAN]

Nick Weatherspoon is becoming a great PG right before our eyes. He was more of a scoring guard in the past but he is running this team as a true PG now and doing it well. People keep bashing Ado but he does what he is supposed to do and that is defend, block shots and rebound. He does all those well

[JPdog]

At the game lol

[R2Dawg]

Nick Weatherspoon is becoming a great PG right before our eyes. He was more of a scoring guard in the past but he is running this team as a true PG now and doing it well. People keep bashing Ado but he does what he is supposed to do and that is defend, block shots and rebound. He does all those well

Ditto on both counts. Spoon is becoming one of best PG in SEC. Ado is a warrior on the inside. Depending on who we can get, folks will be dying for an Ado on the team in 2 years.

[parabrave]

People on here love to rail on Ado, but all those offensive rebounds Tenn was getting in the first half mysteriously vanished in the second half when he got back into the game.

I wish he would get the ball more often.

[Ari Gold]

Nick stat Line.

11 (4-5)
8 boards
9 assists
1 block
1 steal
2 To’s
35 minutes ...

[Ari Gold]

People on here love to rail on Ado, but all those offensive rebounds Tenn was getting in the first half mysteriously vanished in the second half when he got back into the game.

An actual basketball higher IQ post. Well done..
and I don’t have the actual stats on hand but exactly how many second chance points did Tenn get in the first half? They only missed like 10 shots total so it couldn’t have been many ..

[WSOPdawg]

Nick stat Line.

11 (4-5)
8 boards
9 assists
1 block
1 steal
2 To’s
35 minutes ...

Those #s from your PG will win a lot of games.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

I wish he would get the ball more often.

I wish you would post less.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

An actual basketball higher IQ post. Well done..
and I don’t have the actual stats on hand but exactly how many second chance points did Tenn get in the first half? They only missed like 10 shots total so it couldn’t have been many ..

Ado is very underrated. He doesn't have the highest offensive production, but the dude battles. He is our best post defender and rebounder. It make s a big difference when he gets in early foul trouble.

[Ari Gold]

Ado is very underrated. He doesn't have the highest offensive production, but the dude battles. He is our best post defender and rebounder. It make s a big difference when he gets in early foul trouble.

Another very good knowledge post..
Perry is for sure the alpha dog , but Ado is arguable the glue that holds things together esp on the defensive side ..
homework assignment for those that want to do it.. see what the (+ - ) was in the first half when Ado was out with foul trouble..

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

An actual basketball higher IQ post. Well done..
and I don?t have the actual stats on hand but exactly how many second chance points did Tenn get in the first half? They only missed like 10 shots total so it couldn?t have been many ..

I'm pretty sure the announcers said they had 15 shortly into the 2nd half. They didn't get too many more after that. I can think of one 3pt shot they hit off an offensive board after that, but not much else.

[OLJWales]

I really hate it for Carter that he had a bad game. It seems his mind wasn't on team play. I think he can do better and I hope he does because I'm just prejudiced for Legacy Players. Spoon having that many rebounds is impressive considering he had 2 more than Ado (but he also had 14 more minutes thank Ado). His assists / T.O. ratio continues to be solid. Thank you DJ!!! Wow!!! I really am starting to like Woodard more and more too. He just has that "grown ass man" look and he walks that walk.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I really hate it for Carter that he had a bad game. It seems his mind wasn't on team play. I think he can do better and I hope he does because I'm just prejudiced for Legacy Players. Spoon having that many rebounds is impressive considering he had 2 more than Ado (but he also had 14 more minutes thank Ado). His assists / T.O. ratio continues to be solid. Thank you DJ!!! Wow!!! I really am starting to like Woodard more and more too. He just has that "grown ass man" look and he walks that walk.

I feel like DJ Stewart has reliably hit wide open corner 3s over the past few games. We haven't really had anyone consistently be able to do that all season. He obviously did a lot more than that today though.

[Ari Gold]

Another great coaching move by CBH is inserting DJ into the starting lineup. Not many coaches would make that move

[Ari Gold]

I feel like DJ Stewart has reliably hit wide open corner 3s over the past few games. We haven't really had anyone consistently be able to do that all season. He obviously did a lot more than that today though.

DJ defends like a upperclassmen as well.. besides Nick he is our best on the ball defender

[parabrave]

I wish you would post less.

Ado has a high Percentage at the Foul Line and does draw alot of contact. His only problem is that he sometimes has weak hands.

[Ari Gold]

Ben Howland is Rick Barnes bitch man. All of Tennessee?s good players aren?t even playing this game and they have absolutely no great offensive players playing but a 7 foot white guy and a white guard are schooling our guys.

2020 head to head records.
CBH 1 Rick Barnes 0

[OLJWales]

I wish you would post less.

same could be said for you. at least we wouldn't be subjected to the butt smelling GIF.

[Ari Gold]

TN's offensive rebounding is the only thing that has them in this game.

If I read correctly Tenn scored 7 points on off reb in the first half .... that?s not a glaring stat .. esp with Ado in foul trouble

[chef dixon]

There is always a lot of told you so after we win, but the bottom line is this is what this team SHOULD be doing. Look at our guys compared to UT this season. Its a talent no contest. A win in a game like the one coming up at UK is something our program needs really badly.

[Ari Gold]

If anyone knows a team that plays with 100% effort every game for 40 minutes please send me the film and the quote by the coach that says this.... I would love to know

You all can put to bed this team does play and give effort. It’s old , it’s false and it’s played out .. EVERY COACH has to deal with this.. it happens.
Find another excuse .. go back to CBH doesn’t take his jacket off ridiculousness. that holds as much water as the effort take does.

Another fact is this team is 2 last second shots away from being 16-5..

Maybe we make the tourney , maybe we don’t when all is said and done. But if we do get in ( which as of now we are) NO ONE will want to play these guys..

[Ari Gold]

There is always a lot of told you so after we win, but the bottom line is this is what this team SHOULD be doing. Look at our guys compared to UT this season. Its a talent no contest. A win in a game like the one coming up at UK is something our program needs really badly.


Should be doing?? They are winning.. before the year started if we were 5-3 at this point after the first 8 in league play I would have said probably so..
I don’t expect to win the game Tuesday night. Road game at Rupp means a loss prob more than 90% of the time no matter who the opposing team is

[Ari Gold]

9 ranked teams lost yesterday.. and only one game featured 2 ranked teams vs each other..
Guess they all had lack of effort...

[parabrave]

How much does Arky beating Bama yesterday help our NET? Also does KY getting beat yesterday water down our potential victory in Lexington?

[Ari Gold]

How much does Arky beating Bama yesterday help our NET? Also does KY getting beat yesterday water down our potential victory in Lexington?

It can’t hurt.
And it waters it down none. A loss at UK doesn’t even hurt us, unless we get blown out..
UK was a dog yesterday , and played at arguably one of the hardest places to play in America against a team that is now 19-2

[chef dixon]

Should be doing?? They are winning.. before the year started if we were 5-3 at this point after the first 8 in league play I would have said probably so..
I don’t expect to win the game Tuesday night. Road game at Rupp means a loss prob more than 90% of the time no matter who the opposing team is

Look man you don't have to fight every basketball post. Just saying what we've done this season is not some kind of amazing feat with the players we have. Glad we are playing better. Never says I expect a win Tuesday either, but we haven't had a win like that for our program in over a decade. It's much needed and long overdue.

[Ari Gold]

Look man you don't have to fight every basketball post. Just saying what we've done this season is not some kind of amazing feat with the players we have. Glad we are playing better. Never says I expect a win Tuesday either, but we haven't had a win like that for our program in over a decade. It's much needed and long overdue.

Fight post...? I’m just stating facts. And trust me there are 10x more I told ya so posters just dying too log on after a loss than the so called “sunshine posters”

People do realize that a lot of (most) publications had us finishing middle to lower half of the SEC.. I thought we would better than that, Thought we would make the tourney and thought this team had the chance to be one of CBH more talented teams here.. and it’s Turning out to be that way..

[Cowbell]

Nick stat Line.

11 (4-5)
8 boards
9 assists
1 block
1 steal
2 To?s
35 minutes ...

Nicks TO numbers lately are something of elite PGs

[maroonmania]

If I read correctly Tenn scored 7 points on off reb in the first half .... that?s not a glaring stat .. esp with Ado in foul trouble

About a third of the way through the second half the announcers were giving stats on 2nd chance points and they had a big advantage at that time. I'm sure they didn't end up with one because we dominated every facet of the game from that point forward

[maroonmania]

There is always a lot of told you so after we win, but the bottom line is this is what this team SHOULD be doing. Look at our guys compared to UT this season. Its a talent no contest. A win in a game like the one coming up at UK is something our program needs really badly.

We don't have a lot of depth (neither did our Final Four team), but this team's first 6 or 7 players is possibly the most talented team we've had since maybe the 2004 team.

[chef dixon]

We don't have a lot of depth (neither did our Final Four team), but this team's first 6 or 7 players is possibly the most talented team we've had since maybe the 2004 team.

Exactly. I don't care where we were predicted. We have some absolute studs on this team. Not making the tournament with these guys would be a big let down. Not predicting it to happen, but have the horses to beat this UK team.

[TALL DAWG]

If anyone knows a team that plays with 100% effort every game for 40 minutes please send me the film and the quote by the coach that says this.... I would love to know

You all can put to bed this team does play and give effort. It?s old , it?s false and it?s played out .. EVERY COACH has to deal with this.. it happens.
Find another excuse .. go back to CBH doesn?t take his jacket off ridiculousness. that holds as much water as the effort take does.

Another fact is this team is 2 last second shots away from being 16-5..

Maybe we make the tourney , maybe we don?t when all is said and done. But if we do get in ( which as of now we are) NO ONE will want to play these guys..

MSU should have only 3 losses now. If so, we?d be in top 15.
Lets keep the good play going and see where we land. Hail State!

[OLJWales]

We have a tourney experienced coach with tourney talent. Not getting to the Dance this year should be considered nothing more than failure. I've got faith we will based on what I'm seeing of late.

[R2Dawg]

To be honest, we should probably beat UK but I know it will be tough in Lexington. We are really loaded this year and hitting on all cylinders right now. I don't see anyone that can handle us down low. If our outside shooting can hold up, I see a serious run coming.