Vanderbilt Review

First, I’m going to start this off by saying that it’s kinda hard to review a game when you don’t get to watch it. I was able to listen on the radio and got a chance to look at the stat sheet following a game, but you really don’t get a good picture of what is happening in a game. That in no way speaks bad of Bert Bertelkamp or Bob Kesling. I think they do the best job they can and are very entertaining to listen too. It’s just hard to get a mental picture listening to anybody on the radio. It’s just an easier game to watch then listen to. With that said, my thoughts on the game…

1) First off, I almost wanted to cry when the game was over. After the come back the team put into the game last night, I really thought they would pull it out. I guess you could say I was just shocked when the game ended. I just sat here in my chair in shock. You can second guess Pearl’s decisions over fouling at the end all day long, but it doesn’t matter to me. If the Vols pull off the win, then Pearl isn’t second guessed.

2) The Vols really struggled rebounding in the second half Wednesday night. Vanderbilt recorded 12 offensive rebounds in the second half, compared to Tennessee’s 10 defensive rebounds. That’s bad. That’s all you can say.

3) On the bright side, Lofton once again had an unbelievable night. He hit a shot right before halftime that was said to be farther out than the Texas shot. Most said at least 35 feet. Unbelievable. Ramar Smith also played great, continuing to improve game by game. Ramar made a CLUTCH three at the end that put the Vols up 3, and then made the pass with under 5 seconds left to Crews off a screen and roll to put the Vols up 1 with 4.7 seconds left.

4) There was some dissention on the bench last night, and while we don’t know all the details, we do know some of the details. Chism was said to storm off the bench last night and into the locker room in the second half. Pearl declined to comment after the game saying he didn’t know anything about it. It was reported by the News-Sentinel that Chism had an asthma attack, but that didn’t sound right. I don’t think someone having an asthma attack would be screaming and yelling. It came out today that someone in the Vandy section behind the UT bench apparently yelled the n word at Chism, which made him react. Can’t really blame the guy for reacting the way he did.

Now, for the Stat Line of the Night...

Stat Line of the Night:

                TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
Player Name     FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
Lofton,Chris..  11-15   6-7    1-2    0  2  2   0  29  1  3  0  3  36