What a weekend
Sorry for the late post guys, but today has been a crazy day. What a great football game. Unfortunately, the Vols weren't able to pull it out. But it was still a great game. But onto the point of this post, last night's basketball game. So last night's game started out a whole lot closer than the Vols wanted it, but by the end of the game the Vols pulled out the victory 100-57. Leading only 36-27 at halftime, I'm sure the guys got a good talking to in the locker room. So, in keeping with what I have done so far, here are a couple of points that I came away with from last night.
1)The press might be lethal. I know UT was only playing Tusculum, but when they turned the press on, it worked. As the team gets more and more used to pressing, they will continue to improve, but they were pretty good at it last night. The depth on this team allows for the team to press for a lot of the game, which is good considering their half court defense isn't too good. Hopefully the half court defense can improve and help the pressing defense.
2)FT's were horrendous. These guys really need to work on their free throws. Chism and Crews were just horrific. Crews I understand somewhat as he is not a great shooter, but Chism is. Something needs to happen here.
3)More fashion statements. Chism wore orange socks last night with small white power T's on them. Jordan Howell had on calf length socks with two orange stripes on the top. Passley passed his huge shirt onto Marques Johnson. And 3 of the freshman lost the headbands halfway through the game.
4)Rebounding improved. Although the rebounding tended to vary throughout the game, UT seemed to dominate the glass. Both Childress and Crews had 9 rebounds, with Crews getting 7 offensive boards.
5)UT had 24 assists, 8 coming from Ramar Smith. However, they had 16 Turnovers which is way to much. Tusculum on the other hand had a remarkable 36 Turnovers, many of them due to the press. Some other interesting stats: UT had 23 offensive rebounds, equal to Tusculum's 23 defensive rebounds. Out of the 14 players that played for UT, 10 registered a steal with, get this, Wayne Chism leading the way with 5.
6)Stat line of the day: Wayne Chism - 5-9 FG, 2-6 FT, 12 Points, 5 Rebounds (3 offensive), 1 Assist, 2 Blocks, 5 Steals, 2 Turnovers
I will give a couple more thoughts later in the week leading up to the first game on Friday night November 10th against MTSU along with a preview for the game Friday night. Throughout the year, I will try to give preview for each game and what to expect and look for. It's time to get excited as the season is now quickly approaching and the Preseason NIT begins in 8 days in Nashville. But first things first, take care of business against the Blue Raiders on Friday night.
1)The press might be lethal. I know UT was only playing Tusculum, but when they turned the press on, it worked. As the team gets more and more used to pressing, they will continue to improve, but they were pretty good at it last night. The depth on this team allows for the team to press for a lot of the game, which is good considering their half court defense isn't too good. Hopefully the half court defense can improve and help the pressing defense.
2)FT's were horrendous. These guys really need to work on their free throws. Chism and Crews were just horrific. Crews I understand somewhat as he is not a great shooter, but Chism is. Something needs to happen here.
3)More fashion statements. Chism wore orange socks last night with small white power T's on them. Jordan Howell had on calf length socks with two orange stripes on the top. Passley passed his huge shirt onto Marques Johnson. And 3 of the freshman lost the headbands halfway through the game.
4)Rebounding improved. Although the rebounding tended to vary throughout the game, UT seemed to dominate the glass. Both Childress and Crews had 9 rebounds, with Crews getting 7 offensive boards.
5)UT had 24 assists, 8 coming from Ramar Smith. However, they had 16 Turnovers which is way to much. Tusculum on the other hand had a remarkable 36 Turnovers, many of them due to the press. Some other interesting stats: UT had 23 offensive rebounds, equal to Tusculum's 23 defensive rebounds. Out of the 14 players that played for UT, 10 registered a steal with, get this, Wayne Chism leading the way with 5.
6)Stat line of the day: Wayne Chism - 5-9 FG, 2-6 FT, 12 Points, 5 Rebounds (3 offensive), 1 Assist, 2 Blocks, 5 Steals, 2 Turnovers
I will give a couple more thoughts later in the week leading up to the first game on Friday night November 10th against MTSU along with a preview for the game Friday night. Throughout the year, I will try to give preview for each game and what to expect and look for. It's time to get excited as the season is now quickly approaching and the Preseason NIT begins in 8 days in Nashville. But first things first, take care of business against the Blue Raiders on Friday night.
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