Someone suggested that the VolNation board was an enjoyable read tonight so I hopped over for some quick entertainment. Reading their own game thread I came across this comment....
[First UT fan] We have established Ament as a scorer. It’s high time we force a 3rd player to become a scorer before the NCAA tournament. Anyone who has half a brain will trap Ament and Gillespie and camp the lanes to keep the other 3 from scoring.
This might be the most predictable and easily shut down team we’ve had under Barnes (Covid season I’ll just forget about).
[2nd UT fan] Teams key on those two and the rest of the team doesn’t rise to the occasion. Its inexplicable that we don’t have anyone else on the team that can be and offensive threat.
This did remind me of several threads around Dec/Jan where people were saying Pope needed to tighten the rotation down to 7 players. I never really understood that philosophy, maybe I put too much stock in my fond memories of the 1996 Cats where the rotation went 10+ players deep. Sure, that was a once-in-a-century team, but why not play everyone who contributes?
I feel somewhat vindicated by the fact that with 3 top players out, the Cats just beat Tennessee with a 9 deep rotation, every one of whom played double-digit minutes.
[First UT fan] We have established Ament as a scorer. It’s high time we force a 3rd player to become a scorer before the NCAA tournament. Anyone who has half a brain will trap Ament and Gillespie and camp the lanes to keep the other 3 from scoring.
This might be the most predictable and easily shut down team we’ve had under Barnes (Covid season I’ll just forget about).
[2nd UT fan] Teams key on those two and the rest of the team doesn’t rise to the occasion. Its inexplicable that we don’t have anyone else on the team that can be and offensive threat.
This did remind me of several threads around Dec/Jan where people were saying Pope needed to tighten the rotation down to 7 players. I never really understood that philosophy, maybe I put too much stock in my fond memories of the 1996 Cats where the rotation went 10+ players deep. Sure, that was a once-in-a-century team, but why not play everyone who contributes?
I feel somewhat vindicated by the fact that with 3 top players out, the Cats just beat Tennessee with a 9 deep rotation, every one of whom played double-digit minutes.
