Remember Joe Hallmcalled our attention to the winning percentage of teams who play other teams before AND after they play UK? I never though Houston was that good and they don't play a tough schedule. So how did they kill UT? I didn't see the game.
Did the Vols run into the Kentucky effect?
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Because Houston is way better than UT and UK this season when Houston plays its best.
You're entitled to your opinion. Mods, please consolidate this thread with the other one I posted. I ran into an electronic glitch.
Tenn blew their wad against us for sure. Frustrating, yet satisfying that they still haven't made a FF
The basketball gods to Vol Nation once Tennessee reaches the Elite Eight:
If you never thought Houston was that good then you are simply wrong. They're a great team, and I dont know how winning a conference with Iowa St., Texas Tech, BYU, and Arizona isn't playing a tough schedule. They're SOS was 20th in the country.
You asked how they easily handled UT and I answered. They beat them with suffocating defense and can still score when needed along with that D. I don't think they can score enough to beat Duke but they will give them a game.
They ran into Houston defense no more no less
Even UGA making fun of the Vols today.
Interested to see if the officials will let Houston guard duke or keep duke in the game like they did for Tenn today.
Hate to bust his Bubble but Coach Rupp had that theory when we were in the Southern Conferene and it carried into the SEC and exists to this day.
It’s a combination of Houston being a mirror image of UT but better, and UT expended a ton of emotional energy on Friday.
I do believe in the Kentucky Effect, especially as it pertains to the SEC. But I'll keep going back to this: we just played like crap. I'm not even sure Tennessee played all that great. Sure they were fired up, but I think that was more because they lost to us twice already.
We won that game over the last 25 minutes.. we just totally no showed in the early part and could never get back into it.
I don't think Tennessee had to reach very deep within themselves to win on Friday night. A performance like that from Kentucky would have seen a loss to a LOT of teams.. might have even lost our first round game if we played like that.
We won that game over the last 25 minutes.. we just totally no showed in the early part and could never get back into it.
I don't think Tennessee had to reach very deep within themselves to win on Friday night. A performance like that from Kentucky would have seen a loss to a LOT of teams.. might have even lost our first round game if we played like that.
Agree. We played like **** and UT didn’t even play great. If we come with the same effort and focus we played with against Illinois, we probably win that game. It was atrocious.
One of my buddies has a friend from Knoxville who is a big UT fan and he told my buddy that was the best UT had played all year.
Maybe. But it wasn’t even our B game. Our guys looked disinterested or tired. No energy to start the game. No attempts to rebound. After two minutes I knew it was over.One of my buddies has a friend from Knoxville who is a big UT fan and he told my buddy that was the best UT had played all year.
I agree and told some friends in a group text the same thing. Just no energy and seemed lackadaisical to start the game. Several rebounds were because we had guys standing around and making zero attempt to go after the ball. UT wasn't even having to block us out.
Literally watched the ball fall to the floor and roll around.
Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida, Saint Johns, Tennessee, Alabama, Michigan State, Texas Tech and Kentucky were the top 10 seeds in this tournament. I think chalk held up, outside of the West 10 seed Arkansas making it to the Sweet 16. But they played in the best conference this year, and they were led by a guy with a title. So they had the potential that most ten seeds didn't.
Houston is a better version of Tennessee. They've been that for the tenure of Sampson, this is their second Final Four in four years. Duke knocked the Cougars out last year, it'll be fun to see the best offensive team against the best defensive team on Saturday.
Houston is a better version of Tennessee. They've been that for the tenure of Sampson, this is their second Final Four in four years. Duke knocked the Cougars out last year, it'll be fun to see the best offensive team against the best defensive team on Saturday.
It almost looked like we were throwing the game- not sure how you cannot be fired up to play that game
I’m sorry but the Kentucky Effect holds no water with a Final Four on the line for TN
Houston thrashed Tennessee on Sunday because their defense suffocated them first 15 minutes
UK game has nothing to do with their loss
Just another BBN made up garbage theory that makes UK fans feel better after they lose
Weird dynamic in play
Houston thrashed Tennessee on Sunday because their defense suffocated them first 15 minutes
UK game has nothing to do with their loss
Just another BBN made up garbage theory that makes UK fans feel better after they lose
Weird dynamic in play
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