Better shoot better

[AnotherCFD]

Out of the gate Saturday

 

[UofLouisville]

With the number of shots they throw up it is irrelevant whether they shoot better in a certain time frame. A stretch of 30% doesn't mean squat if they shoot 70% 5 minutes later while throwing up 25 shots and 12 are 3's. Recognize they have 12 shooters and 11 have experience. Not all of them will have a bad night and any of them can lay the wood on any given evening.

 

[AnotherCFD]

What about when they’re not getting multiple offensive rebounds like they won’t Saturday? Tennessee is big and their coach experienced enough to know how to slow the game down. I’m not getting caught up in all this hype after beating some of the worst teams I’ve seen. Beat Tennessee and I’m sold.

 

[Louis III]

For me, its not even about winning, can we go toe to toe with a program that has lived in the top 15 the last few years. If the answer is yes, then we are back on track. If all this leads to a Tenn win by 15+ then we are still a ways off, at least RIGHT NOW. This game means a lot to gauge how far we have truly come since June!

And let me state I AM NOT a moral victory guy, but when you have won 25 games the last 3 seasons combined, progress is progress!

 

[AnotherCFD]

Exactly, a close game would be very positive too me

 

[shadow force]

It is the first big test of the Pat Kelsey era. Even though it is very early in the season, how they do against a top 15 ranked team is important. We need to see if CPK's game planning, scouting, coaching, adjustments etc. are up to snuff to beat good, ranked teams or if its not all there yet. It'll also be interesting to see how our players react and play. Who will step up? Who will have a big game?

UT will be an important stepping stone leading up to the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament where they'll face IU then either WVU or Gonzaga.