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[Rusty27]

Yeah,in the first half the coaches can't run their offense when thay are standing at the other end of the court. Unreal.

[ssigman]

i saw the vandy coach under the hoop and i'm like why is he so far over there..then they gave him a technical and i'm like ok...but then he took 3 steps over and sat down..i'm like what the hell is going on...then i turned it off in pure disgust and went to sleep

[Rusty27]

Pearl got a technical too. Of note:One of our players got a double foul then later a Vandy player took a run over top of a Vol Player on the ground trying to call a time out. Very close to a bench clearing brawl and no call made at all.

[ssigman]

what did i hate more...the vandy court or that obnoxious orange suit jacket pearl was wearing??

[Rusty27]

The orange jacket is traditional and only comes out against Vandy and Kentucky.

[AndyC0803]

Originally Posted by ssigman

vandy's court sickens me...benches next to the hoop and leave all that space on the sidelines...i hated it...sry they lost cause i hate vandy solely based on there b-ball court

I think there was more to it than that. Like Tenn's way too streaky shooting. They were either ice hot or ice cold. At least that is how it seemed too me.

[AndyC0803]

For tonight from Deadspin:

Tonight's Big Game
Again, I wasn't really feelin' it when it came to the significance of tonight's top 25 games. Instead, I went for a matchup that has a great deal of meaning in the at-large picture.
Miami (Fla.) (19-7) at Clemson (19-7). Clemson's tournament profile looks pretty good at this point, but if they really want to lay the doubts to rest and solidify their third-place standing in the ACC, it really behooves them to win this home game against a possible contender. On the Miami side, this is their last chance to make a statement for the committee outside of the conference tournament. We're dealing with a lot of shit here.

[Rusty27]

Originally Posted by AndyC0803

I think there was more to it than that. Like Tenn's way too streaky shooting. They were either ice hot or ice cold. At least that is how it seemed too me.

True,but we weren't talking about why they lost.They always are streaky and miss tons of shots under the net.It drives me crazy all the easy shots they miss.

[ssigman]

i'd still take lofton on my team anyday..you wanna see streaky shooting...try sitting thru an entire rutgers game....

hideous

[AndyC0803]

From our friends at Deadspin...

The Weekender
Tonight
• Dartmouth (9-15) at Cornell (18-5). I'm going to have to preview the hell out of Cornell until March 8th, when the next bids go out.
• Niagara (18-8) at Siena (17-10). The winner of this game gets to break the three-team 11-5 logjam in the MAAC standings and join Loyola (MD) at the top of the heap.
Saturday
• Georgetown (23-4) at Marquette (21-6). If Marquette wins this home game, Louisville sits alone atop the Big East. I'm going to let that sink in for a minute...
• Washington State (21-6) at Stanford (22-4). Both teams are in, so this is for seeding.
• St. Mary's (24-4) at Gonzaga (22-6). Winner takes top seed in the WCC tournament.
• Kansas State (18-9) at Kansas (25-3). Take these last few chances to watch Michael Beasley and Brandon Rush, friends. You owe it to yourself.
Sunday
• Kentucky (16-10) at Tennessee (25-3). Will this be another 40-point thrashing for the Wildcats, or will they finally stamp their ticket to ride?
• Indiana (24-4) at Michigan State (22-6). Wisconsin has claimed their share of the Big Ten title, will Indiana make them slice that pie?
• UCLA (24-3) at Arizona (17-11). Want to hit Ben Howland with a water bottle? Go ahead, punk, make his day.