Internet buzz on the Memphis-UT game

  • By Jack Lail
  • Posted January 25, 2009 at 8:26 a.m., updated January 25, 2009 at 8:32 a.m.

Memphis 54, Tennessee 52

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Here's the sports writer, chat room, and blogger buzz in the aftermath of the Memphis Tigers two-point victory in Knoxville on Saturday.

If there's a good story or blog post we missed, shoot me an email at lailj@knoxnews.com.

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Comments » 17

w4tey#282182 writes:

I don't know where the officials were from but they sucked. Of course it's doubtful the Vols could have hit the free throws if more fouls were called anyway. We need a shooter bad !

dukenutoo writes:

Hey UT fans..... UT had 4 fouls on them with one minute to go in the second half....UM had 9..... UT had to commit 2 fouls just to get UM into the 1 and 1 and send them to the line. There were a lot of missed calls on BOTH ENDS. Do not mislead yourselves into thinking that UM somehow got an advantage on the calls. These were after all SEC officials.....

HtownVol writes:

I dont think J.p helped out very much in the last 10 minutes. He took bad shots and played bad defense! We have to get Weezy involved more.

Ironcity writes:

I have never seen so many airballs in my life of watching UT. I see effort, and I see guys putting it on the line. What I don't see is confidence. I doubt I will this year.

Are these guys skilled? Absolutely. What they are not good at is playing without the ball. That takes times and that's not going to happen this year.

The other thing this team lacks is the intangibles. These players just don't have it in them to dive for a loose ball. Its really odd when someone knocks a ball a way from the opposing team, (all games not just Memphis)every player takes off and looks for someone else to pick up the loose ball. I swear this happens at least twice a game. I don't think its a lack of effort its just a group of players who are not use to getting floor burns.

I hate the way teams play Prince now, they just beg him to shoot the ball from beyond 15ft. He is going to have to start posting players up and start learning how to create with his back to the basket. Teams are guarding him with someone that is 3 inches smaller we are going to have to take advantage.

volmattna writes:

Chism is our best shooter. Thats a problem cmpared to what we had last year. We have to find a shooter in next years recruiting class. GO VOLS!

ctownvol writes:

Did we play Memphis?

Orangeblood13 writes:

cam has got to move arounf the horse shoe, he stands still to much

hopson needs to drive and take up strong, where he got 5 stars is a mystery

Good job Memphis high, good game

Vol_Jokes writes:

What are you talking about ...making a big deal out of 2 point win? Would you have? Sure you would have. You did it last year. Stop being babies. Take it like men. You lost. Vols have lost alot this season and the little feeling you had that this program was heading up has come crashing down. They look very much like they always have to me.

stevefrommemphis writes:

This game meant no more than Gonzaga or Georgetown. It's the SEC that matters. Move on.

Vol_Jokes writes:

Guess it meant no more than Gonzaga, Temple, Kansas and Kentucy games....ha ha. I'm sure it didn't mean much to you. You lost. Nah, they don't matter. Only wins over all those easy teams you played and any wins over teams in a very bad sec conference matters.

utucla writes:

in response to Vol_Jokes:

Guess it meant no more than Gonzaga, Temple, Kansas and Kentucy games....ha ha. I'm sure it didn't mean much to you. You lost. Nah, they don't matter. Only wins over all those easy teams you played and any wins over teams in a very bad sec conference matters.

and how many ranked teams have you beaten this year?....

WE__ARE_MEMPHIS writes:

in response to utucla:

and how many ranked teams have you beaten this year?....

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Greer_Vol_22 writes:

Can't Bruce go to the Ukraine and bring in a "White Russian" to do some shooting? Seems to be working everywhere else.

BlakeyWakey writes:

all you had to do was pass it down low to Chism and vols would have beat memphis!

WE__ARE_MEMPHIS writes:

in response to BlakeyWakey:

all you had to do was pass it down low to Chism and vols would have beat memphis!

they tried that dummy. Its called Defense. losing 3 out of 4 at home says it all.

ETNTigerFan writes:

Memphis is far from being a 'BAD' team. Top 25 and soon to be top 20 is not bad.

volsstinkbad writes:

VOLinCockCuntry

I really don't see how all these Memphis fans think their team is so great. Now we have to hear their delusional BS for an entire year.

It no difference than last year when we had to listen to the ut BS when we kept going to the national championship game while you laid an egg after the win. Payback is a B@#$H sometimes.

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