Comments by Basketvol

Written on RB Marlin Lane 'absolutely' on track for return to Vols, Butch Jones says:

in response to One_Percenter:

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So, which new-name-same-troll are you? I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I make the cut for true Vol fan. When will you give us the results? I can hardly wait.

Written on UT's coach the right man for Peyton Manning:

Why the Broncos, Peyton? Why? A true Vol for sure. It's just painful to see him in a Broncos uniform. Anyone but the Broncos.

Written on Jordan McRae announces he won't enter NBA draft:

Good decision. I hope he has a great senior year and goes high in the 1st round of 2014.

Written on Jordan McRae, Jarnell Stokes apply for evaluation from NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee :

If you plan to make basketball a career, and can have a professional evaluation without declaring for the draft, why wouldn't you? I'll save my opinion of their decision for after they make it, rather than making assumptions.

It's funny to me to read other's posting about their lust for Michigan and Louisville. They are playing in the championship game, of course they look better than us. They are the two best teams in the country. Don't worry though, we're aren't as far away from being a good team as you seem to think. Let's get back to being a good team first, then worry about "looking like" a national championship team. One step at a time.

Written on Dave Hart praises outgoing Alabama AD Mal Moore, says he's committed to Tennessee:

in response to rtrchatt:

Doubt Ozzie Newsome will take a huge paycut and leave Baltimore, but replacing one Bama legend with another Bama legend is a popular choice among the Tide Nation.

Coach Moore is the quinessential southern gentlemen and will be greatly missed. He certainly is one of the reasons CNS has made the committment to Alabama. The next AD hire is critical for CNS retiring at Alabama, and rocky flop has no worries re DH. He is not in the running IMHO. Roll Tide

Who (here) cares?

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to SevenT:

Question: What kind of a sorry team gets dog whipped 17 points by a crud Division 3 shcool like Mercer on their howm court?

Answer: Tennessee

Might want to check your math

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to 9willbesofine:

Half of you kool-aid drinkers laughed when Kentucky lost to Bob Morris. Ain't so funny now is it? This is great.

EIGHT!

Actually, yes. It is still funny. ahahahahahahahaha
Thanks for reminding me!

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to notfunanymore:

I am always getting blasted for my negative posts, but one more time: other than Florida, who did UT beat in the regular season? One more time: how Martin can still have a job is beyond belief. It absolutely amazes me the number of people that actually believe he is a good coach.

Other than Florida? Kentucky, UMass, Missouri, Wichita St., Xavier, Alabama, . . .

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to Witch_Doctors:

Witch Doctor would but since you posted the idea now hundreds of Music row hacks have stolen it and now in studio laying down the tracks! lol
Bones never lie.

I'm already working on it ...

Motown Style:
I'm waiting (He's waiting)
I'm waiting by the locker room door
I'm waiting (He's waiting)
'cause defense makes me snore
And I'll keep waiting (Waiting)
By the locker room door

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to emailnodata:

Wonder if KNS would run this poll:

"If Bruce Pearl could come back, would you forgive and forget?"

My answer: Already forgiven and forgotten. Not coming back.

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

in response to yabadabadoo1026:

to our folks who just couldnt show restraint and wait to after this game to laugh at Kentucky, you all look so predictably foolish now but you will never learn better

If we were doing it on a Kentucky site, yes we would look foolish. The name of this site is Go Vols Xtra with emphasis on the "GO VOLS!" What that means is, when Kentucky loses to a team like Robert Morris, we (Vol fans) come on here and have a few laughs together. That event is totally unrelated to the disappointing performance by OUR basketball team tonight.

Written on Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57:

in response to UkJarhead:

You people are hilarious. There are no excuses this year. We suck. The players were overrated and we played poorly. It was embarassing for our standards. It was ok for yours, but not ours. The great news is, we get a new chance to win a championship every year. To say the system don't work is laughable. If the system has to result in championships every year, then no, it don't work. But 7 straight 30 win seasons, 5 straight top recruiting classes, and expectations to win it all I think is the sign of a good program. We had a bad year, fine. Enjoy it. But we did just win a title, 1 of 8, and we hve more wins than anyone. And didn't you just lose at home to Mercer....

And those that complain about one and done are fans at school that can't get them. We have 6 McDonald's All Americans coming next year. I guess if they wanted to come to UT, you would say no??

I take back my previous comment.

Written on Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57:

in response to orangecountyvols:

Vols,

Did anyone watch this one? I understand U K fans were sending twitters and e-mails to the Robert Morris people warning them of the impending massacre which was going to befall the Colonials.

OK fans, this is one we can talk about a little bit on OUR site. Don't go to the the Kitty site to rub it in...........losing to Robert 'freakin' Morris in a 3,000 seat gym. Therefore, Seven teeth is drowning in his sorrow tonight. He'll say, "well, we didn't get to use our one and dones in Co-Rupp arena."

That was an exciting game. The stuffy kittens and Calipara got a huge dose of humble pie to choke on. #1 seed in the NIT is given a break.....they don't have to worry about another possible beat down by the Vols.

I don't think R M even missed a free throw. Calipari, given a warning for leaving the coaching box earlier, could have well received a T for doing it later.......but we can forgive him.......he was quite frustrated. All the talk about another one of those 'greatest recruiting classes again coming in' is actually an invitation for people like Tennessee and Robert Morris to laugh at all that. After all, the games are played on the floor, not in the media !

"OK fans, this is one we can talk about a little bit on OUR site. Don't go to the the Kitty site to rub it in."

This to me is the line that trolls cross. You will never find me on a UK, UF, or U-anything-but-T website talking trash and stirring things up from behind a keyboard. I will; however, come on a UT website and talk all the trash I want, especially after UK loses to Robert Morris. I'd feel pretty stupid right now (much the same way 7something, professionalwhatever, 8isenough, and so on must feel) if I had been on their site talking trash, and then UT flops in the first round as well. I can respect fans of other teams like UKJarhead who come here and talk respectfully about the game.

Disappointing end to an okay season with some memorable wins. I hope next season is better or Coach Martin's seat might start heating up.

Written on Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57:

in response to andforhisnexttune:

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Did you see the Alabama game?

Written on Vols try to turn attention off NCAA omission and onto Mercer:

in response to 1Volunteer:

Not so fast, troll-breath. The Vols' record against Alabama is 1-1 this year. I think that's identical to the Gators' record against the Vols. The Gators did a little better against us this year than last. I wish them good luck in the Big Dance.

I like your spirit, but the Vols were 1 - 2 vs Bama and 1 - 0 vs UF (3 - 0 over the last two years).

Written on Vols try to turn attention off NCAA omission and onto Mercer:

in response to 8inarow:

And the Vols have a shot at losing to Bama 3-times in the same season.

Lucky for you we didn't play the gators two more times.

Written on Cuonzo Martin baffled by Vols' NCAA tournament snub:

in response to ProfessionalHandicapper:

In case he didnt notice Bama and Kentucky both were higher seeds in the NIT. So looks like Bama and Kentucky have more to complain about than Martin.

Another one that only comes around when this team is down. How did Kentucky do with that #1 seed tonight?

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to bUTch_please:

No truer words Basketvol, no truer words.

Last basketball article commented on by WestKnoxRepub, Feb. 7 after the loss to Georgia. Nothing for over a month while UT is winning 9 out of 11. What a pathetic loser!

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to underthehill:

Interesting comments..and I agree with much of what you say..I thought the winner of bama -ut would and should have got in..I am anti bama but fair is fair..and bama should have got in..I think Martin has done a bit better than ok but if you watch Belmont and MTSU play you will see teams that execute the fundamentals of basketball better than any I have seen in the SEC..I can accept Martin saying Golden was the best option the first year..he should have got some help at point for this year..to not do so next year ..as I see it..would be neglectful and very poor judgement..the point guard at MTSU came from a JC..don't know if UT has or not..but it seems to me they should not overlook any option to improve speed and ball handling skills at point..not to mention the worse defensive point guard I have ever seen at UT...

I agree. When UT didn't make it, Bama should have. Three teams from the SEC is ridiculous--payback for dominating football.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to Sir_Spanky:

Two losses to Alabama, two to Georgia, should be enough BY ITSELF to keep any team out of the NCAA.

Sorry, that's just stupid. So, if UT's record was 28 - 4, with those 4 losses, they don't make the tournament?

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to volhome:

Then I'm part of the 5%, as I agree with WP. Keeping CBP would have been a few years slapped would have been the same postseason results (no NCAA tourney), and yet we could have been winning 25 to 30 games a year. It's the same wimp-headed thinking that cost us CPF (on 'probation', if you will), and here we are back at NIT again. The only way CCM can shut those 5% of us up is to win the NIT, and that for darned sure ain't happening. Welcome back to basketball mediocrity, fellow Vol fans. Sadly, all too familiar territority.

I liked Bruce Pearl and hated to see him go. But it's pretty easy to claim we would be winning 25 - 30 games a year with him as coach when there is absolutely no way to prove that. In fact, based on the evidence (the team's record his last year and previous records), this might be a bit of a stretch. We'll never know because he lied to the NCAA and got fired. So, speculate away. Had we kept Dooley, we probably would have won the NC next year. See how that works?

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to westknoxrepub:

In no way shape or form has Martin recruited well. Stokes was Pearl's recruit bottom line. Everyone cried about how the cupboard was bare, yet EVERYONE who contributed this year were Pearl's recruits, while Martin's contributed NOTHING. Crean walked into a wasteland and built it up, Martin walked into a good situation and completly screwed it up.

Taking over a job after the last coach was fired (with the AD not too far behind), players bolting for the professional leagues, looming NCAA sanctions scaring recruits away, and limited time to recruit; you call this walking into a "good situation?"

Taking that same team and finishing 2nd in the SEC when expected to finish at the bottom(and inexplicably being left out of the NCAA) and then just missing the tournament the next year by one basket against G'Town after losing his star All-SEC player; you call this completely screwing it up?

I call you an idiot.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to westknoxrepub:

Two years of failing to make the tournament. . .show cause up after next year.

Look who decided to show up now that UT is down. Pathetic.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to sheep:

Are you top 10 in three pointers made at tennessee? and soon to be 3rd all time in games played? Funny how everyone blames Skylar, and he has hit lots of clutch shots even this year(A&M, Florida,) and all of this with a torn UCL(Tommy John Ligament) in his SHOOTING elbow, which he has never complained about or blamed. Easy to hate on the guy, when you have no idea what you are talking about. He made 63 threes last year, and didnt play against Florida at home, he has made 50 this year,second only to Mcrae, and yet he still is the problem. Also, he got beat by players that torched everyone else, and most of the time, he was in position, they just made good shots. If you actually watched the games, you might know these FACTS. Once again no facts, but a baised opinion.

Agreed. Unless mcdevitt is actually Chris Lofton in disguise he needs to STHU.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to NEVERBECONSERVATIVEWITHKNS:

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We'll say whatever we want about UK, UF, or anyone here on our own site. Don't like it? Go surround yourself with fans of your own team instead of trolling this site.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to NEVERBECONSERVATIVEWITHKNS:

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I see the same whiners whining, and the same supporters supporting. Please be specific and point out which poster thought CUONZO was the greatest and is now as bad as before. That's what I thought.

Written on Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT:

in response to 1vavolfan:

Talk all day about the Bama game but if UT makes an inbound pass to a wide open Kenny Hall for a dunk against G'Town we are talking seeding. Can't remember UT scoring off a timeout in the CCM era.

I can think of at least once, but that might be it. I would like to see more attempts to score off the inbound pass and have been calling for it all season.

Written on Vols lose to Alabama, will play the waiting game for NCAA tournament:

in response to VOLet_parking:

Thank you for clarifying that everything you say from now on is invalid. Let me ask you a question..If the government raises taxes on tobacco to "deter" smoking, then do they raise taxes on income to deter working?

I think your first sentence is the most closed-minded thing I've read on this site. Congratulations. And by the way, according to your criteria, my opinion DOES count.

I know this is a sports site, but I couldn't resist. Back to basketball. What are the chances Vandy finishes off Ole Miss, and then loses to Florida, nudging Tennessee back in? Also, need Maryland to lose. Too bad it had to come down to this. Like someone said earlier, one more basket against Georgetown and we're not even having this conversation. One more win against anyone and I think they would have been in without any question. I'm expecting better things next year, and hoping for better this year!

Written on Vols lose to Alabama, will play the waiting game for NCAA tournament:

I've seen varying opinions on whether Bama winning or losing hurts or helps us. My initial thought was we would want them to lose to UF, and have UF or UM win the tournament since they are already in the NCAA tournament. Would our RPI benefiting from Bama winning the tournament offset the fact that Bama would take up one of the valuable SEC tournament spots?

Written on Vols lose to Alabama, will play the waiting game for NCAA tournament:

in response to tomkats3242:

Someone needs to tell bones that they teach english. He needs to learn how to speak and write. If he knew so much about basketball he would replace Martin as Coach as it does not take much. Most coachs would have replaced the players who gave no effort today. Please Mr. Hart don't accept an NIT game and make us look worse than we do now. Maybe we need to send Martin back to the Big Ten where they don't coach their players but let them Play. This is the SEC not a learning spot for people like Martin who cannot coach. YOUR turn Bones. Cannot wait till you make yourself look like the coach at UT. COME ON FOOTBALL.

How about being specific? Which players were giving no effort, and more importantly, who do you think you would replace them with? Lopez for Golden? Yemi for Stokes? You would probably just be criticizing for Martin for not playing Stokes and Golden more.

Written on Vols lose to Alabama, will play the waiting game for NCAA tournament:

in response to peerless1:

u know---i could accept a loss by the VOLS in a gutty well played game by 2 two teams fighting for the NCAA tourney but only one team wanted it in the 2nd half--and they won--Coach--whats your excuse?

Do you REALLY think they didn't want to win the game? If so, that's a pretty foolish opinion.

Written on Vols lose to Alabama, will play the waiting game for NCAA tournament:

in response to SevenT:

There are a few givens in life: death taxes and Tennessee losing to Alabama

Might want to worry about your own team. Vandy, really?

Written on Tennessee beats Mississippi State, advances in SEC tournament:

in response to usnavyvolfan__now_proud_navy_dad:

Nice win today! Loved McRae's epic 360 dunk! Just keep it going (and thank God we don't have UGA to worry about. Thanks, LSU.)

Amen to that. UGA really had our number this year. I hope we beat Bama and then get Florida and Kentucky on our way to the championship.

Written on Tennessee beats Mississippi State, advances in SEC tournament:

This team SHOULD be in with this win, but I don't think they are. Better bring it for two halves against Bama and leave no doubt. What a dunk from McRae! Nice game from Chievous. Proof that maybe Coach Martin knows a little more about basketball than random posters on an online forum.

Written on Jordan McRae passed over for SEC Player of the Year:

in response to Theo:

One of the best books I ever read.
Discussing books should also help keep the gator trolls away.

Now THAT is funny!

Written on UT signee Robert Hubbs says Vols will 'do some damage' in NCAA tournament:

in response to claiborneh:

UT Vols signee says, "We don't stand a chance. I'm not sure we will get in, but if we do I say we will wont be able to do any damage. Well probably get knocked out first game."

Another lame article with such insightful opinion from a teenager

Another lame post with such insightful opinion from a troll.

There is a word for your prejudice. It's called agism. I am a teacher and I know and have met many teenagers with amazing insight. Remember when you are old and in diapers, these teenagers--whose opinions you show no respect for--will be running the show.

Written on ETSU covets Phillip Fulmer :

in response to KnoxVegas88:

ETSU fans would have to endure phrases like "We are working like heck" and "We need to look at the film to see why we lost 60-0."

I must have missed the 60-0 game that Fulmer coached. Care to explain?

Written on Cuonzo Martin says Missouri win is biggest so far at UT:

in response to johnlg00:

Well, in all seriousness, anybody who presumes to question the intelligence of anybody else on the basis of no visible grounds whatsoever OUGHT to know that the term for a form of non-statistical evidence is ANECDOTAL, not "antidotal", whatever the heck THAT means. As someone with more than passing familiarity with "IQ", how it is tested, and what it means, I can tell you that for all the well-known faults of the methods by which it is tested and defined, it is FAR more than one's snap impressions of another's mode of expression. Your insinuation is right up there with the way "Yankees" have traditionally underestimated the intelligence of Southerners because they think they talk funny or with the impression some Americans have of the superior intellect and sophistication of Brits because of the way THEY sound.

For one thing, FUNCTIONAL intelligence, i.e., the ability to get things done in the "real" world, consists of far more than "readin', writin', and cipherin'" as those things are measured on paper. To avoid the risk of turning this into another tome on a non-issue, I would say only that to question by innuendo the intelligence of a person you clearly know nothing about raises serious questions about YOUR intelligence, not to mention your taste and judgment. Continuing to double down on this line of discussion would call those things into serious question indeed.

I was thinking the same thing, but couldn't have said this better myself. Really, I couldn't. Must be my low IQ, lol. I wonder if Giverny is familiar with Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Written on David Climer: Tennessee Vols' Cuonzo Martin is the right coach at the right time:

in response to chipmurphy461:

Cuonzo Martin coaching record at UT
2011–2012 Tennessee 19–15 SEC 10–6 NIT 2nd Round
2012–2013 Tennessee 19–11 SEC 11–7
2012-2013 Away record 3-8

Actually, the 2012 - 2013 Away record is 4-7.

Without their star player, this team has improved from last year according to these numbers.

The season is not over yet. Worst case scenario is 19-13 if they lose in the SEC and first round of NIT or possibly NCAA. Middle of the road scenario. They win two in the SEC tournament and one in the NCAA, 22-13, which would be better than Bruce Pearl's final year. Even better scenario, win the SEC tournament and go to the Sweet 16, 25-12.

At least wait until the season is over to pass judgement.

Written on Vols' Jordan McRae makes first-team All-SEC:

Congratulations to McRae and Stokes!

My thoughts and observations:

Stokes should definitely be on 1st team.

Golden should probably be on 2nd team but his inconsistency (maybe due to injuries?)could also keep him off the list.

Awful lot of awards (many in the freshman categories) for a certain team on the bubble. They were either overrated at the beginning of the year, or really underachieved, or a bit of both.

Our coach beat the coach of the year--three times in a row. It will be Coach Martin's turn for SEC coach of the year next year, and you can write that down in ink.

Written on Poll: How far does UT need to go in the SEC tournament to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament?:

in response to laraccoon:

the sportswriters say the same thing year in year out, since the introduction of the BCS in football they have been proven wrong so now they try and cram the big ten down everyones throat via basketball . in the last 23 years the big ten has won the NCAA basketball title 1 time . facts dont lie .

Good point. The SEC has won 3 of the last 7 NCAA championships (with two different teams), yet somehow we're not a strong basketball conference. I don't get it.

Written on Cuonzo Martin says Missouri win is biggest so far at UT:

in response to iowavol:

Unlike Pearl who proved it in the first year? Not sure I get your comparison, but I too liked Pearl and like Martin. I would like to see the team better prepared to start the season next year.

I hated to see Bruce Pearl go as much as anyone. Let's look at the whole picture though. Was Bruce's last team any better than this one? Yes, the beginning of this season was a bit disappointing, but a struggle was expected (by anyone living in reality) with the loss of Maymon.

Written on It could be bubble or burst for Vols against Missouri:

in response to 9willbesofine:

Tigers will roll today.

Hello NIT!

Wrong again. You should be worried about your own team. How'd they do today?

Written on Skylar McBee goes from humble start to Senior Day:

Light it up today, Skylar! Thanks for being a Vol.

Written on Jarnell Stokes burns midnight oil to shoot straight at free-throw line :

Way to go Stokes!

Anyone know what happened to all the UK trolls? Hahahaha!

Written on Vols get needed win at Auburn, 82-75:

in response to willphill#241787:

We have no coaching whatsoever. The opponent drives again and again to the basket for easy buckets yet we do not employ a zone defense. McBrick can't guard anyone, can't hit a shot yet he continues to play. Stokes is 1 for 10 at the free throw line yet he continues to play. We were lucky to win. Bring back Bruce.

Actually, Stokes sat on the bench for most of the second half. I've said it before. It doesn't matter what Coach Martin does, it will always be wrong to some people. We won the game. Stokes sat. What will it take to make you happy? And no, Bruce isn't coming back. Get over it.

Written on Cuonzo Martin focused on keeping Vols focused:

in response to 8inarow:

Yea..it was a tough year. Gators got to the Sugar, and lost in the Elite-8 in BB, while the Vols lost to Vandy and some powerhouse I cannot even remember in the NIT.

Not to mention that the Gators won the SEC Sports Trophy for the umpteenth time and now this factoid:

Through the end of the 2011–2012 school year, the Florida Gators have won 204 Southeastern Conference (SEC) team championships, the most in conference history.

Enjoy

Wow, that's quite impressive. With so much going on for the Gators right now, why do you spend so much time here?

Written on Cuonzo Martin focused on keeping Vols focused:

in response to BrassMonkey:

First. I just wanted to check on everyone's predictions for last weekends Georgia game. I said they would flop and was personally attacked. They did. Quit being sunshine pumpers and look at reality sometime.

"I said they would flop and . . ."
So by saying they would "flop," you are implying that they are expected to win this game but will lose, right? Which, as others have already pointed out, you almost always do. (How'd your UF and UK picks work out?)

"Quit being sunshine pumpers and look at reality sometime."
By this, you mean we should have realistic expectations for this game, right? So picking the Vols to win a game that they are expected to win (according to your previous statement) is unrealistic?

Perhaps you should look at reality sometime.

Written on Georgia had gameplan for limiting Jarnell Stokes :

in response to sameolvolalum:

Let's back up the tape and McBee hits a few of those open treys. Golden rips in a few floaters and.....all of a sudden.....packing the paint is killing the uglies. When your outside shots don't fall, which they have been doing of late, one coach looks brilliant and the other looks stupid. I say stick what got you that six game streak.....just hit the shots.

I agree. If Golden and McBee hit a few shots each, then we are talking about a 7-game winning streak and how Cuonzo Martin is turning out to be a good coach after all. They missed those shots, and now the same coach--who just had a 6-game win streak with wins over Kentucky and Florida--is a terrible coach and doesn't know how to adjust the game plan. It's a lose-lose situation for Coach Martin with some people. If they win a game, then it was a fluke, against a bad team, players injured,biased refs, blah, blah, blah. If they lose a game, he's a terrible coach.

Let's hope they stick to what they know and hit their shots against Auburn and Missouri.

Written on Just McRae can't save the day for UT against Georgia, 78-68:

This is frustrating and disappointing. Georgia just has our number. It's not over yet, although at this point they probably need to win the SECT. If the right teams lose, maybe they could sneak in by winning the last two and appearing in the championship game.

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