I have a feeling that this is the weakest this Tennessee team will look all season. It looks bad, but this exhibition match is exactly what we need to grow to be title contenders.
Just keep improving, learning, growing and giving your all to Tennessee. Everything else will just click
Edit: Forgot to add that Xavier played very well and congratulations on a well fought W and wish the team a great season
I know we're just here to meme, but in hindsight this seems pretty expected. Barnes is good at coaching defense and rebounding. He is not good at coaching offense unless he has just natural scorers. So he went out and got a bunch of natural scorers, betting on being able to whip them into defense/rebounding shape. But that takes time, so the early preseason returns don't look great. He's barely gotten his hands on the guys yet, and defense requires lots of teamwork and discipline. This is just how it goes.
I tend to agree. It's the first time they've taken the court together, of course they aren't gonna look great. With that said, I do think some of the weaknesses displayed in this game will be the weaknesses the Vols will be struggling to overcome all season. Not saying they won't be good--every team has weaknesses.
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago edited 1d ago
I have a feeling that this is the weakest this Tennessee team will look all season. It looks bad, but this exhibition match is exactly what we need to grow to be title contenders.
Just keep improving, learning, growing and giving your all to Tennessee. Everything else will just click
Edit: Forgot to add that Xavier played very well and congratulations on a well fought W and wish the team a great season