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How well did UT's guards play before the tourney
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:31 pm
McRae seemed to have a good year, and they have played well as of late. How well did they play all year? I only ask because I was never impressed in the little time I watched.
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Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:32 pm to BlueIndian420
Well he schooled Bama.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:34 pm to BlueIndian420
They have been inconsistent. When they are on, they are insane. When they are off, they shite the bed like NIH when he lost his cherry 
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:38 pm to BlueIndian420
Nowhere near what they've been playing since ~the last week or two of the regular season. McRae and especially Richardson but Barton too have elevated their game since then. They've been great all post-season. (Barton was pulled in Jan. and since his return in March has been great).
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:39 pm to BlueIndian420
McRae averaged around 20 PPG in SEC play.
Played hero ball at times though. Took too many shots away from Stokes and Maymon in the regular season imo. Not playing his best so far in the tourney.
Richardson is probably a top 5 defender in the nation at the guard position. Too passive in the regular season offensively. Deadly mid-range game and has improved his finishing and 3 point shooting ability this season. Been our best player in the tourney imo.
Barton is hot and cold. You can usually tell what you're going to get from him early. When he makes shots we are almost impossible to beat. Also no shows some times.
Thompson is just a frosh and is going to be very, very good offensively. Already our best passer and decision maker by far but right now he is a liability defensively against quicker guards.
Played hero ball at times though. Took too many shots away from Stokes and Maymon in the regular season imo. Not playing his best so far in the tourney.
Richardson is probably a top 5 defender in the nation at the guard position. Too passive in the regular season offensively. Deadly mid-range game and has improved his finishing and 3 point shooting ability this season. Been our best player in the tourney imo.
Barton is hot and cold. You can usually tell what you're going to get from him early. When he makes shots we are almost impossible to beat. Also no shows some times.
Thompson is just a frosh and is going to be very, very good offensively. Already our best passer and decision maker by far but right now he is a liability defensively against quicker guards.
This post was edited on 3/24/14 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:40 pm to BlueIndian420
McRae went off from the 3 point line against Ole Miss but against Florida UT couldn't get a shot down. I think they live and die from the three point line which can mean inconsistent play
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:44 pm to MouseHouseReb
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I think they live and die from the three point line
This is not close to correct.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:47 pm to volfan30
thats my fault. The only games Ive seen them play so far were ole miss and Florida as well as the NCAA games and of the ones they won they dominated the three point line. Against Florida they hit something like 5 for 20. Idk that was just my intake. Still, UT is my second favorite SEC school and am pulling for them hard 
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:57 am to MouseHouseReb
We are very difficult to beat when we are knocking down 3s, but as far as reliance on them to win, I believe we are ranked in the 300s.
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