From [URL=”http://www.rockytoptalk.com/”]Rocky Top Talk:[/URL]
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[COLOR=#c97903][URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/29267/J_P_Prince”][COLOR=blue]J.P. Prince[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] says that [/COLOR][URL=”http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/feb/11/road-worries-plague-vols/”][COLOR=blue]the Vols are taking too long to adjust when opponents stop their bread and butter offensive sets[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black]. There are always correlative weaknesses to a counter, but we’re apparently slow to find and exploit them. Could that be one of the main reasons we’re a notoriously slow-starting team? Maybe, but [/COLOR][URL=”http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/10/time-for-a-reality-check/?partner=RSS”][COLOR=blue]Bruce Pearl is focused on match ups[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black], saying they struggle with size, athleticism, and balance: [/COLOR]
[INDENT][COLOR=black]We struggled against Georgia and Vanderbilt, with their big front lines, and we’ll have a tough game with Kentucky because of the way they’re built, too.[/COLOR]
[/INDENT][COLOR=black]Kentucky’s front line is bigger and better than Vandy’s and consists of senior[/COLOR][URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/29155/Patrick_Patterson”][COLOR=blue]Patrick Patterson[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] (6’9″, 235), who’s been good against [/COLOR][URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/29257/Wayne_Chism”][COLOR=blue]Wayne Chism[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] in the past, and freshman [/COLOR][URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101096/DeMarcus_Cousins”][COLOR=blue]DeMarcus Cousins[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black](6’11”, 260), who’s even better than Patterson. Conclusion: uh-oh. And yeah, [/COLOR][COLOR=blue]the Orange Blazer could be looking at 0-4.[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black]this season.[/COLOR]
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Looks like even the hometown blog thinks it looks bleak for the Vols in Rupp Arena tomorrow night. Our height give people fits and if you aren’t a very big team, Kentucky will give you matchup problems. I expect to see a lot of zone tomorrow night from Pearl and hopefully the Cats can find the gaps with penetration and Dodson and Bledsoe can make them honest hitting shots on the perimeter. Go Cats!
