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Three Things: Vols-MSU pregame

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http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Three-Things-Tennessee-Vols-vs-Mississippi-State-pregame-121148
Let’s look at three of the biggest keys — or, simply put, Three Things — heading into Tennessee’s game today against Mississippi State.
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Three things
1. Come into the game with an attitude that is directed toward winning
2. Be the bully, not the bullied
3. Play great defense, limit our turnovers, box out and rebound, hit our free throws. (Bring a great effort individual and as a team)
Okay number three was four things, but those are all effort related
Good article Wes.

This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Alexdykes22 on 3/14/2013 at 12:04 AM
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This game shouldn't be close. Hopefully Tennessee can put the reserves in and rest the starters so they can a run in this tourney.
Go Vols
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Tourny teams take care of business in such games. Let's see it boys.
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Lets jump on them early
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You have to bring it every game. Anybody can beat anybody in the SEC. ther are too many good players in ths league and if you come into a game thinking you have it won you'll be going home early. I think this team has grown way too much this season to let that happen.
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I dont want to be a buzzkill, and i know st. has injuries, and back to back games, but i get nervous before every sec tourney game, and I have flashbacks of varnardo(i think that is the guy) when they beat us couple years back. (correct me if im wrong.) I wish the vols all the best, and ill take a giant dose of cautious optimism(if thats a thing). Get real friendly with the edge of my seat, and go nuts if they win. GBO
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intervol said...
I dont want to be a buzzkill, and i know st. has injuries, and back to back games, but i get nervous before every sec tourney game, and I have flashbacks of varnardo(i think that is the guy) when they beat us couple years back. (correct me if im wrong.) I wish the vols all the best, and ill take a giant dose of cautious optimism(if thats a thing). Get real friendly with the edge of my seat, and go nuts if they win. GBO

The championship game down in Tampa. I remember. I was there.
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intervol said...
I dont want to be a buzzkill, and i know st. has injuries, and back to back games, but i get nervous before every sec tourney game, and I have flashbacks of varnardo(i think that is the guy) when they beat us couple years back. (correct me if im wrong.) I wish the vols all the best, and ill take a giant dose of cautious optimism(if thats a thing). Get real friendly with the edge of my seat, and go nuts if they win. GBO

That was an M-State team with a vastly superior talent level coached by a vastly better cosaching staff. Vanardo led the nation in blocks that year. Stansbury got fired because all he eever did was win 20 games 10 straght years and go dsancing, but only made Sweet 16 2x...spoiled fans getting what they deserve.
Its not a stupid question until you ask it.
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shaverschoice said...
That was an M-State team with a vastly superior talent level coached by a vastly better cosaching staff. Vanardo led the nation in blocks that year. Stansbury got fired because all he eever did was win 20 games 10 straght years and go dsancing, but only made Sweet 16 2x...spoiled fans getting what they deserve.

You're wrong. Go check outr what winning 20 games in the SEC west with a pitiful OOC schedule gets you. 2 NCAA trips in the last 7 years. Stans had Rebardo Sidney, Dee Bost, and Arnette Moultrie on a team and couldn't get to the dance out of a down SEC. Then we he did get to the dance, he got embarrassed and outcoached. Spoiled fans? You have no idea what you're talking about. Although, ever since Bruce Pearl took his shirt off and stole Scotty Hopson after he had been committed to State for a year, I always enjoy thinking about Varnado stuffing his dunk attempt back in his face and sending him to the floor in the SEC championship game. Good luck to the Vols today. If they don't win, they should be ashamed and certainly don't deserve a tourney bid.
ETA: that would be 1 out of the last 7, but we got in the year we beat you guys in tourney champ. Otherwise, we weren't going to the tourney.

This post was edited by AlCoDog on 3/14/2013 at 11:41 AM
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