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noel means much more to kentucky and tenn isn,t a freshmen laden team tenn can absorb that loss better and they didn,t just lose him they have had time adjust without him no comparison.

Agreed but it a different game with him defending the middle. I think we still would have won handily though. They had no energy.

Maymon was Tennessee's leader... Noel wasn't the leader Maymon had been... Maymon was also dominant on the boards and could hit fts... UK is a freshman laden team every year full of 5 star players. Kentucky adjusts on a yearly basis... Maymon was a way bigger loss than Noel...

But despite that it is a coaching issue at TN & has nothing to do with the loss of the best player & team leader don't you understand that? Wow, name all the people I sounded like.

Now, my real opinion, is I agree with you OA. I think CCM has done a good job getting this team to come together now that his other leader(Golden) is healthy the team is really jelling. Let's hope they stay on track and slide into the NCAA.