Periscope: Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee

by KingJamesIV on Feb 9, 2010 1:03 PM EST in Basketball Comment 2 comments

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Reminder: This game is a "white out." Vandy fans are encouraged to wear white to the game.

Second place in the SEC East is on the line tonight as Vanderbilt looks to go for the sweep against Tennessee on ESPN's Super Tuesday. Ken Pomeroy gives Vandy a 62% chance of victory (75-72 with a tempo of 73). Unfortunately, kenpom doesn't have a predictor for J.P. Prince backhands, taunts or fouls on 3 point shot attempts. I'd say the likelihood of seeing either is close to 80%. It is a rivalry matchup. And it will be "chippy."

Volunteers vs Commodores coverage

Schedule Breakdown

Not much has changed since the last meeting. Vanderbilt is better offensively. Tennessee is better defensively. Throw the numbers out the window since it's a rivalry game with serious implications.

Statistical Breakdown

Again, the numbers really don't mean much, since it's a rivalry game. Vandy has the edge according to the tempo-free statistics. Keep in mind that individual numbers aren't adjusted for strength of schedule.

Four Factors: Similar to last time, I would expect Vanderbilt to win eFG% and FTRate and for Tennessee to win TO% and OReb%. I think the margin by which Vandy wins eFG% will determine the outcome. I would also imagine quite a correction from the abysmal shooting performance Vandy had against Georgia, which would have to be an encouraging consideration for Commodore fans.

Traditional Statistics - Tennessee Volunteers

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Scotty Hopson	22	26.7	5.1	10.6	48.1	1.7	4.1	41.1	1.4	2.3	58.8	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.4	2.2	1.0	0.2	1.5	13.2
Wayne Chism	22	24.8	4.7	9.5	49.3	0.9	2.6	35.1	2.7	3.5	78.9	2.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	1.6	1.3	1.5	2.9	13.0
Tyler Smith	12	26.8	3.9	6.8	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	5.5	69.7	1.3	3.3	4.7	3.7	1.3	1.4	0.3	2.0	11.7
Bobby Maze	22	24.5	3.3	8.1	40.4	0.5	2.6	21.1	1.7	2.0	84.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	3.3	1.2	0.8	0.1	1.7	8.8
J.P. Prince	22	22.9	2.8	5.7	48.4	0.1	0.6	21.4	2.0	3.4	58.1	1.0	2.5	3.4	3.2	1.9	1.5	0.3	2.3	7.6
Cameron Tatum	17	17.2	2.6	5.4	49.5	0.8	2.1	38.9	1.1	1.8	58.1	0.6	1.6	2.3	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.1	1.7	7.2
Brian Williams	12	16.7	2.6	5.2	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.3	56.3	2.8	2.7	5.4	0.3	1.5	0.5	0.8	2.4	5.9
Melvin Goins	16	15.7	1.8	4.7	38.7	0.4	1.4	26.1	1.1	1.9	60.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.1	0.0	2.0	5.1
Kenny Hall	20	14.0	2.0	3.5	58.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.8	57.1	2.0	1.8	3.8	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.6	2.2	5.0
Skylar McBee	22	15.6	1.4	4.0	34.1	1.0	3.2	32.4	1.0	1.1	91.7	0.1	1.0	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.0	1.8	4.8
Renaldo Woolridge	21	14.8	1.3	3.5	38.4	0.7	2.0	33.3	0.6	1.0	59.1	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.5	4.0
Michael Hubert	4	2.0	0.8	0.8	100.0	0.8	0.8	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.3
Joshua Bone	10	11.1	0.6	2.2	27.3	0.4	1.6	25.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.7	1.8
Steven Pearl	16	7.7	0.6	1.2	52.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	23.1	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.4
Quinn Cannington	6	1.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.3

Game Previews

Vanderbilt hosts Tennessee Tuesday - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

WHITE OUT: Tuesday is the third annual "White Out Game" - Vanderbilt athletics encourages all Vanderbilt fans to where white to the game.

VUcommodores.com Blog: MBB: Tennessee Gameday Prep

Jermaine Beal scoring with confidence for Vanderbilt | The Tennessean

Stallings, Commodores size up rematch with UT at Vanderbilt | Tennessean Blogs

Beal's game falls into place at the right time for Vandy | Nashville City Paper

Preview: Tennessee at Vanderbilt | VandyMania.com (Scout - Premium)

Previewing Vanderbilt and Tennessee | VandySports.com (Rivals - Premium)

VSL Gets You Ready: Tennessee Comes A-Callin' | Vanderbilt Sports Line

Rocky Top Talk is the SB Nation affiliate for the Tennessee Volunteers. They have recently aired their record of wrongs we Vandy fans have committed. I'll link their preview when they post it.

Tipoff is set for 18.00 CT and the game will be televised by ESPN (Comcast ch 11 or 202 HD). Join us in the game thread, which will open about an hour before the tip. Don't forget to stop by Stat King to make your selection for the game.

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Margin of Victory: Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee

Vanderbilt by 10+

3 votes

Vanderbilt by <10

11 votes

Tennessee by <10

2 votes

Tennessee by 10+

1 votes

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Comments

Scary game

For some reason I’m a lot more worried for the Commies for this game than I was for the last one. Probably has something to do with the turd the Dores threw up in the Georgia game. Hopefully they figure it out.

Aside from the game itself, the interesting thing I want to see is how Brian Williams plays and how the Dores handle him. Having a post presence makes this a totally different kind of contest from last time.

Anything but Gatorade - yet another SEC sports blog

by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 9, 2010 2:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Brian Williams

It doesn’t sound like he’ll play versus us. Pearl made reference to the fact that the stress of the situation he went through affected his weight (he’s much more trim — though I would attribute this to his smoking less dope which has given him fewer cravings for munchies).

He hadn’t practiced in five weeks (prior to Sunday and/or Monday, depending on if they had a day off). I doubt he’d be a viable option so soon.

Who knows? They may need the bodies if the refs call this one the way they called it in Knoxville.

Anchor of Gold

by KingJamesIV on Feb 9, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs