Basketball: Vanderbilt Commodores vs. LSU Tigers -- Open GameThread
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Regroup....please
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if I had to guess
I would say it looks like Festus will play.
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by KingJamesIV on Feb 8, 2012 8:38 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
They would win the NCAA Tournament if it was played on their home court
….and finish last in the SWAC if all of their games were played on the road.
At a bare minimum
we need to stay in the top 4 of the conference for our first round bye. The 2 Ls last week sure did close the gap on us.
Supposedly that empty.
My best guess is that no one is there because they are all studying so they can go to the women’s game tomorrow to get priority seating for Saturday.
Wait...that's for real?
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Gotta start making those offensive rebounds
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Anyone have a link that works?
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The camera angle on CSS
makes me want to listen to the radio.
by Dore.ZA on Feb 8, 2012 9:08 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
We have HD CSS here in Savannah,
but it only works for Braves games.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hard to see us getting out-rebounded
That’s usually a strong suit,
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Wow
They’re giant killers then they get eaten up by ants
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Must not have been working
on our floater/runner/trick shot defense.
by Dore.ZA on Feb 8, 2012 9:12 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Should have gotten some work in with Erving Walker last week.
Guy throws up more prayers than a priest.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Taylor is now third on the all-time scoring list
Unless he completely tanks for the rest of the season he should pass Freije for 2nd as well.
I'm scared as hell about next year
Next to nothing in terms of recruiting and most of the team graduates or goes NBA
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Rhetorical question
If you have a student appreciation night and there’s nobody there, did it really happen?
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by KingJamesIV on Feb 8, 2012 9:22 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Seems like LSU doesn't like the Vanderbilt dunk play
hehe
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Nice dunk, but when did Will Perdue switch to #3 and turn black?
Stepping through time to 1988 is the only possible explanation for this camerawork.
what a pass from kedren
Surprised it didn’t hit Festus in the face. Completely fooled everyone in this gym.
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by KingJamesIV on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I was aware.
But it’s been a while since he’s been hitting them. And that just isn’t his game.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone know?
Why ESPN3 doesn’t offer HD streaming? I have 25mb/s download speed and really feel that, in 2012, I should get a better picture. I understand the need to downconvert for folks with low bandwidth but for God’s sake, I feel like I’m watching an Impressionist painting of the game and it’s on all four quality bars.
Is this a technical thing or a rights issue or a bandwidth/money issue?
I mean all five bars for quality. As many bars as there are.
by Andrew D. Smith on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
I think in this case, it's technical
They’re just porting through the CSS feed, which obviously is terrible.
Since CSS isn’t showing it in HD even on TV, neither can ESPN3.
I didn’t realize that this, or any other sporting contest, was ever broadcast in SD only anymore. Does that mean you can get HD on ESPN3 when you’re watching a game that’s on ESPN?
by Andrew D. Smith on Feb 8, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I'm gonna miss Lance next year
His rebounding has been nothing less than stellar
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Dude this new Nintendo game is awesome!
I wonder if we get to watch Donkey Kong at halftime?
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
What I mean to say is NBA Jam's graphics own this video feed.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Glad to see I'm not the only one getting Tecmo NCAA Basketball from ESPN3
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 PM EST reply actions
There is no reason UNC should struggle against Duke
but their blah defense is why that’s happening over there.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:38 PM EST reply actions
Stallings is playing the reserves too much
This is why I’m afraid of next year
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That's a little counter-intuitive
Shouldn’t we want the bench to get more minutes so they’re better prepared next season? Even though they basicaly suck the air out of the building when they’re subbed in?
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Not yet.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think that is why Stallings was yelling, “He didn’t even have the ball!” at the refs. He got shots but wasn’t shooting.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Good to see Ezeli
having some success tonight, since he’s had a rough week. Good chance to get his confidence back up.
by Dore.ZA on Feb 8, 2012 9:42 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Gawd Jenkins has been laying some bricks tonight
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:43 PM EST reply actions
Vanderbilt Turnoverdores
That’s one thing I won’t miss about this team graduating
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Wow. This is some Big Ten action right here.
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 8, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions
I'd agree if there hadn't been so many possessions.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
THIS IS AMAZING
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Wow Cassidy Hubbarth is annoying.
The 16 bit version of her face isn’t helping her.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 PM EST reply actions
Just switched to Duke/UNC on ESPN3 — Night and Day
It’s still nowhere near the level of actual TV, but I can recognize the players when they’re bring the ball up the court.
BIAS! ESPN <3 ACC!
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Have an Xbox?
Pretty sure ESPN on Xbox can be up to 720p.
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by KingJamesIV on Feb 8, 2012 10:00 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Okay, second streaming video question
Why can’t they sell ads, either by combining the viewership figures of streaming with the (much larger) figures for broadcast or just by selling them separately?
The numbers obviously aren’t that big, but eyes are eyes, and I’d bet that on a per-eye basis, the folks who watch over the Internet are more valuable because they are younger.
Just got in
from the airport. Is our offense this bad, or is LSU just slowing it down?
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 10:01 PM EST reply actions
it was good for the first 10 minutes
then we started putting up bad shots and missing most of the good ones we did get.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
We've been playing the bench a lot
And the bench isn’t getting the job done.
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by eamus-catuli on Feb 8, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
More of that, please
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
More rebounding, too
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Don't like it
We are letting them hang around and playing sloppy.
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 10:05 PM EST reply actions
I love how we always start the 2nd half so strong
Not sarcastic at all...
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
LSU's got more hustle at the moment.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:05 PM EST reply actions
Yes
Like the new approach.
Also, rebounding. More of it.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
FIRST REBOUND?
That’s a lie, right?
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:06 PM EST reply actions
This whole "shoot a three and hope we get a rebound/putback" offense is not a great idea
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:08 PM EST reply actions
Especially when our 3 point shooting is getting worse by the game.
We are getting baskets underneath, why stop?
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
One would hope a nice entry pass would be the better option
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
The answer is Tasmin Mitchell, right?
He played for like 8 years
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:12 PM EST reply actions
Sure felt like it
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Storm Warren is the best name of a basketball player ever.
No contest.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:13 PM EST reply actions
How about...
Thunder Gunderson?
I made that up, but making things up is the only way to top Storm Warren.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
BOOOM
Am I missing something or is Tinsley not even touching the ball?
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:14 PM EST reply actions
Taylor feeling it.
Bad news for Louisianna State.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:14 PM EST reply actions
JT and JJ heard the announcers say that neither was in double figures
They didn’t take too kindly to it.
11 pt lead
Now that’s more like it!
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Nice.
I just threw some commentary down on the pregame thread. Long day.
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 8, 2012 10:15 PM EST reply actions
You want me to go over there and reply to it? Because I would do that for you.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Foot on the gas
Don’t let them up. We have scored 19 in the first 7 minutes of the second half. 27 in the entire first half.
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 PM EST reply actions
Do not recall Darrell Mitchell
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:17 PM EST reply actions
Neither do I
I have horrible memories associated with Tasmin, on the other hand.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
That's a shooting foul?
Generous call.
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 8, 2012 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Hm?
He was definitely shooting the second time, I thought.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
er
Were you talking about the foul that put Ezeli at the line, or LSU?
I didn’t see the latter.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I love how the rest of Trent Johnson's staff wears the same thing as him.
It’s like they call each other before the games!
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Someone's gotta sell the sweatervest's for Nike now that Tressels in a can
We have at least 5 different Vest/shirt combos. And the coaches always match.
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WTF is wrong with them?
Other than, you know, existing within the borders of Arkansas?
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
They've got Wal Marts everywhere
You’d think that would make it feel like home.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
It would be nice
if he would do better than 50% on the FTs.
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Odom-DaiJon-Kedren on the floor
Would rather see a rotation that parsed out their minutes instead of throwing them all in at once.
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 8, 2012 10:24 PM EST reply actions
100% agree
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
FTs
This is a 15 point lead if we hit free throws.
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 10:26 PM EST reply actions
In his defense, he was open
But damn, he can’t shoot.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Kedren
He did score 27 a game in HS so he has the talent.
So here's a CKS critique
He needs to call a TO and bitch Kendren out and send him to the bench for awhile for doing that.
That’s a teaching moment if ever I saw it.
by Andrew D. Smith on Feb 8, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be happy if CKS coached anything like Callipari
Well, I doubt I want my school doing what he does to get that much talent, but he’s a hell of a coach of that talent.
by Andrew D. Smith on Feb 8, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
Should we be launching non-JT/JJ 3's with 30 seconds on the shot clock?
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:27 PM EST reply actions
I hate it when JT and JJ do it
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
I like what JJ is showing us tonight (on these drives)
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:28 PM EST reply actions
That was a strange possession.
Tinsely running around like a madman, no one really attempting to get open for a pass.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:30 PM EST reply actions
Tins with some slick passing
Gets a Festus and none.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
nice pass Steve!!!
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by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions
NICE PASS
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions
Tchiengang to Tinsley
Now that looked like Vanderbilt basketball!
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I love how when I start to feel comfortable
The team responds by making my sphincter tighten.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Festus 2-2 from the line on that trip . . .
"The polls are nice, but those really aren't lofty expectations. If you consider yourself the No. 4 or No. 5 team in the country, you are basically succumbing to second place."--Tim Corbin, 02/18/2011
by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:40 PM EST reply actions
shooter' s touch for JJ at the line
"The polls are nice, but those really aren't lofty expectations. If you consider yourself the No. 4 or No. 5 team in the country, you are basically succumbing to second place."--Tim Corbin, 02/18/2011
by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:42 PM EST reply actions
got him with the body down low
It seemed to me
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
got away with a walk I think, but nice pass to Festus
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by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:43 PM EST reply actions
Boom goes the dynamite
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Does Vandy have a shooter on the roster next year?
Not to take away from the pretty gutty effort taking place at the moment.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions
That's assuming he stays on...
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Well,
that was just my way of having a more optimistic answer than simply “no,” which seems to be the correct answer at the moment.
Time will tell.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like KJ, DJP, and Rodom CAN shoot
Though they will need to work on it.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Kinda like the Miami game
Even though this has been close, I’ve never felt threatened
I don’t know what it is.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Nice drive there by Tinsley
He surprises me like that occasionally.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:50 PM EST reply actions
Bucknell second half
Monmouth first half, Longwood first half, Lafayette second half
So not against anybody good.
by Aaron Novick on Feb 8, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
If he does he could be a top three pick
He’ll go in the first round this year but I doubt he’d be top three
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by eamus-catuli on Feb 8, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Top three pick?
I’m a huge JJ fan, but he will not be a top three (or top ten) pick next year unless he massively improves his ballhandling and defense – unless the NBA is looking to complete its murder of the Hornets. This year, I doubt he goes in the first round. His only shot is that a team thinks his potential as a sharp-shooter outweighs his liabilities elsewhere (especially on defense).
That would be great
But he’s gonna have to have a monster year next year to make it worth his while. There’ll be a strong draft class in 2013.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Feb 8, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
True
But if he passes up his Senior year, will he really make an NBA squad? I know what the projections are, Shan Foster was electric, but where is he now? I’m just being selfish I guess, he’s been fun to watch as a Dore.
You win this time, nerds
See you in May
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by eamus-catuli on Feb 8, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
nice job at ATVS
my wife appreciates the recipes that are posted.
"The polls are nice, but those really aren't lofty expectations. If you consider yourself the No. 4 or No. 5 team in the country, you are basically succumbing to second place."--Tim Corbin, 02/18/2011
by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
AND PREVAIL!
"The polls are nice, but those really aren't lofty expectations. If you consider yourself the No. 4 or No. 5 team in the country, you are basically succumbing to second place."--Tim Corbin, 02/18/2011
by Stress Fracture on Feb 8, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
That was
just what the doctor ordered.
by Dore.ZA on Feb 8, 2012 11:01 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Wow. Duke just hit a 3 at the buzzer for the win. Great game.
by Pope Vanderbilt on Feb 8, 2012 11:13 PM EST reply actions
Speaking of
why has there been no current box score or play by play on ESPN.com? Not for us, Arkansas, or Duke.
Couldn't find it either
Had to go to CBSSports.com to get it.
by Smoke n Mirrors on Feb 8, 2012 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
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