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Everything Rick Barnes said after Tennessee basketball’s win at Vanderbilt 247Sportssource
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Talent can only get you so far in basketball. Teams with the most individual skill are often predicted to win championships but do not always live up to expectations. While talent grabs headlines, team harmony, shared purpose and trust win games when it matters most. The rise and fall of the “superteam” in the NBA illustrate this disparity perfectly. Consider Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving teaming up in Brooklyn, Kawhi Leanord and Paul George in Los Angeles or Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal in Phoenix. They all flopped. I’m not saying these players can’t win — in fact, Irving, Durant and Leonard have all captured NBA titles. But the executives of these organizations clearly prioritized star power over cohesion. Conversely, the five most recent NBA champions share one trait: they were led by homegrown talent. Take last year’s Oklahoma…
In this story:Vanderbilt women’s basketball returns to the court Sunday after having its midweek bye after a loss to Georgia on the road a week ago. This time, the Commodores will face yet again another team ranked in the AP Top 20 as they gear up for round two against the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats.Vanderbilt went to Kentucky earlier this season and beat a ranked Kentucky team by one point in Rupp Arena. The game today offers an opportunity for Vanderbilt to beef up its resume some more and bounce back after a loss.Vanderbilt has done well responding to losses…
In this story:NASHVILLE—It’s almost as if Ja’Kobi Gillespie was holding it in as he slapped hands with each Vanderbilt player, but he was willing to let himself go as he got a few yards away from the Vanderbilt bench and to the end of the handshake line. When Gillespie finally got to the end of the line, a Tennessee staffer jumped on him and Gillespie grabbed his jersey as to flex the white “Tennessee Volunteers” text that jumped out across it. As Gillespie and the rest of Tennessee’s roster bounced up and down on the way to the locker room, they…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A month ago, Tennessee basketball would not have won.That has been the case for a young Vols squad that has now pieced together eight wins in the last nine contests. The latest comes by way of a tight, gritty four-point win at Memorial Gymnasium, downing Vanderbilt 69-65.The contributions were wide. They were a sign of growth — including moments where Tennessee (20-7, 10-4 SEC) ran with three freshmen on the court at once.“When you talk about toughness, it’s not just the physicality part of it,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “It’s the mental toughness part. That’s where…
In this story:NASHVILLE—Jaylen Carey’s feel hit the ground inside the charge circle in the lane right in front of the home bench at Memorial Gymnasium, that action in a bubble was almost entirely insignificant. The aftermath of Carey’s return to his feet after a few seconds of a near pull up on the rim wiped away any idea that this was a pedestrian day for Carey or that Tennessee was trying to act as if it was. When Carey landed, he was nearly invisible to three fourths of the Memorial Gymnasium crowd because of the swarm of orange shirts and striped…
In this story:NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner received the inbound pass after a made Tennessee free throw. There were 13.2 seconds remaining in a 68-65 game. This was Tanner and the Commodores’ opportunity to tie the game.Tanner dribbled the ball up the court and went toward the right wing of Vanderbilt’s half of the court. He got matched up against Tennessee guard Bishop Boswell, where Tanner drove just inside the three-point arc, stepped back to create space and missed a three-pointer off the left side of the rim with just 3.2 seconds to go.Tennessee grabbed the rebound, got fouled…