Some random musings about the game:
First, there is a noticeable absence of Tennessee fans here at the Boneyard since late last night. Could there be internet problems in the Knoxville area?
Politically correct announcer commentary stressing Mulkey's outfit being animal "prints" was interesting. Wouldn't want to offend the anti-fur/basketball fan activists with visions of Kim out in the barn with her skinning knife.
To the game. It was essentially over after 6 minutes of the first half with the score 17-0. Mulkey compassionately inserted subs into the lineup including her daughter, who I thought did quite well.
There has been talk about Tenn doing well but just missing open looks. Yes, they were missing shots and some were open, but it appeared to me they were just plain out classed by Baylor. If we want to talk about missing open and bunny shots, it was Baylor that was committing that offense. Baylor did not shoot particularly well. FG 43% 3pt 36% FT 56%. Guess it was just an off night for Baylor. Imagine what it would have been like if Baylor was "on" and Griner wasn't injured.
Kim was really hyped up last night. When Simmons committed the double dribble, Kim enthusiastically pantomimed the "traveling" hand signal until she spotted the official giving the correct signal, whereupon she switched signals.
Sims is really entertaining to watch. That steal and basket at the expense of Massengale was vintage Sims. Then there's the play where Sims was tightly covered by Kamiko Williams while driving to the basket on a fast break. We'll have to take this on a step by step basis - Being a person who shares, after her second step she said to Kamiko, why don't you take the ball for awhile, third step, OK, that's long enough, forth step, I'll take it back now, fifth step - score!
I thought Graves did well, trying to body up Griner when she shot. It was a futile attempt and only resulted in fouls. Perhaps it was me, but at one point, reading her lips, I though she said, "I shoulda gone to Uconn". Anyone else catch this?
It is unfortunate that Harrison was injured and could not play. Perhaps it was for the best. I'm thinking all that would have happened is Griner would have taken 10 more foul shots.
Although the week isn't over yet, it appears that Tennessee's stay in the top 10 will be short lived. In fact, there could be a drastic drop in position since of the 15 teams below them in the ranking, only Texas and Louisville have lost. Could it be that they will drop to #20 or worse next week?
