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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2002577, member: 1131"] I read on the Boneyard about Tennessee's loss to Auburn, so I had to go on ESPN3 and see it for myself. I have now watched the first three quarters. In the third quarter, there was a possession that (to my eyes) provides incontrovertible proof of Holly's complete inadequacy as a head coach. One of Tennessee's 22 turnovers occurred when they committed at shot clock violation with 6:21 remaining in the third quarter (in case you want to watch it and see what I'm talking about). This was not a typical shot clock violation where someone is scrambling to get free and throws up a desperation shot attempt that fails to hit the rim. No, this was a case where the Tennessee players were passing the ball around the perimeter without the slightest awareness that the shot clock was about to run out. When the buzzer sounded, they were all completely surprised that it even occurred. But this is the kicker: At the bottom of the screen, you could see Holly standing in front of the Tennessee bench during this entire possession. She was at the same end of the floor as her players, with the game right in front of her. [B][I]She was as oblivious as her players to the fact that the shot clock was about to expire.[/I][/B] I can't imagine any other WCBB coach who would fail to notice that. The worst coach in the AAC (or her assistants) would be hollering and gesturing to her players to get a shot up because there were only a few seconds left. Neither Holly nor her assistants were doing anything of the kind. This was at a point when Tennessee was down by about 9 points after leading in the first quarter by as much as 17, but the game was by no means out of reach for them at that point. After the turnover, Holly looked disgusted with her team and turned around and continued to pace as she had been. She could have used a mirror at that point. How can she expect her players to have their heads in the game when she herself is failing to pay attention to such a critical detail? [/QUOTE]

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