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OSUBasketballJunkie;787072; said:One thing I think we have in our favor is the 2-3 zone we have used the past 10 games that has really been effective, we didn't use this against UT if I remember correctly, we have the quickness on the perimeter to control their outside guys in my opinion. Oden will get his shots, he will have to hit more than this past weekend or we could be in for a battle.
Lofton will get his points, we held him to 21 in the first meeting but it was the rest of UT's shooters to get going that was the difference in the game. Remember that we were up by double digits midway through the second half of the first game but had some untimely turnovers and silly turnovers that got them back in the game.....we handle their pressure, we win.
I'm still learning about the detailed nuances about basketball, but I feel like he 2-3 zone I saw against Wisconsin in the Big 10 title game really helps Tennessee in this match up. Wayne Chism and Ryan Childress are both 6-9 post players who have great stroke from the perimeter (for their size). We have literally 5 guys who are legitimate deep threats and another in Ramar Smith who can hit open threes, but also break down his man, drive fearlessly into Oden's neighborhood and draw fouls.
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