Vols Vs. Austin Peay

As you may know if you follow our little blog, while the colors on our page may be green and red, everyone here bleeds Orange & White (and occasionally Black.) With that said, the Centeroak Poker Room is going to start dedicating some time to the Tennessee Volunteers Men's Basketball team. Tennessee is not just a football school any more. UT Men's Basketball has some serious fans. Some of those serious fans happen to be members of the Poker Room. This kicks off what we hope will be season-long commentary on Bruce Pearl's 5th team. So without further ado, here are some thoughts on the Vols 83-54 victory over Austin Peay.

*Tyler Smith should now be known as Tyler F'n Smith. That is different than F'n Tyler Smith. F'n Tyler Smith would be his name if he were a player that consistently had turnovers during our patented 10-0 runs, didn't hustle, and was no where to be seen if we needed a basket. Basically, his name would be that if there were ever a time during a game when my SO (significant other) was in the other room, heard me throw together a string of obscenities, and then when she asked what was wrong I reply "F'n Tyler Smith". That would never happen w/Tyler F'n Smith. My bold prediction is that if Tyler F'n Smith doesn't get himself hurt (which is entirely likely considering how he plays) there will be a time this year when the lead on Sportscenter is that Tyler F'n Smith has a quadruple-double in one of our games against Kentucky where the game is marked by a 4 possessions for each team where Tyler F'n Smith scores 4 points, has 2 assists, 2 blocks (on John Wall & DeMarcus Cousins of course), causes a jump ball, steals it away from Patrick Patterson, then, in a fit of exuberance at what an awesome college basketball player he has become, grabs Calipari by the back of the neck and shoves Calipari's head into his crotch while screaming "Suck my nuts bitch" just as if his name were actually Rick F'n James. He is going to be an unstoppable force, not because he is better than everybody else, but because he wants it more than everybody else. His only weakness is that I also see him setting a new SEC record for technicals in a season. He might get 1 in every conference game we play, not because he's a jerk, but because it matters so much to him. He is a different player than last year. And as soon as you argue, "Fritts, it was just Austin Peay", go back and watch the damage he did immediately after rolling his ankle the FIRST time. If he wants it that bad against Austin Peay, well all I can say is Calipari better get ready to find out what Tyler F'n Smith's nuts taste like.

*F'n J.P. Prince. I am so tired of watching him play basketball I could puke. He does everything a player could do to have F'n put in front of his name. Every part of his game is lazy, the only offensive move he has is dunking, and expects to get every call that Tyler F'n Smith should get. The worst part was he missed 3 dunks tonight. 3 dunks. The only move in his repertoire and he can't even finish those. The only good game he has ever played was 2 years ago against #1 Memphis. I blame him for every problem our basketball team has had since he joined the team. The fact that Crompton got death threats while J.P. Prince goes to sleeps every night just fine, is another example of how stupid our fan base is. I'm just saying.

*The press is back! Sort of.

*The freshman look good. Skylar McBee is going to help us w/hustle plays as much as he will help us with his shooting. Melvin Goins is super quick, plays great D, and seems as if he may have some range. Kenny Hall already has the low post game that Brian Williams is still trying to find. Of course it's only 1 game, but the future of UT basketball, in the hands of McBee & Hall, looks bright.

*Great win overall. I'm sure some will complain that Austin Peay played us too close, but our stupid fan base needs to realize that we are going to get those kind of games from in-state schools. Sure we were a bit sloppy, but it was the 1st game. Our score was in the 80's. Theirs was in the 50's. We did what we had to do.

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