JANUARY 6, 2012
[SIZE="4"]Wildcats Run Rampant Over Tennessee On The Road[/SIZE]
by NATHAN ELLIS, Knoxville News Sentinel Sports Blogger
Tennessee has had a good start to the year, but it's time we stop kidding ourselves. If this team makes the postseason this year it's going to be on the basis of wins against lesser SEC teams, since when they seem to play any major-tier conference opponents they get crushed defensively. Case in point? Their 38-58 loss at Kentucky this evening, which comes only a week after their 53-77 loss against Florida. I'm not saying the season's over … in fact, we're 10-5 (1-2) so far, which in a tough conference like ours should still bode well for our performance down the stretch. But there's still a lot of work to do if Tennessee's going to be a power program. Jose Bland led the team with 12 points six rebounds three assists and four blocks, but being the one guy who showed true leadership on the court wasn't enough to keep us in the game.
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