Yes, given the way things have looked really dating back to Tennessee basketball’s loss to the Memphis Tigers and then Lamonte Turner’s season-ending surgery, the Vols did not want to lose by 17 to the Georgia Bulldogs on the road. However, in the grand scheme of things, they can get a lot better with time.
Remember, Rocky Top was playing its first game after the news of Uros Plavsic’s eligibility waiver being granted. A seven-foot, 240-pound center, he came off the bench in his first game. It’s inevitable that Rick Barnes eventually moves him into the staring lineup for more size, and he should develop.