VandySports.com publisher Chris Lee talks with Vanderbilt men’s basketball color commentator Tim Thompson on the Commodores’ 87-74 victory over Florida in Gainesville, plus, the two break down a huge Saturday game against Kentucky.
Topics include:
Topics include:
- General thoughts on the Florida game
- Tim’s thoughts on how the coaching staff had VU well-prepared for that game.
- Are back-to-back good performances (including the Georgia game) a small-sample fluke, or has something changed? Why Tim believes it’s real change, and why Wade Baldwin’s play at the point is the key.
- A breakdown of some things that Damian Jones did exceptionally well in Gainesville.
- Tim’s thoughts on Jeff Roberson as VU’s “glue guy.”
- A breakdown of Josh Henderson’s crazy five minutes of fame
- The significance of VU’s offensive performance against one of the country’s best defenses.
- Tim’s comments on coach Kevin Stallings’s calmer mental approach the last few games.
- Tim’s thoughts on how Jeff Roberson has now twice been responsible for shutting down Florida’s Dorian Finney-Smith, one of the league’s best players.
- Why Tim thinks it’ll be Matthew Fisher-Davis, and not Roberson, guarding UK star freshman guard Jamal Murray.
- Tim’s thoughts on why the Southeastern Conference Tournament could be a free-for-all
