There were times when the Tennessee Smokies (68-70) looked like world-beaters who would let nothing stand in their way. At too many other times, however, they looked flaccid and lifeless. They had stretches of brilliance and inconsistency throughout the season, which kind of sounds like the big-league club.
In the first half, they competed for a playoff spot right up to the last week before they were beaten down in a head-to-head series clash with first place Chattanooga. In the second half, they hung around for a while again until a series against Montgomery blew them out of the playoff picture in mid-August.