Tennessee got back in the win column Tuesday by dropping South Carolina 66-46. Here are three things.
Zakai Zeigler is playing like Zakai BIGler
During the preseason, and for much of the season thus far, one of the most common narratives surrounding Vol hoops has been about Kennedy Chandler. Yuh know — how Tennessee’s success is tethered to his development and emergence as a NBA lottery-pick butterfly from his 5-star high-school prospect cocoon. The Vols should go as far as Chandler can take them, right?
Well, Tennessee’s found that a “true,” point guard, in and of itself, wasn’t the cure-all for the offensive stagnations that have plagued the offense for at least the last two seasons.