Siena is going to have their hands full because Tenn is stronger, taller, and has a lot of depth. They also have not been missing a lot of shots or FT's. However, it could be said that Siena has a few advantages at this stage;

Tenn has been much worse than Siena from 3 this year and Tenn's schedule has been fairly light so far. They haven't really been challenged yet and if Siena puts them on their heels early I think they can rattle them.
Also, I think the size advantage will really only be noticable at SG with Kenny, CJ, Downey all at 6-2 and 6-3 and in the front court when Rossiter is not playing. It won't likely matter for Kenny but it may be tough for CJ and Downey to get good looks.

Matchups:

Pg Ronald Moore (6-0) vs. Bobby Maze (6-2)
SG Kenny Hasbrouck (6-3) vs JP Prince (6-7)
SF Edwin Ubiles (6-6) vs Scotty Hopson (6-7)
PF Alex Franklin (6-5) vs Tyler Smith (6-7)***
C Ryan Rossiter (6-8.5) vs. Wayne Chism (6-9)/Brian Williams (6-10)

If Alex can somewhat neutralize Smith and Kenny can be Kenny then I think we can take them.
What does everyone else think?

I hope we don't match up like we did against Arkansas in the NCAA under Paul. Although, I feel this staff will have the kids very well prepared as they have shown they are very capable of doing.

And now we have Mitch helping prepare for these games. he is like having a second head coach. I'm crazy enough to think we sneak one in here! :-)

It's going to be rough. They're bigger and and more athletic at every position.

NVM i found it.
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Best-of-seven or Best-of-five..Siena can't beat Tennessee but in a one game situation Siena can beat Tennessee. We have to jump out early to a lead IMO. If Siena gets down 15-5 it's going to be a long afternoon. The team needs to play from ahead. If we rebound, defend and shoot around 50% we will have a chance late - and that's all you can ask for.

I dunno soup... out of Tennessee, Kansas and Pitt I agree Tennessee would be the best shot at a win. However Siena will likely face another high-major such as Maryland or Oklahoma State next Sunday even if they don't beat Tennessee. I think Siena has a really good shot to win that game.

The best thing for Siena's chances at an upset is our experienced season star guards (Moore and Hasbrouck) against Tennessee's talented but young guards.

Good post. Let's hope our D can get them off balance early. Can't wait for Thursday.

Thanks, Memphis. You have a great program at Tenn, and we look forward to competing with you this week. It should be a great weekend of hoops down in Florida. Best of luck to you guys this season, other than on Thursday!

How do you feel about your new talent--how do they look on the court so far? As you know, we have the same starting 5 as last year, 2 sophs (Jackson and Rossiter) who will be more prominent, and the freshmen Downey and Wignot who are fitting into our system very nicely so far.

Thanks for the welcome, 77. It's been a disappointing past couple of decades for UT hoops, but Pearl has us all very excited about basketball again. It's a good feeling.

I knew you were returning the whole starting group, which gave me reason to circle this one on the schedule early. Hopsont has TONS of upside. D is suspect. Tatum has been with us for two years but has been redshirted due to injuries. He can shoot. Maze is a much improved player over his days at OK. He distributes well, controls the ball and scores. No complaints thus far. Negedu will be a beast in years to come but is still learning. The jury is still out on Woolridge as far as I'm concerned. Not a bad class, though. Each have the potential to light it up. As for our game, I just hate it that the loser moves to ESPNU, which most of us don't get down here. I really want to see the boys play the weekend. With this field, it almost feels like a March preview - and so early in the season!