Pearl Got the Point...Almost

A lot of people questioned what Bruce Pearl was doing when he shook up his starting lineup in the middle of the NCAA tournament. Why would a team with 30 wins need a change, especially at the all important point guard position? It's no secret to anyone that follows Tennessee basketball that the usual contributors at the point guard position— well, they weren't really contributing. Ever since Jordan Howell sang "Let's Get It On" on his designated senior night, he has been doing anything but that, scoring a total of 6 points in 10 games. He also has a very meager average of 1.1 assists per game. His shooting percentage during that stretch is an embarrasing 4.8%, hitting 1-of-21 shots. Ramar Smith has been a little better, averaging 3.0 assists per game to 2.2 turnovers during that same stretch. However, Bruce Pearl has not been too impressed with his intensity Another obvious problem during that stretch was that J.P. Prince was not getting enough quality minutes. Prince ... (link)