THE HEART OF A VOLUNTEER

Jason, Tony Jones & Steve Forbes coaching their hearts out

The VOLS certainly have had their ups and downs this season.  They looked like champions at the beginning of the season going 7-0, but then all of a sudden everything seemed to start unraveling.  They lost games they should have won and just didn't look like the same team.  Yesterday they played the Vanderbilt Commodores ~ (a big rival, not quite as big as the Kentucky Wildcats but none the less big)!  Keep in mind the assistant coaches are the ones in charge since Coach Pearl is serving an eight game suspension.  A lot of stress has been on their shoulders, and I can see it in my son's face.  The first half of the game was the WORST half of basketball I have ever witnessed.  The VOLS could not do anything right and had absolutely no offense.  It was hard to watch!!  They were down by 17 at one point but then Skylar McBee came in and gave us the spark we needed by hitting 2 threes and then he was fouled while shooting another 3 and went to the free throw line and made all 3 (my kind of ballplayer, ah the days of me yelling at my own kids while at the free throw line to C O N C E N T R A T E)!!!!  We were down by 10 at the a half but we at least had some momentum going into halftime.

Skylar McBee

The second half began and we were a totally different team.  We executed on offense and played awesome defense!  Brian Williams our center had a phenomenal game for him.  He is capable but you never know which Brian will show up.  The VOLS went on to win VOLS - 67 Vandy - 64.  The VOLS certainly did show the "HEART OF A VOLUNTEER!!!



Jason & Brian Williams