Interesting things from teams other than Kentucky at SEC Basketball Media Day

Source: kentuckysportsradio.com --- Wednesday, October 19, 2016
I made the long two-mile trek to Bridgestone Arena this morning to cover SEC Tipoff 2017, aka SEC Basketball Media Day. I’ve covered a few SEC Football Media Days before, and man, the two events are about as different as, well, SEC Football and SEC basketball. By now, you’ve read most of what John Calipari, Isaiah Briscoe, and Isaac Humphries had to say during Kentucky’s turn on the floor, but throughout the day, I did my best to write down some interesting things about the other SEC teams. It wasn’t always easy. LSU: No one was saying last year was a disappointment, but last year was a disappointment LSU failed to make the NCAA Tournament last year despite having the number one pick in the NBA Draft in Ben Simmons, which many pinned on head coach Johnny Jones. Jones accepted criticism for the Tigers not making the Big Dance, but insisted that the season wasn’t a disappointment. “Not getting to the NCAA Tournament was a disappointment for us, but we don’t consider it a disappointing season,” Jones said, touting the team’s 8-1 record at home, including a win over Kentucky, and the increase in attendance. What went wrong? “Well, Ben Simmons doesn’t have healing powers,” Jones said, rattling off the team’s multiple injuries throughout the year. Sure. That was the only problem. Tennessee: Rick Barnes is in a sling Barnes had rotator cuff surgery recently and was wearing a very complicated sling, which he took off for his interview wi ...

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