Thursday, November 29, 2012

Rebuilding Mode in Full Swing for Vandy Basketball

Although the college basketball season is still very young, the Vanderbilt Commodores look anything but an NCAA Tournament team at the moment.

It was pretty apparent that this would be a rough season as Vandy (2-3) lost virtually all of their scoring from last season.

Both Jeffery Taylor and Festus Ezeli are currently regular starters for their respective NBA teams.

They also lost Brad Tinsley, John Jenkins, Lance Goulbourne and Steve Tchiengang.

That void that was left behind was illustrated at the fullest when Vandy put up just 33 points against Marist this past week.

So now the question is how long will the Commodores be off the radar?

Right now the Commodores have some nice talent that's lead by point guard Kedren Johnson. Outside of Johnson, the Commodores are still in search of some scorers.

Kyle Fuller has also played much better than last season as he's averaging nearly 13 points per game, but his assists numbers have to improve.

It's still somewhat probable that the Commodores figure out a way to sneak into the NCAA Tournament. After all, the SEC isn't the guantlent of a conference like it is in football.

The recent additions of No.16 Missouri and Texas A&M will certainly pose new challenges to this year's schedule, but don't be surprised if the Commodores get ran out of the gym when they face Middle Tennessee State in a few weeks.

Up next for the Commodores is Villanova in the SEC/Big East challenge. Villanova is also having issues as they've started with losses to La Salle and Columbia.

A win over Villanova at home would do wonders for this team's confidence that is clearly lacking at the moment.

If Kevin Stallings can figure out a way to turn this rebuilding year into another NCAA Tournament appearence, then he deserves a nice extension to his contract.

Vandy's Recent Results
 
(11/10) W vs. Nicholls St., 80-65
(11/16) L vs. Oregon, 74-48
(11/22) L vs. Davidson, 75-62
(11/23) L vs. Marist, 50-33
(11/25) W vs. UTEP, 73-49
Next 3 Up: Villanova, Xavier, Alabama A&M



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