by Steve Williams | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee’s play against Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was like a microcosm of its season. The Vols fell behind, battled back and came up a little short. Going into Friday night’s game in Indianapolis, I...
by Steve Williams | Mar 24, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Give Cuonzo Martin credit. The embattled University of Tennessee basketball coach didn’t let himself get caught up in all that negativity. He kept his eye on the prize and his players followed suit. As I write this on Friday night, the Vols are...
by Steve Williams | Mar 17, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It took me over three years to become a fan of Meighan Simmons. The Tennesee Lady Vol who Pat Summitt nicknamed “Speedy” was a turnover machine as a freshman in 2010-11. I used to think there’s no way the UT women can win big on the national scene...
by Steve Williams | Mar 10, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Basketball referees are human. They make mistakes. I know. I’ve made a few in my time. Fortunately, the rule book allows for some mistakes to be corrected. But a referee has to own up to his or her error, before this can happen. In a Class AA girls...
by Steve Williams | Mar 3, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams No question about it, it’s been an up-and-down basketball season for Tennessee. What started with high expectations has been surprisingly frustrating. Instead of looking forward to seeing where the Vols would land in the bracket on Sunday Selection...
by Steve Williams | Feb 24, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams His players hadn’t heard of “Rupp’s Runts,” but Halls High School basketball coach Randy Moore knew about the famous Kentucky team of the mid-1960s coached by Adolph Rupp. I had heard Moore had a “short” team this season, so I asked him if he would...
