But they'd have to play a great deal better to beat the SEC's best team. Tennessee, the most highly ranked of the SEC's six ranked teams, has the talent and depth to go far into the NCAA Tournament. They go 12 deep in quality players, four deep in the post. Jerry Green, who came to Tennessee from Oregon, pushes the right buttons, and he has so many buttons at his disposal. He will soon have his third straight 20-game winner in three seasons with the Vols.
Superior guard play.
Memphian Tony Harris, who can go from baseline to baseline quicker than you can read this paragraph, can play either the point or shooting guard and has plenty of help at both. Harris is always option A, but Vincent Yarbrough and Isiah Victor can both create and make a bucket in crucial situations. And freshman Ron Slay appears a future All-American. But as good as they were, it wasn't enough. Tennessee answered every Bulldog run with a run of its own.