Rick Barnes’ philosophy may be changing

Marvin Westwestwords

Lo, these many years, I have believed what I was told, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
It seemed logical that people who have long been swimming a particular …

Tennessee is a basketball school

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee was a baseball school on Saturday. Grand-slamming Vanderbilt lifts the spirit.
Today, Tennessee is a basketball school, for the next few minutes as you read this, and maybe for the …

Fans channeling Pat Summitt need to hush

Betty BeanKnox Scene

If you want to be mad about Tennessee women’s basketball players taking a pre-game knee during the national anthem a couple of weeks ago, that’s your business. But please don’t …

Basketball is a beautiful mind game

Marvin Westwestwords

The times, they are a’ changing. Basketball tipoff is coming soon. Rick Barnes will make everything better.
Of course, the game is more than the $5 million man. It is so …

Basketball legend Ed Wiener has died

Marvin Westwestwords

Dr. Ed Wiener, Tennessee basketball all-American in the 1950s, has died at age 87. He was a dentist in Memphis for 55 years.
Wiener was a 6-3 forward for the Volunteers …

Did Vols cheat to get Grunfeld and King? 

Marvin Westwestwords

News of Bernard King leaping toward the big screen triggered some interesting reactions.
There was minimum debate about whether he is Tennessee’s best-ever basketball player. Was he the best-ever in the …