Tennessee vs Kentucky Game Thread - 9:00 EST - ESPN

[McCat]

Excellent first half if you're Tennessee. They got big production out of Chism, slowed the game down, made it a grinder. Their 3-2 zone is obviously too hard for UK to solve. If you're a UT fan, you have to be encouraged.

On defense, UK is lazy- not guarding the 3, not defending the baseline, helping out on blown defensive assignments.

Pearl easily outcoaching Cal tonight.

 

[bigorangefan26]

I hate how ESPN is making us sound like a damn JV team...Dan and Dick seem to think we should be down by 40 right now.

You mean duke vitale?

 

[Soda]

Start Goins out of the half!

 

[Mullet Vol]

I hate how ESPN is making us sound like a damn JV team...Dan and Dick seem to think we should be down by 40 right now.

That's what happens when you get thumped twice by Candy.

 

[PoochPunt3rdDown]

Not me.....20 minute game now...Down 1 and they only have 30 points...Couldn't have asked for anything better, really...

Whatever the abject opposite of "fail" is....

 

[orangegrass]

You'd think UT fans would be able to spell the name of the most important UT basketball player of the previous decade.

Don't have a Cardic dude. Sorry if I don't spell it right while trying to type and watch the game at the same time. Get a life!

 

[volsof09]

What was the Score at the UT-Memphis game a couple of years ago...

 

[GahLee]

Maybe they watched the Vanderbilt game......

How about the Kansas game?

We are under manned and outclassed as far as talent goes...but were not that bad...not as if were a D 2 team.

 

[BasketVolKid]

great half. AWESOME ZONE by pearl and his staff!

i'd like to see this lineup in down the stretch....

goins
maze
jp or hopson (if he can get his head out)
chism
hall

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

We are winning the battle on the boards 17-16.

 

[CardassianVol]

If I were writing the script we would have made every shot and pulled down every rebound. So I beg to differ.

It is much better if that happens in the final minute with a big three from center court to win. Kentucky fans know that script.

 

[PennVol]

When has a Pearl coached team ever had any planned play for the last shot??
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[governmentmule]

If I were writing the script we would have made every shot and pulled down every rebound. So I beg to differ.

:lolabove: don't forget the FTs

 

[TBrown]

refs are terrible but we're only down 1. chism is gonna come back. ooletdoit
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[Soda]

Now Gameday crew jumpin on our bandwagon!

 

[GahLee]

When has a Pearl coached team ever had any planned play for the last shot??
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Ramar Smith says hello.

 

[vol4eva]

That was a nice bailout for UK there at the end refs. We get called for touch fouls, but Chism gets murdered and no call.

 

[horseplayntn]

Hubert is the best of the commentators,at least he gives us some credit and smoe chance...

 

[born-n-raisedvol]

C'mon Digger...how in the world is Hopson helping control the tempo of this game? PLEASE explain.

 

[gregvol22]

Key to the 2nd half: foul trouble. Gotta keep getting Cousins to foul, gotta keep Chism out of foul trouble. Hopefully his back is okay.

 

[GahLee]

C'mon Digger...how in the world is Hopson helping control the tempo of this game? PLEASE explain.

One too many sniffs of that green highlighter.

 

[patrick]

I want someone to explain to me how that was a charge on chis??? I thought that a point of interest was not calling the charge when the defender is in the circle below the basket? It is supposed to be a block!!!!!

 

[bigorangefan26]

ESPN's Hubert Davis: "this is the best defense I have seen played against Kentucky."
ESPN's Jay Bilas: "(kentucky) has gotta do a better job on offense."

 

[born-n-raisedvol]

:lolabove: don't forget the FTs

I don't care who writes the script, that will never happen!

 

[TennesseeFan07]

I'm impressed by Goins.