The Official #1 Tennessee @ #8 Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[Namorto1]

Not sure how pointing out that our team failed to play an entire game is overreacting, but ok.

We held the #3 offensive efficiency rated offense in the country to their lowest number of points this season. 15 pts below their average. Less than 40% from FG. That requires effort. We didn’t quit as you suggested. It was ugly to be sure. But to suggest they quit, based on track record is flat out disrespectful as a fan in my opinion.

 

[Volfan1000]

Every team experiences a clunker occasionally and Tennessee just could not score tonight and that trickled down to the other parts like being outrebounded and too many turnovers.

Burn this game film and start fresh in Austin on Saturday night.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I think Barnes needs to let Mashack fully heal.

With that pinky in basically a cast he’s not helping us any on offense right now. Still playing his ass off and at a high level on defense, but we’re gonna need him 100% in March. So missing 2-4 games now to get healed would be smart.

Gainey starts & Bishop/Dubar coming off the bench.

 

[zooguy]

NM.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

What did Barnes say in his postgame? I usually listen, but had to do some things at the house and couldn’t tune in

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Like football. TN just gives up . Bad trait. I would have them report at 0500 for workouts the rest of the month!

This is why no one lets you out of your kennel.

 

[scottchatt]

Tonight doesn’t matter….

Either we suck, and this will be one of 10+ losses, so it doesn’t matter

OR

We’re good, and this is just a bad day in January, thank God it wasn’t in March.

Either way, doesn’t matter.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Same as with Dalton last year, if Chaz has a bad night we are in trouble against good teams. We don't have anyone else who can carry the team on offense. Mashack needs to stop shooting!

Should Gainey start over Mashack?

 

[Hoggervol]

I think Barnes needs to let Mashack fully heal.

With that pinky in basically a cast he’s not helping us any on offense right now. Still playing his ass off and at a high level on defense, but we’re gonna need him 100% in March. So missing 2-4 games now to get healed would be smart.

Gainey starts & Bishop/Dubar coming off the bench.

Gainey was 1 for 11. Not any better than Mashack offensively.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Like football. TN just gives up . Bad trait. I would have them report at 0500 for workouts the rest of the month!

LV basketball wins a Natty before FB and Men’s basketball.

 

[D3Athlete]

That’s 200%. I feel like that’s a lot of percent.

As a stinker of tonight was. Feel like lot of percent is warranted

 

[walkenvol]

All of the above. They all deserve the blame for this one

So what did Barnes specifically do or not do to cause the players to clank open shot after open shot?

 

[The Tall Gguy]

We held the #3 offensive efficiency rated offense in the country to their lowest number of points this season. 15 pts below their average. Less than 40% from FG. That requires effort. We didn’t quit as you suggested. It was ugly to be sure. But to suggest they quit, based on track record is flat out disrespectful as a fan in my opinion.

I meant complete disrespect for a team that failed to compete in any of the 40 minutes. I am not expecting a win every game but I am expecting the team to at least compete.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Anybody else thought D Stone would be more of a contributor?

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Every team experiences a clunker occasionally and Tennessee just could not score tonight and that trickled down to the other parts like being outrebounded and too many turnovers.

Burn this game film and start fresh in Austin on Saturday night.

I am all for this but all the sunshine pumping about this game needs to stop. This was unacceptable. Admit it and move on.

 

[walkenvol]

I meant complete disrespect for a team that failed to compete in any of the 40 minutes. I am not expecting a win every game but I am expecting the team to at least compete.

Don’t think you understand what “compete” means.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Don’t think you understand what “complete” means.

Complete means entire, whole, all, finished.

 

[I4Vols]

What did Barnes say in his postgame? I usually listen, but had to do some things at the house and couldn’t tune in

Me too, I had go and try to repair the crack in my tv screen. It's the one from December, but I couldn't help myself and it got bigger

 

[Chris4Vols22]

So what did Barnes specifically do or not do to cause the players to clank open shot after open shot?

He's the coach of the team. He insufficiently prepared the team for the game - see being shut out for nearly the first 7 minutes of the game. Anything he tried to do within the game was ineffective. He may as well have not been there.

Barnes is not out on the floor playing smothering defense, taking the ball to the hole, and raining 3s, but we don't act like he's not the reason we play well when we win. He's equally culpable for the team's on-court struggles as he is for their successes.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

What did Barnes say in his postgame? I usually listen, but had to do some things at the house and couldn’t tune in

We stunk. Not taking anything away from Florida. Short and sweet.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Barnes knows what is going on and is not going to share it with the media

 

[TheBigOne10]

Like football. TN just gives up . Bad trait. I would have them report at 0500 for workouts the rest of the month!

What the actual f*** are you talking about?

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Gainey was 1 for 11. Not any better than Mashack offensively.

7 points to 0 though, it’s not about Gainey being “better” as a starter. It’s about Mashack taking time to fully heal. And Gainey is the only bench player that should be starting there in place of him.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

7 points to 0 though, it’s not about Gainey being “better” as a starter. It’s about Mashack taking time to fully heal. And Gainey is the only bench player that should be starting there in place of him.

It's about not having scholarship players.

 

[RikidyBones]

No dildos today. That's a plus.