The Official #1 Tennessee vs. Miami Game Thread, 6:30 PM ET, ESPN

[therealitytheory]

My God we are horrible...another double digit win.

I have no answers. Play the young guys and build for the future, maybe.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Solid TCOB win

 

[RandomUTfan]

I still can’t figure about how that team has lost 7 games in a row.

We're also the #1 team in the country and there's a giant bullseye on our back. We should just expect everyone's best game at this point. Probably Miami's best game all year and a double digit loss.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

There was no point in this game where I ever felt we were in serious danger of losing.

Congratulations

 

[omghulkhands]

I still can’t figure about how that team has lost 7 games in a row.

KenPom rates them as one the unluckiest teams. Rank 350+

 

[adam.vol]

We need to get some more guys healthy. The Vols looked a little tired with 11 minutes to go.

The Vols looked like Houston from a year or two ago running 7 men that hard.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I have no answers. Play the young guys and build for the future, maybe.

There’s always baseball season.

 

[walkenvol]

Mashack has really struggled tonight

Worst take in the thread. He misses a shot and all the great things he did in this game go out the window? Cmon man

 

[MoCo_Vol]

We have some elite guards.

Igor & Cade have consistently played well. Need to see Felix and Dubar start contributing more for the front court.

 

[NighthawkVol]

We need to get some more guys healthy. The Vols looked a little tired with 11 minutes to go.

The Vols looked like Houston from a year or two ago running 7 men that hard.

Hate that Dubar couldn’t play. I really want to see him get acclimated and carve out his role by conference play.

 

[RandomUTfan]

There’s always baseball season.

We'll probably suck ass in that too...

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

KenPom rates them as one the unluckiest teams. Rank 350+

Interesting, but how in the world could that be quantified with any validity.

 

[adam.vol]

We're also the #1 team in the country and there's a giant bullseye on our back. We should just expect everyone's best game at this point. Probably Miami's best game all year and a double digit loss.

That’s a great thing. If we can stay on top and continue to get every opponent’s best effort, this team can get way better.

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[omghulkhands]

Interesting, but how in the world could that be quantified with any validity.

I’ve never looked how he calculates it (if it’s even public) but I’d assume shooting variance is a huge factor.

foul discrepancy vs the norm. Etc..

Things like that

 

[Gtown RNG]

All you young folks need to listen to Coach V’s speech. It’s playing now and I could cry so much wanting our world to be like it was then. Who cares about scores…..hug someone.

 

[adam.vol]

That’s a cool stat.

 

[NighthawkVol]

We'll probably suck ass in that too...

Probably. I bet we lose at least 6 games. Pathetic.

 

[Volfan2012]

Good game for us gave them a little momentum, but was able to get it back up to thirteen. Not a forty minute effort on defense tonight, but enough in the first half to win the game.

 

[TartanTurff]

We still came out on the better end of the Hay Do Doo Doo, lot of looks at Igor tonite, looking to see if Barnes is polishing up another sleeper in the SEC and the NBA draft, not sure where Phillips went in the second half, Felix needs to bone up on offense, defense is ok

 

[TheMookieMonster]

This team is very well-rounded. Just hope our team can get healthy. I do worry that we are going to hit a wall at some point.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I really hope this team can get healthy and stay healthy. I like the potential of this team, but hard to fully buy in when it feels like we may be a 7-man rotation for much of the season if things don’t improve.

Concussion for Dubar, wouldn’t think he’s out any extended period of time, Boswell is healthy and Carr should be back in the next 10-14 days, that’s 9. As has been addressed time and time again, the best teams in the country are typically playing 6-7 main rotational guys, not that they don’t have others available, but I’m not really worried right now.

 

[Volfan2012]

Tough game coming up at Illinois really wish we had a better inside game.

 

[therealitytheory]

There’s always baseball

Do we? Do we have enough arms? Omg - and CMo is gone...and Tony has gone Hollywood.

I'm too stressed to go to bed.

 

[fear]