The Official #14 Tennessee @ #19 Alabama Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[bvol]

What a horrible lineup

 

[casetopia]

Lets go men bring it home.

 

[1985Vols]

Bailey had several decent games last year. I'm not sure what happened, but he isn't bringing anything

Neither does JJJ.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

I don’t get the personnel decisions in the 2nd half. Just mind boggling given the performance we’ve seen. Killing ourselves at this point.

 

[neostig]

On Barnes. Leaving this lineup in that long

 

[SGMVols]

If we lose this game this was a clear blown game. We should be beating these guys by 10+.

Give me a break. We’ve played our tails off to even be in this game. Everyone would’ve been thrilled to be up one at the last media timeout 3 hours ago.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Explain how the he!! You play Bailey and Plavisc over Powell and BHH? I don’t ever want to hear “ Hall of Fame “ and “ Barnes” in the same sentence

Plav has actually been productive tonight.

ON and Bailey are the ones that suck and do not need to see the floor.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Cmon Vols! Five minutes left. Foul trouble both teams. ZZ with 4 fouls. Need to settle down and work for good shots. Keep playing solid D.

 

[peerless98]

We may as well look to drive and look to pass to the perimeter. Maybe we can win it at the line by drawing fouls or hit a few threes.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

No

Get him and Powell in.

 

[wmcovol]

So these last 4 minutes Barnes has to roll with Vescovi, JJJ, Powell, Uros, and Bailey.

No Bailey. He’s killing them on defense.

 

[vols 30]

Explain how the he!! You play Bailey and Plavisc over Powell and BHH? I don’t ever want to hear “ Hall of Fame “ and “ Barnes” in the same sentence

I have no idea why Bailey plays over Powell. Makes zero sense. Uros on the other hand, has played decent tonight

 

[JMSqb11]

Explain how the he!! You play Bailey and Plavisc over Powell and BHH? I don’t ever want to hear “ Hall of Fame “ and “ Barnes” in the same sentence

Uros just went 6/8 from the line while getting boards….. he literally was one of main reasons we have kept lead what will be the last 10 minutes of game

 

[BleedOrange81]

It amazes me that no one on the floor can shoot a jump shot anymore. It’s either dribble drive or try to dunk in someone. The game has gone to crap..

 

[tnvols72]

We had a chance to bury the Tide and we didn’t do it. Beating ourselves at this point, what else can you say. Someone has to step up and make a shot and no one can do it.

They had too many chances to put them away.

 

[87&91ALUM]

3:37

 

[1985Vols]

Plav has actually been productive tonight.

ON and Bailey are the ones that suck and do not need to see the floor.

Plavisc has played over his head but he’s still not even close to BHH

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

On Barnes. Leaving this lineup in that long

I tend to agree.

 

[JMSqb11]

No Bailey. He’s killing them on defense.

With that lineup, Bailey won’t be a shooting option. I want his experience over his shooting at the moment.

 

[Jravol78]

Buck Fama

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’m typically a pessimistic person (which I hate lol) but I really just don’t have a good feeling about the last few minutes. You can’t let your opportunity to step on their throat fail. We had so many chances to push this thing to double digits as they were chucking up awful shots and we crapped the bed on our side of the court, too. Ugh.

 

[ColinS]

I’m as big of JJJ fan as there is, but not his best game tonight. He really needs to develop something on offense outside spotting up for 3

We really needed him to step up tonight and it hasn't happened. If you told me he would play this poorly I would have predicted a double digit loss for sure.

 

[JMSqb11]

Hopefully ZZ instead of Bailey.

No. We need experience to finish this off

 

[Voltopia]

Tennessee had every chance to build a 10-12 point leading heading into the last four minutes. Every chance. This was their game to win at that point.

 

[ClasslessVol]

Never let Bailey shoot again pls