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

[JMSqb11]

You mentioned the fact he’s a freshman as if that were super important. Chandler is also a freshman. So yes, it’s relevant.

Chandler is not playing this game. When comparing two players that ARE playing tonight, bringing up a player who’s home with Covid was the rebuttal. In what world does that make sense? Even if Inwanted to play along, are you really saying ZZ and Chandler are same caliber?

 

[volforlife15]

You just can’t be an elite team with players like JJJ and Bailey playing significant minutes. Too inconsistent and Bailey is simply just not good.

 

[casetopia]

Nate scroats

 

[VolArmy74]

Bailey’s experience trumps ZZ’s inexperience. To argue that, you brought Kennedy Chandler into the argument, who the last time I checked, is not playing this game. I can only think you did that because you can’t make a legitimate or coherent case to rebut ZZ’s inexperience vs Bailey’s experience. But please tell me what Kennedy Chandler has to do with a direct comparison of ZZ to Bailey. I’m all ears.

Bailey playing over Powell is criminal and stupid to the nth degree.

 

[volmoon]

UGLY

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Stop playing Bailey

 

[zaqhhh]

Several takeaways.

#1 We win this handily with our 2 best players.

#2 We led for 95% of the night

#3 Got some needed big game experience for backups in a game where a loss doesn’t hurt us.

#4 3 PT shooting has got to improve, idk how but we aren’t going deep in March if it doesn’t.

 

[tnvols72]

JJJ just stood there, he wanted no part of the ball.

He needs to see more of the bench along with Bailey.

Tennessee plays better without him

 

[vavolfan6]

We relied on Plav abd Bailey far too much in the 2nd half over Powell and BHH and it cost us the game. We lead the whole night away and still lose....smh

 

[vols1071]

Bailey getting minutes over Powell.... Bailey had open looks that Powell is at least gonna make a few... Excuses will be Chandler Fulky but an absolute terrible job of in game coaching..

 

[Govol111]

No more VJ Bailey minutes please. Like ever.

 

[BreatheUT]

BHH had 8 points and 2 boards in the few minutes he played in the first half

I don't understand where he went besides falling asleep a few times on defense.

More than anything JJJ continues to be a huge disappointment.

 

[Namorto1]

Gave that one away.

 

[SGMVols]

Good thing we kept our guys who are really good at defense on the floor when it was 63-57.

Good offense beats good defense everyday of the week.

That’s just not true. Almost every team currently ranked is top 50 defensively. There are several who aren’t top 100 offensively.

 

[Kicker82]

Barnes lost the game playing Bailey so much. What a cluster. Blew a chance for a big win but losing doesn’t matter tonight.

 

[BP4Prez]

I like Barnes. But he had a horrible night tonight. Rotation makes no sense.

 

[VolGee4]

Never been sold on Barnes anyway.

Best thing that’s happened to UT in a while

 

[JMSqb11]

Bailey playing over Powell is criminal and stupid to the nth degree.

So make the argument about Powell then…..

 

[Switch 625]

Just...dumb

Nope. I’m tired of his ugly style of basketball and his terrible in-game coaching.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

This loss is on poor roster management and poor team preparation from Barnes...did not use his timeouts or substitutions strategically at all. Glad TN fought like hell to be in it till the last without Fulky.and Chandler.

 

[golfballs]

**ATTENTION**
We were without our two best players

Flyby posters can kiss my ass

 

[Mr French]

Powell honestly should transfer again. I could go out there and throw bricks like Bailey... my God that kid has a scholarship.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

I thought the football forum was the worst on this board....but my god....the morons in this one take the cake.

 

[CobraVol]

That’s just terrible basketball.

 

[Bighorn67]

Too. Many. Trips. Down. The. Floor. With. No. Points! And, yeah, where were Powell and HH in the second half? And, Plavsic is the biggest wuss I’ve ever seen in my life.