The Official #16 Tennessee @ #23 Arkansas Gam Thread, 4:00 PM ET, ESPN

[RAVOL]

I mean we can’t even get a freaking lucky bounce this game. Santi with a steal and it bounces of his back and out of bounds. Like, it’s almost funny how literally everything has gone Arkansas’s way.

Yes it has including fouls. In CHRIST Alone

 

[SGidds]

This is one of Barnes worst coaching performances, that zone was terrible

It was terrible execution of a zone, but it was necessary to keep all his players from fouling out. The refs forced him into a defense that we can‘t play.

 

[Mr French]

I need you to go sit down Karen!!!

He's not exactly wrong though.

 

[Lankykong]

Embarrassing performance since by a higher ranked Volunteers team.

I don’t think you watch basketball. Losing on the road happens like every day. Not embarrassing unless you lose by 20

 

[BallerVolFan]

This team freaks out in loud crowds. They can’t control themselves. And it doesn’t help that we try to avoid all amounts of contact when driving to the rim. If someone bodies us up, we kick it right back out instead of punking them and putting their head in the rim.

 

[peerless98]

Anyone that thought this game was going to be a walk in the park is delusional.

 

[Pacer92]

Oh lord Plav coming back in - GAME OVER.

Why do you hate on Uros?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

So has Arkansas. But only one team on the floor has had to totally change their mindset and offensive plan in response to officiating.

Which means if we showed up on offense, we’d probably be up double digits.

This is Texas Tech/Texas.

 

[charleyhorse]

Drive Williams into 3 row so Stewart will know what a real charge looks like

 

[BigSteve09]

TN is too jeckle/mr. hyde to go far in any tourney...this team we see today has showed up way too often

This is the team that shows up when the refs muzzle our offense early in the game. It throws Barnes' plan(s) off and makes us play timid because we don't know how aggressive we're allowed to be.

We've had a couple of other games where the refs just wouldn't let us be us. Same results

 

[turdherder11]

13 turnovers and 29 percent shooting gets you beat period .... regardless who you play ..

Hate seeing those stats this late. Away from home, I wouldn't be surprised to see this team make the sweet 16 or a 1st round exit in march. Very hot and cold.

 

[patrick]

What I do want is a rematch with Ark.

Can't wait to put them in their place at TBA

I’d rather not play them again. 20 and 6. They are a good bball team.

 

[chuckb1448]

Refs Suck, the constant charges are Friggin Ridiculous, however, we played like crap, we beat ourselves today

 

[Caz]

TN is too jeckle/mr. hyde to go far in any tourney...this team we see today has showed up way too often

Agreed. When we’re good we are good, but when we pull a “Hyde” we stuck it up real good

 

[berryvol]

I mean we can’t even get a freaking lucky bounce this game. Santi with a steal and it bounces of his back and out of bounds. Like, it’s almost funny how literally everything has gone Arkansas’s way.

This game is like the game @UK to me. Sometimes it’s just not your day, can’t be too mad about the loss in a hostile road environment. Honestly, I’m happy we’re even in this game and have a shot at winning with everything that’s gone against us.

 

[INDEFENSE]

We did not play well at all. Not gonna blame refs, it's on us.

 

[turdherder11]

Pay no attention to that clown. He’s one of the anti-Barnes goofs that only comes out of his hole when we lose. He’s been working down at the waste treatment plant too long.

Yes I have !lol

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Vols win...... Book IT

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

We’ve won 8 of 9 before today and played most of this game without our star guys.

True, but their capacity to regress to this lack of offensive garbage does not bode well for tourney time

 

[charleyhorse]

Barnes stop being nice guy. Key is referees le let Williams play dirty

 

[Juanita]

ok

 

[BigSteve09]

I’d rather not play them again. 20 and 6. They are a good bball team.

Screw that. In our house we're going to body slam them and drink their blood.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Well, that makes things a little more interesting. Still too late if the Vols hit only 25% of their shots down the stretch, but...

 

[OneVolNation]

That's huge! He fouled out and we get the ball.

 

[Volstylexx]

And the door just opened !