The Official #16 Tennessee @ Louisiana State Game Thread, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN

[volinbama256]

If the two frosh leave, we are going to be terrible next season...

 

[LibertyVol]

Well he’s the best we can do. Take it or leave it.

There is no reason to change coaches. Tennessee is not going to get one better. Tennessee just needs to get used to being ok, but not great.

 

[1985Vols]

Name them

Scotty Hopson, Tobias Harris, V. Yarbrough

 

[BeecherVol]

If “punchable face” was in the dictionary it Would be accompanied by a picture of Will Wade.

To go along with his record (not Ws and Ls) he's easily the most unlikable coach in the SEC.

 

[SGMVols]

How is Wade even on the floor?!? Should be behind bars with Ghislaine with all the shade he has done at the Bayou. True loser!

I honestly find myself losing interest in college athletics more and more every day because of the flagrant double standards in enforcing the rules.

 

[VOLinAL]

Keon never quits, I love his will to win. I know it probably won't happen, but he needs another year in college, imo

Keon definitely looks to want it more than anyone on the team.

 

[Teeboy]

Jealous we can’t spend that much money and hire a better coach

Yeah...really...and match all of these other great coaches we've had...and all of these National Championships we've won. RIght? I'm pretty satisfied where we're at. TOP 5 in recruiting, NCAA tournament every year, ranked every year...winning 25 games, pretty much, every year. When did you start watching Tennessee basketball? What exactly are the expectations for Tennessee basketball? I don't remember better times and I'm pretty old....Sounding like the old football fans where 10 wins wasn't enough every year. Tennessee fans just can't handle any success....Barnes leaves and we are back to the cellar, just like football. Unfortunately just true....what coach is going to come to this basketball powerhouse?

 

[1985Vols]

There is no reason to change coaches. Tennessee is not going to get one better. Tennessee just needs to get used to being ok, but not great.

Love it when we settle for just being good

 

[LibertyVol]

If the two frosh leave, we are going to be terrible next season...

About the same as this year would be my guess.

 

[Namorto1]

Just a good ole fashioned mismatch. LSU was better than us from the tip. Get ready for the next one.

 

[volinbama256]

crazy the talent we have on paper and in the wings, yet it won't come together with Barnes... if he could get the two frosh to stay long enough for the talent we have coming in next season, maybe we could put something together...

 

[Pandemonium]

I honestly find myself losing interest in college athletics more and more every day because of the flagrant double standards in enforcing the rules.

It’s a racket!!

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Who we got next?

South Carolina at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. If UT doesn't win that, it's curtains on any March Madness second-weekend ambitions.

 

[BeecherVol]

unexplainable scoring droughts will shorten this team's season. Along with the Dykes jinx.

Agreed.
We have way too many of those.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

To go along with his record (not Ws and Ls) he's easily the most unlikable coach in the SEC.

You can tell the tv crew hates him too...

 

[1985Vols]

Yeah...really...and match all of these other great coaches we've had...and all of these National Championships we've won. RIght? I'm pretty satisfied where we're at. TOP 5 in recruiting, NCAA tournament every year, ranked every year...winning 25 games, pretty much, every year. When did you start watching Tennessee basketball? What exactly are the expectations for Tennessee basketball? I don't remember better times and I'm pretty old....Sounding like the old football fans where 10 wins wasn't enough every year. Tennessee fans just can't handle any success....Barnes leaves and we are back to the cellar, just like football. Unfortunately just true....what coach is going to come to this basketball powerhouse?

Bruce Pearl was still here we would have already been to multiple Final 4’s. He coaches circles around Barnes. Look at their head to head record

 

[SGMVols]

Love it when we settle for just being good

When has this program ever been more than good?

 

[southgatevol]

Name th

Sure you could, Its not like we’ve never had 5* players before

Name the coach who had 3 in 2 classes.

 

[southgatevol]

Bruce Pearl was still here we would have already been to multiple Final 4’s. He coaches circles around Barnes. Look at their head to head record

Lol.

 

[SGMVols]

Bruce Pearl was still here we would have already been to multiple Final 4’s. He coaches circles around Barnes. Look at their head to head record

He went 19-15 with two McDonald’s all Americans

 

[Teeboy]

Tennessee is a good basketball team.....we just need a big man. LSU looked pretty good today. But, man I do not like that coach.....How did they get away with that pay for play stuff?

 

[Pandemonium]

I just cancelled dinner reservations for Valentines because of this game. Red Baron >

 

[SGMVols]

Lol.

Pearl is 11-11 with arguably the best player in college basketball running the point for him. And he just lost to 5-13 Kentucky.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

If the two frosh leave, we are going to be terrible next season...

Who knows, Chandler may be better than any of the other 5 stars we have right now.

Also feel like Olivier, Santi, & JJJ getting another full off-season under their belts will allow them all to improve.

 

[sdgriphon]

Offense is trash. I understand shots are not going down, but the offensive scheme is just trash. If we could not play defense, we would be absolutely terrible.