The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #20 Illinois Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, CBS

[BigBadVol]

Last year’s defense with this year’s offense would be stout!

 

[berryvol]

We’re clearly a great offensive team. Defense is actually a bit concerning though to start the year.

Agreed, but if there’s one thing I trust Rick to figure out by the tourney, it’s defense. Think we’ll be rolling by then if we can keep everyone healthy.

 

[Caz]

Our intensity is fantastic. Illinois playing out of their minds too.
Got to guard that 3!!

 

[hUTch2002]

We’re clearly a great offensive team. Defense is actually a bit concerning though to start the year.

We’ve had some stretches of bad D but the good news is we’ve also had a lot of great D stretches. We’re capable and will get better and better as we go along.

 

[berryvol]

Gainey taking a 10 foot jumper rather than going to the rim strong….

 

[hUTch2002]

Last year’s defense with this year’s offense would be stout!

This years team is considerably better than last years.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Goaltending????

 

[hUTch2002]

What a crap call! That’s clean!

 

[TheBigOne10]

Awaka!

 

[berryvol]

Review that

 

[TheMookieMonster]

You’re kidding me. Thats a block clear as day. Bullzhit.

 

[TheBigOne10]

They’ll overturn that goaltend

 

[berryvol]

That’s not even close to a goaltend

 

[TheBigOne10]

Gainey not providing much thus far

 

[vavolfan6]

Not as crisp with this second group in...

 

[Kicker82]

Should be 23-17 after the break, that was a block all day

 

[TheMookieMonster]

That’s not even close to a goaltend

If they don’t overturn that in this media timeout it’s ridiculous. That ball was very clearly still going up. Just awful officiating.

 

[Majors]

Gainey taking a 10 foot jumper rather than going to the rim strong….

He’s good in spurts but he’ll shoot us out of games and leads

 

[BigBadVol]

This years team is considerably better than last years.

Not defensively.

 

[berryvol]

Mashack has seemed very mentally detached from the last few games. May just be making things up in my head, but his play and body language has been pretty bad.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Gainey not providing much thus far

Same for Mashack

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Mashack has seemed very mentally detached from the last few games. May just be making things up in my head, but his play and body language has been pretty bad.

Agree 100

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Looks like the awful goaltend will stand...?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Mashack has seemed very mentally detached from the last few games. May just be making things up in my head, but his play and body language has been pretty bad.

He just hasn’t provided us anything offensively since Wisconsin. Combine that with Gainey still shooting poorly since the start of Maui when you have both of them on the court at the same time our offense looks so much worse.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

What a pathetic call goaltend