The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #25 Missouri Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN

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Buddr said:
"One and Done here we Come"
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I think it will probably be "Two and Through" ... but you never know. We could get a favorable draw by way of an upset, like we did in 2014 when Mercer beat Duke, and reach the Sweet 16. Not likely, but it's possible.
 
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The "Barnes Wall (c)" Vols hit it earlier than most years. Can u believe this team was ranked #2 in the country at one point? Wow.
 
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Which players over there just few years would you say have been developed well?

I'm not pushing an agenda but asking a question. Is Barnes getting the most out of his players? It's he developing players as well as he did before he lost his first group of assistants?
 
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KB5252 said:
Which players over there just few years would you say have been developed well?

I'm not pushing an agenda but asking a question. Is Barnes getting the most out of his players? It's he developing players as well as he did before he lost his first group of assistants?
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Barnes is a great person and a good coach. However, he lacks fire and a killer instinct. This trickles down to his teams.
 
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Akneal said:
Rick Barnes is trash. This team is almost unwatchable. It's just bunch of older college players without NBA potential, Julian Phillips should average 15 shots a game and theres no excuse for not playing B.J. Edwards more. Barnes doing his thing again, winning early meaningless games and collapsing when it matters.
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You obviously consider the SEC Tournament to be important. These are some harsh comments following yesterday's loss in the SEC Tournament. If that is the case, and you do consider the SEC Tournament to be a time of the season "when it matters," then I would point out that Tennessee won the SEC Tournament last year. Now, was that an example of "Barnes doing his thing again," or does that not count, because you are a gloomy Gus who just likes to vent after every Tennessee loss?

More than likely, Rick Barnes will eventually be replaced by a mid-major coach who will never take Tennessee to the NCAA Tournament, and get fired after 4 seasons. Maybe then, the fan base will appreciate what we have had since the 2017-2018 season. Things really haven't been that bad.
 
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SGMVols said:
We did earn an E8 on the court in 2019. The refs stole it.
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And, as always happens to UT, they changed the rules as a result. It’s so frustrating as a UT fan that is getting screwed multiple times has resulted in rules changes. Why is it always us that happens to?
 
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hUTch2002 said:
Nah, we caught some breaks this past football season, like LSU on the opening kickoff. It’s starting to come back. Of course it’s funny how when you are doing the right things you seem to get “lucky” way more than those not doing the right things.
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LSU crapped the bed when UT played them. Brian like looked like a deer in headlights.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
You obviously consider the SEC Tournament to be important. These are some harsh comments following yesterday's loss in the SEC Tournament. If that is the case, and you do consider the SEC Tournament to be a time of the season "when it matters," then I would point out that Tennessee won the SEC Tournament last year. Now, was that an example of "Barnes doing his thing again," or does that not count, because you are a gloomy Gus who just likes to vent after every Tennessee loss?

More than likely, Rick Barnes will eventually be replaced by a mid-major coach who will never take Tennessee to the NCAA Tournament, and get fired after 4 seasons. Maybe then, the fan base will appreciate what we have had since the 2017-2018 season. Things really haven't been that bad.
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What? 4 of our past 5 coaches who were here more than a year went to the Sweet 16. We aren't the Wade Houston era Vols any more.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
You obviously consider the SEC Tournament to be important. These are some harsh comments following yesterday's loss in the SEC Tournament. If that is the case, and you do consider the SEC Tournament to be a time of the season "when it matters," then I would point out that Tennessee won the SEC Tournament last year. Now, was that an example of "Barnes doing his thing again," or does that not count, because you are a gloomy Gus who just likes to vent after every Tennessee loss?

More than likely, Rick Barnes will eventually be replaced by a mid-major coach who will never take Tennessee to the NCAA Tournament, and get fired after 4 seasons. Maybe then, the fan base will appreciate what we have had since the 2017-2018 season. Things really haven't been that bad.
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Indeed. It's why I prefer to appreciate what we have in Barnes while we have him. Never know how a replacement will do. Until the man retires or is dismissed, I'm just gonna support and enjoy what he's able to give us in basketball. Won't lie....I'm pretty happy that I'm more worried about what our seed in the NCAAT will be vs our pairing in the NIT.
 
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Out of all of the struggles lately this lose bothers me the least, for teams locked for the NCAAT conference tournaments mean next to nothing.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Indeed. It's why I prefer to appreciate what we have in Barnes while we have him. Never know how a replacement will do. Until the man retires or is dismissed, I'm just gonna support and enjoy what he's able to give us in basketball. Won't lie....I'm pretty happy that I'm more worried about what our seed in the NCAAT will be vs our pairing in the NIT.
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Exactly. Unless you are a blue blood program, it is not easy to get an established coach to leave his job. Doug Dickey thought he had Pat Kennedy of Florida State wrapped up in 1989, but Kennedy's wife pitched a fit, so Kennedy backed out the day before the press conference was going to be scheduled. Dickey also thought he had Kevin Stallings in 1997, but Stallings chose to stay at Illinois State. Jamie Dixon turned us down in 2011 to stay at Pittsburgh.
 
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Akneal said:
I've felt that way for the past 3 years, The games are boring, Barnes is a terrible in game coach, and he's proven that he's not good in the Big Dance. If the fans are happy with being top 25 and getting to the Sweet Sixteen every 3 or 4 years so be it.
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This smells troll all over it
 
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