The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #5 Villanova Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN News

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Rick Barnes is a good coach. People saying he needs to retire need to wake up. Barnes brings players. Who would you hire to replace?

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

I would enter the portal today if I was BHH

 

[Volnbeers]

Time for my annual “I have no clue what a foul is in basketball”

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Dude it’s a new day in our athletic dept. Randy Boyd and Mike White are not going to accept average teams. I can tell you White is not overly excited with Barnes as our BB coach

You mean DW who struck out on his main targets and had to settle for Heupel?

If you expect him to come out and hire anybody he wants, then you’re highly mistaken.

 

[hUTch2002]

Wow. Another terrible call. So shocked.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

How the F*** is that a foul on Vescovi?

 

[1985Vols]

We would be as bad as Vanderbilt if not for Chandler and Vescovi

 

[zjcvols]

Barnes had to build from scratch. Kevin O’Neill left Green a gold mine. Not remotely comparable starting points.

Jerry Green took over a 11-16 team. This idea that Jerry Green took over the 92’ Dream Team cracks me up.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’m not saying firing him.

But it’s time to start performing better. The last two years and this game have been unacceptable

Starting to come around to this line of thinking. We have been just atrocious against good teams lately. Outside of Kansas last year we’ve been abused by teams with a pulse.

 

[VolGee4]

Jerry Green had a better win percentage and Cuonzo is only 2.5% worse win percentage

Also, Doug Dickey isn’t making these hires anymore

I can’t discuss with someone who wants to use Cuonzo Martin to defend his position. You’ve done this before. Changed the goal posts when you bash Barnes for no titles, but use Martin’s 20 win seasons, like that matters. Martin lost to Austin Peay his first year and got the play-in game with a talented team.

Jerry Green walked into a talent gold mine, so that doesn’t work either. Good luck making terrible arguments.

 

[VolArmy74]

Just kinda feels like there’s a ceiling he can’t break thru no matter the players he brings in

I don't disagree and think he has post season issues that won't ever change here. I'm just hoping that we can identify a high quality up and coming coach when Barnes retires. We need a Nate Oates type hire when that day comes. Thankfully Barnes has raised the profile of the job from the time Cuonzo left.

 

[1985Vols]

Rick Barnes is a good coach. People saying he needs to retire need to wake up. Barnes brings players. Who would you hire to replace?

He brings in players that are flops. jJJ?

 

[Volnukem]

The difference in the game right now is buckets not falling especially from three. We have had some really good looks. If we were 9-22 instead of 3-22, we are leading. We are just shooting cold today.

 

[tnvols72]

I want to see JJJ benched at least for a game or two. Send a message. You need to do SOMETHING. He is a black hole on offense. I know he plays elite defense but you aren’t going to beat many good teams if he keeps this up. He wasn’t good down the stretch last year either.

Barnes cant bench him for 5 minutes

 

[SGMVols]

Dude it’s a new day in our athletic dept. Randy Boyd and Mike White are not going to accept average teams. I can tell you White is not overly excited with Barnes as our BB coach

He gave Barnes a raise this past summer.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Bailey is awful.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I can’t wait for Bailey to graduate. Can’t believe we have to watch him for an entire season.

 

[DowntownVol]

Oh my god. Bench Bailey right now. That was ridiculous.

 

[JRVOL11]

Rick Barnes is a joke.

 

[Volnbeers]

Bailey needs to be benched for the rest of the year

 

[Creeker]

Get Bailey out if he’s gonna make a mistake and then jog.

 

[Kicker82]

Lol bailey

 

[HarsinVol]

BAILEY!!! ROFL

 

[BreatheUT]

Just take the L and get off the court. Geez man.

 

[Vol49er]

Logical

Yeah, Bailey doesn’t need another minute honestly. Give them all to Powell and Mashack

 

[njvols]

Take Bailey out. Horrible effort