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

[1973Vol]

Villanova is just more aggressive and a whole lot more hustle. Go Vols!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

And Barnes still got bashed for not playing him earlier lol

He hasn’t played well but I stand by my statement that you can’t sit your best player with 2 fouls when a game is on a knife’s edge from being put out of reach. Chandler sat and Nova went on a 16-4 run to extend their lead to 20. Game over.

 

[Real Info]

Has Chandler played well?

Yes or no?

Can you say he would play bad the 8-9 minutes he sat?
Yes or no?
Is he our best option at PG?
Yes or No?

 

[1985Vols]

Are the last two years under Barnes acceptable, especially considering the salary raise he got? Is today acceptable?

My problem is this idea that Barnes is some sort of special coach when you actually look at what he has done compared to other coaches here, it’s not special at all.

Barnes is one he!! Of a salesman is all I can say!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

It's not that they're losing that's the issue, they're being totally outclassed. Effort, execution, turnovers. They look like high schoolers

 

[johnfnkelly]

Lmao, ok

Nova’s roster isn’t 30 points better than ours.

 

[VolGee4]

Are the last two years under Barnes acceptable, especially considering the salary raise he got? Is today acceptable?

My problem is this idea that Barnes is some sort of special coach when you actually look at what he has done compared to other coaches here, it’s not special at all.

I don’t care what he makes. If he made 100k, everyone would still expect wins. I don’t pay it.

I’ve never said he’s a special coach. He has some flaws. But some of you guys in here use the end to justify the means. You don’t care for Barnes, so you use some BS about some of our other coaches who were awful. Using Cuonzo Martin to compare with Barnes is asinine. Not even close.

 

[tnvols72]

JJJ has played every minute this half. He is the only one who gets all the minutes and he is the worst one out there

 

[Go47]

Chandler looks like a freshman today... Go Vols!

Early foul trouble really hurt him. BUT he has made some lazy passes. Shot wasn’t falling either.

First game on “the big stage” and be looked very average . . . To below average.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Nova’s roster isn’t 30 points better than ours.

To say they’re not that good was stupid.

They’re ranked #5th for a reason.

 

[1985Vols]

And here I was, thinking Tennessee had a solid chance of being ranked in the Top 5 after this tournament. We better hope that UNC (I'm assuming Purdue drubs them by ~15) cares even less tomorrow than the Vols did today.

This is not even close to being a top 25 team at this point. No improvement in the games of JJJ, Fulky or Bailey vs. last season. Could be a long year

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Can you say he would play bad the 8-9 minutes he sat?
Yes or no?
Is he our best option at PG?
Yes or No?

He’s played majority of the 2nd half and hasn’t done much except draw a few fouls.

Made some lazy passes as well.

 

[1985Vols]

Think about the Tenn fans that were in attendance today. God bless them

 

[I4Vols]

Barnes about to get 30 balled. 0 reason why Powell has had barely any involvement. 0 reason why Uros is playing. Bailey sucks. KC sat the bench way too long.

And ON with 0 points, Fulky 2 shots. Neither a factor. No inside game.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

People saying Barnes gets bust players like JJJ, look into how many 5 star players duke,unc and UK has had that didn’t live up to the hype. Now I’m not comparing our programs I’m just saying it happens. Just a bad game on the vols part. Let’s see how they bounce back from this.

 

[1985Vols]

Tennessee better figure something out, scheduling wise, before heading town to Nassau next November.

Speaking of... is anyone here thinking of going?

Uh, no

 

[cwbytruckers]

Hope we get North Carolina tomorrow

 

[cwbytruckers]

Nova’s roster isn’t 30 points better than ours.

Horrible shooting today

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

I mean they are beating the supposed 17th best team in the country by approximately 4738 points

Not referring to the score difference. Referring to the announcers drooling over how Nova is "the best pivoting team in the nation" or "Look at how they dribble! It's a clinic on dribbling".

It's like watching Dickie V call a Duke game.

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

The most sobering thing for me… Fulkerson looks like the same guy from last year.

 

[I4Vols]

Nova’s roster isn’t 30 points better than ours.

But their shooting is today

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Hope we get North Carolina tomorrow

Either team probably runs them again tomorrow. This team just isnt ready

 

[cwbytruckers]

Anyone who thinks this one game defines the season shouldn’t watch another game this year

 

[ColinS]

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Chandler looks like a freshman today... Go Vols!

Most everyone on the team looks like a freshman. At least he actually is one.

 

[Larkin]

He hasn’t played well but I stand by my statement that you can’t sit your best player with 2 fouls when a game is on a knife’s edge from being put out of reach. Chandler sat and Nova went on a 16-4 run to extend their lead to 20. Game over.

Yeah, he leaves him in, gets the third foul and then you rail on Barnes for leaving him in.