The Official #18 Tennessee @ #21 LSU Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[DooleyOrangePants]

meh, not a great half, but only down 7. need to limit dumb turnovers and hit FTs

Feels like we are down more than 7. Lucky.

Hopeful that we make some adjustments and start driving, feeding the paint to make them fall off the perimeter D. Not exactly expecting that to happen…

 

[VFL1127]

Because he stinks?

He's gotta be better than JJJ

 

[Lankykong]

meh, not a great half, but only down 7. need to limit dumb turnovers and hit FTs

Dumb unforced turnovers are the reason LSU is ahead. And FT rebounding. That’s like the only way they scored

 

[mccrackb]

JJJ needs some grit

 

[kell7517]

You'd think we were down 25 at halftime by some of comments of the idiots on here.

We just let it get away from us there a bit. But still in it. Especially with the defense we have.

 

[OneVolNation]

Our depth should help us come back 2nd half.

 

[Smokey123]

He's gotta be better than JJJ

No

 

[orange_glory]

I sincerely don’t understand how we are so bad on offense with so much talent

Tennessee basketball is an Enigma

 

[Zues1]

Not great defensively that half, and LSU decided they were just going to shoot the lights out from 3. I freaking hate playing Will Wade. Him and Pearl just have Barnes number.

They play a different style.

 

[orange_glory]

Our depth should help us come back 2nd half.

Was that supposed to be blue font?

 

[johnboyhunter]

Our starters have 3 combined fouls. LSU 10.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

We need our defense to tighten up. Another 40+ point half ain't going to cut it.

 

[vols1071]

Because he stinks?

He cant hit the broad side of a barn.....

 

[Mr French]

He's gotta be better than JJJ

Not even close.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Our depth should help us come back 2nd half.

Gotta keep driving and creating fouls in the lane.

 

[BreatheUT]

No

They both should sit then.

 

[1985Vols]

JJJ needs some grit

He’s soft

 

[SpendToWinVol]

Yeah gonna need the refs to keep us in this one

 

[Cartervol]

This game is much closer if they hit free throws. Barnes has assembled a team of guys that can't shoot consistently.. Then they get lazy on defense and it really looks bad..

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Chandler with 14 only reason theyre still in this.

 

[Putbacks]

Our starters have 3 combined fouls. LSU 10.

Those were the 10 they reluctantly called. They skipped 10 more…

 

[vols1071]

JJJ needs some grit

Wish he had more aggression in him... The skillset is there.. Just plays way to finesse for his size

 

[amaralfan1]

It's amazing that given all these LSU fouls, the only flagrant was a phantom on Uros. Very strange game.

 

[chuckb1448]

JJJ threw that inbounds pass away. He's just been horrid.

I have no idea what JJJ is doing, no idea... he could be so good if he would just allow it to happen

 

[BreatheUT]

He’s soft

The last 10 minutes JJJ contributed to more LSU points than UT points.