The Official #18 Tennessee @ Texas Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

[SlyStone]

This is a one and done tournament team. It is what it is at this point.

in the NIT?

 

[Creeker]

Some stupid, stupid takes in here right now. Beautifully drawn up play that got a wide open look for the guy who made over half our 3 pointers on the night. Didn’t drop, is what it is.

 

[I4Vols]

Ha: after all that, and we're all typing how bad we are, we go on a huge run and could have won the game. Didn't like the last play/shot. Well-designed--and yes, James was wide open--but it's a 3. Three/four guys were converging on Ziggy as he drove toward the basket--and he should have been able to find somebody for a 10/12 foot shot, no? Credit to the Vols for the furious comeback--but can't score 3 points in 8 minutes and expect to win a game.

But you could say the same for Texas

 

[fall2hb86]

This team should get White getting his list together. They won't make it out of the first weekend. May not even make the tournament..

they are going to make the tourney, not even a bad loss in the committee's eyes & on the road

 

[vols35]

Wow, beat by an unranked Texas in a sloppy, ugly game. Gutted. This did absolutely nothing to change my mind. Rick just doesn't have the right stuff.

This game was so much more important than it would appear on paper, for the symbolism if nothing else. For the money we're paying out, we deserve better.

 

[D3Athlete]

People are gonna overreact (aka we gonna miss the tournament crowd) but our worst loss is a team that controlled Baylor for 40 minutes. 14-6 easily 17-3 but it ain’t. This team never quits, but has to take advantage of the back of the end schedule.

 

[volsarelife1]

He was 50% on 3’s on the night going into the last play. I literally have zero problem with him shooting a pretty much wide open look there.

He's missed wide open shots all season. Reason teams basically beg him to shoot

 

[sportsnut624]

Even with the comeback this game just further exposes our issues. We have zero offensive threats outside of vescovi and Ziegler now. It’s way to easy to defend us

 

[GBO18]

Don't like that play at all. Why not let ZZ just drive it???

Everybody was in the paint. No offense to ZZ but he ain’t making a layup with that much traffic. More likely gets it blocked.

 

[johnfnkelly]

Zakai needs to start moving forward. Take ON out of the lineup.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Also, ZZ should start over KC at this point.

 

[JRVOL11]

I get Chandler wasn't in the game when we came back but isn't he considered your best breakdown guy with Zeigler? I don't get it.

Like it doesn’t make sense. Could’ve put KC in to take it all the way and have ZZ and Vescovi spot up

 

[walkenvol]

Vescovi is a liability. At best he should come off the bench in garbage time for a D3 school

My first ignore in 4 years - congrats dumb ass!

 

[JCP201]

He did make 3 of our 5 threes before that. Vescovi was the one that couldn’t hit anything tonight surprisingly. He was a complete no show.

They had Vescovi guarded all night.

 

[JMSqb11]

He isn’t 50% for year and not even close. Only need two for the win.

So 1. You don’t get the balL to your best shooter and 2. You should have let him drive.

Siri, what is 3 out of 6? Oh it’s 50%. That’s what JJJ was on the night going into last play. He was hot and shooting above his average.

 

[TNVOLFN]

Have you watched him play this year?

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Honestly, should have put KC in for ORN at end. All guards except James and whoever gets free take it to the rim.

Figured we’d play tight & lose. We really need a Keon or Admiral who can attack the rim. The best guys we have at it are 5’9” & 6’0” wish James or maybe Mashack would do it.

 

[VolPack22]

Down 1. You don’t need a 3. Drive the ball. Get a foul call worst case. That was dumb AF

I agree on the play call but you can’t put the blame on JJJ whenever he was the one that helped get us back into the game.

 

[turbovol]

Shooting a 22 footer, down one when your guy is in the paint and kicks it out is not a good play nor is it good basketball. At best with a better shooter than JJJ, that's a 35-38 percent shot.

Exactly! It was a good play--but we could have/should have had somebody open 12/15 feet from the basket, given that at least three Texas players were close to Ziggy when he passed the ball. We could have gotten a shot closer to the basket.

 

[Voltopia]

No, at least not yet

Hopefully not, but I think Auburn and Kentucky are probably Ls and 5 of the other 8 are road games. I hope Tennessee can get all 8 of those but I am nervous after tonight's offensive struggles. I realize saying "they're on the bubble" is premature, so everyone's going to jump down my throat about it, but I feel like this team is going to finish with 19 or 20 wins and be chewing their nails on selection day. It just has me nervous.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Yeah ok. We'll see..

Saying this team won’t make the tournament is about as dumb as you can get.

Sorry.

 

[BisonVol]

Rick Barnes needs to be fired.

Smh

 

[ChattownVFL]

Come get it

Please explain why he needs to stay.

 

[tnvols72]

Sucks for you then cause they’re making the tournament

oh there you are, I knew you would come around with your sunshine post. Do not put money on this team making the tournament. No game is a sure win for this team.

 

[SlyStone]

Did anyone think jjj would make that?

Nope, but why a 3?