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

[kell7517]

Rick Barnes needs to be fired.

Another dumb take…

 

[Caz]

What a surprise. Come all the way back for a ref to decide the game. Never fails.

Bad call for sure, but it’s a 40 minute game and we played clueless for 35 minutes.

 

[JMSqb11]

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

And he was converting them tonight. Indication of the “hot hand”.
my goodness this place is unbearable after a loss.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

8/16 from the line, and the foul before half on ORN were the biggest difference makers.

 

[GBO18]

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.

Ehhh name one big shot he has made at UT? He is not that type of dude. He should have passed to Vescovi in the corner.

 

[Cartervol]

Vescovi doesn't like physical play obviously.

 

[Voltime123]

Cause these guys don’t think that way for some reason. Idk.

Wait have we been getting those calls let’s check the tape and get back to that point…

 

[sportsnut624]

It’s also evident that Ziegler is the leader of this team. He needs to be our starting pg from here on out

 

[BreatheUT]

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.

We didn't need 3 and he was the wrong guy to take it. I don't care what he did earlier. Victor Bailey tied the game but I didn't want him taking it either.

 

[VolGee4]

This team has no business being in any tournament. Fact

Just stupid.

 

[volforlife15]

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

The lineup was ridiculous. Just because they are the ones that made the comeback doesn’t mean they need to be in there for one last play to win the game. With that play call you should have ZZ, KC, Powell, Santi and either JJJ or OK

 

[TC 83]

This team has no business being in any tournament. Fact

Cap

 

[acd4476]

Sucks for you then cause they’re making the tournament

And out the first weekend! Its the Rick Barnes way these days

 

[BigBabyWilliams]

Any foul shooting or not we would’ve been at the line for two. DRIVE THE BALL in that situation, but Rick decides to draw up a play for a 27 percent 3 point shooter..

 

[peerless98]

I don't agree with the chosen shooter, but Z was not going to score down the lane against 3 defenders, and he probably wouldn't get the foul call.

 

[Cartervol]

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

Sorry.

It won't freaking matter if they do. They play offense like doodoo..

 

[therealitytheory]

**** this team

FO

 

[AthensVol2007]

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

Do what? He’s our leading scorer and most consistent scorer.

 

[gainesvol82]

And with that, Tennessee is now a bubble team at risk of missing the tournament.

Is this a real take? We have multiple good wins, have been top 25 all year and are top 15-20 in all ranking sites. We could lose half our remaining games and still make the tournament.

 

[wmcovol]

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.

Texas wasn’t going to give Vescovi any open shots. On the screens when SV had the ball,BOTH Tx defenders stayed with SV. Inside guys have to make teams pay by taking the ball to the hoop AND score!

 

[tnvols72]

Sucks for you then cause they’re making the tournament

Plus I am pretty sure it was you that said its just 1 game when Bama beat them. This team is not done losing

 

[volsarelife1]

And he was converting them tonight. Indication of the “hot hand”.
my goodness this place is unbearable after a loss.

Just means him being 50% on the night was an outlier. Odds say he'll miss the wide open shot. And that's facts

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

Nothing like a Tennessee Saturday night meltdown as the keyboards burn bright arguing whether Barnes is a good coach or not

 

[BisonVol]

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

Huh?

 

[I4Vols]

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

So Coach Volsarelife1, you would have yelled at him for taking those 2 three's late in the game? Without them, we don't have this conversation