The Official #2 Tennessee @ Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[vavolfan6]

I still don't understand how we lost. We had to stop one plYer who wasn't even good. And we didnt..

 

[vols 30]

We got up by 6 and had 4 straight trips of dumb offense that let them retake the lead

 

[vols1071]

Phillips doesn't get utilized near enough.. Most aggressive player but yet it's like we hold him back..... He has the most free throw attempts...

 

[87&91ALUM]

54-61

 

[joevols89]

Not a bad loss.

It's not a bad loss now by metrics standards. But I am guessing it ends up turning into a quad 2 loss.

However, it absolutely is a bad loss if you wanted to win the SEC or get a 1 seed though.

 

[BreatheUT]

We ain't beating Alabama. Our centers are stiffs. Play Awaka more.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

If you don’t see the home whistle, we weren’t watching the same game. Now our boys also couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Multiple things can be true.

 

[Vol737]

When we go cold, we go completely frozen. Hope nobody is laying money on this team reaching the Final Four.

 

[Volstylexx]

Eerily similar to our loss against south Carolina in football.

Nowhere near being as consequential. These games on the road mean little come March.

 

[tnvols72]

Defense doesn’t win games and this team won’t win any tournaments. Good but not great basketball team, and a struggle to watch night in night out.

True, Tn does not have the offense to carry them. They can have the best D in the world but if you dont have a offense then it does not matter

 

[87&91ALUM]

We can’t defend Florida tonight

 

[Memvol44]

11 free throw difference....

If you believe this has ANYTHING to do with the refs, you’re a hopeless homer.

 

[FlVols]

What the crap was that??

 

[UTFanHades]

Nowhere near being as consequential. These games on the road mean little come March.

How does March usually go for us?

 

[87&91ALUM]

54-63 and they are going to the line 58.2

 

[Vol737]

If you don’t see the home whistle, we weren’t watching the same game. Now our boys also couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Multiple things can be true.

Definitely a few homer whistles tonight.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

This game is why Tennessee cannot be successful in NCAA tourney, the heralded defense did not get stops, shot selection and shooting % were terrible. This is a Florida team that had lost 9 games, and now have their signature win over #2 team in country. Tennessee could very well lose to Pearl again on Saturday.

 

[Putbacks]

James has been a wallflower tonight…

 

[patrick]

Another bad loss for the Vols. Early exit in the NCAAT engaged.

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

Yeah, 19-65. Lol

 

[vols4lfe]

Not going to beat many teams shooting under 30%. Horrible performance. That said, this still qualifies as a Q1 loss, despite how bad it looks.

 

[Freak]

This is what it's like having an elite basketball team. Every loss is a complete meltdown. We had a big win on Saturday against Texas and had a big letdown in this one. Frustrating, but it happens.

We have a target on our backs every game, and if we don't bring our best effort, we can lose on any given night.

 

[Volstylexx]

How does March usually go for us?

The same way it goes for 67 other teams.

 

[Caz]

What scares me is Pearl will now come in and drill our eyes shut

 

[vol94]

These refs aren’t letting us win

Are you serious? TN played like one of my rec teams that I coached yrs ago. Shooting below 30% won’t win you a SEC game. And FL was able to punch us in the mouth with inside game.

JJJ and Vescovi weren’t a factor all night. I hoped for the best, but Uros still can’t shoot with one game being the exception. Phillips has the talent but turns it over when he puts it on the floor, maybe he panics. ZZ turned it over and to be honest, FL out played us. They wanted it more and we couldn’t handle their pressure. TN had it but gave it away.

The refs had nothing to do with this loss. TN got outplayed and out coached, too.