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

[hUTch2002]

Texas responded a lot better vs a good team from the loss than Tennessee did with the win vs an average team.

Texas was at home and we weren’t. That doesn’t make this loss any better but I’d rather beat Texas and lose at Florida than the other way around.

 

[SouthknoxTN07]

This is just a stupid statement. Not relevant? Please….

I may be stupid but it’s the truth .

 

[GAVol]

Maddening or not it's clear Kellie and Rick breathe the same air. TO just isn't something they do. Right or wrong and yes I don't get it because no matter what analytics tell me TO should be called. Even if they were called UF was on a mission. Refs played a part but shooting less than 30% is why UT lost.

ZZ, Vescovi and James were 10/42. It was bowling shoe ugly type stuff. I was losing my mind watching ZZ dribble so much.

 

[AthensVol2007]

I love all these pontifications on what coaching decision could have been made. We shot 28% on the road…. There are just some nights you can’t coach your way out of.

You’re right the shooting was awful and likely lose no matter what with that kind of number, but don’t compound it (or refuse to mix it up) by letting multiple double digit runs happen right before your eyes. It’s been said he wants them to work their way through it and they need to withstand adversity etc. etc. but is he really so stubborn that he’s willing to take a potential loss to let “them play through it/learn from it”? This wasn’t a tonight thing, it’s an 8 year thing. TO’s aren’t just to get your team regrouped; sometimes it’s about making a hot shooting team, in a rhythm, go sit and think about it for a minute in hopes it snaps them out of their streak.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Really frustrating game. We have some great players but they lack that killer instinct. It’s like no one wants to step on someone else’s spotlight.

One thing is for certain is that Brandon Miller has the IQ of a melon for going to Alabama. He could have been the difference maker on this team and led us to a natty. We need a player like that.

Sucks last year we were so close to having Banchero who ended up choosing Duke over us and Miller went to Bama. So close. Add either of those guys to their respective teams and I think the. Natty is ours to lose.

Pancho was paid and Miller is a Bama legacy. He was never going anywhere else!

 

[cardvolfan]

You’re gonna get a lot of opportunities when you miss 75% of your shots

The difference between shooting 28% and 42% when you take 68 attempts, which Tennessee took, is 6 more rebounds. If you surmised that in a normal scenario, Tennessee might get 2 of those six, then that’s still 16 offensive rebounds. Pretty good there.

 

[wmcovol]

Texas was at home and we weren’t. That doesn’t make this loss any better but I’d rather beat Texas and lose at Florida than the other way around.

They also played Monday night, didnt they?

 

[87&91ALUM]

Friends, if you are expecting the Vols to win every game you need to quit watching sports. I am thankful for where we are at and executed about where we are going. I support the team 100%. Did we have a bad game last night and against Kentucky? Yep. That does not mean we won’t win the SEC and National Championships. Probabilities not great, but better than most other teams.

 

[ttocswob]

You do realize Tennessee had 18 offensive rebounds?

I was referring to late game performance.

 

[ttocswob]

I think they rebounded good enough. Pretty sure they had 16-18 offensive boards BUT they only scored 10 PT’s off of those. Your usually gonna average a point for every offensive rebound you get.

Very few rebounds down the stretch, after losing the lead.

 

[TennVols12]

This is why Tn will never be relevant in basketball.

The only team in the country to not do this is Purdue. Don’t over react

 

[TennVols12]

This is why Tn will never be relevant in basketball.

The only team in the country to not do this is Purdue. Don’t over react

 

[SGMVols]

Maddening or not it's clear Kellie and Rick breathe the same air. TO just isn't something they do. Right or wrong and yes I don't get it because no matter what analytics tell me TO should be called. Even if they were called UF was on a mission. Refs played a part but shooting less than 30% is why UT lost.

Yeah forget all that scientific evidence that says timeouts don’t stop runs, he should call timeouts to appease muh feelz

This fanbase can be dumber than a box of rocks when it comes to basketball

 

[GAVol]

You’re right the shooting was awful and likely lose no matter what with that kind of number, but don’t compound it (or refuse to mix it up) by letting multiple double digit runs happen right before your eyes. It’s been said he wants them to work their way through it and they need to withstand adversity etc. etc. but is he really so stubborn that he’s willing to take a potential loss to let “them play through it/learn from it”? This wasn’t a tonight thing, it’s an 8 year thing. TO’s aren’t just to get your team regrouped; sometimes it’s about making a hot shooting team, in a rhythm, go sit and think about it for a minute in hopes it snaps them out of their streak.

Calling timeouts to stop runs is like icing the kicker. Everybody does it, and sometimes it works, but the stats say it's not really much of a thing.

 

[orangemadam]

Still, its better than taking them home with you if you don't use them. At least TRY to stop a run or change momentum.

 

[GAVol]

Very few rebounds down the stretch, after losing the lead.

There were definitely a lot of one and done possessions in the last 8 minutes. Nobody came to play offensively and ZZ, JJJ and Vescovi were just plain bad.

 

[hUTch2002]

They also played Monday night, didnt they?

Yep but for a college kid that’s not a tough turn.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Still, its better than taking them home with you if you don't use them. At least TRY to stop a run or change momentum.

There’s a place in heaven for stored up timeouts; they’re like tokens.

 

[wmcovol]

Yep but for a college kid that’s not a tough turn.

They probably got in Austin late Satnight/early Sunday morning from Knox and play again Monday night. That is a tough turn around even for college guys. My son played D1 baseball and often they'd get in late Sunday night and still have a game on Tuesday. Those Tuesday games are a bitch coming off a long road trip.

 

[hUTch2002]

They probably got in Austin late Satnight/early Sunday morning from Knox and play again Monday night. That is a tough turn around even for college guys. My son played D1 baseball and often they'd get in late Sunday night and still have a game on Tuesday. Those Tuesday games are a bitch coming off a long road trip.

Is it tougher than not traveling? Sure. Knoxville to Austin is maybe a 2.5 hour flight though. To me, being a home rather than playing on the road is a much bigger factor than travel and a 2 day turn.

 

[wmcovol]

Is it tougher than not traveling? Sure. Knoxville to Austin is maybe a 2.5 hour flight though. To me, being a home rather than playing on the road is a much bigger factor than travel and a 2 day turn.

I think most coaches would take traveling 2 days AFTER the game, the extra two days rest & prep but I’m not a coach so what do I know…

 

[hUTch2002]

I think most coaches would take traveling 2 days AFTER the game, the extra two days rest & prep but I’m not a coach so what do I know…

But we aren’t discussing about what a coach wants, we’re discussing which has more impact. You see it one way and I see it another. That’s what I know.

 

[BreatheUT]

Laughing at the poster who tried to convince us Florida was a loss against a good team.

 

[Lankykong]

Laughing at the poster who tried to convince us Florida was a loss against a good team.

If you looked at Florida’s individual players before they played us, they shot decently from 3 and then they have Castleton and a top defense. I could see the argument. I know Bama killed them but I think they’re a lot better at home. I think Florida is better than Vandy

 

[BreatheUT]

If you looked at Florida’s individual players before they played us, they shot decently from 3 and then they have Castleton and a top defense. I could see the argument. I know Bama killed them but I think they’re a lot better at home. I think Florida is better than Vandy

They both were bad losses.