The Official #22 Tennessee @ #18 Kentucky Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN

[87&91ALUM]

I had low expectations playing at Rupp. Do we have a strength and conditioning coach? They sure look a lot and play more physical than we do. We have no Schofield or Williams.

 

[golfballs]

Ran out the gym lol do they even make the tourney this year?

Don’t be an idiot

 

[vols1071]

How has JJJ and Fulkerson become so careless with the basketball.

Killed us the last 2 minutes

 

[GBO18]

Chandler has played well offensively need to tighten up the D.

 

[BreatheUT]

Lol...great answer by Tennessee and we're down 14? Good grief. James has 8 points but he hasn't played as good as you think. He threw the ball away or was involved in a turnover twice in a row before that play. Fulky looks like garbage as well. I went back and checked.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

This game throws a monkey wrench into the “offense is what wins now” theory bandied about by some on here.

Its working great for UK... if you shoot 78% on O, you aint gonna lose. Meanwhile Defensive juggernaut has no chance

 

[SGMVols]

At some point the coaches have to take the blame. This roster is loaded with talent

Lol, there’s one guy on the roster who will be drafted

 

[tnvols72]

SHOOT THE BALL!! Tired of these stupid passes

They have no problem shooting , just not good at it

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

TN does not have the ability to come back, Barnes halftime adjustments probably wont do much

 

[1985Vols]

This game throws a monkey wrench into the “offense is what wins now” theory bandied about by some on here.

Huh? KY offense is kicking our butts

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I mean we’re playing truly atrocious defense. This is on us.

No rim protector, and UK first team to exploit it.

Doesn’t help that our bigs aren’t even on the stat line yet for a rebound.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Kentucky with a brilliant plan for our D. 10 TO’s on our part that led to 17 points. They on track for a 100 point game. Not a good half.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

This team is so hard to watch. The offense is terrible.

We shot 54% in the first half. Lmao.

 

[MAD]

To put it in perspective, Kentucky shooting 78% in the first half, they average 49% for the season.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Hard to win with Kentucky shooting this well. Part of that undoubtedly falls on us for allowing too many uncontested shots, but even those we have contested seem to be falling. Gotta hope Kentucky cools off at halftime and that we get out stuff together defensively.

Offensively we've honestly been better than I expected aside from a few ridiculous turnovers. 38 points in a half against a ranked team is a good output considering how bad we've been recently.

 

[vol94]

52-38 KY @ the half

Vols shooting well but very passive transition defense. KY looks more energetic and capitalized on the 10 TN turnovers.
Barnes has to get more out of his post players and vice his 5 * an opportunity as Fulky isn’t the answer.

 

[DowntownVol]

the talent disparity is showing up today. UK took a while to get it together, but any coach in his right mind would swap our roster for UK's straight up in a heartbeat.

 

[tennrich1]

Cats shoot 78% 1st half and we’re only down 14 pts? Unbelievable!

 

[cwbytruckers]

Man how quickly Vols turn on their own.

Fact of the matter Fulky isnt playing well at all

 

[BigOrangeArsenal]

Fulky a ghost man out there. Get BHH some minutes!

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

Good thing there are playoff games after this...

 

[JRVOL11]

Don’t be an idiot

This team is god awful. They will be a bubble team at best.

 

[1985Vols]

52-38 KY @ the half

Vols shooting well but very passive transition defense. KY looks more energetic and capitalized on the 10 TN turnovers.
Barnes has to get more out of his post players and vice his 5 * an opportunity as Fulky isn’t the answer.

I would prefer to see BHH play and make mistakes vs. Fulky as there at least is upside to BHH. Fulky has gotten worse every year since his Sophomore season

 

[Kicker82]

The reason we are losing this game is because our defense is pathetic and Kentucky can’t miss. Just not our day.

 

[MAD]

We shot 54% in the first half. Lmao.

We average 43%