The Official #22 Tennessee vs. #3 Kansas Game Thread, 7:30 PM, ESPN

[JoAllan]

Hard to play 5 on 8. Almost guaranteed the refs blow more whistles for Kansas.

Tennessee is actually 24th in free attempts per and Kansas is 339th

Edit: 294th now Kansas moving on up.

 

[Special Ed]

The Vols never seem to win these early-season tournaments, so I'm not expecting a victory here.
But, I'd love to see it happen for a change.

 

[feathersax]

Kansas is on a 17 game win streak.

Well, Vols gotta take care of business.

 

[Vols till I fall]

Definitely going to be interested to see if JP can carry over his offensive performance to tonight!

 

[Mini Me]

One thing is for sure, we will be battled tested by the end of the season with the schedule we played:

Zags (preseason)
USCw (Boggie is legit)
Kansas
Arizona
Texas
Maryland
Kentucky x2
Auburn x2
Bama
Arkansas

That’s a tough schedule!

 

[cardvolfan]

The Vols can win and just might. Kansas, in their three previous games, have beaten Southern Utah by 6, NC State by 6, and went to overtime against an okay Wisconsin team. We hit 7-8 threes today and I think we just might beat Rock Chalk.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

The Vols never seem to win these early-season tournaments, so I'm not expecting a victory here.
But, I'd love to see it happen for a change.

2010 NIT

 

[knoxvol52]

Put Mashack on Gradey Dick and JJJ on Wilson to shut them down everyone else is guardable. Hell Kansas should have lost yesterday if Wisconsin guy would have blocked out instead of watching the movie

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Kansas is on a 17 game win streak.

I have no idea why announcers quote streaks that span two seasons. It’s a different team.

 

[TennTom]

Tennessee is favored by -1.5 (weird) and the over/under is 133.5. (Bovada)

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I have no idea why announcers quote streaks that span two seasons. It’s a different team.

I’m not an announcer.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I’m not an announcer.

You’re also not the source of the information. The announcers kept touting Kansas 17 game streak yesterday.

 

[VolBalls33]

I am surprised UT is favored by 1.5. Tempting to money line with Kansas, but just can't be against my team. GBO!

 

[The Dog]

Vols are one point favorites on DraftKings, now. Early money must be on Kansas

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

You’re also not the source of the information. The announcers kept touting Kansas 17 game streak yesterday.

I’m the source of what I posted. I looked it up yesterday after Yankee put up the game thread without the game notes having been published.

 

[beachvol23]

The Vols can win and just might. Kansas, in their three previous games, have beaten Southern Utah by 6, NC State by 6, and went to overtime against an okay Wisconsin team. We hit 7-8 threes today and I think we just might beat Rock Chalk.

I hope we do! Their fans have quite arrogance as if they invented basketball. I think they adopted attitude from St.L Cards fans w/ baseball.

 

[vols 30]

I hope we do! Their fans have squire arrogance as if they invented basketball. I think they adopted it from St.L Cards fans w/ baseball.

They kinda did. The inventor of basketball, James Naismeth, also started the Kansas basketball program

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

THE SERIES

• Counting last month's exhibition win over No. 2 Gonzaga, Tennessee is riding a five-game win streak against AP top-10 opponents.

In other words, Tennessee is riding a four-game win streak against AP top-10 opponents.

 

[jarnol32]

If Tennessee is going to win they are gonna have to have better outside shooting. Hopefully vescovi or Key can get hot early. Pair some hot shooting with Phillips staying hot and Tennessee should win.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I’m the source of what I posted. I looked it up yesterday after Yankee put up the game thread without the game notes having been published.

Assuming you watched the game on mute.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Assuming you watched the game on mute.

I didn’t watch that game at all.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

I hate Kansas

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I didn’t watch that game at all.

Too busy researching

 

[Namorto1]

Kansas is beatable if James is available, but we must shoot better. At least match them in FG% and 3pt FG%. Our inconsistent perimeter shooting is going to cause us grief this year otherwise. Kansas isn’t as talented or deep as they have been in past years nor as explosive offensively. Wilson is a stud so we have to throw a lot of bodies at him and we have to box out everyone to eliminate 2nd chances because they rebound well.

 

[beachvol23]

They kinda did. The inventor of basketball, James Naismeth, also started the Kansas basketball program

No they did not “kinda did”. Naismith and Will were in Springfield, MA not Lawrence for the genesis. Interesting reading, especially about Mr.Will’s role.


My point is the Kansas fans arrogant attitude act like basketball was 100% created in Lawrence, Kansas and that is not true. They act like they know everything better and perfectly compared to any other fan base, but they are not obnoxious, rather more like preacher shaming. But that’s not to take any credit away from Naismith since he did co-invent the game AND start KU’s program.

Another analogy would be for American football with Walter Camp, if Stanford U. claimed inventing football instead of Yale.

James Naismith - Wikipedia