The Official #3 Tennessee vs. #11 Michigan NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 5:50 PM ET, CBS

[sunnyvol79]

Complete choke job

 

[JCP201]

Very young team, especially after Olivier went down.

ZZ, KC, Santi & BJ next year would be an even better group of guards.

They are so young, and I hope they are ALL back. KC didn't look like he wanted this to be his last game as a VOL.

 

[VolArmy74]

The thing I don't understand is why Aidoo played so little. He did decently against the Michigan big and then sat the rest of the game while he pummeled Uros and Fulky.

 

[walkenvol]

Say what you want about Howard, but he out coached RB

Out recruited Barnes by signing Dickerson who was absolutely the best player on the floor and we had no answer

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[TheVolsFrog]

We simply got out played today.

Got out ref'd more like it...

 

[GBO18]

This was not just about not being able to hit threes. There were significant stretches of this game that Michigan got any shot they wanted. Also, Michigan was able to run our guards off the three point line all night. Vescovi might have got two good looks the whole game. There is a reason we shot a low percentage. Rick got seriously outcoached in this one too.

We were not going to win playing an inside game. That is not our game. Our offense is making 3s. Pretty sure we had a stretch where ZZ and JJJ had wide open looks in the corner for 3s. Both guys have been making those shots the past month. Today they did not. It really comes down to making shots. All the idiots blaming coaching are just clueless. I guess it was bad coaching when we were up 6pts and KC dribbled off his foot.

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

So Michigan played disciplined defense to keep it at 6 fouls? It happens. Michigan certainly outplayed TN. in the last 7 minutes. You cannot blame it on refs so why bring up the discrepancy in fouls. It doesn’t matter.

It does matter, you must’ve not watched Dickinson hack our guys all night. Michigan pkayed probably their best game all year and had a very favorable whistle.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

So Michigan played disciplined defense to keep it at 6 fouls? It happens. Michigan certainly outplayed TN. in the last 7 minutes. You cannot blame it on refs so why bring up the discrepancy in fouls. It doesn’t matter.

ROFL, you are so naive.

Chandler was fouled twice underneath the basket and wasn’t called.

If you think it had no impact on the game then you’re truly special.

 

[hog88]

And regular season Rick just won an SEC tournament. The ice cold shooting was not on him

30 some years of coaching at great basketball schools with only 1 F4 and we’re not supposed to question his tournament coaching? Hell he never won a tournament at TX.

 

[hUTch2002]

Vescovi was all over the court making plays. What’re you talking about?

He couldn’t keep up with his man. His guy constantly went right by him. To be fair he wasn’t alone there though. But he also couldn’t get loose to get any good looks. Credit Michigan on that. They were quicker and worked hard to keep V in check.

 

[landscapingvol]

Vescovi was all over the court making plays. What’re you talking about?

Is this the he played with heart argument? He had 5 points and two assists, including a couple very costly lapses on defense. What game were you watching?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

The KC turnover when we were up 6 completely changed the game. We never recovered when we had a chance to really put pressure on them.

 

[bigdaddy]

News flash Michigan loses next game

 

[Pmarav23]

TN missed 3 wide open 3 s in the left corner late when Michigan was making the run. They revered back to bricking 3 s tonight.I thought maybe some Plavsic and Aidoo in the game at the same time would ve helped on boards and D.

 

[VFL1993]

Uros plays the best game of his career and the hate still glows - unbelievable

You just helped make my point. Uros’ best game of his career is scoring 9 points lol. He’s simply not a SEC starting caliber player.

And I’m not even a Uros hater. My ealier point is that he is extremely unathletic which I don’t think can be argued and he simply isn’t good enough for us to depend on to take over a game.

 

[utkCREW]

Sigh — it hurts my heart. I really like this team, but we got out played. Michigan knew how to handle us AND we couldn’t hit shots.

 

[kell7517]

I think Barnes was nervous about winning. Was afraid Juwan was gonna punch him in the handshake line. I kid, I kid.

 

[SlyStone]

Coach Howard consoling KC will run on Sports Center for a while. Can't help but feel sad for him and this team.

 

[EZE]

i thought the adjustments when we were up 6 were interesting. Both staffs took away what they should have taken away:
1. Michigan took away Chandler drive.
2. We took away the big man.

We didn’t have anyone else step up and they did.

 

[volz2wallz]

Amazes me all the couch coaches in here...Michigan was our worse possible matchup

 

[LVol]

Great bunch of young men. I know they are more disappointed than us.

 

[hUTch2002]

So Michigan played disciplined defense to keep it at 6 fouls? It happens. Michigan certainly outplayed TN. in the last 7 minutes. You cannot blame it on refs so why bring up the discrepancy in fouls. It doesn’t matter.

My only complaint about the officials is they called a foul anytime we got close to Dickenson. Most weren’t fouls and none were based on what they go elsewhere. Those calls were ridiculous.

 

[volfan4lyfe]

if Barnes didn’t have a 30 some year history of blowing in March I would agree with you.

I think what you, and so many others, seem to forget, is that Barnes HAS a NCAA record. Coaches go their entire career without one. It’s RARE outside of blue bloods (which we can all agree that we, Texas, Clemson, and Providence are) have good NCAA records. Put that in perspective when you talk about Rick’s “awful record” he does well at historical OK programs. We aren’t world beaters and never have. To win a NCAA you have to get lucky and play well every game. Didn’t happen for us. That’s not on Barnes. It’s why your take is old, dumb, and worn out.

 

[UTSuave’]

Dickinson can get F***ked!…straight B**ch