The Official #4 Tennessee vs #14 Alabama Game Thread, Saturday 8pm/ESPN

[berryvol]

Need to watch the replay, but from the stands we sucked tonight. And still won. Against a top 10 team on the road. This team is DIFFERENT.

 

[barney]

how is Auburn still ahead of us in Kenpom lol

 

[Just a VolinTears]

For all the fouls, I think it's pretty impressive Barnes managed to not have anyone foul out

 

[omghulkhands]

Total coaching malpractice by Oates down the stretch playing Nelson with four fouls with that much time left in the game. We owned the paint for the last six plus minutes of the game

Nelson has sucked in both games against us

 

[Drewbydoo]

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I'll have some gobbagoul with that please

 

[JCP201]

I think the best thing about this team is that each player is legitimately a good guy. Good people because Barnes develops PEOPLE

Absolutely.

 

[therealitytheory]

No way KY gets 100+ next Saturday. Nowhere near.

 

[barney]

Need to watch the replay, but from the stands we sucked tonight. And still won. Against a top 10 team on the road. This team is DIFFERENT.

key to barnes philosophy is always being locked in on defense so you are in these games even when its not the best shooting night

 

[EasternVol]

Bilas always sounds disappointed when Tennessee wins.

He just always sounds disappointed. It's that irritating nasally whine.

 

[djohnnyg]

Who was that Bama coach back in the day? Wimp Sanderson? I hate to admit but I love that nickname...but of course screw you Bama.

 

[kiddiedoc]

What a dang impressive win. Didn't think we could pull that **** off without DK going wild. Then to fight back after the big guys got in foul trouble. This gives me hope. Could we see an epic March?

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Bama’s best court storming prevention is to have the VOLS show up and kick that arse!

Yep. Nothing says security like a bunch of Blarts joining hands and surrounding the court in an act of confident defiance

 

[walkenvol]

KY will bring it next Saturday, they always do against us and their scoring is unreal. This stretch is brutal. If we win out, a sec tournament championship is nice, but wouldn't break my heart to get some extra rest.

Fudge man - just go hang out on rupp rafters and slobber over the kitties with the other Kentucky fans

 

[barney]

Mashak is a real one. Highly intelligent, high character man.

 

[Volstylexx]

Bama fans are pure trash (which we already knew).

 

[JCP201]

Never think that Mashack is not appreciated-- He has always been one of my very favorites. I think the fans know how amazing he is.

 

[rocketskates]

Very happy for Mashack. Hes worked very hard and he won this game for us tonight. His mother seems like a great person as well.

 

[turbovol]

Just saw some highlights--we brought the defense again, as we needed to. Mashack and Vescovi were working their tails off.
Love this win--big win. Clutch win.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

The players absolutely LOVE their coach, that's not something you can say for many coaches in CBB, especially in the transfer portal age

 

[Hoggervol]

Especially that goof that they kept showing in the maroon sport coat

They show this doofus on TV every time the Gumps play. He must be Saban's trailer park kinfolk.

 

[508mikey]

Who was that Bama coach back in the day? Wimp Sanderson? I hate to admit but I love that nickname...but of course screw you Bama.

I think Oats styles himself after Wimp - with those plaid sport jackets -- Cause he aint no Bob Knight

 

[cardvolfan]

Essentially, we played poorly the last 4 minutes of the first half and for 10-12 minutes of the second half, yet we still win against a very good team. Tennessee persevered when things were looking sketchy, but making all those stops the last 8 minutes was huge.

Also interesting was at the 12 minute mark Alabama was shooting 51% from the field and they finished the game at 36%. This team laid some serious D on the Tide. Another beautiful Tennessee Saturday Night.

 

[Volfan1000]

It has probably been a hot minute since Tennessee swept Alabama in basketball.

 

[sami]

One of my favorite players. Surely he will be in the NBA--his defense is sublime.

If JM can get a little consistency on his jumper, he will definitely find a spot as a 3&D role player in the NBA. Between now and next year he needs to refine his offensive game a bit, because he's already elite defensively.

 

[berryvol]

key to barnes philosophy is always being locked in on defense so you are in these games even when its not the best shooting night

yup. The haters hate it and laud Oats ball. Get swept, idiots.