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

[BisonVol]

Awful awful awful awful awful way to close the half. Not about anything Alabama did. All self inflicted mistakes. That can be a good thing or a bad thing. On a good note, we’re giving them presents on silver platters and are only down 2. On a bad note, we better turn it around or we will be leaving hick town with a loss. First four minutes of the second half will be critical.

 

[knoxchief]

Knecht and Aidoo will dominate in the second half!!!

God I hope so

 

[johnboyhunter]

Usually it's because they forget to bend their knees. --> in the flow of the game, their innate athleticism bends their knees to make a 3. Stand around and shoot a 3? And is all arms, no lower body. Anyway, that's usually why that happens. Watch their knees on FTs more than the ball and you'll never NOT notice when they don't bend them.

Heck, then go back to the granny shot.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Can't wait for half of you losers to disappear in the 2nd half

 

[Volstylexx]

Up ten with 3 mins to go..I’m pretty sure we shouldn’t be down in the game

Have you watched any Bama games this year? They go on runs against everyone. We had our chance and missed open shots from 3. It will be a completely different offense when you can utilize your bigs. Not concerned at all at this point.

 

[volsarelife1]

Yeah… just brilliant how Bama handled the last 2 minutes so heroically with 4 Vol starters sitting there with 2 fouls.

Sears and Nelson both had 2 fouls and they handled that well

 

[RAVOL]

Horrible end to the half

Yes it was missing open shots and offcial swallowed whistle to end half. In CHRIST Alone

 

[calban]

TN appears to have given up the ghost at the 2:50 mark in the first half. Please prove me wrong.

 

[Vol737]

Dang, we went cold the last few minutes. Hopefully we got it out of our system. Took many fast three point shots when we had the lead an just needed to set it up.

 

[joevols89]

Cry about it

**** poster

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

On the road? With 3 critical players and a starter in foul trouble? Tennessee is in good shape.

Tru, I just don’t understand why they wouldn’t attempt to slow the game down.

 

[vol94]

Team Stats​

FG	12-32	14-31
Field Goal %	37.5	45.2
3PT	5-21	7-20
Three Point %	23.8	35.0
FT	10-12	6-8
Free Throw %	83.3	75.0
Rebounds	20	20
Offensive Rebounds	5	4
Defensive Rebounds	15	16
Assists	8	11
Steals	2	2
Blocks	3	1
Total Turnovers	4	6
Points Off Turnovers	0	0
Fast Break Points	4	3
Points in Paint	12	14
Fouls	10	12
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	11	3

 

[johnboyhunter]

We need some bigs back in 2nd half.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Yes it was missing open shots and offcial swallowed whistle to end half. In CHRIST Alone

They swallowed half their whistle anyway

 

[Switch 625]

Letting a 10 point lead evaporate by giving up a 12-0 run to end the half without calling a timeout is coaching malpractice.

 

[Lukusw]

Basically even with major missed minutes due to fouls, Knecht yet to hit a jump shot, and only <25% from 3. I'll take it.

 

[volsarelife1]

Gainey is killing us right now. Not playing well at all.

On the other hand, we hung in pretty well with Aidoo and Awaka not playing hardly any minutes. Bama is going to make runs and score points. The Vols are right there.

Gainey was our leading scorer

 

[NOLAPhil]

The ESPN talking heads just mentioned how the officiating is helping bama and their finesse

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Gainey is killing us right now. Not playing well at all.

On the other hand, we hung in pretty well with Aidoo and Awaka not playing hardly any minutes. Bama is going to make runs and score points. The Vols are right there.

You’re kidding right? Gainey isn’t the problem

 

[Gladiator1]

So far coach is coaching for the second half. (I hope) Get Gainey out the game, and stop playing scared

 

[volfanhill]

Gainey is killing us right now. Not playing well at all.

On the other hand, we hung in pretty well with Aidoo and Awaka not playing hardly any minutes. Bama is going to make runs and score points. The Vols are right there.

Gainey is our leading scorer. He's had some issues but chill

 

[utvolpj]

Gainey is killing us right now. Not playing well at all.

What? He was our only player trying to score for several minutes

 

[Vols919]

Goofy ass coach. Don't want to hear his dumbass

Oats is mighty hateable.

 

[joevols89]

Team Stats​

FG	12-32	14-31
Field Goal %	37.5	45.2
3PT	5-21	7-20
Three Point %	23.8	35.0
FT	10-12	6-8
Free Throw %	83.3	75.0
Rebounds	20	20
Offensive Rebounds	5	4
Defensive Rebounds	15	16
Assists	8	11
Steals	2	2
Blocks	3	1
Total Turnovers	4	6
Points Off Turnovers	0	0
Fast Break Points	4	3
Points in Paint	12	14
Fouls	10	12
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	11	3

28% from 3 when wide open most of the time, lol.

 

[VOLinAL]

Also gonna need Knecht to do that thing he does this half.