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

[kell7517]

If you could have told me we'd be down 2 at half, I would have taken it

With Aidoo, Awaka and Knecht with 2 fouls. Absolutely.

 

[ColinS]

JJJ was fine. I didn't like it when he passed up the wide open three from the top of the key right after he just made one. Overall he was looking for his shot and scored 8 points

 

[tev.sm]

Alabama’s shot release is so quick, looks like they’re rushing their shots and chucking them in, but they go in. Having Aidoo back will hopefully help but hope he can defend without fouling.

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

We have to make an effort to get the bigs involved

Availability is the best ability. We will be in a great spot once they are back in the 2nd

 

[TartanTurff]

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

Oates called a time out in front of the under 4 to calm his team down, then reset at the under 4 timeout, not using time outs is coaching malpractice and the inability to stop a run or a shift in momentum has been a Barnes trademark which usually bites and draws blood in tournament play, when you have to coach your resources through in game troubles and adjustments, you can't just roll the ball out there and scream at the referees,

 

[joevols89]

We’ll be okay if DK will start taking better shots and not try to force things. He had some bad shot selection in that half.

Bama making it hard to get him the ball so when he got it quickly or on the break he was forcing it.

 

[SGMVols]

We blew 2 10 point leads in the first half.

They’re the best offense in the country and playing at home. You’re going to have to survive 3 or 4 runs. A 10 point first half lead is never going to bury them.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Pretty awful half. Refs are ruining college basketball.

 

[Delmar]

Gainey was our leading scorer

He did hit a few but he also looked really bad on several shots and turned the ball over. Looked nervous.

 

[JCP201]

Played 16 minutes without one of the best scorers in the game making us completely one dimensional. Really couldn’t have gone much better for us than where we are honestly.

We didn't have Aidoo/Awaka and Knecht was off, and we are within one score.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Need to attack the basket early and often in 2nd half, make the tide grind it out

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Bama had more fouls called on them. 3 of their starters had 2 fouls

3 of our starters also had 2 fouls (Aidoo, James, and Knecht). Also Awaka had 2 forcing big minutes from Estrella

 

[GAVol]

Just presenting the facts lol.

Great, but you know what I’m saying. Awaka gets starter minutesa lot of times. Main point is.. the early fouls on our bigs really took away our advantage and then Knecht had to sit too.

 

[KTrain]

I mean we gave up a 10 point lead in 3 minutes. Thats just terrible. Don’t really have many words.

We forced shots, stopped defending well, and turned it over. Going to be tough to win this game if Alabama keeps hitting 3’s at this clip.

we have also gone on 10 point runs on them, IMO there will be a bunch of mini runs and if we can come out start knocking down those open 3s, we are getting good shots just not falling if they were, would be like Knoxville game up 20.

 

[NOLACHUCKEYTOM]

Embarrassing for a bunch of you. VOLS played for the 2nd half by sitting the bigs with fouls and we held our own. We are in a good spot, as Bama has no answer for Aidoo/Awaka

You are exactly correct!!!

 

[Madscientistvol]

Most of these aren’t even bad shots

They aren’t bad looks but they’re bad attempts.

 

[Tenacjim]

JJJ is useless, won’t even try to help score.

Yet he is leading the team in scoring for the game and has twice the points of DK. Pretty good for “not even trying”.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

We need some bigs back in 2nd half.

They each have only 2 fouls and played 4 and 5 minutes SO they are rested.

 

[ColinS]

He did hit a few but he also looked really bad on several shots and turned the ball over. Looked nervous.

He was playing good basketball and at the end started trying to do too much

 

[VolGee4]

He's hit at least two 3's. Wtf are you talking about?

He’s our leading scorer.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

In the second half I wanna see UT take some time off the clock. Don’t give Alabama more possessions, shorten the game against great offenses.
Pick our spots!!

 

[Delmar]

Don’t feed the troll. No need to clog good discussion with playing into what the troll wants.

I put that goof on Ignore a long time ago. Much better.

 

[utvolpj]

Oates called a time out in front of the under 4 to calm his team down, then reset at the under 4 timeout, not using time outs is coaching malpractice and the inability to stop a run or a shift in momentum has been a Barnes trademark which usually bites and draws blood in tournament play, when you have to coach your resources through in game troubles and adjustments, you can't just roll the ball out there and scream at the referees,

You act as if there's only one coaching philosophy. I'm sure Barnes understands how to use TOs

 

[Dougie_D]

we win this game if Awaka and Aidoo start scoring

 

[kiddiedoc]

Pretty awful half. Refs are ruining college basketball.

You knew that was coming when you saw the crew announcement. I know the numbers were similar, but they took out both of our bigs early.