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

[StarRaider]

I saw ZZ smoking a fake one.

lol me toke too

 

[OrangeTsar]

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Crazy how Aidoo didn't play his best at all tonight. Foul trouble early, only played just a hair over 50% of the game and still ended up with 12 points and 7 rebounds.

 

[Vol737]

I hate Oats

They’re really not good for you anyway.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Doesn’t always show up in the stats, but Santi and JJJ made some big plays

We're all pissed that their numbers aren't mirroring last season, but you're damn right that they contribute, facilitate and stop in ways that general stats just don't catch.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

I think the key sequence was the Mashack three and then he played FS and got the interception leading to the Jonas AND1

 

[KTrain]

Huge games from JJJ, Vescovi & Mashack, along with ZZ. A ton of big plays from those guys.

yep, had to play a lot of game with JJJ & DK tallest guys out there, small lineup. JJJ had a great stat line & DK game was off but the +- with him out there was way higher with him on the court he makes everybody's game a bit easier.

 

[johnboyhunter]

I missed many of the game thread but will be interesting going back and reading.

You may want to skip the middle third of the thread. Lot of us went in full meltdown mode .lol

 

[Zues1]

Remember when folks were saying DK can't do it by himself.....he had an off night. 14 points
I suspect he'll show up and show out the next several games.
Big contribution by everyone tonight. Great team win.
The defense was suffocating at times.

 

[volsforever27]

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

 

[I4Vols]

And you too, Pat Adams!

For all I rag on him, his 2nd half wasn't typical for him. Lots of fouls called on both teams in this game

 

[D3Athlete]

Big picture. 2-0 through the gauntlet so far. 2 big games left. At worst will be 2-2. At South Carolina next. Lets get it

 

[VOLtaism]

Just watching in awe! This engine has a lot of cylinders, wow!

 

[The Vin Man]

Rollin' down a Backwoods, Tennessee byway
One arm on the wheel
Holdin' my lover with the other
A sweet, soft, southern thrill
Worked hard all week, got a little jingle
On a Tennessee Saturday night
Couldn't feel better, I'm together
With my Dixieland delight

 

[rocketskates]

We won!! I don't care what these ESPN people say, we should be a one seed with the schedule we have played.

I agree. Literally lost to the number 1 and 2 teams at the time, North Carolina @ Chapel hill, and an underrated South Carolina team. A&M and miss state were our only somewhat “bad losses” and they were on the road. Also, the sec is probably the most competitive conference in the country this year. I’ll give Houston, Perdue and UConn theirs, but that 4th spot should be ours.

 

[ptcarter]

When we were down, when we were tested......JAHMAI, ZAKAI, SANTI, AIDOO, DALTON
when were down 7 in the second half, i thought it was over, best ive felt in a while

Thats a great string of names. Would make a good password.

 

[FlVols]

Go Vols!! Whip the Cocks next and then the cats!

 

[Jonboy]

No he wasn’t. He literally said the other 3 were basically locked and Arizona was the one who may drop. Come on…..

That's...what I said? He was talking as if Arizona needs to lose for the Vols to move up into the final 1 seed slot as the others are locks.

 

[hUTch2002]

Nah, nobody is respecting South Carolina and they just keep winning. If we can get back up I think we will be fine but it want be easy on the road. I think the two road games grade the toughest.

I agree S.C. will be tough. So will UK. I just think Auburn and Bama are tougher. I said weeks ago S.C. would be in the race down to the last couple of games and here they are.

 

[Namorto1]

Excellent job!! The defense really got to Bama that last 10 minutes. Really choked down on them. The really good news is that they can win big games with DK and Aidoo having off nights. That’s really big.

It’s really unbelievable. Alabama is a historically good offense and we locked them down 2x.

 

[BisonVol]

Doesn’t always show up in the stats, but Santi and JJJ made some big plays

Santi was huge tonight. Made Alabama’s guards look real bad a few times tonight.

 

[volsarelife1]

Also we were 2-0 this week without Yankee starting the game thread

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Big picture. 2-0 through the gauntlet so far. 2 big games left. At worst will be 2-2. At South Carolina next. Lets get it

We can win both. But I really, really want to punch USCe in the mouth.

Then I’ll think about Kentucky.

 

[rocketskates]

Need more of that version of Mashack in a few weeks. He just wanted it tonight.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

So tell me why Arizona is the 1 seed and we aren't????