The Official #4 Tennessee vs #15 Kentucky Game Thread, Saturday 4:00 PM EST/CBS

[vol94]

ZZ was on the bench for at least 8-10 min and we are only down four. Awaka and Aidoo will be important in 2nd half.

 

[Carolinavols]

Why does Barnes sit a player when they get 2 fouls in the first half? Very few players ever foul out of the game.

 

[ColinS]

Well thanks to DK we weathered the storm of UK not being able to miss. They are gonna get some guys and in the game during the second half though, we gotta get more out of our other guys

Kentucky is 13-34. I know. It seems like they are shooting a higher percentage

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We have taken their best punch

Can we give ours though?

 

[JCP201]

Considering ZZ sitting the bench for a long time, and we are only down four? We haven't even played that well.

 

[vol4eva]

Down 4 playing about as bad offensively as we can

 

[Just a VolinTears]

This game doesn't matter. Should just rest everyone now for the games that matter.

Huh? It means the world to these players and all of VolNation. I hate UK

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

KY has 5 guys with 2 fouls.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Why does Barnes sit a player when they get 2 fouls in the first half? Very few players ever foul out of the game.

Probably cause they usually get sat when they have 2 fouls in the first half.

 

[TennTom]

We've shot so excruciatingly bad, but only down by 4. Kentucky is so screwed.

 

[casetopia]

Good Iowa St lost. Tired of hearing about them.

 

[Bryan1]

Knecht gets pushed or bodied twice causing him to loose the ball, of course it's not a foul!

 

[KnoxtotheBoro20]

Another lesson not making FTs too. Down 4, missed 4 FTs

 

[vol9799]

They are allowing body blows on the bock shot attempts for both teams. Just have to man up. Keep taking it in there. We are winning the free throw battle.

That isn't "defense" it is BS!! If the refs are gonna let SC and UK and everyone else foul the crap out of our players in the paint, then we need a CJ Black or a Gannon Goodsen who don't mind putting opposing players on a stretcher or in a hospital. This is not basketball! If the refs wanna allow MMA then let's give the inbred zebras what they want.

 

[DirtyDawg]

TN shot terrible in the first half but only down by 4! This could be much worse, just shoot better and win.

And stop KY from kicking it out to a wide open Edwards on a drive. This has happened way too many times, and he is hitting it every time

 

[whodeycin85]

It feels like our defense is being lax because if we tighten up like normal the refs will put us in foul trouble...but down 5 shooting like we have. I'll take it

 

[vol94]

Houston is a nasty team with suffocating defense. They are very athletic and currently up 21 vs. Kansas.

 

[BigNasty]

We gonna have to go 2 bigs

We played much better with both bigs on the floor.

 

[ButchPlz]

That isn't "defense" it is BS!! If the refs are gonna let SC and UK and everyone else foul the crap out of our players in the paint, then we need a CJ Black or a Gannon Goodsen who don't mind putting opposing players on a stretcher or in a hospital. This is not basketball! If the refs wanna allow MMA then let's give the inbred zebras what they want.

I just hate that they very clearly don't call it both ways.

 

[TN1111]

Yes

I must have totally missed his 2nd one.

 

[Starchief13VFL]

Why does Barnes sit a player when they get 2 fouls in the first half? Very few players ever foul out of the game.

Because they sit after 2 in the first half

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Terrible half. I have to believe we’ll close out those threes and play better defense. We have to produce something on offense besides Knecht. ZZ returning should get us better movement, but we have to stop forcing things that aren’t there. I won’t be surprised if the refs call an entirely different game in the second half. Kentucky is mauling us and only getting called for half the fouls they commmit. Let’s go get it.

 

[berryvol]

Houston is a bad team. They are very athletic and play suffocating defense. Up 21 @ the half vs. Kansas.

A bad team? Typo or hot take?

 

[whodeycin85]

That isn't "defense" it is BS!! If the refs are gonna let SC and UK and everyone else foul the crap out of our players in the paint, then we need a CJ Black or a Gannon Goodsen who don't mind putting opposing players on a stretcher or in a hospital. This is not basketball! If the refs wanna allow MMA then let's give the inbred zebras what they want.

Makes me miss Uros!!!

 

[Just a VolinTears]

UK only has 2 FTs, you know Cal will talk to refs at half and they'll shoot 15-20 this half