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

[tnvols72]

how many does Knecht have?

 

[JCP201]

why doesn't kelly call a time out with Tamari had no shoe. Sorry, wrong thread, I turned on the SC/VOLS blowout.

 

[ColinS]

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.

We were doing it too on their drives. Your orange tinted glasses can only see ot on one end

 

[RockyTop140]

Was ZZ in foul trouble? Seems like he was out of the game for a long time.

Picked up 2 fouls pretty early.

 

[vol94]

A bad team? Typo or hot take?

I’m trying to be hip. Bad as in good.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

We also played most of the half without ZZ because of foul trouble. He was stirring the drink when he was in, should be a better 2H

True. But they also played most of the half without Dillingham. So it was a wash.

 

[jdogvol]

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

^This. I don’t think the committee was going to give us a #1 seed no matter what, they just don’t respect us. We’ve done enough to get a #2 seed even with a loss today and one win in the SEC tournament.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

The ref whining is comical. It's 11-6 in our favor, yet some act like every sliver of contact is a foul on UK, and the Vols have never once in their 100+ year history ever committed a foul.

 

[RockyTop140]

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

They aren’t trying to go inside much at all. Just bombing away from deep

 

[TennTom]

Whoa, Houstin up 19 on Kansas at the half.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

We also played most of the half without ZZ because of foul trouble. He was stirring the drink when he was in, should be a better 2H

Yeah Santi was running PG for a bit there, probably why he was gun shy to shoot. Did have 4 assists.

ZZ playing the full second half will be huge.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Refs could call a foul on Kentucky every time they grab, mug, or smack Knecht but don't. 29-33 but, good finish to the half. Fouls actually more for Kentucky with 11 and Tennessee 6. Kentucky just out shooting Tennessee and the rest of the stats are about even. Gotta make your shots. Knecht with 19. Aidoo, ZZ, and Gainey with 4-3-2 and that is it. We gotta have more production, especially 3s, from Santi, JJJ, and ZZ. That is the winning recipe. Let's go in the second half. Need the fans to support the Vols and make some noise. Looking for someone to start putting the ball through the hoop besides Knecht.

 

[BigOrangePhoenix]

They had a chance to put Tennessee away. They didn't. Usually bodes well for the home team.

 

[DC_Vol]

how many does Knecht have?

I think he’s got all 29

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

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

Probably the best defensive team

 

[LibertyVol]

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

Then why get two fouls when you know you are going to sit. Damn.

 

[barney]

kentucky fans are all bitching about the refs and I'm confused about why they only have 13 team fouls instead of 23

 

[RockyTop140]

The ref whining is comical. It's 11-6 in our favor, yet some act like every sliver of contact is a foul on UK, and the Vols have never once in their 100+ year history ever committed a foul.

Yeah it hasn’t been bad. It’s been well called. Kentucky isn’t trying to drive as much as we are (Knecht) so they aren’t racking fouls up on us

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Really need one of ZZ's huge threes early this half

 

[LibertyVol]

^This. I don’t think the committee was going to give us a #1 seed no matter what, they just don’t respect us. We’ve done enough to get a #2 seed even with a loss today and one win in the SEC tournament.

SEC tourney does not matter one way or the other.

 

[johnboyhunter]

how many does Knecht have?

19

 

[Namorto1]

Everyone except DK is playing afraid on the offensive end. We aren't in any significant foul trouble so should be aggressive defensively the entire 2nd half.

 

[berryvol]

True. But they also played most of the half without Dillingham. So it was a wash.

Agree, but ZZ is far more important to our offense humming than RD for UK. UK has multiple guys that can go for 30 any given night. We need ZZ and DK to get our role players in positions to score. He was doing that when in, we just couldn’t toss it in the ocean from a pier.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We were doing it too on their drives. Your orange tinted glasses can only see ot on one end

Well it is a TN site so.....

 

[Drewbydoo]

Got to start getting baskets in the paint

Yup, I'd like to see knecht play further out and play and inside outside game with Aidoo. IDK, Aidoo is one cool cat. I look to see him take more shots in the second half.

I don't like seeing DK getting hacked in the paint and THAT level of hacking is legal?