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

[cwbytruckers]

I feel a comeback win. The magic is coming.

 

[VolCalls]

Well, at least we can stop speculating about the 1 seed possibility.

We’ll still get the 1-seed, IMO, unless we lose by 25.

 

[vavolfan6]

There aren't many teams that can keep answering offensively everytime Knecht drains a 3. But UK is one of them. Not sure anyone else in the country can score like them.

 

[Orange931]

Still over 10 minutes to play and down only 11. This ain’t over

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Not giving up on this team today. They have a run in them, just wait and see.

I agree, the game is very much winnable. Time to see what we're made of.

 

[Cdywolfe]

I wouldn't be upset if we just keep jacking up 3s

This… Probably won’t matter but maybe we luck our way back into it.

 

[Dadof2volfans]

Well, I hope we shoot better Friday

 

[Other_Guy]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

Screw Kentucky. I want to see a tennessee school win a conference championship. This is Barnes best team, despite them likely about to lose. Can't imagine caring that much about this game. This team is going to be gassed in the tourney.

 

[NOLAPhil]

Kentucky are playing for seeding and we are going through the motions.

 

[GBO18]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

Huh?

 

[chuckb1448]

I feel a comeback win. The magic is coming.

I love your Optimisim

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Just keep shooting them, who cares. It’ll either get us back in the game or keep someone from getting hurt on a physical drive. Get out of here with no injuries and I’ll be happy. Mildly annoyed with a loss, but still happy with the regular season overall.

Just sucks that if we don’t have a major comeback, we squandered our first chance ever at a 1-seed. I wanted it so bad. Now we almost certainly are going to be in Houston’s region.

 

[Volstylexx]

If Tennessee is already this tired, I start to worry about what they'll have in the tank come tournament time. Especially with the SECT in-between.

That's why you hear folks say every year, the SECT title isn't worth the wear and tear on the body. I don't usually prescribe to that way of thinking, but with the regular season title secured, I think there's a good case for that argument this year.

 

[Hoggervol]

Who shot it ?

Gainey

 

[VOLinAL]

I was hoping we would win this game then just sit starters in the SEC tournament because who cares at that point.

 

[Creeker]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

Well there’s the dumbest thing I’ll read today

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

We were at least one game ahead of every other team over a long season. The league was really good at the top. Successful season.

 

[TennTom]

You must not understand the history of our basketball program. UK in basketball is Bama in football.

LMAO Lord, son just shut up. You're making an absolute fool of yourself.

 

[ColinS]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

And you feel that way because of the talent like they have on the floor right now and for the last 80 years. When it's clicking your in trouble.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Just keep shooting them, who cares. It’ll either get us back in the game or keep someone from getting hurt on a physical drive. Get out of here with no injuries and I’ll be happy. Mildly annoyed with a loss, but still happy with the regular season overall.

Maybe I'm too old school, but this loss pisses me off. I hate Kentucky with passion and to see them punk us like this on our home court is making me furious.

 

[mackievol]

Don’t crush me for saying this but Zeigler has been awful tonight. Just awful. His decision making has been the worst I have seen all season.

He drives to the basket a few possessions ago in traffic against 3 guys at the rim. Gets blocked. He shoots a 3 from the logo that you could tell was short instead of passing it to Knecht. Then he has a fairly open layup in the lane for once and he kicks it to Mashack for a 3. Who misses.

I've set up an interview at the home entrance to the arena, you can tell him yourself how you feel after the game.

 

[Delmar]

Screw the SEC. Give me a sweep over UK any day of the week over winning the regular season championship. That's the only game that matters in basketball.

That may be one of the dumbest posts I’ve ever seen on here and that is a very high bar.

 

[volsarelife1]

We need a couple stops and a Knecht Auburn type heater now

 

[Cartervol]

Well, I hope we shoot better Friday

After these last two games you'd hope so...

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Kentucky could cut the nets down in a few weeks. They are that good offensively. They are peeking at the right time.

They’ll go cold at some point and their usually poor defensive attentiveness will bite them. They’re playing great today but I doubt they can maintain it long enough to cut down nets. They are definitely electric though.