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

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Hate to admit that it is reminiscent of our NCAA losses.

That’s a nonsense comment. This team hasn’t played in an NCAA tournament before. It’s not a costume parade. These guys will show up.

 

[RockyTop140]

Need UK to cool off. Also need one of James, Ziegler, or Vescovi to step up if we want to get back in this

 

[TN1111]

Amen. Everyone says we look tired. Frig me. These guys are 20. 20 year olds don’t get tired. We just need an excuse. Please. DK has no help.

Yep... everyone is tired apparently -But he's not. He won the Auburn game despite little help.

Doesn't look like his great play will be enough today.

 

[barney]

maybe some of their top guys will foul out. they don't have a ton of depth I feel like.

 

[whodeycin85]

Lotta ballgame left......pitter patter let's get at her and get the W

 

[theroyz71]

Damn, Sheppard is unconscious.

 

[volsarelife1]

Sheppard is just cold blooded. Great player

 

[BeardedVol]

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

Win the SEC tournament and you might have an argument. Otherwise I'd say there's not much of a chance of Arizona not getting the nod given that they are already the favorite.

 

[PA Vol]

Will they ever get cold?

 

[TN1111]

This is going to end up being a beatdown...

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Kentucky can’t miss. This one is on ice.

 

[berryvol]

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.

Agree, but Arizona still has to play. My non-issue with this loss is kinda dumb, but it was hard to see us winning out (if we win SECT) and still going deep in March. This loss will be some good lessons and we can regroup for tourney season.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

That’s a nonsense comment. This team hasn’t played in an NCAA tournament before. It’s not a costume parade. These guys will show up.

Lol okay

 

[Chad Powers]

Kentucky is making shots, but they are a one trick pony....drive, kick back, shoot.

This. Also, good interior defense isn’t jumping up and blocking every shot. A simple head fake = foul. Tired of hearing CBs talk about KY’s interior D. A mid-major team with strong fundamentals and their bigs will foul out with that “interior defense”.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

We are absolutely dead tired

 

[Cdywolfe]

This may just not be our day. That’s about the 10 shot that went halfway down and rolled out.

 

[chuckb1448]

Uhhgggg

 

[VOLINVONORE]

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.

I kind of expected this let do after winning the SEC That was their first goal. The next goal is to get to the final 4. Maybe this take some of the pressure off for the NCAAs

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

I don't understand why coach hasn't put Mashack in Sheppard all day. He's killed us

 

[Jravol78]

That Aidoo rim out just summed up the day so far

 

[vol41212]

Probably tired. Please. These guys are 20 years old. Frig me brother.

Who out there are you thinking is 20 years old?

 

[Creeker]

maybe some of their top guys will foul out. they don't have a ton of depth I feel like.

Dillingham, Shepard and Ivsic come off the bench. I think they have decent depth.

 

[vol94]

I don't want to lose our one seed because we played a gauntlet and probably tired.. We have already won the SEC championship.

Yeah. I’m afraid Zona will get the one seed now as Shepherd and KY won’t go cold.

 

[Switch 625]

SV contributes nothing

 

[PA Vol]

red hot teams from three have been our kryptonite all year. Get the starters out. Rest, and let's not get hurt. This game is meaningless for all intents and purposes.

Want that one seed.