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

[LibertyVol]

Me too. That said, we're not letting it spoil our party! The takeaway is we're still outright SEC champions

True. Take me awhile to get over losing to Kentucky.

 

[ColinS]

My wife calls him ‘anythangy Gainey’. He plays well in spurts but always a little suspect on both ends.

He was getting beat bad on defense

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Be nice if DK and ZZ had some help on offense!!!

Did you watch our games at Rupp and Coleman? DK had 16 and 13. Did you really think we would win every game left in our season?

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Let's hope first game of SEC tourney is get right for Vescovi

 

[Lefteye]

This day sucks enough already, why torture yourself more?!

bite your dang tongue. Unless you’re referring to LIV golf.. lol

 

[Namorto1]

Unfortunate loss but not a horrible loss to a team that was shooting lights out.
- Aidoo and others were intimidated by all of Kentucky's blocked shots early
- Our perimeter defense couldn't handle Kentucky's guards.
- Missed FTs hurt
- Non call Reeves stepping out of bounds was significant.

Glad we showed grit and didn't give up. Half glass full, hard to believe we scored 81 yet shot poorly from the field and 3 pt range for the entire game. This is the type of game that demonstrates that good offense can beat good defense. Time to prepare for the tournament. Knecht needs to live in the training room as he was beat up all game....again.

 

[LibertyVol]

He was getting beat bad on defense

Scary part is Tennessee is going to be depending on him next year.

 

[Switch 625]

JJJ missed a three to possibly send the game to overtime while Lady Vols lose on a three ball.

Both within just minutes of each other. Both were daggers to the heart.

 

[Vols All Day]

This is why we dont deserve to be a #1 seed. #1 seeded teams shouldnt drop games like this, USC, and Texas A&M.

Kentucky has two lottery picks coming off the bench. Kentucky has a lot of talent, they aren't a bad team.

 

[Other_Guy]

What is the relevance to this game? Neither of the 2 teams in this game are anywhere near the zipcode of bad teams. So whats your point?

Are you saying that after winning the SEC the act of losing to a team that likely has 4-5 guys drafted this year makes us bad?

edit: nevermind I was informed it was a reference to the lady vols... nothing to see here

Lol its OK and guess what, I agree the men's game wasn't that big of a deal. They did what many of Barnes previous teams have done and lost when it mattered. These guys had a slugfest last 3 games to clinch the regular season and UK is just red hot. I kinda expected them to lose.

 

[Lefteye]

He was getting beat bad on defense

He was.. ky played physical today. He always struggles with that, on both ends.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Scary part is Tennessee is going to be depending on him next year.

Scary? C'mon. That's a bit of an overreaction

 

[JCP201]

I think if our team plays the NCAA with the intensity that they played in the last few minutes of the Kentucky game, we could win this thing.

 

[vol94]

Are there any recent prognostications out there regarding seeding since the loss? Zona should beat USC and UNC is up on Duke.

At this point, it’s out of our control but just curious. At the end of the day, all the games are difficult.

 

[davethevol]

Unfortunate loss but not a horrible loss to a team that was shooting lights out.
- Aidoo and others were intimidated by all of Kentucky's blocked shots early
- Our perimeter defense couldn't handle Kentucky's guards.
- Missed FTs hurt
- Non call Reeves stepping out of bounds was significant.

Glad we showed grit and didn't give up. Half glass full, hard to believe we scored 81 yet shot poorly from the field and 3 pt range for the entire game. This is the type of game that demonstrates that good offense can beat good defense. Time to prepare for the tournament. Knecht needs to live in the training room as he was beat up all game....again.

Knecht was about the only guy driving to the basket an not afraid to get bumped. He’s an old school type of player.

 

[VolGee4]

Kentucky has two lottery picks coming off the bench.

Not only that but Arizona has multiple losses worse than us.

 

[djohnnyg]

Just a terrible day for men and ladies. Depressing. We were cursed today. One of dem days.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

This is why we dont deserve to be a #1 seed. #1 seeded teams shouldnt drop games like this, USC, and Texas A&M.

How about Northwestern, Nebraska, and Ohio St.?

 

[LibertyVol]

Scary? C'mon. That's a bit of an overreaction

He is just not very good. And they are going to need him to be good next year.

 

[vol94]

Unfortunate loss but not a horrible loss to a team that was shooting lights out.
- Aidoo and others were intimidated by all of Kentucky's blocked shots early
- Our perimeter defense couldn't handle Kentucky's guards.
- Missed FTs hurt
- Non call Reeves stepping out of bounds was significant.

Glad we showed grit and didn't give up. Half glass full, hard to believe we scored 81 yet shot poorly from the field and 3 pt range for the entire game. This is the type of game that demonstrates that good offense can beat good defense. Time to prepare for the tournament. Knecht needs to live in the training room as he was beat up all game....again.

Knecht was 6-9 from the line. I think ZZ, Awaka and Gainey missed from the line, too.

 

[Lefteye]

Scary? C'mon. That's a bit of an overreaction

Till we see the roster it is, BKG. Until we add another guard in the portal or an outta nowhere hs player, he’s a big question mark.imo

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Lol its OK and guess what, I agree the men's game wasn't that big of a deal. They did what many of Barnes previous teams have done and lost when it mattered. These guys had a slugfest last 3 games to clinch the regular season and UK is just red hot. I kinda expected them to lose.

Dude piss off.....did you skip the previous games? THey didn't matter? Eat a bag dude.

 

[camp_steveo]

Gotta play better or watch the tourney from your couch.

 

[Switch 625]

Just a terrible day for men and ladies. Depressing. We were cursed today. One of dem days.

The baseball team beat Illinois 24-1 to clinch the series, so there’s that.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

He is just not very good. And they are going to need him to be good next year.

We don't have any clue as to how important his role will be next year. Another emotional overreaction