The Official #5 Tennessee @ #10 Kentucky Game Thread, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN

[chuckb1448]

Knecht watching too many highlight reels.

I hope he handles his Fame better than he has tonight

 

[Larkin]

Effort wins games like these. Night and day from Tuesday’s game

 

[RockyTop140]

The past three possessions, I just watched James get fouled and still make the basket, Aidoo get called for a bs foul, and Kentucky foul the crap out of aidoo with no call.

 

[joevols89]

JJJ catches a lot of hell but he’s done his job tonight.

Thought he should’ve gotten an and 1 on his last make.

 

[walkenvol]

Need more Awaka! Something’s off with Aidoo last couple games.

 

[Putbacks]

Enough said…

 

[kiddiedoc]

DK has to be on the floor Rick

He's coming. And Hell's coming with him.

 

[GBO18]

When was the last foul called on UK? Before the 8min timeout?

 

[NATHAN05]

ZZ and JJJ having great games. Glad to see some guys stepping up for Knecht who's been shut down.

 

[volfan__18]

I hope he handles his Fame better than he has tonight

that has zero to do with it. They are all over him on defense. He’s opened up the floor for everyone else

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

Dillingham is not playing defense...he's afraid to foul. Go after him every play....he's the ticket to a basket on every play. He wants to stay in to score

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

How many FTs have we shot since we've been in the bonus?

 

[ColinS]

JJJ catches a lot of hell but he’s done his job tonight.

It's light an elusive light switch that all of a sudden gets flipped on and then back off. It's completely mental.

 

[Larkin]

He's coming. And Hell's coming with him.

Haha, I laughed

 

[GoVols9800]

Awaka is single handedly going to cost us the game my goodness

Awaka? I hope you mean Aidoo!

 

[LordVOLdemort]

We need DK back in the game, if nothing else than to draw attention.

He’s probably coming back after the media timeout. I’d run JJJ, ZZ, Knecht, Mashack, and Awaka. Close out with strong defense

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

The last call on Aidoo was absolute trash. Verified by replay.... showed it and the announcers went crickets....

 

[Freak]

Thought he should’ve gotten an and 1 on his last make.

If Aidoo fouled Sheppard, then JJJ was fouled.

 

[casetopia]

This is the team effort we'll need in March for sure.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Cal gets away with so much nonsense, guy is out on the court moaning and crying 3/4 of the game

 

[Volstylexx]

I am 42 years old and the Vols have only won in Rupp four times in my life. This would be huge for our NCAA seeding.

 

[vol94]

I still like Knecht in there - he just has to be smart. He’s freeing up his teammates big time when he’s in.

He’s getting a breather. He’s exhausted as he’s tried to get open. Plus he’s played a lot of minutes this stretch. I was amazed with his stamina while I watched Vols @ Memorial. He is always moving on both sides of ball.

 

[joevols89]

I hope he handles his Fame better than he has tonight

My theory is the Reeves vs Knecht stuff got to him and he wanted to make a statement and started pressing. Plus UK is playing D well on him.

 

[TN1111]

JJJ catches a lot of hell but he’s done his job tonight.

I believe that was the message this week to him and others... this can't just be the Knecht show.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

It is still refreshing to see Tennessee bounce back and players not named Knecht step up