The Official #5 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[508mikey]

The fans there obviously want to cheer, the team just has to give them sustained effort and success. Just too much wasted movement

That said 22 has repeatedly set illegal screens and is getting away with it.

he did at Nashville too and no calls on him

 

[tnvols72]

It still blows my mind that kids can shoot at high school level and shoot at their prev. schools but once they get here all of a sudden they cant shoot. DK refused to let himself get ruined here. Without DK last year this is what Tn would have looked like. Take Vescovi the longer he was here the worse his shot got.

 

[knoxchief]

We just didn't come to play today! This is as bad as it gets with this team. Most points given up in the first half this year. Hope CRB chews that azz and a different VOLS team shows up in the second half!

 

[joevols89]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

If they get the same shots they will. They are getting anything they want.

 

[TartanTurff]

Glad this version of the team reminds us it is baseball season, should have filled those last 2 spots Rick

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Vandy won't let TN back in this one, impressed with their focus and game plan to attack a lazy Vols defense.

 

[87Vol]

We have no heart. Getting out hustled and out rebounded.

 

[volsarelife1]

You don't think Barnes and the players already know that?

They didn't act like they knew the performance sucked

 

[theroyz71]

The fans there obviously want to cheer, the team just has to give them sustained effort and success. Just too much wasted movement

That said 22 has repeatedly set illegal screens and is getting away with it.

Yep. He put his shoulder into someone on one of the last possessions before half.

 

[volbound1700]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

Game is definitely not over and teams do tire out over the course of the game.

 

[ashleyyy]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

how can you be so sure?

 

[TheBigOne10]

I’d love to hear somebody just try to defend the shitshow we just watched that half

 

[vol94]

Embarrassing display of basketball by the 5th team in the country. ZZ didn’t come ready to play, period! Rebounding had been atrocious and Vandy has owned the paint. To make matters worse, we aren’t playing defense, today.

Now, we may come back but the first half pay is inexcusable. There isn’t any passion or enthusiasm by the team, including ZZ.

 

[volsarelife1]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

They may shoot 64% in the 2nd half if we play like that

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

It still blows my mind that kids can shoot at high school level and shoot at their prev. schools but once they get here all of a sudden they cant shoot. DK refused to let himself get ruined here. Without DK last year this is what Tn would have looked like. Take Vescovi the longer he was here the worse his shot got.

It's absolutely mind boggling. Something is causing. Need to figure it out

 

[Vol4lif3]

We need to recruit Chris Lofton lol

 

[jasonvol18]

Looks like we will be looking at a 3 game losing streak after this week. We damn sure aren't winning in College Station this week. And may lose at LSU.

 

[Tnphil]

It still blows my mind that kids can shoot at high school level and shoot at their prev. schools but once they get here all of a sudden they cant shoot. DK refused to let himself get ruined here. Without DK last year this is what Tn would have looked like. Take Vescovi the longer he was here the worse his shot got.

Never understand where the shooting goes when they get here.

 

[BreatheUT]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

Well that's like saying a team with all juniors returning from one of the worst offenses in the league returns all their starters next year.

Let me clarify. Tennessee is offensive challenged. Regardless of what Vanderbilt shoots in the 2nd half, Tennessee is still offensive challenged. Tennessee scored 25 point the 2nd half last Saturday and people blamed it that is all we needed and weren't trying.

 

[HighWaterVol]

We also are getting severely outrebounded

 

[tnvols72]

Has RB got out of his chair this half?

once to jump on Igor when the turnover was not his fault. Boswell should have communicated with Igor to let him know the player was coming from behind

 

[vol94]

I’d love to hear somebody just try to defend the shitshow we just watched that half

Someone will posit “it’s a sixty minute game,” if we come back to win.

Edit - blue font - 60 min.

 

[hUTch2002]

It has been a long time since I have seen a Tennessee basketball team give this little effort in all phases of the game. Vandy has 9 points off our turnovers.

And we only have 3 turnovers!

 

[Westtnvol2]

How can we be this bad against Vanderbilt and Kentucky? We are not ready to play. I think we would have early morning practice tomorrow if things do not get turned around in the second half.

 

[Caz]

Good news is Vanderbilt will not shoot 54% in the 2nd half. Need to rebound the misses to get back into the game.

Don’t bet on it. We don’t seem to want to play today and just let them get any shot they want.