The Official #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #3 [1] Purdue Game Thread, 2:20 PM ET, ESPN

[TNHopeful505]

I hope that transfers around the country are looking and seeing what we did with Dalton and planning their visits.

 

[UTK]

That and $5 will get you a cup of coffee. It's wouldn't do a damn thing.

But not doing so also won’t get you a damn thing. Just speak your mind. Barnes has limited time as a head coach, got nothing to lose by speaking truth.

 

[LSG410EC83]

You think Aidoo will consider going pro. If not, he better do some strenght conditioning for his hands. Softest hands in basketball.

 

[AthensVol2007]

I think they can beat UConn. They don't have anyone that can cover Edey either.

Klingman is a top 5 big man in basketball and has the size to stay with him.

 

[BleedOrange16]

In two games against Purdue this year, they had 81 Free Throws.

81

Lol.

I don’t even have words.

The only ones coming to mind will get me banned from here.

GB

 

[vavolfan6]

Today we learned its better in life to be born with privilege. Hardwork doesn't overcome those who have inherited great advantages in life. It sucks. But life is cruel sometimes.

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Aidoo was a real disappointment on both sides of the ball.

Unless he is beating up on a bad team with no inside game, dude is a liability. Needs to come off the bench

 

[Proud Army Wife]

they will

Idk, it seems rigged for Edey and Purdue to win it at this point.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I hope DJ Burns gets a shot at Edey.

Get a shot lol? Burns would be fouled out in the first 2 minutes.

 

[wokawoka55]

This Purdue basketball team is a bunch of crybabies and losers. With the help of the refs, 16 fouls against 1.

That flop toward the end was horrible

 

[DaddyChad]

Knecht had great game but those misses from 3 late really killed us.

No one else stepped up. If you had another offensive option it would be different.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Dalton Knecht is going to make some NBA team very happy

I Hope he is a good ambassador for our program like Peyton was for football.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Key is Edey. I remember playing Donelson Christian in High School and they had a 7 foot guy and our largest player was 6 foot 5 inches. They keep just riding that 7 foot guy in the paint on both sides of the ball. Purdue did that today and frankly could possibly do that against anyone left. I don't see how Purdue lost to FDU last year with him.

I watched the whole game. They attacked him the way Bruce Pearl did with Dane Bradshaw playing the 4 as really a guard. So when they played Florida with the pro roster they had that won back to back National Championships. We beat them 3 of 4 with Bradshaw going in there guarding Joakim Noah and Al Horford. It was like they knew they were at disadvantage in post so use Bradshaw to go in swipe the ball from the bigs when they bring the ball down. Fairleigh Dickinson did that many times when Purdue went inside they used really undersized quick guys swiping at ball. Every other team seems to play traditional against them and the refs just are afraid to not call fouls when he starts his shooting motion. Against FDU he didn't get many of those opportunities because they knocked ball out and got out in foot races and they usually won them because 7'4 300#+ ain't jetting in transition.

 

[vavolfan6]

In two games against Purdue this year, they had 81 Free Throws.

81

Lol.

I don’t even have words.

The only ones coming to mind will get me banned from here.

GB

And we lost by a combined 10 points...smh

 

[Other_Guy]

I hope that transfers around the country are looking and seeing what we did with Dalton and planning their visits.

We better hope so too, because this team could regress significantly.

 

[OrangeTsar]

That flop toward the end was horrible

Yeah, that was European Soccer level pathetic

 

[SNAFU]

What was Aidoo’s deal the past two games?

Over matched physically. Got pushed around on both ends. He needs about 10 more pounds of muscle to compete with physical big men

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

Why would the NCAA ban officials for following instructions? Edey has been officiated as if he’s made of glass all season. That’s what the NCAA and Big Ten wanted. If anything, the officials from today’s game may get a behind closed doors tongue lashing for letting the game be as close as it was.

Technically, I don't like your post but I sure agree with it.

 

[volmoon]

It’s been a great season! Great players with great character and great skill. I hate see it come to an end as much for a great coach as for the team and fans. Proud to be a Tennessee Volunteer!

 

[I4Vols]

Rule #1 in life: if the media says it, do/believe the opposite

Rule #2, if the media writes it, see Rule #1

 

[DaddyChad]

The refs. Right!



uh.

ok

lol ok. The refs had no outcome on the game.

 

[vol4eva]

Lack of offense outside Knecht was killer.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

This is absolute insanity.

Lost by 10 combined points and a 40 shot decrepency in FTs.

 

[Delmar]

Played their asses off. Hard to beat 8 vs 5. Same as it was in Maui. Sad honestly. Great season tho. Let’s get 2/3 from the portal and Tennessee will be good again next year.

In two games against Purdue this year, they shot 81 free throws. Think about that.

 

[SGidds]

We had chances to take the lead in the last 5 minutes, and we had some decent looks, but they didn’t fall. I absolutely cannot fault the effort of this team. They gave it all that they had.

I just think that was the best that this team could do against a dominant post player. Aidoo is not physically up to the challenge, so that leaves Awaka, who fouled out, and Estrella, who barely plays. Estrella did OK, but he’s also not an offensive threat at this point.

In addition, we got absolutely destroyed on the boards. Since we shot poorly, we needed some second chance points, and we got none.

Despite all that, we were hanging around until that 3 by Jones. That was a backbreaker.

We’ll eventually get that Final Four, and I REALLY hope we go through Purdue to get it.