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

[johngunn44]

It’s clear the refs are not going to call 3 seconds. Edey doesn’t even worry about it being called. several times he has been in the lane between 5 and 10 seconds. Barnes needs have the guys on the bench start counting out loud everytime Edey gets in the lane.

 

[mackievol]

All of their offense is picks and giving the ball to someone 8 feet tall and we stopped him a few times

 

[JCP201]

Aidoo playing his worst game of the year. Hope Barnes is able to light a fire under his butt.

I figure we'd have 200 fouls after the way we started. Hope they layoff the calls on us. Edy hasn't got any fouls which is total BS.

 

[OrangeUTopia]

Nobody is beating UCONN anyway

Even so I’d still like to see us get to the Final Four before I die.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Nobody is beating UCONN anyway

Who gives a f***? We still need to make the Final Four and even if you're right we'd lose in the National Championship.

Dumb comment.

 

[Frank Duncan]

Who is beating them ?

i dont like the rammer jammers but id love for them to drub them like they deserve.. beat em by 20... wont happen tho

 

[#1volsfan]

He’s a big goon who gets every damn call. If he was 6’8” or under he’d be playing division 2 ball.

He gonna be in europe in a few months.

 

[Hulavol]

We got this going away fellas …. We just played about as bad as you can play for the last eight minutes and are only down two - with a very manageable foul situation…. And I think we gain confidence and purdoo is going to get tighter and tighter …. And I like the refs letting us play our style.
I think Vols by 12-15 or so- last five minutes are gonna be fun !

 

[Dergibvol]

Preach Charles. They shouldn't be down at all. They fell asleep at the wheel

 

[vol94]

ZZ, Aidoo and Vescovi missing shot. What’s up with Aidoo?

It’s mental, imo. He doesn’t recover when he comes out slow the first five min of game. Plus, the poor shooting impacts his defense and he has hands of stone.

 

[chuckb1448]

Hopefully fouls don't hurt us in the second half, gotta stop turning the ball over and hit your 10 footers.... dadgumit I want this

 

[SlyStone]

Awaka is our best defender against Edey. Aidoo is just to underweight. The Miss St game showed it. Since no one is gonna say it Vescovi has got to give this team some kind of offensive punch. Hit a damn jumper dude!

 

[volnbama_]

Come on, we were up 11 and then stopped playing for the last 5 minutes and only got 2 more points on a gift basket.

Let's not act like there isn't some context to said score.

That’s basketball. Watch any college and NBA game and you’ll see a game of runs

 

[vols 30]

We won't win unless JJJ steps up and starts to be more assertive offensively.

He's played great so far. Offense and defense

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Yeah especially when he can hack all game and never get called for it, and meanwhile they protect him like he’s a maiden’s honor.

That's overly dramatic. He's figured out how to fully exploit his size like no others in recent memory. We've hacked him several times without it being called, reminds me a lot of what it was like when Jarnell Stokes was here.

I think we've handled this game about as well as we could. We don't have the personnel to stop Edey, but we have done a good job at limiting his easy opportunities. This game is exhibiting very high-level NCAA bball imo. We didn't play perfectly, but we've shown that we can hang. If we come out of halftime strong, we have a chance imo.

 

[RabunRaven]

This game ends super close or Purdue by 12-14

 

[VolsSportsFan]

It’s clear the refs are not going to call 3 seconds. Edey doesn’t even worry about it being called. several times he has been in the lane between 5 and 10 seconds. Barnes needs have the guys on the bench start counting out loud everytime Edey gets in the lane.

If your'e waiting on 3 second calls then you might as well stop watching.

 

[Tenacjim]

Barkley is so right. That last 5 minutes is a sequence that can end up costing you the game.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

It is so frustrating how Aidoo has folded under pressure this tournament. He’s been so bad. He doesn’t even look confident shooting the ball so you know it’s not going in the moment it leaves his hands.

Just infuriating. When we need an inside presence most, there is none to be found.

 

[ENGRVOL]

The first 5 minutes of this 2nd half is going to be huge. We just need to keep this game close to the end and ZZ, Knecht, JJJ will get us to Phoenix

 

[Volnanza]

Why are our bigs afraid of taking a charge on Edey?

because they won't call it. It will be an automatic foul. The best defense is Awaka pushing him out away from the basket. At least Awake is not playing weak.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Nobody is beating UCONN anyway

Who cares

 

[VolsSportsFan]

This game ends super close or Purdue by 12-14

We play like that last 5:00 and it's the latter.

 

[vol94]

We got this going away fellas …. We just played about as bad as you can play for the last eight minutes and are only down two - with a very manageable foul situation…. And I think we gain confidence and purdoo is going to get tighter and tighter …. And I like the refs letting us play our style.
I think Vols by 12-15 or so- last five minutes are gonna be fun !

Not sure if you are serious but we will not win by 12 or more.

 

[connor]

Nobody is beating UCONN anyway

This mentality is crazy bro