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

[TrippieRedd]

All this complaining about Aidoo reminds me of all of us hating on ORN, lol

Guess Aidoo going to Michigan

 

[TennTom]

We've got to get something from Santi and Aidoo in the 2nd half if we're gonna win this.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

Aidoo is like 0-6, slow on defense, and looks like he doesn’t want to be there. I wish Awaka could get more time, but he fouls too much. Aidoo’s lack of physicality and terrible shooting will be the difference in this game, unless he turns it on right now.

Get on his arse, Barnes!

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Gonna need someone else to step up on offense, hopefully a bit better effort defensively. Just force them to eat clock to get it to Edey. I don’t think he alone can beat us.

 

[OrangeUTopia]

Nah. Purdue will make a run 2nd half. And with the refs blowing the whistle everytime UT is on defense there will be no chance of a comeback.

We will see how it plays out but yeah, I think foul trouble is going to come into play.

I didn’t expect us to maintain a double digit lead, but also didn’t expect to end the half giving it all back and then some.

 

[johnboyhunter]

You're

get out of hear. See what I did there?

 

[volsack]

Aidoo sucks, he dominates if we are on a Mid Major but other than that, he looks like he's moving through broken glass. He knew the projection today, to not at least show effort is ridiculous

Agree. We need to replace him in the portal this summer. Send Aidoo to UTC or ETSU where he can handle the competition

 

[deezvols]

54% from 3 for TN to 12% from 3 for Purdue. And we are down. That’s a bad, bad sign.

You’d rather them have all these free throws and swap 3pt % with them?

 

[TrippieRedd]

We will see how it plays out but yeah, I think foul trouble is going to come into play.

I didn’t expect us to maintain a double digit lead, but also didn’t expect to end the half giving it all back and then some.

definition of blue balls

 

[kiddiedoc]

He’s soft. Thought he’d gotten better since last season but still not strong enough to hang and bang with other true centers.

He just needs about 20 pounds of muscle

 

[posivol]

come on dalton catch fire and stay hot...lets go get that final four

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Need to get someone else involved in the offense other than Knecht

JJJ has played great the last two games. He needs to keep getting the ball.

 

[vol94]

I’m old bc I guess three seconds in the lane was a turn over

Yeah, I posted a comment on a previous thread. They changed the rule yrs ago.

The count to “three” stops and resets if the player in the lane catches the ball in the lane and makes a move to the goal. Or, the count is suspended and reset if player is in lane for two seconds but makes a move towards outside of the lane. Hope that makes sense.

I do prefer the old days but….they changed it supposedly for safety.
IIRC, it had something to do with reducing the number of collisions in the paint as the player was rushing to get out of the lane.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Aidoo has been awful against creighton and now in the first half of Purdue. Still hard for me to understand how he’s still so skinny.

He is soft!

 

[HendoCinco]

Knecht needs to turn red and go tf off…..

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We've got to get something from Santi and Aidoo in the 2nd half if we're gonna win this.

Don’t count on it. DK, JJJ, ZZ and TA are going to have to win this game.

 

[TrippieRedd]

He just needs about 20 pounds of muscle

need to get him on trt

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

It is their defense/Edey. We can't do much down there.

I agree Edey is a tough guard but Aidoo has missed easy open shots he hits all the time.

 

[Vol737]

Again, this team misses too many WIDE OPEN shots.

Entirely too many.

 

[Vols All Day]

Tennessee is going to have to crack up the defensive intensity in the second half and gets some fastbreak points.

 

[whodeycin85]

Is it possible JA is got a touch of the flu..he seems lethargic

 

[vavolfan6]

All this complaining about Aidoo reminds me of all of us hating on ORN, lol

Guess Aidoo going to Michigan

Aidoo just needs to get in the gym and bulk up. He has the talent, but gets knocked off his game anytime he goes against someone taller and bigger than him.

 

[Go47]

This likely ends like the first contest - UT loss is 4-5 points.

Scoring droughts will cost us per usual.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

He just needs about 20 pounds of muscle

40* lol

 

[DirtyDawg]

Aidoo is terrible today! Barnes needs to take him to the side and inform him that Edey uses his spare time to torture giraffe calves!