The Official #6 Tennessee @ #1Auburn Game Thread, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN

[gainesvol82]

I've not disliked an SEC player as much Chad Baker-Mazzara since maybe...Marshall Henderson? John (with an I) Broome is right there, too.

Petty from Bama is up there. So is Stute from USCe/Candy. But all time is Joakim Noah. Mainly because I used to see him out a lot when I lived in Gainesville and his personality in public made him look like a saint on the court......which is amazing because he was an epic douche on the court.

 

[hUTch2002]

Yeah and I didn't really like the call on Gainey that fouled him out. I thought he went up and Broome jumped backwards into him. Watching on my phone tho so maybe I didn't see it right.

You’re spot on and so was the poster you responded to. Those 2 calls were ridiculous. The. Broome fouled ZZ on the other end and no call. Past those 3 I thought the officiating was pretty even.

 

[volsarelife1]

Huh, seemed like he had a better night than that. Maybe it was just the second half, but it felt like shots were falling for him better than the rest of the fellas.

He was 6-6 at the line at least. But overall the numbers were:

ZZ- 4/15 (0/6)
Gainey 3/10 (2/5)
Lanier 4/11 (2/6)

 

[Delmar]

Their whole team is. Baker-Mazara has never committed a foul in his life. Just ask him.

Players tend to reflect their coach.

 

[LibertyVolance]

That travel call on Okpara was criminal and may have cost us the game.

Why wasn't that a foul? I think it was Broome who knocked him off his footing.

 

[vol94]

Interesting box score -

 

[rocketskates]

They have looked like the best team in America all year. The fact that Tennessee made them look pedestrian says a lot about Tennessee. But that’s lost on many.

We definitely frustrated them, and should’ve won that game. Defensively it was our best game this year.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Didn't I see they've beaten 7 top-25 teams now? Hardly pedestrian, but our defense held them in check.

Kinda like yelling overrated at a team you upset. Instead of dissing Auburn, credit our team.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

It was a hard fought loss. Nothing to be ashamed of. I had this as a loss in the line of the next 4 games. We can easily win our next 3 and get back into the SEC race. Here in 3 weeks we will be 20-3 and 7-3 in the SEC. I really don’t think we are losing at home. We are a totally different team at home this year.

 

[rocketskates]

Why wasn't that a foul? I think it was Broome who knocked him off his footing.

He wrapped his arm around his waist and pulled him. Even Bilas was shocked.

 

[first time caller]

Kentucky lost.....

 

[Freak]

Interesting box score -

charge your phone.

 

[Freak]

He wrapped his arm around his waist and pulled him. Even Bilas was shocked.

Bilas drives me nuts. But he was right, in that case.

 

[volsarelife1]

charge your phone.

That phone % may still be higher than our shooting % as a team lol

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Silver lining, we found our identity to winning big games tonight. Ugly, physical matchups. Drive with ZZ and kick it out to Lanier if he’s on.

And keep the ball put of Igor's hands.

 

[SugarVols]

Tough loss. Probably forget 1 seed dreams. Now fight for 2 or no worse than 3.

 

[tennrich1]

Surely….surely no Vol would be critical of our performance. As hard a fought game by both clubs I’ve witnessed in years. Awesome game. Wish we could have pulled it out but loss will not hurt us at all.

 

[Freak]

That phone % may still be higher than our shooting % as a team lol

too soon.

 

[Vol49er]

It was a hard fought loss. Nothing to be ashamed of. I had this as a loss in the line of the next 4 games. We can easily win our next 3 and get back into the SEC race. Here in 3 weeks we will be 20-3 and 7-3 in the SEC. I really don’t think we are losing at home. We are a totally different team at home this year.

Idk about the sec race. Auburn probably isn’t losing three games not that Broome is back. But a 1 seed is still in reach. I really hope we still have enough in the tank for Tuesday though, Kentucky is gonna be really motivated off of two straight losses

 

[n_huffhines]

I would usually agree, but nobody else could hit the broad side of a barn. Without Z tonight we'd have been toast.

Yeah, but he was worse than all of them, at 28%.

His job is to get them better shots not become primary because they're missing mediocre shots. I'm not trying to kill the kid. I'm just saying this is not a winning strategy.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

He was 6-6 at the line at least. But overall the numbers were:

ZZ- 4/15 (0/6)
Gainey 3/10 (2/5)
Lanier 4/11 (2/6)

This is why I’m surprised that so many are cool w/ the guy pulling a quick 3 who hasn’t hit one all game and is shooting just over 30% from 3 for the season and 37% from the floor overall .

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Idk about the sec race. Auburn probably isn’t losing three games not that Broome is back. But a 1 seed is still in reach. I really hope we still have enough in the tank for Tuesday though, Kentucky is gonna be really motivated off of two straight losses

Auburn could lose 3 games, but we aren’t done losing. We will lose 2-3 more.

 

[SGMVols]

It’s gotta be a pretty egregious call to have Barnes throwing things on the court.

yeah, very unlike him to do that, but that call was abominable trash.

 

[apevol]

Petty from Bama is up there. So is Stute from USCe/Candy. But all time is Joakim Noah. Mainly because I used to see him out a lot when I lived in Gainesville and his personality in public made him look like a saint on the court......which is amazing because he was an epic douche on the court.

CJ Watson knocked him the **** out

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

This is why I’m surprised that so many are cool w/ the guy pulling a quick 3 who hasn’t hit one all game and is shooting just over 30% from 3 for the season and 37% from the floor overall .

Many are cool with whatever Tennessee does. Good, bad, brilliant, or nonsensical. Doesn’t matter.

It was a bad call though, make no mistake.