The Official #6 Tennessee @ #9 Arizona Game Thread, 10:30 PM ET, ESPN2

[DooleyOrangePants]

20 seconds earlier would have mattered?

And is isn't "my" coach, he's the Vols coach.

Apologies on this exchange. Frustration from a terribly called game boiling over for me.

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

Arizona is a final 4 team. We took em to the wire in their stadium, with them having a 17x free throw advantage and without JJJ. We will be fine.

No they aren’t. They’ll be out in the the second round.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

Hey don’t take your anger out on SVP, he’s a national treasure

His schtick is ****…

 

[GAVol]

Don't ruin their narrative with facts. Unless Barnes is screaming like a banshee and getting T'ed up, he's appaerently doing nothing.

It’s always funny when people think they can tell who the coach is talking to while watching on TV.

 

[KB5252]

Barnes let his team get railroaded and waited until the outcome was already determined to do or say anything about it.

I have a problem with that..... It'd been better to say or do nothing at all.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

But he didn’t scream it. Apparently that’s why we lost.

Too little too late

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Bro what’s ur problem?? Did you see the game? Now ur being a troll to the rest of us that are pissed bc we just got cheated.! Ur a real piece of work. Ignore list gets a new loser!!

The reffing was terrible. Your temper tantrum won’t change that. Neither would one from Barnes.

 

[tnvols72]

Does it ever do any good? It’s the biggest flaw to college basketball and it doesn’t seem to improve. On any given night you have to be 10-15 points better than your opponent to win when the calls are one sided.

It does not hurt to try and change the narrative even if it doesnt. What do you have to lose? I have seen it fire up a team by it happening.

 

[C-south]

Nah

Certain of it.

 

[Lankykong]

I can say the same thing

I agree, that Ole Miss game from like 3 years ago was bad but this was a travesty

 

[zjcvols]

Oh yes, we should definitely chew out college basketball officials on national television, I’m sure those jack offs are gonna say “you know what Rick you’re right. I am wrong and doing a bad job and to prove that to you I’m gonna make up a couple calls in your favor.”

These idiots couldn’t manage a kindergarten class let alone take criticism. Please find a better angle. That criticism of Barnes is so stupid.

 

[I4Vols]

Game changers:
Officials:Verne Harris, John Higgins, Tony Padilla

If they are "some of the best", then it's clear sports betting has gotten deep into the game

 

[ndubvols]

lol yeah lets wait until 6 seconds left in the game while your players have been screwed over for the other 39:54 seconds.

They showed him in the refs ear multiple times throughout the game, give it a rest. You get bad refs on the road in cbb just is shag it is sometimes

 

[SGMVols]

Does it ever do any good? It’s the biggest flaw to college basketball and it doesn’t seem to improve. On any given night you have to be 10-15 points better than your opponent to win when the calls are one sided.

If anything, I tend to observe that getting a T makes the refs *less* favorable to you. You give away free points and gain nothing most of the time.

 

[The Dog]

Whatever, it will end up helping our resume and it showed that we are physical and don't take sh!t. Not worried about this team at all, even if JJJ doesn't play another game. It's time for ZZZ to start and run this mothereffing team. No more off the bench sh!t and 30+ minutes a game, if we our going to be all we can be, imo

 

[Vol49er]

Great effort. I'm encouraged honestly. There was obviously a determined effort by three guys in stripes that we not win that game, so I'm looking to process rather than results. Team is good enough as is to win 25+ and a double bye in the SEC tourney. If two of three of Vescovi getting healthy, James getting healthy, or Phillips really developing into a confident scorer, I will feel good about being a second weekend team. Zakai really starting to restablish himself, ON and Uros having more flashes (though still each are good for two or three boneheaded plays a game),

 

[The Tall Gguy]

To give them 4 free points in a close game? Stupid. Basically giving away that you’re only a casual fan when you call for this. It’s not our coach’s fault when refs suck at their jobs.

It's our coaches fault when he doesn't stand up for his team. Go lie down.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Sure, stand there with your arms crossed is a good strategy too.

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate Barnes for what he’s done for the program. But this was going on all night long. Would it have made a difference? Maybe, maybe not. It’s tough to watch that go on for an entire game without seeing much pushback.

Frustration getting to me.

Except that wasn't what he was doing. He was complaining to the refs all night.

Please explain what the hell he's supposed to do short of getting himself thrown out. Which if he had done that and we lose, the same people would b**** how he couldn't keep his cool and got tossed.

 

[vol_smoothie]

I would have gone completely off the rails at the very end if I were Barnes, just to make a point.
If he didn't say much the entire game to that crew, he does deserve blame. Look at the 1st half numbers alone.
What, were the refs afraid of the crowd ??????

 

[VolsSportsFan]

It's our coaches fault when he doesn't stand up for his team. Go lie down.

You didn't answer the question.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Yeah, you do.

Yes he’s asking them…with 6 seconds left in the game. We were punked from the 12 min mark of the 1st half on. And the mental issue take is a nice touch even if it makes zero sense in this scenario but good burn.

 

[SGMVols]

It's our coaches fault when he doesn't stand up for his team. Go lie down.

Clown

 

[Lankykong]

There’s not a fix guys. Unfortunately college basketball officiating is that bad. It’s why the sport is unwatchable and why ratings are at an all time low for college basketball.

Referees have ruined the sport.

I know I liked the ones that said it was fixed but I totally agree with this take

 

[GAVol]

Oh yes, we should definitely chew out college basketball officials on national television, I’m sure those jack offs are gonna say “you know what Rick you’re right. I am wrong and doing a bad job and to prove that to you I’m gonna make up a couple calls in your favor.”

These idiots couldn’t manage a kindergarten class let alone take criticism. Please find a better angle. That criticism of Barnes is so stupid.

It’s such a weak take. If you’ve ever been to a game, you know that just about all coaches talk to the refs all night long.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

5 point loss at Arizona with that ****** of officiating and no JJJ, not mad at it.

Team is learning you can’t expect anything from officiating. Hopefully these two two road games gets Phillips ready for conference play.

Got good games from ZZ, Uros & ON. Santi’s shot is still off with that shoulder issue.