The Official #6 Tennessee @ Texas A&M Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

[AthensVol2007]

Can't believe Barnes kept him on the bench that long

He was 3-11 on the night before those, not like he was helping us. He’s taken some questionable shots tonight and Barnes has let him know it.

 

[Caz]

If Tn does not learn to shoot and defend the 3 , they will get blown out at Bama and AU and SC

Can’t stop drive penetration either. Terrible defense tonight. Rebounding is a total catastrophe

 

[Butch s]

Could they call any more ticky tack s*** on us tonight?

Yes they could,and will

 

[tnvols72]

I predict it will look different Wednesday.

I thought it would look different after the loss to SC at home but looks the same

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Aidoo had a stretch at the start of SEC play where it looked like he might be one of the best bigs in the country and since then he has been mediocre or downright bad most nights. And Santi and JJJ just cannot seem to find a shred of consistency. Really thought Vescovi was going to blossom this year with Knecht here and he’s just disappeared on offense.

 

[JRVOL11]

He was 3-11 on the night before those, not like he was helping us. He’s taken some questionable shots tonight and Barnes has let him know it.

wonder if oats would’ve took him out for some shots

 

[vavolfan6]

I wouldn't freak out too much over this loss. A&M has only one way to beat you and it works against us when they have home court advantage.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

South Carolina and Aggies showed that the Vols are soft and can be manhandled on the boards. That is a template that many teams will follow and if Vols don't toughen up, they will be early outs in tourney season

 

[berryvol]

Agree. The way this has gone, we needed to start throwing up 3s much earlier.

Yup. 1% chance to win, but if there’s a path, that’s it.

 

[cgrish]

Can't believe Barnes kept him on the bench that long

Barnes didn't like one of the driving shots he took, got on to him pretty heavy, K was fouled and made both free throws, but Barnes didn't like the shot. He wanted him to pass the ball off. Was trying to make a point sitting him out that long, now too late, even if we made all of our shots too far behind, unless they turn the ball over some.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Knecht our leading rebounder with 6. Garcia with 16 rebounds.

 

[GBO18]

He was 3-11 on the night before those, not like he was helping us. He’s taken some questionable shots tonight and Barnes has let him know it.

No just no. He is your best player. He plays.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

He was 3-11 on the night before those, not like he was helping us. He’s taken some questionable shots tonight and Barnes has let him know it.

And he has 4 fouls so can’t play defense on the guards going downhill on him.

 

[RAVOL]

The problem aggies will have in the Dance officials will not allow all the physical play shoving for rebounds and chest bumping drivers to Lane. In our league at home you can ramp up the physicality. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Other_Guy]

Waited way too long to put him in. Bad coaching by Barnes.

Game was never close and honestly Barnes needs to be resting guys a little more.
A&M has just been money tonight. Not a bad loss.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

The amount of contact Knecht gets on drives and no calls is just sad

It’s every time. He has to be stronger if that is going to be the case though.

 

[LibertyVol]

Tough game. Great fan base. Tough physical team. Not sure why they aren’t ranked.

Because they are not that good.

 

[orbs son]

That was called before anybody jumped.

 

[vols 30]

I wouldn't freak out too much over this loss. A&M has only one way to beat you and it works against us when they have home court advantage.

It's not the loss. It's not showing up until it's too late

 

[Go47]

Both teams have scored 35 in the second half (after UT went 5-6 minutes of the second before scoring).

The game was lost in not matching their intensity in the first half and their (TAMU) uncharacteristic shooting of the 3 ball . . . And they owned us on the glass . . . All night.

 

[Delmar]

He was 3-11 on the night before those, not like he was helping us. He’s taken some questionable shots tonight and Barnes has let him know it.

He also barked at Barnes going into one of the timeouts after Barnes got on him. Pretty sure Rick was sending him a message.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Moving screen uncalled there

They have had moving screens all game

 

[One Vol One Fam]

I’ll preface this with, I like coach Barnes and I’m glad he’s our coach, but tonight was not his best night. I feel he tries to “teach lessons” too often and the lineups tonight have been mind-boggling.

 

[D3Athlete]

I feel like we’ve all been saying this for weeks trying to will it into existence, but at some point soon it better start happening. Running out of time to get started on that peaking.

I understand being worry but there still a lot of games left. It’s mid early in February and just gotta learn from it and get better. Last years UConn team was going through the same thing this time last year. Middle of Feb is when they took off. I’m not worried at all yet.

 

[berryvol]

Aidoo had a stretch at the start of SEC play where it looked like he might be one of the best bigs in the country and since then he has been mediocre or downright bad most nights. And Santi and JJJ just cannot seem to find a shred of consistency. Really thought Vescovi was going to blossom this year with Knecht here and he’s just disappeared on offense.

Knecht’s assist numbers really haven’t reflected how good of a passer he’s been. He’s set our shooters (and big men off PNR) up for great looks all year. Feels like they haven’t fallen consistently.