The Official #6 Tennessee vs. #23 Georgia Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[molsen81]

I would say let's rehydrate on some Gatorade.......but we hate the Gators. How about some Powerade and Mongolian milk? Let's go!

 

[SGMVols]

Every year the team looks great in non conference games. And then the real season begins...........

Nobody has won more SEC games than us the last 5 years

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Biggest issue. Teams have figured out that if they just keep us on the perimeter we are cooked.

Yep, very 1-D team... problem is, I don't see it changing anytime soon. I'd like to see Dubar try to play some bully ball in the post.

 

[jacksonvol24]

What an ugly half of basketball. Geez that was bad. Boy teams shot the ball terrible. If Georgia could score, we would be down 15. Maybe Barnes should try to encourage his players instead of calling them out to the media. He should have never done that, should have chewed him out behind closed doors.

 

[vavolfan6]

Our crowd does well when we have a lead, but has nervous energy when we are down.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

True and valid point. I try to be optimistic but geez

You don't have the right to boo if you never cheered to start out with.

 

[tnvols72]

Tenn 9/33 FGs at 27%
3/15 from 3 20%

 

[vols1071]

We seem to have gone back to the old Barnes offense and pace..... Got to play faster and get in transition and get looks in rhythm and some layups.... The outside shot is mental now

 

[FlVols]

Regardless of what anyone in the media says, we have a terrible home court. Always sounds like a graveyard. Need the crowd to feed the floor.

The O’Connell center was hopping all night last week. We need our fans to wake up and get excited!! And our team needs to hit the baskets. Damn % is horrible!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

We’re down 1, not 11. Real basketball school crowds don’t sit on their hands every time things don’t go 100% perfectly.

This. We’ll never have an elite home court advantage. We may win a lot at home, but it’s not because of the crowd. Moving the student section would help, but that will never happen because it will piss off the donors.

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Every year the team looks great in non conference games. And then the real season begins...........

They won SEC championship last year...

 

[SGMVols]

What an ugly half of basketball. Geez that was bad. Boy teams shot the ball terrible. If Georgia could score, we would be down 15. Maybe Barnes should try to encourage his players instead of calling them out to the media. He should have never done that, should have chewed him out behind closed doors.

He doesn’t say anything like that in public if he hasn’t first said it to the player in private

 

[dillyo51]

This is reminding me of the football season. We start off playing lights out and then fizzle in conference play

Because competition gets better.

 

[Vols2015]

We seem to have gone back to the old Barnes offense and pace..... Got to play faster and get in transition and get looks in rhythm and some layups.... The outside shot is mental now

Perhaps he should take some notes from the Lady Vols head coach. Complete 180 on their offense.

 

[GBO18]

What an ugly half of basketball. Geez that was bad. Boy teams shot the ball terrible. If Georgia could score, we would be down 15. Maybe Barnes should try to encourage his players instead of calling them out to the media. He should have never done that, should have chewed him out behind closed doors.

If Tennessee could score we would be up by 15.

 

[vols1071]

We are missing shots but the pace of play isn't gonna help with no post presence on offense

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Every year the team looks great in non conference games. And then the real season begins...........

Yeah, we only won the SEC last year and advanced to the EE in the NCAA tournament. The year before we made the Sweet 16 WITHOUT ZZ. Beat Duke's ass to get there. I do get it

 

[GBO18]

How many offensive rebounds we got? We have dominated rebounding so far at least.

 

[patrick]

Biggest issue. Teams have figured out that if they just keep us on the perimeter we are cooked.

Injury to JP really hurt our inside presence.

 

[vol94]

Halftime stats. We must find a way to get easy baskets. I’d love to see transition play but not in the cards this season.

 

[volsarelife1]

How many offensive rebounds we got? We have dominated rebounding so far at least.

Had 12 in the half

 

[SGMVols]

Injury to JP really hurt our inside presence.

Eh. It hurt depth but it’s not like he was exactly Johni Broome or something

 

[tnvols72]

How many offensive rebounds we got? We have dominated rebounding so far at least.

Ga -9 Tn-12 Off.
Ga-12 Tn-7 Def

 

[vol94]

Had 12 in the half

 

[Namorto1]

Boring basketball. We are too easy to guard and strictly a jump shooting team. Few back door cuts to the rim and no post offense. Heck, post up Chaz if he can't get this perimeter shot to fall. Got to get him going. For as aggressive we are defensively, we are a finesse team on offense. Really don't understand it.