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

[Col_Cathcart]

Can you read? I already explained this. If we had fouled they would have had two free throws, so the worst that could have happened was them making both and the game going to overtime. You do understand that going to overtime and having a chance to win is better than losing on a three?

I see. So you’d rather just concede overtime up 2 with 4 seconds left? That’s either some serious hindsight or you have no clue how unlikely that 3 is to go in. There’s not a coach in the world that would foul in that situation.

 

[Butch s]

lol. I needed that chuckle. thank you.

Chuckle if you want, but you’re ignoring the obvious. Two pathetic losses to mediocre teams kind of remove the luster of any top 10 win

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Not with 4.6 seconds he didn't. Vesco is a senior and our leader. Two games in a row let us down.

Those free throws that Awaka could have hit would have made a huge difference tbh

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

And if Awaka makes 2 of his 5 misses, Vescovi's means nothing. Hell, even Air Ball Plavsic made 3 of his 4.

Situational basketball from your leader. Just make one. Awaka is 18. Vesco is a senior.

 

[TNVOLFN]

You like Vescovi but yet, here you are calling him trash? Lol

Would you trust him in this scenario if happens in the tournament? Hats off to you, I wish my orange colored glasses were as thick as yours.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Those free throws that Awaka could have hit would have made a huge difference tbh

With 4.6 it's different. That's our leader out there.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

With 4.6 it's different. That's our leader out there.

Not really.

If Awaka hits his free throws, we’re not even in that predicament in the first place.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Not really.

If Awaka hits his free throws, we’re not even in that predicament in the first place.

Again... I'm talking situational basketball. Hell if Uros hits a FT in the first half it's another point.

 

[Butch s]

lol. I needed that chuckle. thank you.

Probably better off losing to 2 top 10 teams by one point than to lose to mizz and candy by one each

 

[Lankykong]

They made tough shots all night I’ll give them that. The defense was in their face on most of them. The point stands it’s not on the officials for us losing this one.

Totally agree

 

[WaywardVol]

He’s the 7th leading scorer amongst the top 20 ranked incoming FR. He’s held his own.

Because Barnes has given him a boat load of undeserved minutes. There is little question that Awaka is the better Freshman prospect on this team.

 

[lifeisdeep]

I see. So you’d rather just concede overtime up 2 with 4 seconds left? That’s either some serious hindsight or you have no clue how unlikely that 3 is to go in. There’s not a coach in the world that would foul in that situation.

We just lost another game this exact way three days ago.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Probably better off losing to 2 top 10 teams by one point than to lose to mizz and candy by one each

Yeah, who cares about winning against Top 10 teams as long as we beat average/bad teams.

Good grief.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

ZZ had 3 terrible plays which led to him fouling out.
Mashack CANT foul with 7 seconds nor can he let Ghouldston get to his right hand on last shot! Just force him down the side line. A MUCH tougher shot to pull off.
And Santi absolutely must make FTs late. For his first 2 years he was borderline perfect in last 2 minutes of games. Now he looks shaky every time. Key was the guy to get ball too.

 

[Volstylexx]

Chuckle if you want, but you’re ignoring the obvious. Two pathetic losses to mediocre teams kind of remove the luster of any top 10 win

OH you were being serious!? You don't understand how the NCAA committee works if you think they're going to ignore a neutral court win over a top 10 Kansas and a walloping of a top 5 Texas team. Not to mention wins over teams currently projected in: USC, Maryland, and Auburn. This team is still fine, but we're clearly trending down the seed line.

 

[Vol4life2]

I see. So you’d rather just concede overtime up 2 with 4 seconds left? That’s either some serious hindsight or you have no clue how unlikely that 3 is to go in. There’s not a coach in the world that would foul in that situation.

But he could have pressed like they had for much of the 2nd half. Mo had trouble with it most of the time.

 

[RockyTop140]

I don't think any of us really understand what it's like to stand on the FT line in silence with that kind of pressure on you. He's not going to make them all. He's won us far more games in the last five years than he has lost us. He may still have a few critical wins left in him.

More pressure in the moment than most here have felt in their lives.

 

[Volstylexx]

Probably better off losing to 2 top 10 teams by one point than to lose to mizz and candy by one each

So then, instead of being a 3 seed, we'd be Auburn, right... currently projected as a 10 seed. See the difference there?

 

[OldandStillaVol]

Proud of the comeback and glad to see Barnes go to the small lineup. We just have to play smarter when the game is on the line and we go under 4 minutes to play.

I can’t see any way we can beat Alabama with 2 guys out. But play hard and get more minutes to the younger guys. Guards have to play better in March to have any kind of run in tournaments.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Really don’t think they do now

That’s not how it works.

 

[Volstylexx]

For all the doom and gloom, we're 2 seconds away from a 21-4 record this week. Let's remember that.

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

 

[Butch s]

So then, instead of being a 3 seed, we'd be Auburn, right... currently projected as a 10 seed. See the difference there?

We are not going to be a 3 seed after the season is over. What difference. Wise up sir

 

[Tenacjim]

Well, now for the bright side. If this team kept rolling and went into the tourney as a #1 seed or even #1 overall with a valid shot at the Final Four or even a NC and THEN lost to a 16 seed or fell in the second round, I don’t think could take it after the events of the last year.
#1 Baseball team most of the year falls short of CWS.
#1 Football team in initial rankings gets b-slapped by SC and misses the playoff (and yes I would rather lose to GA or OSU then to have missed the playoff)
#1 BB team flames out first weekend.

Because with us being TN, you KNOW that’s how this would play out.

start breaking our hearts now and MAYBE overachieve in the tourney and wreck someone else’s season?

 

[05_never_again]

For all the doom and gloom, we're 2 seconds away from a 21-4 record this week. Let's remember that.

You could take solace in that if the losses were to good teams.