The Official #7 Tennessee vs. #2 Purdue Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

[Frozevol]

This should be a double digit lead easily without **** officiating.

If we were hitting our outside shots it wouldn’t have made any difference how bad the ref are. Of course the same could be said for PU.

 

[KTrain]

Despite the refs best attempts.

& despite 5 points on one possession aided by Technical

 

[RavinDave]

On one hand, it’s a borderline miracle we’re ahead considering Purdue is on pace for 52 tree throw attempts. On the other hand, we’re only up one after Purdue shot a meager 20% from the field and 61% from the free throw line.

I honestly don’t have a great feeling about the rest of this game. I don’t see the officiating changing, but I do see Purdue shooting better form the field in the second half. Someone other that DK is going to have to start scoring.

Or we need to have Knecht taking most of the shots.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

A bit surprised that Santi’s been so cold shooting the ball to start the season, maybe those 10 days away from the team hurt more than expected.

Gainey has also gone cold lately, didn’t expect that.

 

[orbs son]

I just wish we’d get a 3 second call and for the refs to call all of their walks.

 

[camp_steveo]

Vols looking strong tonight. Purdue is no slouch yall.

 

[Switch 625]

Purdue with 26 FTs to our 13. We are not fouling that much more than them. BS!

They want that #1 vs #2 matchup

 

[JCP201]

They’ll let the big man eat in the 2nd half.
LMAO Barnes just called out the officials!!
He “knows he was right!”

Barnes made them start calling fouls--yes, it cost us some points but worth it.

 

[KTrain]

If we were hitting our outside shots it wouldn’t have made any difference how bad the ref are. Of course the same could be said for PU.

yep. they've basically had just 2 scorers

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Amazingly, the officiating seems to simply get worse each game. Unreal

 

[87&91ALUM]

I just need to make a brief statement: if you’re keeping up with the gamethread, yer not watching the game…

I’m only looking at stats during breaks.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We’re due for some 3s to fall this half

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Vescovi needs to step it up. He's missed wide open 3s and that foul at the end was stupid.

 

[turbovol]

Amazingly, the officiating seems to simply get worse each game. Unreal

It wouldn't be a Tennessee game--football or basketball--without the same tiresome whining about officiating.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

So are you saying Barnes is wrong

No, I strictly said what I said. The game has been physical, and bad calls happen in every game. Every single one. I'm not a huge fan of coaches picking up techs and giving away 2 FTs, but Barnes had good reason to take exception to a couple calls at least.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Bilas... guess he missed ken poms defensive rankings

I actually kinda like Jay Bilas, I’m talking about that clown Jay Williams.

 

[Frozevol]

We really need to start dropping these 3s. Gainey and Santi are 0-6. Hopefully that doesn't continue. We've had our opportunities, but simply not converting.

Have to keep shooting. They will fall. But in case they don’t, we need to pick up our offensive rebounds.

 

[ButchPlz]

No, I strictly said what I said. The game has been physical, and bad calls happen in every game. Every single one. I'm not a huge fan of coaches picking up techs and giving away 2 FTs, but Barnes had good reason to take exception to a couple calls at least.

Purdue dudes throwing flying elbows and not getting a single call on them is what irks me.

I just want officials to make the easy calls. They can't even do that.

 

[LibertyVolance]

SV is a liability right now.

He really is hurting the team. He still leaves his feet not knowing where he's going with the ball. He isn't hitting anything from the field. He hasn't been rehabbing the past year. How much leash is Barnes going to give him? Thank goodness for Knecht because the same old veterans keep wanting to go back in the icebox offensively. He and Mashack have 20 of our 31 points. Knecht is also our leading rebounder.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

I just need to make a brief statement: if you’re keeping up with the gamethread, yer not watching the game…

DVR has changed my life.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Phillips is going to have to guard Edey some in the 2H with this foul trouble. Hope the young man is ready to step up.

Will be a fun matchup to watch. It’s time to grow up.

 

[turbovol]

Gainey looked good until he got to Hawaii--and now, suddenly, he is missing everything, including easy shots. He's 1-12/13 in the last two games. Absurd.

Vescovi is struggling again as well. We need these guys to stop thinking when they shoot and just shoot.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

Live shot of Jay Bilas at halftime…

 

[posivol]

I just wish we’d get a 3 second call and for the refs to call all of their walks.

one possession edney was in the box at least 15 seconds

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I knew that wasn’t gonna be around very long!