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

[tmack50]

Not sure if this is true but just saw someone on Twitter say before tonight Fletcher Loyer had 27 points all year. 27 for him tonight…..

Ryan. Cline. Kill me. Never want to play Purdue ever again.

It will make it much more sweeter when we face them in the F4 and beat that azz.

 

[PKT_VOL]

We got the game we wanted.

We want a disjointed, physical game. There is no point in complaining about the refs (which weren't good) because it ultimately favored our style of play.

We just can't miss the amount of shots we did and hope to win.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

What time do we play tomorrow?

2:30

 

[Tenacjim]

Very similar stats. Then you see the free throw attempts and we got dominated on the glass.
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30 offensive rebounds? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that!!

 

[VolFreakJosh]

It will make it much more sweeter when we face them in the F4 and beat that azz.

They won’t make it to the Final Four

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Every time I watch Zach Edey I am told by announcers how good he supposedly is but all he does is camp in the lane and never get a 3 second call. If he wasn’t the literal embodiment of a tree he would suck. He has no jump shot or any other tool.

 

[The Dog]

He isn’t playing in the NBA.

Probably not, now if it was the 90's, he would be a lottery pick, but it will be 2024 when he might get drafted in the late 2nd round

 

[VolGee4]

The ref protection has got to ****ing stop. It’s absurd. Call it what it is. They were ****ing trash. It’s not an excuse. It’s just stating facts. College sports have an officiating PROBLEM. Period.

It’s been a problem for years, but no one will do anything about it. Actually, our display against Ole Miss in football did do something. The head official in that game was demoted the following year. I don’t condone throwing anything, but the SEC had that coming at some point.

Basketball officiating has different issues. They are independent contractors and they let them officiate 4/5 times per week. I saw Doug Shows last year do a late Saturday night game and then an early Sunday afternoon game several hours away by flight.

There is no real accountability.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Not sure if this is true but just saw someone on Twitter say before tonight Fletcher Loyer had 27 points all year. 27 for him tonight…..

Ryan. Cline. Kill me. Never want to play Purdue ever again.

We’ll be alright Mookie

 

[BreatheUT]

Gainey hit a couple to keep us in it late. Then shot us right out of a win.

He took those shots too quick in the last 2 minutes. Once we lost our bigs we needed to have a good shot after some good ball movement. Quick shots gave it right back to Purdue.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Probably not, now if it was the 90's, he would be a lottery pick, but it will be 2024 when he might get drafted in the late 2nd round

He’ll get drafted on size alone, not because of his skill.

 

[vavolfan6]

I hate Purdue becuase they always have some 7ft3+ guy who scores all their points and everyone else is mediocre to subpar. Try forming a team without a giant for once, Matt Painter!

 

[Hbg]

Ai

Allowing that much of a difference in FT attempts is criminal, but we got killed on the boards

Aidoo, Awaka, and Estrella combined for 2 rebs

 

[TheBigOne10]

Some of these takes from drive-by’s on here are absolutely comical. Holy crap, where’s the Tylenol

 

[vavolfan6]

Horrendous take

You think they are a top 25 team without Edey?

 

[Frozevol]

This team is still learning each other on the floor and is a work in progress! It is very early in the year and we are going to be very tough down the road because we are already tough now!!

This is a very tough team. I hope our freshmen get a lot of playing time early on. We are going to need them.

 

[D3Athlete]

Purdue isn’t the number 2 team in the country. They have one player that literally has the biggest impact on any team in the country and not even close. Reason no one will pick them to win it all.
When ZZ and Santi hit their stride. It’s gonna be FUN to watch.

 

[berryvol]

Dude will get eaten alive in the NBA by any big man who can move and shoot the three.

He won’t ever sniff the NBA. He wouldn’t still be in college if this wasn’t the case.

 

[spyfish007]

Edey with his arms out wide and the refs calling fouls on Vols will make me angry for a little while. Sorry refs, he doesn't own a 7 foot radius around him.

 

[NOLACHUCKEYTOM]

Every time I watch Zach Edey I am told by announcers how good he supposedly is but all he does is camp in the lane and never get a 3 second call. If he wasn’t the literal embodiment of a tree he would suck. He has no jump shot or any other tool.

He is 7' 4" but not real athletic.

 

[vavolfan6]

Some of these takes from drive-by’s on here are absolutely comical. Holy crap, where’s the Tylenol

Some people act like they are better than others becuase they spend more time on an online message board. Comical.

 

[D3Athlete]

You think they are a top 25 team without Edey?

Hell no.

 

[Chickenfarmer]

We have to shoot better. Cannot afford the long stretches of great defensive play and not be able to score on our end.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Some people act like they are better than others becuase they spend more time on an online message board. Comical.

No, you’re just being a drama queen because we lost a 4 point game to the #2 in the land in NOVEMBER. Holy cow. Come back and post when we make a deep run.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Loyer also got 10 of his at the FT line, dude is trash. Should have had Mashack on his hip the 2nd half.

Great to see Gainey turn it on in the 2nd half. Him and DK are going to help us a ton this year. Once ZZ & Santi figure out how to adjust to this new look offense & playing with those guys we will be an absolute final four threat.