The Official #8 Tennessee vs. #12 Kentucky Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[TNVOLFN]

I gotta think Gainey is still sick, he was an absolute negative tonight.

 

[SicEmSmokey33]

Seed aint gonna matter if we cant figure out how to score.

 

[Caz]

Maybe, but we go to Gainey. Why not Lanier there?

Also - why not try to go inside? Draw a foul with Philips or Okpara. If you can’t throw it in the ocean from 3, do something different.

I agree, it yet we think we can shoot from 3 obviously.

 

[KB5252]

Inexcusable. Barnes better have a good ****ing answer.

There is no answer. We don't have the offense or depth to compete. The roster was flawed.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

We can’t shoot especially when it matters, this team will be lucky to go 500 in conference play

 

[VolBalls33]

72 shots to their 50 and both teams made 25 shots. 13 TO for UK to UT 5. Even outrebounded UK. With all that UT still lost at home. Quite frustrating!!

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Took everything we had to lose this one. Kentucky should be embarassed to barely win. If not for a 50% shooting night they lose. Its the only way they win.

Dude, they were without their starting point and forward. We should be the ones embarrassed. Very embarrassed

 

[Freak]

Can't lose games at home. This team has to figure out a way to make shots. What was the final 3-point number, 11-45?

 

[GBO18]

I just don’t understand the offensive gameplan, especially in crunch time. We had NOTHING drawn up. We didn’t even try to take it inside and draw a foul against a jumpy KY team.

I mean we are getting good looks from 3. ZZ just missed a lot of them haha. We haven’t been able to drive the ball all year so we are going to have games like this.

 

[volforlife15]

I just don’t understand the offensive gameplan, especially in crunch time. We had NOTHING drawn up. We didn’t even try to take it inside and draw a foul against a jumpy KY team.

I mean I’m not sure we’ve ever had an offensive gameplan under Barnes

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

We haven't had that since.

Don't you disrespect Fulky

 

[Memphisvol87]

Maybe, but we go to Gainey. Why not Lanier there?

Also - why not try to go inside? Draw a foul with Philips or Okpara. If you can’t throw it in the ocean from 3, do something different.

Because Barnes doesn’t know any offense outside of jacking up 3 balls apparently. We have guys that hate attacking the rim. They will drive, stop, turn the backs to the rim, and look
Anywhere else but the rim and pass. It’s insane.

 

[VolunteerVFL]

Bro, take a break. You've posted the same post 30 times.

I'd love to see the physical stature of some of these posters..

 

[TheBigOne10]

After we get through these last 2 weeks of constant nut kicks in both basketball programs, baseball season is so close!!!

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I can't believe they got ranked #1 lol

Yeah it's a thousand wonders we were undefeated to enter conference play. We have had far better teams than this one not do that. But oh well. Not sure where this team goes from here. Knew this was gonna happen though. UK just a better team. They'll beat us by 20 in Rupp.

 

[vol_smoothie]

Bad Loss.
Typical Coach Barnes team, great defense, shaky offense and hot & cold post play.
At some point, you gotta recruit more than one scorer.

Note: The only Barnes team in 20+ years to make the final four had one of the greatest pure scorers in basketball history - Kevin Durant (personally can't stand the guy, but he can score).

 

[vol94]

Signing off after this post. Fortunate to be in games when we shoot like . But not rewarded for close losses. Barnes better figure something out or we will drop 3-4 more. As an armchair QB, try going inside more and see what happens. Stop Jacking up three balls. ZZ and Gainey are not good shooters

 

[GBO18]

Vols are like 2-4 when I watch them. Hard for me to get excited about them.

STOP. WATCHING. ASAP.

 

[vols 30]

I don't understand why RB didn't call a TO and set something up there. It was obvious everyone was panicking

Yep. Set up a shot for Chaz.

Pope outcoached him tonight

 

[TNVOLFN]

This one hurts so bad, but I’ll consider it a win that ZZ was able to come back.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Totally unprepared team. This team is dreadful.

Horrible to lose at home to an undermanned kensucky team

 

[JCP201]

On a bright note, glad ZZ is okay. Gainey shouldn't have been out there. He can be good, but not tonight.

 

[Bryan1]

Seed aint gonna matter if we cant figure out how to score.

When ya have no shooters and can't shoot worth a crap ya gonna lose.

 

[Freak]

I gotta think Gainey is still sick, he was an absolute negative tonight.

He looked better playing sick last game. Definitely a poor showing from him tonight.

 

[Go47]

11/45 is just unreal on several levels. One, it’s comically bad shooting. Two, why . . . Keep shooting that many? Answer - UK let us because it was good defense for them. Our offense is hot potato / pass it around / jack up a brick.

This team is bad on offense. Good on defense.

9-9 in conference is incoming. 4-5 seed. I hope we make the sweet 16. Watching UT play - I would be thrilled with a sweet 16.