The Official #8 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPNU

[YankeeVol]

LOLOLLLLL "Held on" for the W. Vicious.

Tennessee Twitter's been gettin' a little full of itself this year, what with all this winning and everything.

I got a kick out of it

 

[VolFreakJosh]

What’s even more scary, we really haven’t reached our max potential on offense yet.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

What’s even more scary, we really haven’t reached our max potential on offense yet.

Idk. I think tonight was it. I’m not saying you can’t replicate this performance, but I don’t think there is another level. We shot 70% from the field against the 6th ranked defense.

 

[CAVPUT]

What’s even more scary, we really haven’t reached our max potential on offense yet.

If Phillips has gotten thru his only freshman "wall" and the game slows for him, scary is right. I think playing defense at the level Barnes demands impacted him...and Key...to the point it influenced their offensive output. Let those 2 get a second wind and we're gonna be one very tough out no matter who the opponent is.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Wow.

Jumped 22 spots in KenPom's Adjusted Offensive Efficiency rankings, pulling the Vols up to #2 overall on KenPom. I think defense got like .1 points better, too.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Idk. I think tonight was it. I’m not saying you can’t replicate this performance, but I don’t think there is another level. We shot 70% from the field against the 6th ranked defense.

It’s going to be extremely hard to shoot 70% from the field every night.

If the offense can at least put enough effort as much as the defense, this team can do serious damage in the NCAA Tournament.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Jumped 22 spots in KenPom's Adjusted Offensive Efficiency rankings, pulling the Vols up to #2 overall on KenPom. I think defense got like .1 points better, too.

Wow. 22 spots after one performance? Sheesh. Shows you how bunched up so many teams are.

 

[VOLtaism]

Man, that was something to watch. i hope they can repeat when necessary, my goodness!

 

[Freak]

2022 #8 Tennessee vs Mississippi State

 

[vols4lfe]

Wow.

Even crazier is the fact that MSU entered the game as the number 6 team in AdjD on KenPom. Not sure that's going to last come tomorrow though. (Edit: they fell to 12th).

 

[TheMookieMonster]

#1 in AdjDef
#36 in AdjOff

That’ll do. That’ll do.

 

[tmack50]

That was one of his weaker games. Smith ate his lunch. Aidoo is greatly improved and has a very high ceiling but tonight wasn’t his best.

Aidoo needs another year in the weight room. He gets bullied in the paint a lot.

 

[TrapVol]

Another record stat for tonight (SIAP):
This was the largest margin of victory since this series started with Mississippi State in 1924.

 

[omghulkhands]

That was one of his weaker games. Smith ate his lunch. Aidoo is greatly improved and has a very high ceiling but tonight wasn’t his best.

Smith is crazy strong. He is a load down there.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Biggest W of the night.

 

[kell7517]

Question I have is. The Gumps jumped us in the polls after they beat MSU. Since we handled them pretty good, do we jump back over the Gumps?

 

[Butch s]

Question I have is. The Gumps jumped us in the polls after they beat MSU. Since we handled them pretty good, do we jump back over the Gumps?

Damn sure should

 

[vegasvolfan]

lol that was my point

Gah my bad

 

[Volfan1000]

What a solid all around performance and Phillips snapped out of his mini slump tonight.

 

[VolGee4]

Wow. 22 spots after one performance? Sheesh. Shows you how bunched up so many teams are.

It does…but we are 8.4 better on defense than tenth ranked team. On offense, 8.4 is the difference between 1 and 29. Elite defense.

It is also adjusted based on the opponent, I think. So, we moved up offensively also for scoring 87 against the 6th top defense.

 

[Volfan1000]

We play at Starkvegas later on this month before we play Texas.

 

[The Dog]

Question I have is. The Gumps jumped us in the polls after they beat MSU. Since we handled them pretty good, do we jump back over the Gumps?

Probably not, they are destroying Ole Miss. Depends on Saturday

 

[NighthawkVol]

If JJJ truly is back (and it looks like he is, just have to see if that knee doesn't flare up), I think we can expect to keep building on the offensive end. No, 70% against a team as good as MSU is on defense shouldn't be expected every night, but I think we will start to be consistently potent on that end, as JJJ opens things up for others, and Phillips keeps getting more comfortable on the offensive end. Nkamhou is giving us a solid scoring threat inside and Aidoo has made a jump on that end recently, as well. Key is showing signs. Awaka is giving us a lot more than I thought he would this season. I think this team is building towards becoming the team Tom Izzo said it would be after the preseason exhibition. Let's just hope it comes together in March this year.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

What’s even more scary, we really haven’t reached our max potential on offense yet.

That was max potential…

 

[The Dog]

Yeah, we are not going to shoot like that probably ever again, this year. But, if JJJ is playing, we are a better offensive team. Better on defense, even if it's just , .1%, like tonight