The Official #8 Tennessee vs. Texas Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN

[OrangeInKy]

Thats his own fault. He cant stop fouling

You should be glad you haven't suffered with such addiction. I once knew a man we will call "Tobe" who also developed an addiction to fouling. Got so bad he sought refuge in the dry desert air.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Expect ZZ to come out and play his game in 2nd half. Barnes will get on him in the locker room. Going to need him it looks like.

 

[Delmar]

Jay Williams starting in now. “I worry about the physicality in this league.” I guess if you are from Duke, you prefer the ballet.

 

[Volfan2012]

Texas shooting 56 percent. We've done well 47 percent. Going to have to clamp down on them they can't shoot this well all game if they do they should win.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Jay Williams and Bilas whining about SEC physicality. Almost as if they've been personally affected by it. Oh wait....

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Igor fell in love with the 3 a bit, don't mind him taking them but he had a few wide open and only hit 1 of 5.

 

[Delmar]

Thats his own fault. He cant stop fouling

Troll alert.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I guess I can’t call it a disappointing half, but it certainly feels like that with how we played defense.

I will. This is giving me Ole Miss game vibes. They are hitting everything and some of it is not great defense. And again we had 2 different 7 point leads with chances to extend both and we lost them.

Texas should be very tired and yet they look very up to the task.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

He's not shooting well at all

Inconsistent....it's been his problem all year.
That, and poor handling of the ball. He can't do a simple drive to the basket when he catches it in the paint/close to the basket without losing the handle or getting it knocked away

 

[therealitytheory]

They really outplayed us.

Scoreboard says otherwise.

 

[RockyTop140]

I guess I can’t call it a disappointing half, but it certainly feels like that with how we played defense.

Whenever the defense isn’t stifling the opponent, our offense tends to make up for it. That’s the silver lining and why I think we can make a solid run in the tourney. It’s a shame we can’t do both at the same time. We aren’t a team that blows people out

 

[Delmar]

I guess I can’t call it a disappointing half, but it certainly feels like that with how we played defense.

Texas has 3 or 4 pretty talented offensive players. Pretty amazing they lost as many games as they did.

 

[RockyTop140]

Announcers just acting like Texas shooting 50% from 3 is unremarkable but Tennessee having 9 points off turnovers is some crazy unsustainable thing

As if we aren’t the best SEC defense and one of the best in the country lol

 

[rdk4121]

Texas shooting 56 percent. We've done well 47 percent. Going to have to clamp down on them they can't shoot this well all game if they do they should win.

Given they've already played those 2 other games, I think it makes sense they would come out hot. Those legs are going to continue to get more tired as the game goes on.

 

[Cartervol]

Igor killing them on defense.. Leaving way too much space.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Scoreboard says otherwise.

I said out played, not out scored. There's a difference.

 

[tnvols72]

Expect ZZ to come out and play his game in 2nd half. Barnes will get on him in the locker room. Going to need him it looks like.

He has to be on the court.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Those calls on ZZ were way out of context for everbody else.

 

[I4Vols]

Jay Williams starting in now. “I worry about the physicality in this league.” I guess if you are from Duke, you prefer the ballet.

Actually, he's spot on... everyone in the ACC knows Duke gets fouled constantly even for breathing on their jersey... because the ACC refs say so

 

[Delmar]

Soory thats a fact. He did this the last 2 games if I am not mistaken. He is too important to this team to make silly fouls. You dont like hearing the truth

No, I just don’t stomach ignorance very well and you are supplying plenty of it.

 

[Cartervol]

Need Zeigler to be a factor. He's stopped shooting the ball at all.. Not driving to the basket. He's got to get going..

 

[walkenvol]

This is the best I’ve seen Texas play so it’s a good thing we’re playing well. They’re making a lot of tough contested shots. Hopefully Texas will cool off a bit in the second half.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Igor killing them on defense.. Leaving way too much space.

Got lost on that last 3 they hit.

 

[SicEmSmokey33]

DPOY keeps getting a bad whistle in the first half and having to sit. Im tired of the physicality bs narrative, we dont play any more physical than rest of the league. They act like we are just over the top physical.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Texas has 3 or 4 pretty talented offensive players. Pretty amazing they lost as many games as they did.

Rodney Terry