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

[therealitytheory]

Really good game, dammit.

 

[hUTch2002]

I love how they’re highlighting an illegal screen. Good job Jay.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Okpara with the butterfingers

All year that ball gets knocked away

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Come on Okpara, you just had to turn and dunk. You brought the ball down too far.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Drive it to the basket men!

Please do what he said ^
Especially ZZ when he is in.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Tx is gassed and we are struggling with them

Surely it can’t last

 

[tnvols72]

Okpara is so close to being a complete big man.

He is better right now than he was when he got here. He keeps getting better and better

 

[Legion of Doom]

Well played half by both teams. Both would be hammering Auburn if they play like this tomorrow.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Our #1 defense has been rather unimpressive the past few games. Teams are getting open shots way too often. Good thing our offense has mostly shown up lately, otherwise we’d have been in trouble.

 

[wmcovol]

Texas really getting easy shots off the high ball screen. Gotta tighten that up.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Come on Okpara, you just had to turn and dunk. You brought the ball down too far.

That's been a knock on him all year, you'd think he would have fixed it by now

 

[tnvols72]

Surely it can’t last

Who knows, Chaz needs help and is not getting it

 

[RAVOL]

Just letting a gassed team hang around.... Not good

I don't know what game your watching Texas is not playing like gassed team

 

[OrangeInKy]

Felix with the ball on makes me nervous every time. I trust him with libs and easy dunks. He did have a nice bucket a minute ago though, but that last possession is what has always concerned me about him with the ball.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Two blocks turning into bunnies for them and 2 incredible defended shots has kept this close.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

I don't know what game your watching Texas is not playing like gassed team

It's because we really aren't playing defense well

 

[Caz]

I don't know what game your watching Texas is not playing like gassed team

Gassed teams don’t always get the 50/50 balls. TX is not gassed

 

[Namorto1]

Can’t have any scoring lulls. Texas is getting what they want right now on offense.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

All year that ball gets knocked away

Because he consistently brings it down instead of just going up high with it.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Our #1 defense has been rather unimpressive the past few games. Teams are getting open shots way too often. Good thing our offense has mostly shown up lately, otherwise we’d have been in trouble.

Texas is a weird team to defend. They take and make a ton of contested jumpers. Their whole offense is what we normally force teams to do but they’re really good at it.

 

[RAVOL]

It's because we really aren't playing defense well

Can be better but they have plenty in legs. Remember a win puts them for sure in tournament.

 

[tnvols72]

unreal how bad we are at shooting the ball

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Again, we have one shooter that can be relied on

 

[Col_Cathcart]

They cannot keep Mashack off the boards. He came to play today

 

[therealitytheory]

Okpara could really make a difference for us in the Dance. Key word - could.