The Official #9 Tennessee @ Mississippi State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[walkenvol]

Edwards must not be ready at all.

Or maybe he’s red shirting?

 

[patrick]

Quite surprised by the Vols pulling even. I’ll take it with that performance.

 

[Kas232323]

Y’all still wanting ZZ in? Smh

Yes…. Yes I do…. Absolutely. SMH…..

 

[Voljayton]

Phillips looks really timid out there. He needs to stick his chin out and get aggressive. We need him to find a new gear on nights like this.

 

[SGMVols]

Miss State is terrible on offense too luckily.

They can’t shoot a lick so we’re just trying to clog up the paint to slow down Smith. We don’t even care at all about giving up open threes because they aren’t making them.

 

[Volprofch05]

The game at TBA was 46-22 at half, so they scored 1 more and we scored half as many points

 

[GAVol]

He’s been fine the whole game. Turnovers happen when you’re the only one who can dribble for 20 straight minutes

He’s 0/6 from 3 with 5 turnovers. That’s not fine.

 

[JCP201]

Last lineup did alright-- Plavsic, Awaka, James, Z and Phillips.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Or maybe he’s red shirting?

He's not as of right now

 

[walkenvol]

He isn’t boxing out. Too busy trying to throw elbows.

You guys don’t watch the game

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Last lineup did alright-- Plavsic, Awaka, James, Z and Phillips.

Give me Aidoo subbing for Awaka and yes they played tough

 

[RAVOL]

Are you really trying to suggest multiple players could have been exposed to the same illness after sweating, breathing, high-fiving a sick teammate? too logical for this thread tonight.

I think it was the aliens from space jam.

 

[walkenvol]

He's not as of right now

Unless you know Edwards, then you don’t know if he’s RS or not

 

[volforlife15]

He’s 0/6 from 3 with 5 turnovers. That’s not fine.

He missed 1 open 3. The rest have been contested because nobody else will shoot. His turnovers are because he’s the only one trying to create. Judging his performance tonight by the box score is elementary level analysis. Good rep tho

 

[Volstylexx]

Stop. We just scored 23 points in a half shooting 32% from the field and 13% from 3. There is reason to not be happy.

10 mins ago it was “hOrRibLe cOaChiNg” “wE mIgHt sNeAk iNtO tHe tOuRnAmEnT” “bEnCh tHeM aLl”. I don’t forget that easily Message boards are made for opinions. Nothing wrong with being critical of a team’s play when it’s not going your way, but this thread was a prime example of why some folks don’t deserve to be TN fans.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Unless you know Edwards, then you don’t know if he’s RS or not

He isn't. They may decide so later. Right now he is not.

 

[Volfan2012]

We get a tie with all those turnovers and terrible shooting. We have a chance to play a good half and win on the road.

 

[walkenvol]

Lazy passes. No hustle. Getting beat all over the court. I’d bet Barnes put the Vols thru the paces in practice - and destroyed their legs. Typical.

Or maybe we’re missing 2 of our 3 ball handlers?

 

[The Dog]

He’s 0/6 from 3 with 5 turnovers. That’s not fine.

He also has 8 points, 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 assists

 

[PEPPERJAX]

How in the blue hell is this a tie at the half lol

ZZ stopped turning the ball over.

 

[SGMVols]

Lazy passes. No hustle. Getting beat all over the court. I’d bet Barnes put the Vols thru the paces in practice - and destroyed their legs. Typical.

Stop listening to Basilio. He knows nothing about what goes on in basketball because he’s never tried to build a relationship with Barnes.

 

[GAVol]

He missed 1 open 3. The rest have been contested because nobody else will shoot. His turnovers are because he’s the only one trying to create. Judging his performance tonight by the box score is elementary level analysis. Good rep tho

Lol… they’ve all been open looks. They have to be for him to get a shot off. I’m not doing him for effort. He’s forced into a bad situation by injuries… but that wasn’t a stellar half.

 

[The Vin Man]

Who is right now? I can’t fathom my takeaway from this first half being “Mashack is killing us on offense”.

His offense is brutal. I’m also concerned with ON. This is the 2nd game in a row he’s contributed nothing. I can’t figure out what’s going on with him.

 

[The Dog]

He’s 0/6 from 3 with 5 turnovers. That’s not fine.

Who the hell else is going to handle the ball, run the offense and try to will us to victory

 

[Caz]

Well that was awful. I'm not sure how so many guys can play so differently from one game to the next. It's also inexplicable that we never have one guy off. It's everyone or no one it seems.

Great statement! What you say is true