The Official #9 Tennessee vs. Arkansas Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[VolBalls33]

Why not at least shake it up some and play zone defense? Make freaking adjustments already. It's maddening to watch for a full game and a half now.
It's weird how our offense has just wilted the last game and a half. Players standing around and then someone frantically just drives to the basket. Looks like Holly ball.

 

[1985Vols]

Missouri routed them at Arkansas -- defending the 3 seems to be a problem the last 2 games

Too much help defense. Leaving shooters wide open. Don’t like that philosophy myself

 

[MoCo_Vol]

TN is getting dominated on their homecourt by a subpar Arky team who has taken it to the Vols much like Bama did, Musselman got his team prepared to play, what has Barnes done to counteract it?

How the f is 9-1 “subpar”?

Why is every team that’s able to get a lead terrible? I don’t get this at all. Arkansas is a good team, we’re cold as ice and they aren’t. We’re also not rebounding well at all.

 

[BalledUPfists]

Yep. Bama & Ark don’t shot this many layups in warmups. Cant blame all on Vescovi either. He’s hardly played.

THANK YOU! someone else sees it.

 

[Bigorange123]

Out rebounded 22 to 10 in the first half. If that trend continues ...

Pons job

 

[1985Vols]

I don't understand why some of our more talented players (Springer, et al) continue to miss lay-ups.

Maddening

 

[vol94]

Mizz beat Arkansas

Sorry meant Arkansas . I have Battered Vols Syndrome. I don’t even know who the he$$ we are playing.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Trolls out in full force tonight. "We suck" and "Barnes should take a paycut"

 

[GBO18]

Arky keeps turning it over. We should be good. Not likely they keep shooting this good.

 

[SGMVols]

Maybe one day Rick will go to a zone .

He’s been a head coach over 30 years. He runs zone maybe 1% of the time. And it wouldn’t help much against teams like this that bomb threes anyway.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I don't understand why some of our more talented players (Springer, et al) continue to miss lay-ups.

Springer has a sprained ankle which apparently affected his 2 missed bunnies. JJJ just choked missing his.

 

[chuckiepoo]

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had a Mac rib for supper, let’s see if it helps

That's....sexy?

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

I don't understand why some of our more talented players (Springer, et al) continue to miss lay-ups.

Springer doesn't look anywhere near 100%. He's a step slower than usual and doesn't have much bounce.

 

[BalledUPfists]

Why not at least shake it up some and play zone defense? Make freaking adjustments already. It's maddening to watch for a full game and a half now.
It's weird how our offense has just wilted the last game and a half. Players standing around and then someone frantically just drives to the basket. Looks like Holly ball.

Dude....you will get ROASTED here by the basketball gods for questioning our defense. ROASTED

 

[1985Vols]

How the f is 9-1 “subpar”?

Why is every team that’s able to get a lead terrible? I don’t get this at all. Arkansas is a good team, we’re cold as ice and they aren’t. We’re also not rebounding well at all.

If not for ARK turnovers we would be down by 15 points at half

 

[1985Vols]

Springer doesn't look anywhere near 100%. He's a step slower than usual and doesn't have much bounce.

They said he was 60-70%

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Springer has a sprained ankle which apparently affected his 2 missed bunnies. JJJ just choked missing his.

Defender slapped the rim too, JJJ is our leading scorer with only one missed layup. He can’t make em all, especially if the defense gets to grab the damn rim.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

The first stretch of the 2nd half before the first media TO will tell me all I need to know. Either show some fire and RESPOND or this game is over.

 

[BalledUPfists]

Trolls out in full force tonight. "We suck" and "Barnes should take a paycut"

We are getting outcoached and our last 2 games stats reflect that we, in fact, suck.

 

[Rylee_Vol18]

We're about to lose two in a row. Very disheartening.

 

[1985Vols]

We need to recruit some shooters

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Wide. Open. Threes.

Why can other teams make them and we cannot??

Please...

 

[1985Vols]

We seem to have trouble running our offense.

 

[1985Vols]

Dam Fukly

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

How the f is 9-1 “subpar”?

Why is every team that’s able to get a lead terrible? I don’t get this at all. Arkansas is a good team, we’re cold as ice and they aren’t. We’re also not rebounding well at all.

They beat one good team