The Official #9 Tennessee vs. Texas A&M SEC Championship Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN

[wmcovol]

Amazing how bad the free throw shooting is. Must be nice to be tall.

BHHs aren’t even close yet he has a decent jumper from there in play.

 

[YankeeVol]

We scored 16 points in the first 5 minutes of the game. Scored 13 the next 15 minutes. Can’t do that in March.

Well this is March....

 

[Caz]

Take better care of the ball and keep A&M out of transition. Do those two things in the second half and we'll take some hardware.

Also, keep them off the FT line!

 

[gainesvol82]

Oops, meant shots not sh!ts.

 

[volman128]

We scored 16 points in the first 5 minutes of the game. Scored 13 the next 15 minutes. Can’t do that in March.

The long scoring droughts are what scares me about this team in the tournament. You need to be able to execute offensively in March.

 

[Switch 625]

80 at home vs A&M earlier in the year and 29 first-half today totally different game.

Could just be the effect of playing three straight days.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Both teams have tired legs. We have to get easy buckets, shoot through the slump, and stay out of foul trouble.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

We scored 16 points in the first 5 minutes of the game. Scored 13 the next 15 minutes. Can’t do that in March.

That’s what makes me so nervous. I just am not sure a switch is going to flip at this point. Thought with our start maybe it had, but here we are.

 

[walkenvol]

Let’s look at the silver linings here, A&M is going to shoot better in the 2nd half, but we also were abysmal from the field, made numerous careless turnovers, played unfocused basketball, and we’re up 9.

Just limit the dumb mistakes and we can win. We’re going to have to hit some outside shots to break this zone.

Is A&M shooting poorly or is our D playing great? Ky 22 at half now 20 today. It’s not an accident. Our guards are staying in front of their drivers

 

[YankeeVol]

Could just be the effect of playing three straight days.

They've played 4 straight....

 

[wmcovol]

GTFO. He's notorious for sitting on TOs like they're f'n gold.

They are late in games. Barnes subscribed to the Dean Smith philosophy

 

[tnvols72]

If this team could stop with the offensive droughts, the silly turnovers, and hit FTs, we'd be a Final Four team for sure.

This is the team main problem.

 

[djohnnyg]

Barnes sounds alot like Cal blaming himself. That kind of coach talk is getting old.

 

[vol94]

Yep. A&M having hard time scoring in half court O but when we to or miss and long reound their going.

Our defense has played well, too. Just need to keep up intensity, keep them off foul line and figure out how to beat the zone.

 

[TomcatVolFan]

These idiots are talking like AM is winning

For awhile there I thought I was watching the Texas A&M Network versus ESPN. *sighs*

 

[orange_glory]

Let's see if the Zebras steal this one from us.

 

[Cartervol]

The zone is bothering them. Got to get those points around the rim when they're there.

 

[ClasslessVol]

Need to destroy A&M in the post.

They are way too small

Coleman is pretty big. He’s tough

 

[YankeeVol]

They are late in games. Barnes subscribed to the Dean Smith philosophy

Well it was the first half soooooooo

 

[djohnnyg]

It's really amazing how many free throws get missed. Don't they practice that?

 

[NighthawkVol]

This zone is giving us some trouble. I also feel like we’ve passed up some good shots, honestly.

We’re also just missing good shots. As usual.

 

[wmcovol]

Well it was the first half soooooooo

You gotta take 1 in the first half

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

A&M is down 9 at halftime and all ESPN is talking about is how they can win this game.

It has been an A&M suck fest since yesterday. These fools ain’t said $#!T about A&M since their bought and paid for football recruiting class. It was Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky was all you heard about. NOW suddenly they are a Final 4 team. It is comical. Buzz come out get a stop win 1st 4 minutes blah blah blah….

 

[Zues1]

Run them Aggies until their tongues hang out.

 

[Cartervol]

The talking heads talking about how good a position A&M is in here. You'd swear they were winning the game..