The Official Tennessee vs. #12 Florida Game Thread 7:30 ET ESPN3

[XtennesseeX]

nice shot Hopson

here's our last opportunity

 

[TennTradition]

How many games do we have to complain about the foul discrepancy before we realize that having such a physical game might be a big part of the problem?

There is truth there, but the cheap call ratio sucks tonight.
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[govols120]

LOL. Hard to play D the second half when you have been called for more fouls this half than they have all game.

Seriously.
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[emainvol]

That spread us exaggerated at this point. This hasnt bee a 15 point game.
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Fair, but its like you guys said, the defense is losing this.
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[tigervol9802]

We let them kill us inside in the second half and decided it was more important to get Scottie involved than get it to harris on offense.

The refs have blown but hard for me to blame this on them.
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[utvolpj]

Fla has 45 points at the FT line probably

actually they have 20 and we have 16

 

[almirUT]

I think these refs should do what the Big East refs did and just not call another game.

 

[govols120]

At least we can still defend inbounds plays well.
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[dknash]

How many games do we have to complain about the foul discrepancy before we realize that having such a physical game might be a big part of the problem?

Contact is the same on both ends. It's not just bad officiating. It's uneven officiating.

Our team wasn't allowed to play average-intensity defense for like 5 or 6 possessions in a row. Is it any shock that we aren't defending as well after that stretch?

Is it any shock that Florida has a lot of shooting confidence after the refs handed them a 15 point lead?

 

[sfmcfar]

My dad always said that when you lead at halftime and get whipped the second half it was because the other team's coach knew how to make adjustments and your coach wasn't smart enough to anticipate it.
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[Voldemonium]

So tired of hearing about Pitt and Nova. They'd destroy us now...

 

[emainvol]

LOL. Hard to play D the second half when you have been called for more fouls this half than they have all game.

They didn't play defense during a long stretch in the first either, catch up
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[ThePearlNecklace]

Say want you want about the refs, but this game was lost on the defensive side of the court.

True. But just about every time we get on D it's a foul.
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[BigPapaVol]

actually they have 20 and we have 16

Heavily second half.
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[ODVOL]

Of course it was. We haven't been allowed to play defense. There was one stretch about halfway through the 2nd half where the refs called fouls on the floor on 5+ consecutive possesions. Foul disparity has been a problem all year long. For whatever reason, refs have just called absurdly tight games on us all year long.

spot on. the announcers keep talking about how brave erving walker is for taking it to the hoop. well it isnt hard to be brave when you know if anyone touches you you are going to the line.

 

[utvolpj]

Bone fouls out

 

[govols120]

At least he knocked him over.
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[hohenfelsvol]

Oh vell...

 

[dknash]

They didn't play defense during a long stretch in the first either, catch up
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Florida didn't score a single point in the last 7ish minutes of the first half. Wish the refs had let the two teams play in the second half.

 

[govols1864]

I want BW to just go knock someone the **** out.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Structurally, our defense is stupid looking. Doesn't suit our personnel in the least.
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[utvolpj]

My dad always said that when you lead at halftime and get whipped the second half it was because the other team's coach knew how to make adjustments and your coach wasn't smart enough to anticipate it.
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your dad didn't realize the refs obviously make adjustments too

 

[Vercingetorix]

Of course it was. We haven't been allowed to play defense. There was one stretch about halfway through the 2nd half where the refs called fouls on the floor on 5+ consecutive possesions. Foul disparity has been a problem all year long. For whatever reason, refs have just called absurdly tight games on us all year long.

Every coach we play against talks about how the Vols are constantly using their hands, playing extremely physically, etc. You know every coach is constantly working the refs about it. And that's how the refs have started calling our games.

 

[hohenfelsvol]

Structurally, our defense is stupid looking. Doesn't suit our personnel in the least.
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Kind of a trend this season

 

[emainvol]

Florida didn't score a single point in the last 7ish minutes of the first half. Wish the refs had let the two teams play in the second half.

Okay, so why didn't Tennessee go into the locker room with a thirty point lead?
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