The Official Tennessee vs. Louisiana State Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ESPNU

[Lankykong]

We're not getting free throw attempts because we're not aggressive. We have absolutely no one who can take the ball to the rack right now. If not for the good three point shooting we'd be down by 25.

Disagree, Mays has been all over Vescovi. Should have 4 more FTA or so

 

[vader]

Vescovi is good. WTF happened to Bowden?

 

[malibuvol]

Screw Will Wade. He's a cheating piece of trash that can't even do anything with 3+ NBA guys on the roster.

His time is coming with the NCAA...Right now they (NCAA) have too much on their plate. Wade and LSU will be on probation maybe next year. His violations (tapes don't lie) are in plain sight

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

I agree with you on that. I like him but, unfortunately he doesn’t have the ability to do all that we need him to do. I think he is one of those guys that gets the absolute most out of the ability he has.

Oh yeah. No question on his effort.

I just think he is about 30 or 40 lbs from being the banger this team needs down low. They are so soft inside.

Compound that with the guards being too lazy to defend the perimeter and its gonna be a long long season.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

How can Mays body up our guards on defense, buy when we do that to him, it's a foul? On another note: our bigs are useless rebounding

 

[vavolfan6]

If Vescovi can average a 3 pointer per turnover he committs....I'm fine with it!

 

[GBO18]

Fulky is what he is.

 

[tnvols72]

now when they should be fouling they let LSU run the shot clock smh

 

[TJVol95]

Did Barns forget how to coach? I’m really down on him. This team is poorly coached.

 

[VolGee4]

Screw Will Wade. He's a cheating piece of trash that can't even do anything with 3+ NBA guys on the roster.

Meanwhile we've got a student athlete sitting on the bench for what? This is the type of stuff that makes me wonder why I even bother watching college athletics. It's disgraceful.

It’s sad. I have watched only parts of the last 3 games. Part of it is the way the game is officiated too. Just a bad product. I hate it for the players.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Only kid looking to score has been here a week. Everyone else doesn’t create opportunity and just want to jack up 3s

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

In all seriousness, I haven’t kept up with it, is there still an investigation? Seriously, they had him on a recording!

I'm sure it's being investigated just like UNC and Roy Williams. The NCAA is a sham organization solely focused on raking in cash for everyone but the athletes while maintaining their tax exempt status.

 

[1985Vols]

Just win 18 somehow

Lol. Ain’t happening.

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Pathetic whistle by the refs.

The officials always manage to suck the life out of TBA.

 

[TennTom]

Hard to believe this team was actually ranked. They're awful. Gonna be a long year.

 

[VEKZY]

Refs don't even know the rules.

 

[Lankykong]

Refs have stolen at least 6 points from us this game

 

[Lankykong]

Hard to believe this team was actually ranked. They're awful. Gonna be a long year.

If you add Turner to this team we win

 

[tmack50]

Dammit! That could have been a wide open Vescovi 3.

 

[kiddiedoc]

That's inexcusable on the refs

 

[1985Vols]

Did Barns forget how to coach? I’m really down on him. This team is poorly coached.

$5M coach

 

[VFL1127]

We need the 7 footer bad down low in the paint. Our other "big" men are terrible at rebound and boxing out. Vescovi will get better with time. He's looked great to me other than the turn overs. Here's the thing though, he shouldn't have to start right now if Bowden would get his head out of his rear end. Bowden is terrible.

 

[tnvols72]

Any win is going to be hard to come by, I think we have seen all the winning that they are going to do

 

[feathersax]

Did Barns forget how to coach? I’m really down on him. This team is poorly coached.

LOL

 

[1985Vols]

Bowden now shooting 9%