The Official Tennessee @ #3 Kansas Game Thread, 4:00 PM ET, ESPN

[hUTch2002]

James dogging it first half

I know he’s a freshman but I have no idea how he got a 5-star rating.

 

[Voltopia]

Tennessee started to settle for outside shots there at the end of the half. They got their lead (mainly) in the interior. Hope they can get back there.

 

[Vols All Day]

Where is Bowden? Did I miss something?

2 fouls

 

[1985Vols]

Feels like it should be tied and we are down 7

18-4 run to end

Hate the feels of this game

Poor coaching ! Barnes got a lead and started substituting way too much and is too stubborn to play a zone defense

 

[Jravol78]

Been a game of runs . Hopefully we finish on a run of our own .

 

[ScottyP5]

2 fouls

Thanks

 

[Kosmalski]

Self is a smug *******

 

[ndubvols]

A lot of talk about azabuke with 2 fouls, but no talk of Fulky and Bowden our with 2. May make a big difference in the second half.

 

[whodeycin85]

lets just pull JJJ scholly

same ones complaining now will be riding his jock when he get hot the next time...lol

 

[Lankykong]

Poor coaching ! Barnes got a lead and started substituting way too much and is too stubborn to play a zone defense

Fulk and Bowden got two fouls and Barnes refused to play them

If he knew the refs were going to ignore pushes like they do for Azabuike, he might have let them play

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Poor coaching ! Barnes got a lead and started substituting way too much and is too stubborn to play a zone defense

Let’s see if you could do better since you know so much about it

 

[zaqhhh]

Poor coaching ! Barnes got a lead and started substituting way too much and is too stubborn to play a zone defense

Agree we need to push zone more. But refs def played a big factor

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

Fulkerson, Vescovi, and Pons have all of our points. I'd say we probably aren't going to get the W unless Bowden or JJJ step up in the 2nd.

 

[ndubvols]

Where is Bowden? Did I miss something?

2 fouls

 

[sportsnut624]

Still within striking distance. The first four minutes are pivotal if we want to stay in this game.

 

[VolGee4]

Self is a smug *******

Crooked program

 

[1985Vols]

Let’s see if you could do better since you know so much about it

Pay me $5M and I’ll gladly do it

 

[A-RodWiLks]

If Uros and Olivier didn't play, we'd probably still have lead

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Other than rebound, what exactly does JJJ do well?

See the floor. He’s actually a pretty solid shooter too. It’s not easy to do what he’s being asked to do. A lot of fans overrated him in their head.

 

[BisonVol]

The goal for the first 5 minutes of the second half is simple: get 2 more fouls on Azubuike. Kansas showed their inept without him. 10-12 minutes without him on the floor opens the door for us. The trick is going to be getting the refs to actually call the fouls.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Also, JJJ has been terrible

 

[Jravol78]

Why were we in such a hurry to get uros a waiver?

Because we need size and depth maybe ?

 

[VolnJC]

Would have liked to have seen it a little closer at the half but still in it..no one in serious foul trouble and they are down two players that might affect them in 2nd half

 

[JRVOL11]

Fulkerson, Vescovi, and Pons have all of our points. I'd say we probably aren't going to get the W unless Bowden or JJJ step up in the 2nd.

Which I don’t see happening sadly .

 

[charleyhorse]

Amazing how fouls just stopped getting called on Kansas at 6.

They stopped after the stupid flagrant call.