The Official #7 Tennessee vs. Alabama Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[vols 30]

We were never hot in this game. Cold shooting from the tip.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Poor shooting has cost us, we shoot anywhere near our typical averages we’re up 6+

Gonna be tough to pull it out.

Free throws have killed us. Need to remind players they are “FREE”!!!

 

[BisonVol]

Sucks to lose this game, but 3 or 4 conference losses was an inevitability. Just have to learn and get better from it.

 

[C-south]

You’re a damn idiot.

I guess it’s too late to rinse the peroxide out of your hair. He’s an average D3 player at best.

 

[Lankykong]

Poor shooting has cost us, we shoot anywhere near our typical averages we’re up 6+

Gonna be tough to pull it out.

Yeah, I think this ended with that 3. We can cut it to 5 I think. If there was an OT, I think we win because we’re chipping away at the lead, but it isn’t gonna come to that. Frustrating since it was basically that 2 minute stretch where they went 5-5 that killed us as far as the points difference, and we def could have shot FTs better.

 

[brubaker]

Guards aren’t good enough to carry this much weight. Our post players are giving us absolutely nothing. Springer out has definitely hurt. Fulkerson has been basically a non factor.

Fulky has missed 5 or 6 free throws.. Ouch

 

[GBO18]

That 3-4min spurt by Bama will be the difference.

 

[Bigorange123]

Good basilio upgraded his servers.

 

[RAVOL]

Watching us on offense is why Zags are easily best team with Baylor. Just alot more consistent than us shooting.

 

[VolArmy74]

Is springer hurt?

Yes. Injury to his ankle early on.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Yeah but couldn't it have been Ole Miss or someone? Alabama will turn around and lose the next game.

Honestly I'm not in the mood for "learning experience" talk; just call it what it is. A terrible performance.

 

[tmack50]

Bad match up for Tenn. Too many athletes for Bama that put us in bad mismatches.

 

[marvin616]

Pons is our worm.

JJJ can be our Pippen.

Gotta find our Jordan...

 

[sportsnut624]

Is springer hurt?

Yes ankle sprain in first half it looked like

 

[tnvols72]

Tn better find some shooters. I dont care about 100 points that they have put up. They go minutes without scoring during games against bad teams

 

[GBO18]

10th year senior Petty having a great game.

 

[Lankykong]

Guards aren’t good enough to carry this much weight. Our post players are giving us absolutely nothing. Springer out has definitely hurt. Fulkerson has been basically a non factor.

Especially with one of them out

 

[Freak]

Has Fulk been on the bench?

 

[Caz]

As we say in the south..piss on the campfire and call the dogs! Just not our night! Bama whips our ass again! Hate saying it as it’s been said way too much with the “criminal tide” over the years.

 

[C-south]

CRB disagrees with you

Obviously. The score and his play doesn’t though.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

We are playing an especially STUPID brand of basketball. 3 seconds on the shot clock and we foul.

 

[GBO18]

That was off his hand. Also Bailey gets lazy on defense.

 

[1985Vols]

Stupid foul

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Bad match up for Tenn. Too many athletes for Bama that put us in bad mismatches.

Then we need to pump the brakes on this team, because Bama isn't that good.

 

[tnvols72]

Vescovi killed any hope