The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #5 Villanova Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN News

[amaralfan1]

We ran 20 seconds off the clock for that? Rick Barnes is out of his mind today.

 

[patrick]

That was horrible. We are done.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Yeah, this team is just average. I hate to say it, but I got fooled again by early season blowouts.

 

[SGMVols]

Thought our Bball team was going to be better this season

Again, it’s one game

 

[Kicker82]

This game is over. Show some fight in the second half that can roll over to the game tomorrow.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Wow nice job guys. They look really prepared

 

[VolFreakJosh]

He's leading in turnovers too

Dude, you’re the one who bashed Heupel for not playing Bailey and here are you making more ridiculous assumptions.

 

[BreatheUT]

The Barnes haters have come from under their rock.

 

[Christian Lowe]

That’s a ridiculous post. JJJ couldn’t average 17 for a full year if you spotted him 10 a game

fair enough. i just remember a lot of frustration around him back then

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Yeah, finally. But the game is over. We didn’t play him for 8-9 game minutes which allowed Nova to blow past us and put this game out of reach. Barnes reacted way too late.

As usual

 

[wmcovol]

How are you going to be mad at Barnes for not playing Chandler when he’s not even playing well?

Pay them no mind. They don’t know that
Ricky from Hickory does no wrong.

 

[zaqhhh]

I thought worst case scenario for us would be a loss that made me feel good about the rest of the season in terms of a young team keeping it close.

Well, I was proven wrong. Worst half of UT basketball in a while.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Fewer points in a half than even the infamous Tennessee vs. Georgetown game.

 

[ndubvols]

Did that guy not take like 3 steps at half court?

 

[Pacer92]

Out coached....out hustled....

Long day.

 

[Voljayton]

There we go. Down 20+ and try to run out the clock at half. We got 'em right where we want 'em. Ugh

 

[vol24/7/365]

Discombobulated!

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Again, it’s one game

Nobody is freaking out bc they’re gonna lose. It’s how they’re losing they look unprepared, Barnes being stubborn holding KC out so long etc

 

[Blake25p]

Kinda impressed with how bad we played that first half.

 

[Smokey123]

Its November the world isn't gonna end. But where are the ball screens, flares, pin downs? We basically throw it in the post and play iso ball. This offense is garbage

Lol what are you watching, we’ve barely thrown into the post today. It’s either been a 3pt shot or a guard driving in

 

[tnvols72]

Barnes sets over there like they are up 20. At least either get in the refs butt or your players butts.

 

[Go47]

Again, it’s one game

15 points in a half.

We won’t always shoot it this poorly . . . But I cannot remember a time when we scored 15 in an entire half. That’s middle school level.

 

[knoxchief]

I can't think of another game where we have been this bad in the first half. I've seen HS teams get more points.

 

[Creeker]

Pathetic. Have the refs been bad? Yes. But there were a lot of questions coming into this and so far everyone has been answers negatively. ON looks like his old self against real competition. Chandler has been unimpressive, although he was taken out of the game right away. BHH is lost. The sky isn’t falling, but we are far from where we want to be.

 

[SGMVols]

Nobody is freaking out bc they’re gonna lose. It’s how they’re losing they look unprepared, Barnes being stubborn holding KC out so long etc

KC is doing nothing to help this team today. Nothing.

 

[1985Vols]

We ran 20 seconds off the clock for that? Rick Barnes is out of his mind today.

But he’s still a HOF coach