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

[VolsSportsFan]

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True. Though elite teams don’t have these games.

Our one Elite 8 team got beat by 22 to a bad USC team, and got destroyed in the SECT by Kentucky by almost 30.

 

[Volnbeers]

bring back Kim English

 

[zjcvols]

Always funny to me that people think this when we went through the eras of Kevin O’Neil, Jerry Green, Buzz Peterson, and Cuonzo Martin.

Jerry Green had a better win percentage and Cuonzo is only 2.5% worse win percentage

Also, Doug Dickey isn’t making these hires anymore

 

[ndubvols]

Getting decent looks, just really really cold from 3

 

[tnvols72]

I remember VN laughing at Vandys 37 points the other night. We may not reach 37

 

[1985Vols]

We recruit McDonald AllAmercians ( JJJ) that shoot air balls. Just wonderful

 

[Christian Lowe]

bring back Kim English

I believe that is best case scenario when Barnes does retire.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

It takes mutual interest. Who are we prying away from their current position to come here?

Apparently we should be swinging the fences with the likes of Jay Wright, Bill Self, Cris Beard, who aren’t going to leave to come here.

Most likely it’ll be a mid major or an assistant

 

[JRVOL11]

Mashack could have literally did the same things as Josiah James today

 

[SGMVols]

Is 63% win percentage actually a lot?

It’s better than the program average.

 

[VolArmy74]

While there are issues with Barnes relating to the post season that I understand, it's crazy to want him gone over a regular season game. He's here until he retires and hopefully we can make a good hire to fill his spot. Look at it this way, four of our last 5 coaches who were here more than a year made the sweet 16.

See the same overreacting each week in the football game threads too.

 

[Volnbeers]

I believe that is best case scenario when Barnes does retire.

Unfortunately he will prolly go to mizzou

 

[1985Vols]

It takes mutual interest. Who are we prying away from their current position to come here?

Danny White has a lot of connections. We would get a good coach. At least better than what we have now

 

[Larkin]

Is 63% win percentage actually a lot?

He IS a hall of fame coach.
You gonna replace him with who? What other coach other than Pearl would recruit like Barnes has at Tennessee?
you ready to play coaching carousel again?

 

[ColinS]

bring back Kim English

We're we really that good while he was here?

 

[Larkin]

The point is they are both very bad on D. Powell can actually shoot and doesn’t have complete tunnel vision towards the basket. If you’re gonna have a turnstile on D then he might as well be able to contribute on O and not be a consistent 3-11 shooter

Logical

 

[1985Vols]

Vescovi the only player showing any fight today

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Vescovi has 20 of our 34 points? Wow.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

It will suck this year if this team relies solely on the three, a pop warner team.can shoot better than 3-22 from 3 pt land. Also, classic Barnes teams cannot guard the three either

 

[zjcvols]

It’s better than the program average.

By 2% lol

 

[walkenvol]

Your right - SV sucks!

 

[Volnbeers]

While there are issues with Barnes relating to the post season that I understand, it's crazy to want him gone over a regular season game. He's here until he retires and hopefully we can make a good hire to fill his spot. Look at it this way, four of our last 5 coaches who were here more than a year made the sweet 16.

See the same overreacting each week in the football game threads too.

Just kinda feels like there’s a ceiling he can’t break thru no matter the players he brings in

 

[hUTch2002]

LOL Vescovi.

 

[Kicker82]

Note to the rest of the team…please as hard as vescovi does going forward

 

[Vol49er]

He's unsuited to be a starter at any position.

Scovi now with 20 of our 34 points. Absolutely the player who deserves the least criticism on our team today. But you know, you’ve got your narrative, so I don’t expect you to change your tune despite the evidence
Also our second leading rebounder