The Official #4 Tennessee vs. #9 Florida Atlantic NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, TBS

[Jaingo]

Ouch

 

[volbound1700]

Really good season by the BasketVols. Losing ZZ took a dimension away from the offense, and nobody really expected the Vols to make it this far. Very satisfying win over Dook and got to the Sweet 16, along with the Lady Vols (pretty rare air).
Much to build on, hope JJJ and Santi come back, and looking forward to another great season next year.
Still have the LVs and BaseVols to look forward to this weekend!!!
GB

I like the spirit but I am fine with JJJ leaving. The guy just doesn't take over games. We need better players that can take over the game and score. We haven't had a leader since Grant Williams.

 

[I4Vols]

I’m not sure why any offensive minded player would come here. I like Barnes but this offense has been like this for several years now.

He would play in this game if he can put thru the hoop

 

[NO SIR EEE]

Well, that last possession pretty much summed up the game.

Yep. Couldn’t hit the ocean if they fell into it.

 

[casetopia]

Can't believe we lost to these punk @ss bltches.

 

[acd4476]

But everyone wanted FAU over FDU

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Rebounds & free throws, shot 58.3% from the line and let a smaller team out rebound.

 

[hUTch2002]

Yeah and the SEC hasn't done **** as well. Hell, outside of Kentucky, Florida, and Nolan Richardson, nobody in the SEC has a Championship. Only 5 SEC programs have made more than 1 Final Four. The league chokes in March, it isn't just Tennessee.

Actually the SEC usually does decently well in March. Overall the league usually at least plays to their seed level, unlike the Big 10 that always gets great seeds that go down early.

 

[volinbham]

guard play wins in March

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

I’ll truly miss Vescovi. Felt like even when he wasn’t playing his best he always gave great effort. Can’t say the same for the rest.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Did Awaka play? He may have helped with the rebounding. He didn’t play much, if so.

Barnes didn't play him at all.....

 

[Fatdad32]

Barnes and his non offensive plan. This team was flawed for sure. Frustrating

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Well, that last possession pretty much summed up the game.

Disjointed, lazy, lost, and lax come to mind.

Nice game against Duke. That’s about all I can say for this post season.

 

[Voljayton]

Vescovi and Mashack the only ones that came to play. Uros in the 1st half. Rest of them might as well have never shown up.

 

[Madscientistvol]

And baseball has been letting us down lately too!

Not sure why I get invested in college athletics, seems to break my heart everytime. BVS is real.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Classic Tennessee sports. Another let down.

I have to disagree with that statement. Our athletic program is in the best shape it has been in15-20 years and is getting better.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Lol some of you are terrible fans and supporters. Making the sweet 16 is not a terrible year.. We have no true PG. Barnes has done about all he can with this group. They got beat. Sure some of the calls and lack of were garbage. Will always have trash calls. Congratulate them and move on to next year. Hopefully we have some guys working on shooting

Agree with what you are saying but shouldn’t be getting beat by FAU.

 

[BreatheUT]

We just need a roster cleansing. Fortunately many are gone after this year.

 

[volbound1700]

Lol some of you are terrible fans and supporters. Making the sweet 16 is not a terrible year.. We have no true PG. Barnes has done about all he can with this group. They got beat. Sure some of the calls and lack of were garbage. Will always have trash calls. Congratulate them and move on to next year. Hopefully we have some guys working on shooting

Yeah but we had 8 years to get a Point Guard and Players. At some point, you have to get the players. Same in Football, you can't use an excuse about not having a QB after 3-4 years. We need to recruit/develop players better.

 

[ukvols]

Idk that KSU would have crushed us like people are saying on here. We’re down a man in the backcourt, and we had to play a four-guard lineup tonight.

 

[Voldog1998]

Effing embarrassing

 

[Deathandtaxes]

I would like to see Boyd from FAU… get a little extra attention from Plasvic

 

[Ttucke11]

Can't say I'm surprised. Good season, but you had the easiest path ever to a F4 and absolutely came out flat. I love JJJ and Santi, but Key, Uros, ON, Phillips I won't be sad to see go. This team needs a reset.

 

[Gandalf]

Guess the refs actually listened to all that PR by ESPN about how overly physical we are.

Second half the refs just gave them the game like they paid for it.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

Can't believe we lost to these punk @ss bltches.

I know. K-State will beat them by 50