The Official #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #2 [1] Houston Game Thread, 2:20 PM ET, CBS

[Vol423]

Suggested halftime speech for Coach Barnes:

 

[ashleyyy]

Chaz disappears in big games

he got those Knecht comparisons and folded.

 

[Other_Guy]

67 of 68 teams end on a loss.

Which bolsters my point.

 

[Memphisvol87]

There is no better cure for a terrible offense than to stand around the 3 point line and not move…. At all. Just watch your teammate with the ball….

 

[orange_glory]

Tennessee can never play six great games in a row against good competition. They always have a let down. They may win but just play sloppy and make it harder than it has to be. I knew we would not win more than 3-4 games in tournament.

 

[Volizona]

Our bigs are not getting involved.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Commercial break….

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

This is historically bad...

 

[Other_Guy]

Houston slacking off cuz they know they can.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

I, for one, will not miss seeing Igor next year. He has had 2-3 good games this year, but has not come close to playing SEC basketball.

 

[vol94]

Igor has to wake the hell up and be physical. If you lose, so be it! But have some pride and fight back.

 

[ETV]

One team was ready and one shot its shot against the wildcats.

Yep. All prep for KY and zero for potential E8 appearance.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

This game may be worse than the Florida game earlier this year

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Welp, I guess I'll never see this team reach the FF.

Best to think this way. It’s become the ceiling for the program and it’s in the guys heads now. You cannot play tight on this stage. We did.

 

[JCP201]

Felix and Gainey okay. Need to find three more that can make this respectable.

 

[volfan102455]

It was off the top of the backboard and they give them a rebound.

Yes, bad shooting is why we are behind - but refs are missing a lot.

 

[ForeverfaithfulVOL]

Lucky as hell

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Houston defense looks like it’s far better than ours…and we’re known for our defense. Making us shoot crap shots.

Well we are defending ourselves with bricks and misses too

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

we have one go to scorer

Not today.

 

[vavolfan6]

No we don’t. Jacking 3s like this is how we’ve gotten in this hole. You have to attack the rim. If you kick out for an open 3 then it’s good shot make or miss. Not penetrating the arc and jacking 3s. Bad shot make or miss.

No we got into this hole becuase our bigs our doing nothing inside and we can't get to the rim. We are rejected every time. We have had to revert to chucking up 3s becuase it is our last and only option.

 

[rocketskates]

BaseVOLs with the sweep…trying to find something positive.

 

[patrick]

Ice cold. It stinks, but it happens.

These football stadium venues are houses of horrors. Sight lines are horrible.

All in all though it’s been a great season.

I hate the way this game is going but hats off to Houston. They are definitely deserving of their one seed.

Go Vols.

 

[Oldblood]

If we can find a way to get within 10 by halftime we have a chance. We won’t shoot this bad the whole game.

 

[landscapingvol]

That’s not what this is

Sure thing chief

 

[vol94]

I, for one, will not miss seeing Igor next year. He has had 2-3 good games this year, but has not come close to playing SEC basketball.

Yeah, waste of half a mill.