✴️ #18/17 Tennessee vs Mercer Game Thread (SECN+ 7:00pm)

[Chris4Vols22]

It's really nice to see Estrella healthy. I think he will be a good one.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Smart play by Carey to attack then kick, gave Henderson a wide open look

 

[patrick]

Vols really stepped it up there on defense.

 

[patrick]

It's really nice to see Estrella healthy. I think he will be a good one.

Dbl figures now.

 

[RandomUTfan]

Vols really stepped it up there on defense.

I expect the defense to take longer than the offense to come around. That's typical at the beginning of the season.

 

[Caz]

That shot by Henderson looked smooth.

We need those type a lot this year and be able to open up our inside game

 

[volsarelife1]

Boswell definitely need to see him be willing to show something on offense like that

 

[pricevol5]

I think the loss of Z and Mashack alone makes it feel completely different

Gillespie is a different type of PG than Barnes has had here, with Punter out of necessity being the exception.

I expect more TOs in general, the trade off will be his ability to create offense during Barnes’ trademark droughts.

 

[ColinS]

Boswell playing solid ball tonight. Needs to make that shot consistently.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Gotta give Boswell props for hitting that. He's still TBD, but he passes test #1 on O

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Boom Henderson again! And probably should have been a foul (maybe not on a second watch - beautiful off balance shot)

 

[RandomUTfan]

It's crazy that Barnes now, not only has the ability to scout HS at an elite level and bring in guys who play way above their ranking, but now he's getting top 10 players and is able to use the portal to get even better. I'm so excited about basketball this season.

 

[volsarelife1]

And really like Boswell having 7 rebounds in 12 minutes. Barnes will like that effort

 

[Voltopia]

“It’s 8:20 but the bank is still open.”

*groaaaaan* LOL okay Steve, c’mon now …

 

[TechnoVol]

JG seems to be pressing. Need him to settle into his role.

 

[Caz]

Boswell at the moment is showing why he’s getting more playing time. It’s a Barnes system theme!

 

[TrapVol]

This Mercer team is certainly scrappy

 

[TheMookieMonster]

16 turnovers for Tennessee. Only 3 for Mercer. You’d think there was a stat box glitch if you saw that without watching the game and saw the score.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

We seem to have trouble holding onto the ball some.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Definitely need to practice passing the ball. Understand its basically all new players but did not expect them to be this sloppy all around.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

We seem to have trouble holding onto the ball some.

Yeah, that is something worth worrying about, even this early on. I like what I see overall, but I agree.

 

[Unimane]

16 turnovers for Tennessee. Only 3 for Mercer. You’d think there was a stat box glitch if you saw that without watching the game and saw the score.

I'm not overly worried about the 16 TOs for us, as I think we'll improve. I am concerned we are not athletic enough to turn over a mid-major team more often. We do not look very quick, at all.

 

[TrapVol]

Brown is definitely much better than his ranking. The recruiting analysts missed.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

We seem to have trouble holding onto the ball some.

Wow I looked it up, and we have 16 turnovers compared to their 3

* I see now that @TheMookieMonster already pointed that out.

 

[tev.sm]

Dewayne Brown. He’s only going to get better too.