The Official #20 Tennessee vs. Rice Game Thread, 8:30 PM ET, SEC Network

[cncchris33]

If Estrella's injury is long term, wonder if Barnes does short stretches of Ament at 4.

Doubt it. We have depth there. You'll see more Carey.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Better a bag of ice and an assist than crutches. I guess.

 

[Caz]

Gillespie might should have taken that 5-footer rather than dishing

 

[joevols89]

Good sign?

 

[TrippieRedd]

Carey is a walking double double. 7/5 in 13 minutes.

He and Burg playing well

 

[i2amavol]

Has Boswell played tonight?

 

[Lefteye]

Doubt it. We have depth there. You'll see more Carey.

Yep… and Phillips

 

[It's Vols or nothing!]

Barnes is the best coach we have ever had. But when the time comes when he retires, I want Rob Lanier as our coach

 

[It's Vols or nothing!]

Seriously Okpara is the best Center I have seen play at Tennessee

I'm 27

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Barnes is the best coach we have ever had. But when the time comes when he retires, I want Rob Lanier as our coach

We can do much better.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Best game for Okpara all year and it’s no surprise it’s in part because him and Gillespie seem to be slowly figuring out the ZZ/Okpara chemistry from last year.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I’ll never forget Chuck Webb casually heading to the TN bench after his (pretty much) career ending knee injury. He would have been at worst another UT Heisman runner up.

 

[It's Vols or nothing!]

We can do much better.

Maybe. I just always respected Rob Lanier and I feel like he's a great coach.

He recruited really well for us

 

[knoxvol52]

Rice has a quality set of Guards... RICE will compete for their conference championship...

 

[wtmvol]

Barnes is the best coach we have ever had. But when the time comes when he retires, I want Rob Lanier as our coach

lol what??

 

[tev.sm]

I’m no physical trainer but I’m assuming Estrella with ice on his knee on the bench is a good sign.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Has Boswell played tonight?

Didn’t dress out.

 

[walkenvol]

Rice is going to have a good season

 

[It's Vols or nothing!]

lol what??

What's funny

 

[Vols All Day]

Good sign?

Chris Walker is a chaplain.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Better a bag of ice and an assist than crutches. I guess.

I really need this to be true!

 

[omghulkhands]

Has Boswell played tonight?

He didn’t dress. Injured but on the bench

 

[cncchris33]

Best game for Okpara all year and it’s no surprise it’s in part because him and Gillespie seem to be slowly figuring out the ZZ/Okpara chemistry from last year.

Yep, it was just a matter of time

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Has Boswell played tonight?

Still out.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Burg seems to be the most reliable perimeter shot early in the season. His volume is pretty low though, he’s very spotty in his decision to shoot.

Problem is, he’s a liability on defense, turnover prone, and misses shots inside of 10 feet.

His best role is a 3 pt shooter off the bench. Boswell and Abram should be the 2 guards.