The Official #10 @ #17 North Carolina Game Thread, 7:15 PM ET, ESPN

[WiscVols]

Is Awaka hurt? What's the deal?

Yes Ankle

 

[vols 30]

Barnes ball washers gonna be workin overtime tonight

They wouldn't open this thread right now if their life depended on.

 

[VeeOhElEsYes]

WTF was that?!! Really glad I haven't gotten any tickets yet.

 

[drdawson]

Is Awaka hurt? What's the deal?

Sprained ankle

 

[IveGotBigVols]

Well I’m convinced. We are just not that good. Maybe we get better as the year goes on. I was pulled in again hook line and sinker after the earlier games. There’s just no defending this. No chemistry whatsoever.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Didn’t help Aidoo, Santi & ZZ all had 2 fouls and were sitting.

Barnes trying to add offensive players but doesn’t change his offense. Seems kind of pointless, if you wanna run this system & focus on defense then just bring in the guys that fit it.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Barnes ball washers gonna be workin overtime tonight

I’ve been trying to be positive on him this season, more than other years. But man, I’m about exhausted trying to be optimistic with what we’ve seen.

 

[deezvols]

This team is 1-12 from 3 pt range so far.

8/30 against Purdue.

9/33 against KS.

I think I'm seeing a trend from this team on offense.

Which is a major concern given our lack of big men right now. Makes us 0-dimensional

 

[VolBalls33]

Giving up 61 points in 1 half, wtf?

Also 16 for 16 from the FT. Is every team going to shoot 30 plus a game on us? Just weird seems like every game.

 

[vols1071]

Sprained ankle

Did he turn it again? I remember it is the Purdue game but he played against Kansas.... Did he turn it again???

 

[ETV]

One might think that Hawaii literally sucked the life out of this team.

 

[AthensVol2007]

He clearly fouled him

On the grab yes, but the foul was called after the shot went up. If he fouled him on the reach-in, call it right away. He called it as he kicked his legs out when Mashack never touched him on the shot.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Hold up, according to some nothing is the refs fault.

Refs being awful doesn’t account for the absolute disaster on defense tonight.

 

[TheBigOne10]

We look like a**hole

 

[AthensVol2007]

Did he turn it again? I remember it is the Purdue game but he played against Kansas.... Did he turn it again???

He turned it in Syracuse and set out the rest of that game. He played vs Purdue and KU.

 

[whobethis16]

Trash refs, honestly what is the point?

If the refs are trash, this team is an overflowing septic tank.

 

[Vols410]

This game has been absolutely horrible, but the level of absolute trashing on them in this thread is ridiculous.

 

[landscapingvol]

Barnes has no answers, too many individuals on this team. They will continue to flame out. Sad to see

His offensive philosophy is atrocious and has always been unless they play elite defense. He is way too loyal to Vescovi who has no business starting neither does Mashack. James is so inconsistent that he disappears during many games and Ziegler clearly isn’t ready to be playing significant minutes

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Guess we’ll find out how much fight this team has, down 22 on the road to a good team.

 

[KnoxtotheBoro20]

Which is a major concern given our lack of big men right now. Makes us 0-dimensional

This… you can’t live and die by the 3, especially if you don’t have a chance at rebounding or occasionally getting an inside bucket from a post

 

[VolsSportsFan]

One might think that Hawaii literally sucked the life out of this team.

After a week to get over it?

 

[wmcovol]

Didn’t help Aidoo, Santi & ZZ all had 2 fouls and were sitting.

Barnes trying to add offensive players but doesn’t change his offense. Seems kind of pointless, if you wanna run this system & focus on defense then just bring in the guys that fit it.

Stupid as hell sitting them in a game down 16 late in the half. Only chance was to get it to 10 or less at the break.

There’s time to have your rules & there’s time to throw them out. Today is a time to throw them out.

 

[tnvols72]

I do not understand how we get so lucky every year to not have any elite shooters.

 

[vols1071]

The refs have missed some calls but that has less than 10% of why we are getting our a$$es handed to us

 

[Bryan1]

Refs being awful doesn’t account for the absolute disaster on defense tonight.

I agree but like was said earlier they are helping a team that is already red hot.