The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #5 Villanova Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN News

[1985Vols]

Plavsic playing this much is just Rick waving the white flag.

Barnes just being Barnes

 

[ndubvols]

JJJ has done nothing special to remain in the game. But neither has anybody else

No, but he’s the only defender we have apparently

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Dominated. 17-10 rebounds. They have 7 offensive rebounds.

 

[C-south]

Vescovi is responsible for over 60% of our scoring today. He’s just not a point guard, and is being made to play as one

LOL

 

[BisonVol]

Waited way too long to get Chandler back in. Way too long.

 

[chuckb1448]

Late in the first half. It looks like Villanova is going to pull out the win.

You possess a keen eye

 

[VolArmy74]

Out hustled. Out coached. Getting manhandled and our best player is on the bench.

Yeah, Barnes not playing Kennedy is just an epoch in stupidity. At some point you have to consider the harm happening on the court vs the potential harm that may or may not happen.

 

[BreatheUT]

Need JJJ and Chandler in the rest of the game IMO

Are you kidding me? JJJ? Dude could star in the Invisible Man. A non factor on offense.

 

[SicEmSmokey33]

Leave Chandler on bench for whole half?? So we will have him 2nd half, game will be over at half

 

[hUTch2002]

We don’t look like we belong on the same floor as Nova. 0-2 looking real likely for this tournament.

We were taken out of the game before we got the chance to work through anything.

 

[whobethis16]

Vescovi is trash today

You're going to be mad at the only guy with a 3 made, and with the guts to shoot today? Ok.

 

[JRVOL11]

KC having a rough time too

 

[TrapVol]

I think we are getting a dose of how much we will struggle offensively when Chandler is not in the game. Combined with Villanova‘s defense, we are having to settle for low percentage shots.

The most disappointing part to me is getting beat on the boards. That should’ve been an equalizer for us.
As it is, unless getting Chandler back in the second half makes that much difference, we may very likely get embarrassed on national TV yet again.

 

[HarsinVol]

Josiah James maybe the most mediocre 5 star ever

ONE AND DONE OH YEAH

 

[Christian Lowe]

Josiah James maybe the most mediocre 5 star ever

Scotty Hopson, with the hype behind him, i remember being worse.

 

[GAVol]

Yeah, Barnes not playing Kennedy is just an epoch in stupidity. At some point you have to consider the harm happening on the court vs the potential harm that may or may not happen.

He’s in the game.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Is V just that good?

Villanova is very good and should have beaten UCLA in Pauley!

But Tennessee isn't 20+points worse than them.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Wake up call for me as a fan. We have a talented roster, but we’re not as good as I thought. Yes, Villanova is elite, but we’re getting whipped in every aspect of this game. This team has a loooooooooooong way to go to be “good.”

 

[SGMVols]

KC can’t even make a layup today and people were mad at Barnes for not playing him with 2 fouls lol

 

[AthensVol2007]

And yet he has the majority of our points

Because he’s taken 2x the shots as anyone else.

 

[Pacer92]

Can’t buy a basket..

 

[NO SIR EEE]

I hope this team likes getting their teeth kicked in. This is an embarrassing effort.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Lol, I spend more time on the basketball board than whoever you are.

If you did, then you'd know who I am.

 

[Vol49er]

LOL

Which part of my post is wrong?

 

[BreatheUT]

We were taken out of the game before we got the chance to work through anything.

Probably all those missed shots.