The Official #5 Tennessee @ #13 LSU Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN

[1985Vols]

I put this loss on the coaches... how could we not adjust to stop one guy from driving right all game

Bone and Turner got schooled by a freshman

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Month ago: “I’m proud of this team! Rick Barnes is a great coach!”

Now: “This team is stupid! We’re overrated and don’t deserve to be ranked!”

My god, you would think we got blown out by 20+ by the #13 team in the Nation on their home floor.

Ridiculous how quick this fanbase can turn on their own team.

 

[tnvols72]

How many points did his backup score? I don't think it would have mattered if he had played.

27

 

[Giveem6]

I don't want to completley blame the refs but they absolutely controlled this basketball game. Turner should have never shot that shot but damn if the officiating was half ass this game would have never even went to overtime. They have ruined college basketball.

 

[RockyTopJA]

The worst officiated game I’ve ever watched. Turner’s missed FTs and stupid end game decision be damned, the no calls and complete one sidedness of this crew cost us a game plain and simple. Infuriating.

 

[smokey90]

Come on. It's a overtime road loss to an excellent team. Plus the officiating didn't go our way. Still early enough to have a loss. Not happy about the loss but dont overreact.

 

[Ace]

They draw a long lengthy team yes they'll be out early. This team doesn't play defense or rebound well. Not good come tourney time.

We out rebounded LSU

 

[08Vol]

Volnation is hilarious, 3rd loss of the season in Feburary = 1st round tourny exit apparently .. good game

UT has played 4 good teams this year and has lost to 3 of them. That is the problem. A pillow soft schedule made us look better than we actually were. This team is basically Wisconsin football.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

The last three games have been the worst games Tennessee has played in the last one and a half years. What has happened? The teams is making more mistakes than I have seen in a long time. We have to beat Kentucky to have chance to tie for the SEC title. We will struggle against any team who have big strong players inside and can also run the elbow screen. Our defense was simply terrible. I did not see the zone at all, but I guess heir guards would have shot holes in it all day.

 

[VOLinPD]

I put this loss on the coaches... how could we not adjust to stop one guy from driving right all game

They called a foul on him if we looked at him funny. You just can't guard against that.

 

[BigBadVol]

Yes. Turner pulling up for no reason clearly had nothing to do with it.

You call a melee foul with . 6 left and you defend it. No words. It’s giving LSU the game period.

 

[teeball]

Refs made bad calls in this game, but at the end of the day, Tennessee's stupidity and soft play cost them this game. Stupid decisions, stupid fouls, and just soft as a damn pillow. Better to learn now before the tourney.

I have to disagree on the SOFT PLAY ... Tennessee got called for fouling every time LSU drove the ball whereas Tennessee got mugged under the rim with no calls on LSU until the last 3 minutes of the game. If Tennessee had played any more aggressive on defense the refs would have fouled out every dang one of Tennessee's players.

 

[Freak]

This was going to be a close game regardless of how highly we think of ourselves. It was a toss up game that didn't go our way. It hurts, but it's not the end of the world. We played well enough to win, but couldn't pull it out.

 

[tennesseeduke]

Yes. Turner pulling up for no reason clearly had nothing to do with it.

2 sec left and he was closer to basket than anyone else.

 

[1985Vols]

You were not. You were calling for a blow out if they did not show up. We lost in OT.

Would have been a blow out had if LSU's best player had played so I was right

 

[BreatheUT]

A bonehead play by Turner led to a bonehead call by the ref. At worst that 8 seconds should have led to a 2nd overtime. At worst!

 

[lifeisdeep]

This reason we lost in second round last year and we went to jump shots like crazy. We’ve really regressed from ground and pound.

It's hard to go inside when the officials are corrupt and allow the opposing team to mug you, while calling touch fouls on us on the other end.

 

[gordonr24]

I’m not going to let my emotions get me. It was a tough regular season road game in a hostile environment against a really good team.

 

[Voltopia]

It’s kinda hard to stop him when he doesn’t have dribble the basketball like everybody else.

Also known as the James Harden rule.

 

[chieftn15]

When Lamonte is playing bad it seems Barnes plays him more minutes.

 

[WreckingVol]

Levonte smart sucks. He had a repertoire of driving right and faking left hesitation to the right and that’s it.. shameful I could recognize something as simple as kid goes right but not a defender on him could

 

[95 Vol Alum]

In 2 losses:

Opponent FTA - 64

Vols - 34

 

[GBO18]

Should have played more zone especially in OT. Most of their scores came on driving the ball.

 

[volforlife15]

Turner and Alexander absolute trash. I’m proba the biggest fan of Turner but he was a joke today. The defense is laughable and the rebounding is even worse

 

[Catbone]

Come on. It's a overtime road loss to an excellent team. Plus the officiating didn't go our way. Still early enough to have a loss. Not happy about the loss but dont overreact.

Without their best player. Unacceptable.