The Official #5 Tennessee @ #15 Kentucky Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[patrick]

Horrible scout from TN assistants.

 

[patrick]

Vols poll watching.

 

[Volnbeers]

Time to rest the starters

 

[tnvols72]

Still time for Mashack

oh its coming more than likely

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Guard the gee dee 3

Yes, and make Williams beat you every time. At least it's a two and not a 3 when he hits

 

[SGMVols]

Maybe we should try that now

I mean it’s a lot easier said than done. They are #2 in the country offensively for a reason.

 

[ColinS]

Why do we keep leaving shooters? Make them drive it one on one. If they score they score but at least it's 2 instead of 3

 

[DowntownVol]

if UK shoots this well and plays defense this well, they can beat anyone in the country. credit where credit is due.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

This is a very winnable game. We have to close on shooters, drive and draw fouls. Kentucky is still shooting well, but their defense is getting tired.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Everything they throw up is going in. Still gotta be tighter defensively though

 

[Doctrippin]

This is my tournament fear. The opposing team gets hot from 3. We're not built for a shootout.

 

[Go47]

Watching this . . . And seeing the the exact same trend . . . And knowing Coach Barnes is an excellent coach . . . Leads to the conclusion: they are just a really bad matchup for us this year.

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

oh its coming more than likely

Seems to be him more than anyone else

 

[walkenvol]

Dont think DK was a super athlete. He was a good athlete with an elite drive and had that mamba mentality.

He’s an explosive athlete

 

[NOLAPhil]

They move move move move with 3 or 4 and always have one guy in the corner you forget about. Taking advantage of our help defense.

 

[NATHAN05]

Vols poll watching.

Well they're going to get to see a larger # after this embarassment.

 

[jbr82]

Vols getting a regal whistle tonight for the most part.

 

[Vol4lif3]

What fans have the most punch able faces

 

[LVol]

I hate how players can hesitate their dribble at their hip,no chance for defense.

 

[Doctrippin]

Yet another game where our opponent can't miss a shot.

That magnetic rim theory may be true

 

[ColinS]

Everything they throw up is going in. Still gotta be tighter defensively though

They are not gonna miss wide open shots

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

They’re scorching hot because we are leaving them far too open. Not guarding the ball well and at times over helping. Gotta guard the ball better. Have to stay in front of the ball against Kentucky. They’re usually not looking to finish at the rim with their. They’re looking for drive, draw, dish out for a three.

 

[jbr82]

They move move move move with 3 or 4 and always have one guy in the corner you forget about. Taking advantage of our help defense.

Barnes needs to stop the help defense tonight

 

[vavolfan6]

Still pretty incredible that we have kept the score within single digits despite UK shooting 56% from 3. We just so happen to get Kentucky's better shooting performances when playing them.

 

[SGMVols]

This is a very winnable game. We have to close on shooters, drive and draw fouls. Kentucky is still shooting well, but their defense is getting tired.

If they are still making shots, they are not tired

at this point we pretty much just have to pray they start missing because we don’t seem to have the ability to stop everything they can throw at us. Pope runs really good stuff.