The Official #5 Tennessee vs. #2 Kansas Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[tnvols72]

This game showed exactly what Barnes has been harping on. We need the others to show up when the lights are bright.

Bowden is the head scratcher , he dont deserve minutes

 

[golfballs]

I think our hands will be even more full with the Gonzaga. Would be nice though

I think we beat Gonzaga

 

[Freak]

Vols did not play well, yet went to OT against Kansas.

Thanks kinda how I'm looking at it.

 

[I_Bleed_Orange77]

No one cares.

Obviously you do or you wouldn't have replied.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

We beat Kansas before with a guy named Lofton.

Mmmmmmmmmm nope.

 

[OneVolNation]

We'd have won in regulation if they don't call back Yves's tip slam for no apparent reason.

Yeah, we won in truth, but perception creates reality and the striped shirts have the authority to shape perception with their game stealing call. Any result other than the Vols win because of more points at the end of regulation (bad call by ref not excused) is invalid.

 

[DwightSchrute1998]

Bowden started his career as a shooter. Lately he has been just a defensive specialist and Vick seemed to be wide open when Bowden was guarding tonight. Can't blame the cough-up at the end on him. That just happens in basketball. Gonna be an awesome and successful season, but i just worry about why Bowden plays the minutes he does.

 

[top5vols]

By March Kansas guards will be awesome.

 

[BowlBrother85]

We shot 27 threes... that is too many for this team. Overall, I thought we played great and that will be good enough to beat almost every team we play this season. This is a very good team.

I know the whiners will be out in full force over the loss, anyway...

 

[Catbone]

Will grant williams be ok? Hyperextended his knee

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Bowden started his career as a shooter. Lately he has been just a defensive specialist and Vick seemed to be wide open when Bowden was guarding tonight. Can't blame the cough-up at the end on him. That just happens in basketball. Gonna be an awesome and successful season, but i just worry about why Bowden plays the minutes he does.

He laid a lot of open bricks

 

[tnvols72]

Better teams don't shoot silly shots. They rebound on both ends and one player shouldn't effect an experienced team like losing Grant did!!!

Better teams loses games they are not suppose to. It happens and KU is not better than Tn

 

[Alex10]

Tough loss but sometimes better to experience this early in the season and improve. I want them to peak at the end of the season, not in Nov/Dec.

I agree with the sentiment, but nothing guarantees that will magically happen now, I’d prefer to just man up and win a game like this for once instead. I mean last year we lost early on to Villanova, then went on to have a great regular season... then lost to the sisters of the poor in the second round of the big dance. Not sure there is a correlation. I know we are looking for positives but dang, just once I’d rather bathe in the joy of a glorious win; oh well, perhaps before I pass the Vols will give me something to feel warm and fuzzy about in some major sport. Starting to doubt it though.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

We shot 27 threes... that is too many for this team. Overall, I thought we played great and that will be good enough to beat almost every team we play this season. This is a very good team.

I know the whiners will be out in full force over the loss, anyway...

No it isn't too many. We lose in OT, we have to bury those open ones. We still lack a scorer, and Bowden is not it.

 

[top5vols]

Tough loss but sometimes better to experience this early in the season and improve. I want them to peak at the end of the season, not in Nov/Dec.

Agree

 

[njvols]

Vols did not play well, yet went to OT against Kansas.

Kansas had something to do with it. Not having Williams late hurt us big time. Hope we aren’t developing star-watching syndrome. We were completely out of sync w/o him.

 

[UTK]

If Lemonte and Admiral had shot better we'd have won by double digits.

True. We're a deep team but Lemonte and Admiral both can't play poorly the same night and we beat a team like Kansas.

 

[BowlBrother85]

No it isn't too many. We lose in OT, we have to bury those open ones. We still lack a scorer, and Bowden is not it.

It is too many for a team that doesn't shoot them well...

 

[UTK]

Kansas had something to do with it. Not having Williams late hurt us big time. Hope we aren’t developing star-watching syndrome. We were completely out of sync w/o him.

Kansas is legit. I'll be shocked if they aren't at least an elite 8 team

 

[tnvols72]

No it isn't too many. We lose in OT, we have to bury those open ones. We still lack a scorer, and Bowden is not it.

^This and its not even debatable

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

It is too many for a team that doesn't shoot them well...

Then my point is well made.. Recruit a shooter

 

[1985Vols]

This game showed exactly what Barnes has been harping on. We need the others to show up when the lights are bright.

The stage seemed too big For a couple of our players, including Alexander. He seemed very passive tonight. Fulkerson had a rough night as well

 

[vavolfan6]

Taking a step back..A loss tonight and a potential loss to Gonzanga isn't the worse thing for this team. We need to come down to earth and realize that, while we are experienced and played together for a few years, we have a lot of room to grow and areas to improve in.

Fulkerson looked uncomfortable. Pons was wild and uncontrollable. Turner and Admiral were taking poor shots. There wasn't enough movement on offense...Not sure our bench is giving us anything extra on offense either...Gotta use this December to find an offensive identifty...not just give it to Grant and everyone else just stand around and throw up wild shots.

 

[GetEmVols]

Yes but we played terrible the 2cd half and still kept it close. Rather this happen in November than in March. We will be fine.

I agree we will be fine. Still disappointing.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

^This and its not even debatable

Thank you.