The Official #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #2 [1] Houston Game Thread, 2:20 PM ET, CBS

[rumaso11]

Just witnessed the stupidest 6 minutes of Tennessee basketball that I have ever seen

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

We don’t seem ready to play. This could end up ugly.

Need to go to a 23 zone and attack the basket on the offensive side. Houston can get into foul trouble.

 

[HeuperDrive]

I think y’all need to give Houston some credit. Their D is just better than ours. That’s why we’re not driving to the basket.

Still a pathetic performance, but some of y’all need to give Houston their flowers

 

[Switch 625]

How do you just decide to show up at the Elite 8 and play like dog poop? My goodness. Get your heads in the game!

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

People complaining about the 3s: Houston is an elite defense and is clogging the lanes. They are settling because that is the only thing there.

We have to fight for the midrange and draw some fouls to loosen them up some. We suck as a 3pt team so Houston is happy to let us have that as long as Lanier is guarded tight.

 

[Big Orange Rock]

They look twice as fast and we don’t even get close to an offensive rebound. Have to weather this hot start and hope that Houston cools off. D needs to tighten up.

 

[TrapVol]

Can’t imagine a worse start to this game. We look like we don’t belong on the same floor.

 

[GBO18]

Chaz better get hot or this is done

Gimme some Dubarrrr.

 

[Go47]

Kentucky was our Super Bowl apparently.

 

[NATHAN05]

Welp.........I'm afraid we're in for a dreadful exit and it's going to leave a sour taste in our mouths heading to the offseason. Really, really, really hope I'm eating crow here in about 30 mins or so.

 

[RavinDave]

This don’t look good

 

[UTK]

I’d really like to not totally choke another final 4. Losing is one thing. Playing like this is another. They are wayyyy too timid. Polar opposite of Friday

We’ve never choked a final 4. We’ve been underdogs the past two chances lmao

 

[SGMVols]

Well this was bound to happen at some point in the tournament. With Barnes it’s always been great defense, with inconsistent offense and today our offense has decided not to show up. I just hope we don’t get beat by 40

Well we are playing against the best defense in the country. It’s not always what you do wrong. Sometimes you just run into a better team.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Did our team stay up all night running. They look dead tired and like they don't even want to be out there

They really do.

 

[hUTch2002]

Yep, way too early to panic

Not if we don’t start going inside it’s not. We won’t win with our current shot selection. We won’t even be competitive.

 

[SlyStone]

Cougar defense is stifling right now.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Yep, way too early to panic

Well let me know when we can. Because it’s coming

 

[cwbytruckers]

Sending calm thoughts to our boys. We got this. It’s only the first half.

 

[TheBigOne10]

We can’t go out like this man Jesus

 

[ETNCvol]

I missed the start of the game but it was 7-4 Houston. Phillips and Gainey were playing. What happened to the usual starting 5 ?

 

[therealitytheory]

Too late .....lost it in the first 8 mins.
We aren't built for comebacks

LOL
Right on cue..

 

[hUTch2002]

Well we are playing against the best defense in the country. It’s not always what you do wrong. Sometimes you just run into a better team.

We’re not playing smart though.

 

[vavolfan6]

Plenty of time to make adjustments, but cab't let the gane get away from us too much

 

[vols 30]

Chaz, ZZ and Gainey are 0/9

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

we beat kentucky and thought we were done.

You'd at least think they'd be playing looser if they were just happy to make it to the elite 8