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

[Hoggervol]

This ref can't talk at all

Can't talk when you're drunk.

 

[JMSqb11]

Zeigler and Lanier a now combined 4/24 and 5 turnovers. Completely **** the bed

ZZ has been surprisingly bad shooting in back to back elite 8’s

 

[floridavol25]

Barnes game will not result in final fours .. you have to have multiple scorers period … relying so heavily on one guy doesn’t work in the end … bummer for zeigler … one day we’ll see a final four….

 

[molsen81]

They won’t. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them win it the whole thing.

You obviously don't know Kelvin Sampson. He cracks under pressure. Complete opposite of Tom Izzo. Just sit back and watch.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Should have known when OZ Pearlman predicted Houston would win we were going to lose.
Probably using black magic.

I'm being serious though about what I said earlier, I'm putting $ on Auburn and the moneyline.
Book it.....4 #1's in final 4 for first time in a long, long time.

 

[GAVol]

Bob sounds awful on the radio. I hate that this might be his and Bert’s last call. Gonna miss those guys

Hadn’t even thought about Kesling. Damn.

 

[Vols All Day]

Houston gave us every chance to get back in this but we just couldn't hit the shots. Very disappointed to lose this way.

Mashack's missed free throws and lane violation really hurt.

 

[zeppelin128]

So frustrating watching this team fail to make shots.

Or not learn their lesson about leaving dudes wide open for 3s.

Very disappointing end.

 

[UTK]

They’re just better. Those 3 or 4 open threes we didn’t get first half would’ve made it closer but we were never going to win this. We ran out of gas.

Nah. lol second half showed the more realistic matchup. They were mentally ready. We weren’t. A series likely goes 5-5. Is what it is.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Time to support our baseball program. We had a good year hope Barnes runs it back

 

[RAVOL]

We didn't roll over. Having to gamble on D which means someone is open give them credit they did what we couldn't make open 3's on that end of court. Team has given everything they have to comeback. Go Vols. In CHRIST Alone

 

[TN1111]

Cannot defend the 3

We're not staying in man.. it's dumb as hell. I know we're trying to pressure them and force turnovers... but all this is doing is allowing open daggers against us.

 

[ndubvols]

Well, had to have them miss some open ones when your gambling like we have been. Good fight in the second half. Would’ve liked to hit some more free throws to really have made things interesting

 

[Sportslady]

Way to just roll over

We have outplayed them second half. Nerves took control in the first half. The team wanted this so badly for Coach Barnes that the emotions got the better of them. If this was a regular game, it would be a toss up. Don’t like those on here saying they rolled over.

 

[VFL1127]

we have a ceiling...Elite 8. idk what it'll take to get above that.

Recruiting more than 1 shooter!

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Houstons philosophy is definitely like will muschamps football philosophy for defensive backs. Grab em every possession as the refs aren't calling most of them. If the zebras called every time they grabbed us their 8 man rotation would be fouled out.

 

[Other_Guy]

Zeigler and Lanier a now combined 4/24 and 5 turnovers. Completely **** the bed

Hard to believe ZZ is going out this way. Dude is 120% and looked terrible out there.

 

[onthehill71]

Hate to see it end like this. Can't leave these dudes open like that.

Why not? They left us open in first half...oh yeah , they hit theirs.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Focus on getting multiple shooters in the portal.

Good season. Not many can say they’ve been to back to back elite 8s.

Thank you Chaz, ZZ, Shack, Igor, and Gainey.

 

[volbound1700]

ZZ has been surprisingly bad shooting in back to back elite 8’s

He struggles against taller competition in the paint. I have noticed that. Houston is doing a great job of stepping in front of him and now he isn't confident going to the basket.

 

[SGMVols]

we have a ceiling...Elite 8. idk what it'll take to get above that.

Only way we ever get a FF is if we get top 5 NIL and I don’t think that’s ever going to happen. That would probably require defunding football and we obviously are never going to do that.

Barnes has gotten everything out of this program that’s there to get. The only championships this program will ever win are at SEC level.

 

[Caz]

Our 3 point defense is killing us.

Pretty much has for a long time. We don't guard 3-point shooters, but that's not the only reason we sucked today. We just came out and got punched and didn't fight back or show a pulse until late and Houston breaks our back with threes

 

[Go47]

Barnes game will not result in final fours .. you have to have multiple scorers period … relying so heavily on one guy doesn’t work in the end … bummer for zeigler … one day we’ll see a final four….

This was our best shot at a final 4 ever.

 

[molsen81]

Can't talk when you're drunk.

Another Drippy user.

 

[LIvol]

I was so furious at the referee calls so I said let me start with 2:45 in the first half. I have counted 6 missed fouls on Houston. 2 hands on a dribbler is an automatic foul ask Jay Bilas. Now in contrast I see 1 missed foul in Tennessee do we should be +5. Again nothing is fun when the refs take over the game.