The Official #8 Tennessee vs. #3 Auburn Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN

[Zues1]

Just saw Bruce post game. I thought he was gonna cry when he was asked about loosing 3 of 4.
Be hilarious if Tennessee takes their 1 seed.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Just saw Bruce post game. I thought he was gonna cry when he was asked about loosing 3 of 4.
Be hilarious if Tennessee takes their 1 seed.

That was.... awkward.

 

[VOLtaism]

That was something to see—a great team win! From ZZ blowing through for layups to Dubar making two fantastic drives to Lanier getting us off the block early and Mashak just Mashacking, what a win.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

He's really coming into his own at the right time. Just gives us another weapon when he's contributing on offense and defense

He was big for us in the last flordia game as far as defense. He could help us there again tomorrow.

 

[OrangeInKy]

I dont expect him to win the battle. I do hope he holds space without fouling out.

He did enough, and thank goodness Broome stunk at the line.

 

[Chattahooligan]

No that’s not choking. The idiots that made the comments need to own them.

Hmmm, sure seems to be quite a bit of white knighting over trivial things going on here. Who hurt you?

 

[wmcovol]

Hey, Bruce, Tennessee shot a lot of FTs cause Auburn fouls a lot. FTs were pretty close except your guys missed a bunch.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Hey, Bruce, Tennessee shot a lot of FTs cause Auburn fouls a lot. FTs were pretty close except your guys missed a bunch.

There was a chunk of that game where they basically were just walking foul line to foul line. Refs definitely made their presence felt today.

 

[Mikevol1964]

Hmmm, sure seems to be quite a bit of white knighting over trivial things going on here. Who hurt you?

Someone has a guilty conscience

 

[Chattahooligan]

Someone has a guilty conscience

Over a post on a forum? No sir, I’m an adult, and you’re very passionate about silly things

 

[BreatheUT]

He was big for us in the last flordia game as far as defense. He could help us there again tomorrow.

Jmo but he doesn't seem particularly happy overall with his role.

 

[Sarms58]

There was a chunk of that game where they basically were just walking foul line to foul line. Refs definitely made their presence felt today.

I would say there were far more uncalled fouls than called fouls…both teams play very aggressive defense. The challenge for every team (in every sport) is to adjust to way the refs call the game…watching Auburn play defense today was similar to watching Kirby Smart’s DBs play press cover - holding, grabbing and pulling on every play…

 

[Mikevol1964]

Over a post on a forum? No sir, I’m an adult, and you’re very passionate about silly things

So calling people out for talking **** about 20 year olds who are giving everything they have for the University of Tenn is silly. Yeah then I’m silly and you are anything but an adult

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Excellent stat there. There was no choking involved. Just a run by a great team that has done it 31 times.

No doubt, basketball is built on teams having scoring runs. We responded very well. We had a run of our own going up 12, folks forget them runs. GBO

 

[Chattahooligan]

So calling people out for talking **** about 20 year olds who are giving everything they have for the University of Tenn is silly. Yeah then I’m silly and you are anything but an adult

Doing God’s work, Mike. I’m sorry

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Jmo but he doesn't seem particularly happy overall with his role.

Meh....he seems to not checked out and coming in and still trying to carve himself out a meaningful role. Definitely not a quitter. %

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

At least you own your stupidity and don't double down on it. The problem is you do it every game. It's like you've never fully gotten a grasp of the game itself

My in game posts may be stupid, but it’s how I cope with the frustration. I don’t do it for you, nor will I stop. I’m enjoying the victory every bit as much as you are I promise.

 

[ddubb76]

So calling people out for talking **** about 20 year olds who are giving everything they have for the University of Tenn is silly. Yeah then I’m silly and you are anything but an adult

I didn’t see what was said, but that argument is null and void now with NIL. They are no longer protected from criticism, they are paid professionals and should be treated as such. The 20 year old kid argument is gone, even though I wouldn’t talk bad about our players.

 

[adam.vol]

I am just now getting to watch the entire game. Dubar looks like our strongest finisher at the rim. He bulldozed his way to a couple of big baskets as the shot clock neared zero today.

I hope we can keep using Dubar before his time with TN comes to an end.

 

[Lukusw]

Watched it again and timed our inbounds plays at the end (using perfect science with my lightning reflexes and the stopwatch on my phone). Time from when Igor received ball to in bounds.

#1: pass to ZZ in the corner: 4.71 sec.
#2: Igor calls timeout: 4.84 sec
#3: pass in to Mashack (it felt like 14 sec live): 4.52 sec

 

[WillisWG]

 

[wmcovol]

I am just now getting to watch the entire game. Dubar looks like our strongest finisher at the rim. He bulldozed his way to a couple of big baskets as the shot clock neared zero today.

I hope we can keep using Dubar before his time with TN comes to an end.

He had a good game today.

 

[Volfan574]

I couldn’t watch game live just watched highlights. Saw Pat Adams was a ref. How in the world did we win this game? Was he awful as usual?

 

[adam.vol]

He had a good game today.

I think that’s a product of extended minutes - Dubar got to warm up and had time to pick his opportunities. He got to play 15 minutes vs his normal 5 minutes. Dubar was a leading scorer for his previous team, so it’s really not a surprise that he handles the ball with confidence.

I’d like to add that Milicic made at least 3 bone headed turnovers today. Milicic got into foul trouble early, which allowed Dubar to play more. I think when Igor gets to playing sloppy, the solution may be to get Dubar into the lineup.

 

[wmcovol]

I couldn’t watch game live just watched highlights. Saw Pat Adams was a ref. How in the world did we win this game? Was he awful as usual?

Sadly, he was probably the best of the 3. Dailey was beyond horrible. Every call he made in the last 2 minutes got overturned.