The Official Tennessee @ #13 Auburn Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, CBS

[orangemadam]

two observations 1. we may have the worst BB iq in the SEC
2. coach must think we can only use TO's in last 2 min. of game. Guess what, you can use a TO to stop a 20 pt run by the opposing team.

Barnes is definitely not a pressure time coach.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Very disappointing loss. This game was there for the taking

 

[hUTch2002]

This game points to one thing we our missing. Elite point like Dotson at KU that can control game and keep his team in flow without turning it over. I know Turner is not elite but in a game like the last two Saturdays we missed his savvy and experience.

I’d take an average PG.

 

[vol4eva]

James has been a huge disappointment

 

[vol94]

Good thing we finished with 2 unused timeouts right??

Agree a timeout should have been called earlier but wouldn’t have done any good imo. We have zero point guard play against pressure. JJJ didn’t want the ball in his hands while point isn’t Bowden’s game.

 

[walkenvol]

Why in the world did CRB set on his time outs and leave SV on the bench during Auburn’s run?

 

[I4Vols]

This has to be the dumbest UT team I’ve ever seen.

It is truly remarkable that both our men and women teams play identical this year

 

[vavolfan6]

D****!! How do you let that lead slip away!? Very painful season for these guys! They fight, but have dry stretches that come back to bite them. Hopefully the young guys use this season to come back stronger next year

 

[GBO18]

They were missing their best player

We shall see how they do in the tournament. They keep shooting like this they will get bounced in the first weekend.

 

[zaqhhh]

I'd rather lose by 30 then blow a 17 pt lead.

One is a lack of talent, this is just awful effort

 

[keckjm]

JJJ had an awful game and looks as if he lacks confidence in this offense. You know who had a worse game? RB who, once again, was out coached by Pearl in the second half of a big game. Pearl just told old man Rick to hold his beer and take notes.

 

[volsarelife1]

Let the Fahr Barnes crowd come out and start fantazing about how we’re going to make a splash hire to replace him.

It's ok to criticize Barnes for his coaching today. Not everyone is saying "fahr" him. But you can and should criticize his coaching today.

 

[Giveem6]

Yea, let's blame Rick Barnes for 24 turnovers. Jesus that was pathetic to end that way.

 

[vol94]

At point? He’s bad everywhere.

I was just making a point -no pun intended.

 

[Mikevol1964]

We are a pathetic basketball program. What do you expect? Funny that people were calling us a basketball school just last season.

Football will always be king not matter how pitiful they become.

The team is struggling this year because if the turnover in players. This will actually help those young players next year. But to call this a pathetic basketball program shows your ignorance.

 

[Matt2496]

We've been so spoiled the last couple of years

 

[goooooovols]

This is on Barnes

no our guys need to shoot the damn ball... Johnson, JJJ, Faulkerson give up open shots for tough ones or dribble into trouble

 

[C-south]

Should be a 4 game winning streak.

 

[I4Vols]

Won’t be shocked if JJJ transfers.

Jr college?

 

[VolArmy74]

I don't want Barnes fired...I want him to call a timeout when it makes sense. That is all.

If you're critical of any decisions he's ever made you automatically want him fired. There's no middle ground or context.

 

[Namorto1]

Lack of toughness, both mental and physical, and lack of leadership. Unfortunate, we were playing so well, Auburn got aggressive and we wilted. Barnes should have slowed it down with a TO, but doubt it would have mattered. Players on the court have to fight through it.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

Yeah this isn't on Barnes, he didn't commit one of those pathetic turnovers.

 

[beachvol23]

Barnes coaching in second half was pathetic! And any player execution was flat out boneheaded. You still had a chance in last minute and completely BLEW all three chances to score by not running and making best plays in those sets! Disgusting sequence.

 

[zaqhhh]

If we play like that the rest of the season, let's just forfeit now

 

[tnvols72]

Won’t be shocked if JJJ transfers.

where is he going to go? Chattanooga