The Official Tennessee vs. #21 Texas A&M Game Thread, 1:00 pm ET, SEC Network

[bnhunt]

Felt like the Dooley era... Think Barnes is the right coach but that was ridiculous

Not sure about the coaching last 5 minutes. Moore was killing us with turnovers and he kept him out there instead of Phillips, who was playing a great game.

 

[mtt2d]

Just had our butts stomped into the mud by a better team. Ouch.

 

[vol66]

Tough loss, kids played hard.

 

[Ace]

Do you realize we stood toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country? We had no business even being in this game. Better days are ahead. CRB has gotten more out of this team than anyone could have imagined. A&M is a Sweet 16 team.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Can we get the shoop announcement, and maybe a few commits to make this better?

 

[VolGee4]

Proud of our young guys. Mostella, admiral and Shembari played well.

Just friggin SUCKS to lose like that.

Vols are 8-7. THANKS OBAMA !!!!!111

The future is actually pretty bright with our current guys and with Turner and the 5 signees. Very athletic players. But people don't want to be patient.

 

[GBO18]

The lack of zone offense was slightly disturbing.

That's on the players IMO. Middle was open and missed a lot of short corner looks.

 

[Sandvol]

That stretch where they went on the 15-1 run we had some odd line ups out there.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Tough, tough loss. We got sloppy at the end of the Fla game and did the same thing today. A & M has length and that bothered us but just way too many stupid turnovers and Moore had a number of them. He got robbed on the loose ball when they called him out of bounds because he was bumped. Refs missed countless calls though on both sides. A & M got away with a lot of jersey tugging all game long. Too many turnovers and very little defense down the stretch though because A & M kept getting run outs over and over because we kept missing shots.

 

[Ace]

Phillips and AM play two different positions.

 

[bnhunt]

Do you realize we stood toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country? We had no business even being in this game. Better days are ahead. CRB has gotten more out of this team than anyone could have imagined. A&M is a Sweet 16 team.

No they're not. Their defense was terrible. They might make the tourney, but will be a first round exit.

 

[VolGee4]

The lack of zone offense was slightly disturbing.

I missed the second half, but the passes were correct in the first half. The players have to be stronger with the ball. Martin was the one who had no clue how to coach a zone offense.

 

[calban]

Which game were you watching? Better team didn't win today. UT outplayed them for 36 mins.

Game is 40.
Talent , depth and experience they were better.
Wins over Zags and Texas on a neutral court.
How are we better?

 

[SJAVol32]

Moore threw it directly at the defense 3 or 4 times straight. It's like he's forgotten how to make a proper pass. When a defense has their hands up. You might wanna make a pass fake. Just maybe.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Just had our butts stomped into the mud by a better team. Ouch.

"Hey, I obviously didn't watch the game, but I'm going to comment anyway!"

 

[Sandvol]

The future is actually pretty bright with our current guys and with Turner and the 5 signees. Very athletic players. But people don't want to be patient.

It is just when you have an 8 point lead inside 5 minutes and lose it.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Do you realize we stood toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country? We had no business even being in this game. Better days are ahead. CRB has gotten more out of this team than anyone could have imagined. A&M is a Sweet 16 team.

You want a moral victory? Go root for Vandy.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Their zone shut us down. Armani just freezes like a deer in headlights lol. Everyone played too tentative. In the end, it was dumb plays by Hubbs, Armani, and Reese that lost it. Also, Baulkman throwing the ball right to Caruso on the save attempt really hurt.

 

[Sandvol]

No they're not. Their defense was terrible. They might make the tourney, but will be a first round exit.

Don't agree.

 

[Ray In The Way]

Doing better than I expected with no true 5 or 1. Patchwork team that hides deficiencies until the fouls catch up.

 

[bnhunt]

Game is 40.
Talent , depth and experience they were better.
Wins over Zags and Texas on a neutral court.
How are we better?

Didn't say we were better team overall, just TODAY. Bad lineup decisions last 5 mins. killed us.

 

[Ace]

We were tired at the end. Their depth wore us down and they knew we have no half court offense. Slow us down and we will struggle to score with no low post game.

 

[jjay2518]

Their zone shut us down. Armani just freezes like a deer in headlights lol. Everyone played too tentative. In the end, it was dumb plays by Hubbs, Armani, and Reese that lost it. Also, Baulkman throwing the ball right to Caruso on the save attempt really hurt.

And Punter bailing out A&M with that dumb foul with two on the shot clock.

 

[VolGee4]

It is just when you have an 8 point lead inside 5 minutes and lose it.

I understand, but having a post player who can get you a basket really helps late in games. You can't always rely on shooting or 6'4" post players. This team has flaws, and we all knew it 2 months ago.

 

[bnhunt]

Am I the only one who thought Punter got bumped pretty hard on that last drive to the basket? I thought refs were pretty bad all the way around today.