@govolx

Anybody who’s followed @Vol_Hoops for the past 50 years gets it, the scope of what Rick Barnes has done with a program that has produced great players and great moments, but never this kind of elite consistency. Yes, there’s still the white whale, the Final Four. But there was a time when the mere idea of three straight Elite 8’s on Rocky Top would have been like saying the university was going to order the band to never play the song again.

Rick Barnes is seemingly one of the more maligned coaches in power conference college basketball. Guy has one everywhere he’s been and has been winning for almost 40 years.

@WesReynolds1 2024 they were the third best team in the country and ran into Edy and the refs in E8 Last year they were the 4th/5th best team in the country and played a team that was just better and they played in a shooting vacuum

@WesReynolds1 Is he my top choice if I have to win one game? No. To run my program from a culture, player development, recruiting, portal, etc perspective? He’s at the very top But this was a fucking clinic

Rick Barnes fucking masterpiece

I really, really, really don’t need to see Berg on the floor against Michigan (or anymore this game for that matter)

This is the best Carey has played in 3 months

@NashvilleLee1 This tournament is best he’s played in 3 months Good time to turn it on

Izzo that was terrible..call a time out

Okpara has been the MVP in this tournament

Just get the ball on the rim and play volleyball

Berg can’t play in a game like this

Carey and that 10 inch vert!!

Berg lol

@VolOrNothing 6’11” pogo stick with like a 7’4” wingspan

@MarkInColumbo I don’t think people realize how much we will miss Okpara next year

Can’t make a 2 footer and only down 2 Okpara is so elite defensively

At what point do they pitch around him to get to Jose? Kidding..kinda

Darling

Chase DeLauter. Cooperstown.