When Tennessee basketball began the season in November, they seemed to hint that they wouldn’t miss a beat after losing so much talent. Sure, Lamonte Turner was struggling, but he had fully made the transition to point guard, and things were working.
The Vols scored a huge win over the Washington Huskies, then they almost beat the Florida State Seminoles only to respond by beating the VCU Rams the next day. As Turner’s injury got worse, UT did struggle in December and lost four of five. But ever since they retooled the roster and brought in Santiago Vescovi as SEC play began, a new issue began to emerge.