Just as soon as Tennessee climbed up to a consensus No. 1 seed, the Volunteers forgot how to play offense. A road trip to Gainesville ended up being Tennessee’s second loss in SEC play, and they were pretty fortunate to survive against Auburn on Saturday afternoon.
That elite defense is still alive and well. They’ll bring that to the floor just about any night. But the offense? That’s anyone’s guess. It’s an all-too-familiar feeling as we head into March, and it doesn’t exactly feel like there’s a fix anyone close on the horizon.
Tennessee pretty much is what they are at this point — a defense first team capable of beating anyone in the country, but also a limited offensive team that will undoubted lose a few they shouldn’t.