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Tennessee basketball: Vols choke against Auburn in our week in review

By Billy Williford

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 02: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 02: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 21: Lamonte Turner #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers attempts a layup during the first half of the game against Louisville Cardinals during the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament at Barclays Center on November 21, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

No.3 – Can we please get a lineup change?

I’ve been saying the Vols need a lineup change for a while, but no one wants to listen.

Lamonte Turner should not be in the starting lineup for many reasons. It’s not that he isn’t a good player; in fact, you usually want a guy like Turner on your team. Only this season he isn’t himself.

This season he is hurting the Vols more than he is helping.

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Last season Turner was shooting lights out from the three-point line. He connected on 39.5 percent for the season and 42.5 percent during SEC play. However, this year, he is shooting ten percent worse – 29.5 percent on the season. In SEC play, Turner is shooting just 27.1 percent from deep.

In the Vols last three losses Yves Pons and Jalen Johnson played a combined 18 minutes. Lamonte Turner played 110 minutes scoring 14 points on 2-for-22 from the three-point line. 2-for-22!

That’s nine percent!

Furthermore, in Tennessee’s four losses this season, Turner has attempted more shots than Grant Williams, who should be the first players to win SEC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.

Here is a look at the shot totals.

Williams: 22-for-43, 51%

Turner: 9-for-44, 20.4%

I wrote an article after the LSU game saying that Yves Pons needed to be back in the starting lineup. And, at this point, I am okay with giving Jalen Johnson a shot just for a change. It’s not because Turner isn’t good, it just helps the team flow better, and the rotations make more sense.

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