Rick Barnes recaps Vols’ loss at Auburn

Tennessee lost, 77-72, Saturday at Auburn.

On enforcing what they need to do but not being able to execute:

“Confidence and fear have something to do with that. I think there are guys that had high expectations of themselves and think that it’s not going the way that I want it to go and they’re not locked in. The way that we thought we would be playing like we were early in the year, we’re not playing like that. The disconnect is where guys can get out of the way and listen to what’s going on in the game and understand that they have a role to play. If we could just get guys to play their role we would be ok. Guys that are supposed to take care of the ball should be taking care of the ball. If you ask the question why are they doing that, as much time as we spend talking about it, it comes down to competitive spirit and competitive fire.”