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Rick Barnes calls out Uros Plavsic after technical foul: ‘I’m not happy with his antics’
By Adam Spencer
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Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers took a trip to Tucson for a late-night game against a tough Arizona Wildcats squad on Saturday night.
Though the Vols played well and played their trademark stifling defense, they couldn’t get enough shots to fall in the 75-70 loss.
After the game, Barnes called out Tennessee big man Uros Plavsic, who picked up a technical foul in the first few minutes of the game after making a pair of early shots (via KnoxNews.com):
“I’m not happy with Uros,” Barnes said. “I’m not happy with his antics. Honestly, I’m really tired of it because I think it hurts our team. We want him to be hard nosed, physical but we don’t need the antics.
“He’s got to be more mature than that. He gets a technical foul and people look at him and they see it.”
Plavsic finished the game with 6 points and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes of action. We’ll see how long he remains in Barnes’ doghouse, but only 19 minutes for the big man isn’t a good sign moving forward.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.