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VolBalls33 said:
Oklahoma and FGC should be ranked. Glad to see UT up to # 7 even if tied with UCONN. Stanford is such a huge game. Win that and UT will be back in the top 5. When was the last time UT was ranked that high?
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I think we started #3/4 when Mercedes was a senior but quickly went the other direction. That was only in the preseason poll and for the first couple weeks.
 
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mcannon1 said:
NCAA women's college basketball rankings: AP, Coaches, USA Today

We're up to #7, tied with UCONN.
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Interesting, well earned regardless of how they got here. Stanford represents the big pressure moment even more so now - punching into that top five would be a big deal for a program that's lingered seemingly forever (for Tennessee's standards) outside it.

If I were Harper I would be banging that "come to the game" drum all week, and I would tug on the UTAD to help amplify that message.
 
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mcannon1 said:
NCAA women's college basketball rankings: AP, Coaches, USA Today

We're up to #7, tied with UCONN.
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I hope we don’t get carried away with the new rankings. Saturday will tell us a lot about our team. We are going to need to play a very good sound game against Stanford to win. I certainly believe we are capable if we continue to play good defense, score from the FT line, continue to be a beast on the boards, cut down on foolish mistakes and be selective with our shots.
 
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mudcat1973 said:
a lot of the press are waiting on this game to see if tennessee on its back
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Yes definitely agree! A lot of eyes will be on this game as it’s somewhat of a litmus test to see if we’re really a contender this year or not.

I hope Kellie can pull it out and continue to ride this wave of momentum we have. The positive media attention has been so refreshing! It’s been so long!
 
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LadyVols_WBK said:
Thank god this game is Saturday get a little sweaty thinking about this matchup since we beat Virginia Tech. Texas got lucky when they played and Stanford could hit sh** and Haley jones likely is a 100% now
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Yes we have all week to get the nerves out! 😂 I honestly think we can keep Jones in check, it’s Brink I’m worried about. Even though Key has faced a somewhat similar center in VT’s Kitley, I think Brink has a more polished offensive game and a little quicker than her. If we can contain Brink I’m confident we can take the W even without Rae!
 
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LadyVols_WBK said:
Thank god this game is Saturday get a little sweaty thinking about this matchup since we beat Virginia Tech. Texas got lucky when they played and Stanford could hit sh** and Haley jones likely is a 100% now
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We have Tamari, and they do not. We have a Team that plays together. We can beat them.

GO LADY VOLS!!!
 
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mudcat1973 said:
a lot of the press are waiting on this game to see if tennessee on its back
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Yep. And a few regular posters here are anxiously awaiting the first time our Lady Vols get their butts kicked this year. They cannot WAIT for that joyous (for them) day to happen! There has simply been too much good press about Tennessee this year, and they are poised and ready to flood the board with the adjectives “overrated” and “exposed,” mixed in with various forms of “I told you so” and “we’ll be lucky to finish the season ranked,” …. and on and on and on.

So predictable, and even more transparent.
 
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P.S. I am NOT putting our team down when I suggested they might “get their butts kicked” at some point, either. So don’t jump on me for that! lol

It’s just that it makes no sense to me, after decades of supporting the Lady Vols and watching some really, REALLY great Tennessee teams get their butts kicked now and then — even eventual national championship teams — to expect this team to not falter pretty hard at least a couple of times. It doesn’t mean they’re not good! Just means they’re not perfect, and that horrible games happen.

If Tennessee plays its best basketball of the year on Saturday, I believe they can win. Gotta keep Tamari on the floor and out of foul trouble!
 
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lvocd said:
Yep. And a few regular posters here are anxiously awaiting the first time our Lady Vols get their butts kicked this year. They cannot WAIT for that joyous (for them) day to happen! There has simply been too much good press about Tennessee this year, and they are poised and ready to flood the board with the adjectives “overrated” and “exposed,” mixed in with various forms of “I told you so” and “we’ll be lucky to finish the season ranked,” …. and on and on and on.

So predictable, and even more transparent.
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Don’t worry about what trolls post. There is no reason to care what they think.

We have a game to play.

GO LADY VOLS!!!
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
Yes we have all week to get the nerves out! 😂 I honestly think we can keep Jones in check, it’s Brink I’m worried about. Even though Key has faced a somewhat similar center in VT’s Kitley, I think Brink has a more polished offensive game and a little quicker than her. If we can contain Brink I’m confident we can take the W even without Rae!
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I agree that whoever wins the Brink/Key matchup will play a huge role in the outcome of the game. I disagree that Brink is more polished offensively than Kitley. I think Elizabeth is much better in that regard. Brink has the advantage over Elizabeth because she's tougher and a better defensive player, even if not overall skilled. She'll bring a lot of the same things that Tamari does for Tennessee: rebounding, blocked/altered shots, takes up space. Stanford has the better supporting case, so that's probably where the game will be won if Brink/Key play to a standstill.
 
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Amb, do you think Kellie will start them out in man-to-man? Or that 2-3 zone? I’m curious what her plans are to try to contain Haley Jones AND Lexie Hull. As for Brink, I feel like if Key can hold her to 16 or less AND get a couple of blocks and several successful shot-altering plays on Hull driving the lane, that’ll be TK’s best game of the year — regardless of how much she does or doesn’t score herself.
 
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Also, I think this game might be one that our Uber-savvy Keyen Green could provide some important minutes. I can’t help thinking that Tara is going to want her players to go hard with the dribble-drives to try to get us into early foul trouble so we’ll be playing tight — opening it up for them to start getting some open threes.

If Kellie deploys the Keyen 2021 Charge-Taking Machine on them, we could stop that ish it’s tracks! :p
 
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lvocd said:
Amb, do you think Kellie will start them out in man-to-man? Or that 2-3 zone? I’m curious what her plans are to try to contain Haley Jones AND Lexie Hull. As for Brink, I feel like if Key can hold her to 16 or less AND get a couple of blocks and several successful shot-altering plays on Hull driving the lane, that’ll be TK’s best game of the year — regardless of how much she does or doesn’t score herself.
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Replied in the game thread.

RE: Keyen. Not a good matchup for her. Brink will swallow her up and Keyen won't be able to defend her. Belibi will also be a matchup nightmare for her. Tamari needs to be ready to play big minutes here.
 
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Amb3096 said:
Replied in the game thread.

RE: Keyen. Not a good matchup for her. Brink will swallow her up and Keyen won't be able to defend her. Belibi will also be a matchup nightmare for her. Tamari needs to be ready to play big minutes here.
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I’m thinking of Keyes and Tamari in the game at the same time.
 
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