Game Thread: (11) Lady Vols 67 - (12) Indiana 79

I think the only thing that is keeping fans from jumping off the side of the building is apathy and a really good football team. That's why I didn't realize the men played yesterday and lost. It's because football is good.
 
Well Indiana has figured out a way to take our bigs out of the game…Holly let’s add more bigs so we jave no ball handlers
 
Kellie just isn't the answer. She seems to recruit well but just can't coach 'em up. Is it the husband/wife thing? Does he have too much influence over her? I just don't get it. We appear outcoached more times than not. It seems we just run around the perimeter with little penetration. So disappointing ... Pat just ruined me by setting my expectations so high.
 
I think the only thing that is keeping fans from jumping off the side of the building is apathy and a really good football team. That's why I didn't realize the men played yesterday and lost. It's because football is good.


The similarity of the men and Lady Vol teams thus far is remarkably similar. No inside game, 3's not falling, key person injured, D a bit slow to react, short guards getting stuffed going to the basket without drawing the foul, etc
 
I believe she is trying to find a lineup that can play together.

That is what exhibition games and early cupcake games are for. If you jump in the deep end your lineup had better be set.

Looks like several players have come back slower and heavier from the summer so the off-season was not productive at all outside of maybe Jordy who we really haven't seen yet.

You see lots of ways this team is out of sync. When Franklin split the defense she had an open person to kick it to but threw up a prayer instead. Powell wouldn't give the ball up to taller players and got stuffed. Her and Walker have not been taught to back it back out instead of trying to score over taller players.

Then we deploy players poorly. Key should never be on the perimeter on defense. Play 4 out and 1 in. Then your guards can play their shooters tighter knowing there is an eraser to take care of anything which gets by them.
 
Rinse repeat…run around dribbling if we don’t turn it over only to chunk up a prayer and hope it goes in. Stand around and don’t go after a rebound and don’t fight for position. Talent says we’re good……but, you can fill in the blanks
 
I didn't have a chance to watch the ladies in preseason games. Right now it seems we're very soft in the middle. Did we get any big time signings? Just trying to get a feel from what I'm watching.
 
I hate to say it but I hope the next UT coach has no connections to the university.

I’d rather have someone who can actually coach and is hired on merit rather than someone who is a traditionalist and can’t coach a lick.

That’s if the current head coach even gets let go. Allowing LV alums, who, from an Xs and Os standpoint are clearly incompetent, run the program longer than they should is gonna be the downfall of this program.
 
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Oh so Kellie is getting all upset now? Ha what a joke
We have a bunch of overrated younger players who play poor defense and do not take care of the ball. They may eventually be good but our sophomores right now are just not very good. We need to start being more realistic about how good our reserves are.
 
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The similarity of the men and Lady Vol teams thus far is remarkably similar. No inside game, 3's not falling, key person injured, D a bit slow to react, short guards getting stuffed going to the basket without drawing the foul, etc
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Game has been about rebounding and shooting turnovers have not been a factor. Hard to understand the rebounding we were so much better last season than this team.

They run that high offense away from the goal and draw all of the rebounders out, then there are long rebounds from the threes that are anyone's ball. They are faster and outhustling us for those.
 
This team is just off and even was with Horston. And it's mostly coaching. UT still doesn't know how to run an offense. It's maddening to watch. Drake and Belmont for example, both those teams run an offense with far less talent than UT. No reason UT should be getting outrebounded. Just hard for me to comprehend how someone that's been around basketball her whole life can't run an offense.
 
Kellie just isn't the answer. She seems to recruit well but just can't coach 'em up. Is it the husband/wife thing? Does he have too much influence over her? I just don't get it. We appear outcoached more times than not. It seems we just run around the perimeter with little penetration. So disappointing ... Pat just ruined me by setting my expectations so high.
It’s not a benefit having him on staff. He’s not an elite recruiter and he’s not great bench coach.
 
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