Game Thread: #11 Lady Vols at #15 Kentucky. Thursday, Feb. 27, 7pm ET, SECN.

[BruisedOrange]

I'm more concerned that this late in the season our players haven't shown the ability to come out from the start with focused energy on half court defense.

We've seen them play solid D. We know and they know they can do it. It's too close to tourney time, and everyone knows that defense travels.

It's like an insecurity, where players are so afraid of failure that they create their own early handicap so they have an excuse if they don't pull it off. I wonder if we have a lot of perfectionists on the team, and their greatest fear would be to fail after going all out 100% for four quarters. It's a real thing among individuals, but I've never seen it as a team personality.

Go Lady Vols! Now let's out of our heads and play the other team instead of ourselves.

 

[RAVOL]

They've made 9 more shots than TN, TN has taken 10 more shots.

There's your stat of the game

 

[volinatlanta]

The bad thing about this offense is that no matter how you are playing or hurting your team you get to come back in every 2 minutes. A normal offense would sit Spearman. Turnovers, jacked up 3’s, and zero defense or rebounding. How do you send a message to a player who is playing bad if you cannot take away playing time.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

I think Kim has to be an excellent coach. What we are seeing is a roster woefully lacking in ability to play at this pace. Plays 10 every game and really has only 4 or 5 that are capable.

How many times you post stuff like this during the UConn game?
Every game doesn’t need extreme takes win or lose.

 

[Majors]

Definitely looks like the better of the sisters.

Somebody had to say it

 

[volfan102455]

They're not a great team. We're shooting abysmal tonight. We can't get into the press without scoring. I'm surprised we're only down 19. Need to regroup and cone out with a different mindset.

If they are not a great team - what does that say about us?

 

[Vols2015]

Welp, it’s over y’all.

 

[volforlife10]

Somebody had to say it

just something that didn’t need to be said. tamari gave her all for tennessee and played through a very scary injury. one of my all time faves.

 

[Sudden Impact]

Dragging…what a mess. Lid on bucket

 

[vols 30]

Well, so much for a good 2nd half start

 

[theroyz71]

Damn airball.

 

[And1]

I guess Ky gets an extra step on every take

 

[BruisedOrange]

Is it possible the effort and execution on defense are negatively impacted by the everyone gets to play scheme?

Just the opposite--you know you can go all out every second because you've got a guaranteed blow coming soon.

I still think they need a session with Mashack, showing them what real defense demands.

 

[ThatVolGuy]

This is honestly a joke.

 

[Orange.]

oof

 

[TN1111]

This is bad. Not even competitive

 

[Volinnooga]

They've made 9 more shots than TN, TN has taken 10 more shots.

Their shots have been dribble by us and shoot. Ours have been out of control 3s.

 

[volforlife10]

great halftime speech!!!

 

[lfvol]

Puckett’s effort

 

[th2421]

Got to think she would like either one of these big girls. We don't match up well against this team. Just like we don't match up with Texas.

Agreed. Only way we played Texas so close was shooting lights out and we're doing uhh, the opposite of that today.

 

[ttharp]

LOL.

About to have the worst loss of the season. To Kentucky.

 

[ThatVolGuy]

Kentucky’s execution absolutely destroys what I’m seeing from our girls right now. They’re running clean plays and executing. We look listless.

 

[Nute Gunray]

This is not the team that defeated UConn.

 

[SGMVols]

Full blown dumpster fire.

 

[winkles18]

The coaches look like deer in headlights, I know this the system but u gotta to adjust sometimes damn