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

[tnvols72]

UK just breaks the press with so much ease

Really all teams has no problem breaking the press and usually ends up in layups

 

[RAVOL]

The loss UK had Sunday motivated them to win this game and play much better. This was a classic trap game for us and walked into a buzzsaw. Don't overreact or over-analyze it. We laid a stinker and UK playing lights out. Flush it and focus for Sunday. It really is that simple.

It is really that simple. I'm more upset with the attitude however. No one is upset about how they are playing. It is like our Legs our in quicksand and we can't get out.

 

[lfvol]

just have to hope we wash this game from our memory and move on. one of these games were bound to happen this season. it’s almost post season time so we better work our butte off we get better.

After going coast to coast, she sprinted back on defense in a way we seldom see. They are pretty disciplined with effort.

 

[TnVolsX4]

They look horrible

Sub until you find 5 that want to play tonight

 

[Majors]

The UConn win was kind of a fluke tbh

They’d beat us 90% of the time at least.

If we had to play them again tomorrow it’s more likely the result would be something like this than another win.

No wins are flukes. Score starts 0-0 for both teams and then you see what happens. “If” we play them tomorrow doesn’t matter for the scheduled game in the books as a win.

 

[And1]

Key definitely playing with a little something extra this game. I didn't know she could handle the ball like that.

She’s not really “handling the ball”. We’re just letting her dribble past us with no defense whatsoever. Any average defense would stop her.

 

[lvocd]

Putting a lot of people on ignore so I don't have to see all these drive-by dumps on the team just because they're way off tonight. Ugh.

 

[KTrain]

Wonder if maybe we have some sick girls on the team tonight. Just doesn't look right.

I think it's the 3 tall girls 2 of them can get up and down court good and the other is 6' 7" lumbers like Tamri Key but all 3 alter the way our players are shooting. When we don't score the other team goes up and down the court off of rebounds no chance to set up the press ergo the beat down.

 

[Nute Gunray]

I believe there is some kind of physical sickness problem with the LVs. Kentucky is good, but not this good.

 

[Orange.]

Well, if my feed is wacko, this is not the worst night for it.

I wish we could at last go on a run here.

 

[And1]

Too much Spearman and not enough Spear.

 

[kregman]

They called a walk. It’s a miracle.

 

[volforlife10]

Too much Spearman and not enough Spear.

spear has been a no show.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

We will have trouble when we play teams who have skilled bigs. We can not score inside and we can not stop them from scoring from anywhere.

 

[Orange.]

"Silva elbowed her in the mouth" -- Kim

 

[LVol]

Man that was a foul on Silva

 

[BruisedOrange]

There game plan for Spearman was not good. She needs to stay down low and hopefully rebound. Probably thought they could draw one of the bigs out and help with rebounding.

If she had hit half her threes, the game plan woulda been perfect. Spearman's been growing in confidence in every aspect of her game, including outside. She's gonna become that player... just not tonight.

 

[LadyViking/Vol]

Better to get a bad game out now than in the tourney.. hard to watch this in person though .. UK playing a really good game tonight.. they cannot miss !!

 

[mudcat1973]

Somebody had to say it

TK sister is having her self a good night

 

[tnvols72]

Cooper lol

 

[volforlife10]

Better to get a bad game out now than in the tourney.. hard to watch this in person though .. UK playing a really good game tonight.. they cannot miss !!

you’re better than me because i would be hiding in the bathroom with my orange on.

 

[Vols2015]

At this point, I’d clear the bench and let them play and keep Cooper on.

 

[BruisedOrange]

Damn, second straight year of Brooks making coach Caldwell's team look like frauds. First with Marshall, now with Tennessee. Damn it.

Our starters are exhausted, and the game is about out of reach... I'd like to see some minutes for the players outside the starting 10, tho I doubt we'll see it. We badly need some fresh feet on the court, though.

If the pattern is that Brooks knows how to beat CKC when she's cobbled together a first season team, before she has her own players... I can live with that over the next dozen years!

 

[volsagain]

Too much Spearman and not enough Spear.

Well she's not hit a shot yet

 

[th2421]

Looking for some positives here...Strack has been scoreless (and shotless) this quarter. Cooper has played well and doesn't seem to have let the score get into her head the way it seems to have pretty much everyone else on the team.