Game Thread: #13/10 LSU (23-4, 10-3) @ Tennessee (16-9, 9-4 SEC) 2/25/24 12:00 pm EST ESPN

[Volfan2012]

We would have still lost even if Powell had made a couple of those shots because Van Lith killed us with that stretch when she made 2/3 three-pointers and about 5 straight baskets. But, yea, Powell's shooting was a problem. She gets decent shots, a lot of the time, but doesn't seem poised with her shooting. For the season her shooting percentage is 41 percent---not great, but certainly decent. But then she gets in big games and she and Spear shoot 17/18 percent each for the game.

Wasn't just Powell was Jackson and Spear as well. 10 for 46. They make 18 of 46 not unreasonable we win in spite of Van Lith. Your not winning many games when three players go 10 for 46.

 

[Vfl2407]

Nothing sets in reality like an opposing fan chant at your place. Knoxville has a decent LSU fan base but didn’t expect it to be heard.

Hammer meet nail meet coffin.
Danny please start meeting with some representatives of some potential KH replacements.

 

[VolBalls33]

This 4th Q collapse chaps my behind. SC, now LSU. Both at home. C O A C H I N G. Call a TO and sit the player costing you your best win Kellie.

 

[LadyVol1908]

It’s been her MO…lesser teams, big numbers. Games that matter, lost

Whats the saying “team takes on the personality of their coach” ?! What are the numbers now vs ranked teams?

 

[Majors]

Kellie is not competitive against top ranked teams. I know her record for top 25 and quadrant one wins is extremey bad this year. I bet it is also bad for her entire tenure here.

Glad you asked, she currently has #34 losses to ranked team. #12 wins

 

[Majors]

Whats the saying “team takes on the personality of their coach” ?! What are the numbers now vs ranked teams?

12 wins vs 34 losses

 

[Volfan2012]

She never got the chance to prove herself, before getting injured.

She will be back next season, but we better be looking to get an elite point guard out of the portal. One of two positions you have to be strong at the other is inside.

 

[Tnphil]

Oof is hard to watch.

It’s one thing to play inconsistent game to game, but when it’s moment to moment that is so hard to correct. We have no discipline at all. Haven’t all season and it hasn’t improved, well coached teams take full advantage.

We are a middle of the pack SEC for the rest of the time Kellie is here, maybe worse with Texas and Oklahoma joining next seasons. Either White is ok with that and hopes maybe we will have a really competitive team every 3-5 years, or, we need a new head coach.

Kellie has no discipline and that's why her teams play with no discipline. It's plain to see.

 

[dlhx]

Did anyone catch this? I don’t know how I missed it.

 

[Volstylexx]

Kellie is not competitive against top ranked teams. I know her record for top 25 and quadrant one wins is extremey bad this year. I bet it is also bad for her entire tenure here.

16-10 this year
Now 41-22 over the last two years.

It’s beyond time.

 

[Deebowbear]

We were tied with SC and down three to them going into the fourth quarter. We needed someone to step up both games and no one did.

LSU and SC just turned the heat up they are better teams and can do that they why they don’t wear out in the fourth

 

[Volfan2012]

Please don’t include Powell as one of our big three, that’s depressing to think about

Have to since she seems to be one of our shooters. If I were coach I would've benched her today for anyone else I had after she kept jacking them up when it was a three point game.

 

[lfvol]

To my eye, she’s only slightly better than Tess at creating her own shot vs TOP teams. Like Tess, she needs to be wide open to get her shot off, and she isn’t great at finishing at the rim. Doesn’t have a good mid-range pull up.

It was a huge weakness last year that I thought the staff addressed with Spear - a guard that can shoot AND create at high level vs top teams.

Lacks speed or quickness. It’s a theme.

 

[Majors]

Did anyone catch this? I don’t know how I missed it.

Caught RJ with a “gimme that s**t” block down double digits. Works both ways

 

[Volstylexx]

LSU and SC just turned the heat up they are better teams and can do that they why they don’t wear out in the fourth

SC you can accept. They’re that good. This is a very mediocre LSU team.

 

[Volfan2012]

LSU and SC just turned the heat up they are better teams and can do that they why they don’t wear out in the fourth

Wasn't so much that as a point guard run wild for us taking like seven shots in a row and making none.

 

[volnationnj]

Did anyone catch this? I don’t know how I missed it.

I watched the entire game, from up close on a large screen TV, and I didn't catch anything like that. But that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

 

[LasVegasBill23]

Did Kellie miss the FTs?

it is so much more than one sequence

 

[Ovol]

Wells wasn't the savior of this team.

Exactly. To much like Powell -maybe a little better shooter.

 

[VolBalls33]

LSU had 88 shot attempts, 88!! That's got to be close to a record in regulation. Both teams had 53+ rebounds. Uggggly for a national TV audience.

 

[therealitytheory]

Striplin 0 for 0. Transfer.

Some OVC school could use her.

 

[SandyO]

and can we talk about what a disappointment Spear has been. She disappears in big game situations. Are we stuck with her again next year?

 

[Butch s]

Have to since she seems to be one of our shooters. If I were coach I would've benched her today for anyone else I had after she kept jacking them up when it was a three point game.

She’s more of a thrower than a shooter

 

[Deebowbear]

I will get people upset but did anyone keep up with how many points Powell cost us with her driving to the basket. The last 5 minutes they scored 14 points over her driving and poor shot selection. This is not the first time. I know she wants to win but she’s not 6’ tall to go down low b

I’ve said for 5 years whom ever was point guard

 

[Voluble2]

Glad you asked, she currently has #34 losses to ranked team. #12 wins

I was hoping someone would post that.

That is not acceptable here.