Game Thread: (#15/12) Lady Vols 49 - UCF 41

#26
#26
Volfan2012 said:
We need it today a game I had this game penciled in as a win is looking shaky to me. Hopefully the terrible play against SIU will make the team play a better game today that sometimes happens after you played like we did in game one. Another team with a bunch of returning fifth year players and top seven or eight all upperclassmen.
Click to expand...
True, another experienced team.
Massey has UCF ranked #52, compared to SIU being #126, with the LV's a 2 point favorite.
On the road, this will be a tough, low scoring game. A win by 10+ points, without Burrell, would be quite an accomplishment. I'm eager to see who steps up their game to meet the challenge.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Volfaninfl2, LadyVols_WBK, th2421 and 1 other person
#27
#27
Regardless of Rae being present in the game or not, we need someone to step up. Tamari Key will need to establish herself, and quit getting silly fouls. She’s going to have to be smarter than that. She’s a junior now, not a freshman. I expect Alexus Dye to give us a strong outing like she did the first game. I’m looking for her to get that double double. Our post presence will open up the floor if we establish it early. Go Vols!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Volfaninfl2, th2421, LadyVols_WBK and 1 other person
#28
#28
Vols2015 said:
Regardless of Rae being present in the game or not, we need someone to step up. Tamari Key will need to establish herself, and quit getting silly fouls. She’s going to have to be smarter than that. She’s a junior now, not a freshman. I expect Alexus Dye to give us a strong outing like she did the first game. I’m looking for her to get that double double. Our post presence will open up the floor if we establish it early. Go Vols!
Click to expand...
Still got plenty of firepower if players can stay out of foul trouble and make plays. Three point game almost non-existent with the loss of Burrell until some player proves they can make them. The packed in zone coming teams saying make the three if you can.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Volfaninfl2, LadyVols_WBK, Lurker and 1 other person
#29
#29
Volfan2012 said:
Recorded turnovers yes missing 13 threes in a row count the same as a turnover as far as winning the game. Three point shooting is going to kill us this year if we can't hit five or six a game. We can't keep taking them if we not going to make that many just need to work for a better shot.
Click to expand...

Nope, wrong attitude. It's the kind of thinking that got Holly in trouble. "Welp, you missed 2 shots, don't you dare take anymore."
 
  • Like
Reactions: Volfaninfl2, VOLSanon, Benionsopinion and 1 other person
#31
#31
LadyVols_WBK said:
Didn’t know in the game vs S.Illinois we committed the fewest turnovers in the Kellie Harper Era
Click to expand...
That was good to see but it’s not like SIU was pressing us much. I’ll wait to see the turnover numbers vs better teams that press before I believe they’ve truly turned a corner in that regard. Also they still only scored 59 points on a lower tier Missouri Valley team despite the low turnovers. So there are still other pervasive concerns about the offensive end that haven’t been addressed by this team yet.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LadyVols_WBK
#33
#33
Vols2015 said:
Regardless of Rae being present in the game or not, we need someone to step up. Tamari Key will need to establish herself, and quit getting silly fouls. She’s going to have to be smarter than that. She’s a junior now, not a freshman. I expect Alexus Dye to give us a strong outing like she did the first game. I’m looking for her to get that double double. Our post presence will open up the floor if we establish it early. Go Vols!
Click to expand...
I wish Dye would step out to the 3 point line instead of taking so many jump shots 2-3 feet inside the line (looking at Walker and Horston on this as well). If I coached a basketball team we would never take 2 point shots longer than 15 feet. Those are the worst shots you can take in basketball.
 
#36
#36
volnationnj said:
True, another experienced team.
Massey has UCF ranked #52, compared to SIU being #126, with the LV's a 2 point favorite.
On the road, this will be a tough, low scoring game. A win by 10+ points, without Burrell, would be quite an accomplishment. I'm eager to see who steps up their game to meet the challenge.
Click to expand...

Dye and Jordy will be active
 
#37
#37
SGMVols said:
I wish Dye would step out to the 3 point line instead of taking so many jump shots 2-3 feet inside the line (looking at Walker and Horston on this as well). If I coached a basketball team we would never take 2 point shots longer than 15 feet. Those are the worst shots you can take in basketball.
Click to expand...
Not if you can routinely make them from that spot, but the extra few feet to 3-pt land makes a huge difference. Jantel Lavender from the sparks was like that. She was money on jump shots from a few feet inside the arc, but couldn't hit a 3-pointer to save her life.

Looking at Walker/Horston's shooting % from deep, they're better off taking the closer shot, and we know that Dye has a very reliable jumper from probably 17 feet in.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LadyVol1908, Orange Maniac, Volfaninfl2 and 2 others
#38
#38
37620VOL said:
We had to have those two dagger threes in the fourth to beat SIU. I'm glad they had the confidence to keep shooting after an 0-12 start.
Click to expand...

Kellie:

On the performance from Brooklynn Miles and Sara Puckett…
"I'll tell you; I am not so certain that we don't win because of Sara's three and the two she followed it up with. That was a big bucket. Being a freshman, she may not even know how big of a bucket that was, even though I did tell her after the game. I thought that was huge. She is a kid in practice that when she shoots it, I think it is going in every time.
 
  • Like
Reactions: HeadVol77, Memvol44, 37620VOL and 2 others
#41
#41
Decker Moss said:
I like Tess and Jessie, but they are on the team for one reason and that is supposed to be their 3 point shooting ability. Not defense, ball handling, etc. I’m not ready to give up on them but at some point they either have to do their job or face staying on the bench or transferring.
Click to expand...
That is why they can't go 0 for 6 very often. One game happens to everybody, but they are supposed to be able to go at least 35 percent so time to hit a few if they play today.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LadyVol1908
#42
#42
If I'm the UCF coach, I'm going to throw a zone at the LV's all night long unless they shoot me out of it. Given how we shot them last game and now without our best 3 pt shooter, I gotta like the odds that they won't.

That gives CKH three basic choices:

1) try to shoot the three and see if we can make enough to take them out of it. That lineup would be Walker/Rennie/Darby/Puckett//Horston
2) go small and fast and try to beat them down the floor before they can set up the zone: Miles/Walker/Wynn/Dye/Horston
3) go big and pound it into the zone anyway: Walker/Horston//Dye/Green/Key

i'm guessing CKH will go with 3 and hope Walker, Horston, and Puckett can hit some threes as well.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LadyVols_WBK
#43
#43
youcancallmeAl said:
If I'm the UCF coach, I'm going to throw a zone at the LV's all night long unless they shoot me out of it. Given how we shot them last game and now without our best 3 pt shooter, I gotta like the odds that they won't.

That gives CKH three basic choices:

1) try to shoot the three and see if we can make enough to take them out of it. That lineup would be Walker/Rennie/Darby/Puckett//Horston
2) go small and fast and try to beat them down the floor before they can set up the zone: Miles/Walker/Wynn/Dye/Horston
3) go big and pound it into the zone anyway: Walker/Horston//Dye/Green/Key

i'm guessing CKH will go with 3 and hope Walker, Horston, and Puckett can hit some threes as well.
Click to expand...

I hope you're right, because options #1 and #2 are frightening. No proven scorers...especially #1. Tennessee's advantage game in/game out is how disruptive Key is on the defensive end. Take that away, and you're making life easier for UCF with the ball while taking away the closest thing you have to an easy bucket against a strong defensive team.
 
  • Like
Reactions: youcancallmeAl
#44
#44
Amb3096 said:
I hope you're right, because options #1 and #2 are frightening. No proven scorers...especially #1. Tennessee's advantage game in/game out is how disruptive Key is on the defensive end. Take that away, and you're making life easier for UCF with the ball while taking away the closest thing you have to an easy bucket against a strong defensive team.
Click to expand...

I hope that's exactly what UCF does (zone us). The team has to be able to defeat zone defenses if they are going to contend for anything. We have shooters. Hopefully everyone is composed now and can focus on the issues at hand. We cannot be a one person show on offense.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Amb3096 and youcancallmeAl
#45
#45
I have no idea how this game will play out for us offensively. I do believe defensively we can hold them under 60. The outcome will be determined whether we can score over 60. I believe if Horston is back and Key stays out of foul trouble we can score that many.
 
  • Like
Reactions: th2421 and youcancallmeAl
#46
#46
Amb3096 said:
I hope you're right, because options #1 and #2 are frightening. No proven scorers...especially #1. Tennessee's advantage game in/game out is how disruptive Key is on the defensive end. Take that away, and you're making life easier for UCF with the ball while taking away the closest thing you have to an easy bucket against a strong defensive team.
Click to expand...

Agreed, and our bench is more suited to #3, as well, given Puckett and Striplin are both down-low bangers.
 
#47
#47
Amb3096 said:
I hope you're right, because options #1 and #2 are frightening. No proven scorers...especially #1. Tennessee's advantage game in/game out is how disruptive Key is on the defensive end. Take that away, and you're making life easier for UCF with the ball while taking away the closest thing you have to an easy bucket against a strong defensive team.
Click to expand...

I agree i have watch UCF many times even when they played UConn, They are not a very good shooting team they turn you over a lot with there pressure man to man defense. The smart thing UCF to do is make Key beat you on the offensive end. Right now with Key not being a real offensive threat i think that`s UCF best option ?. Don`t get me wrong Key has the skills and talent but has not learn how to master them on the offensive end yet.
 
#49
#49
djtee said:
I agree i have watch UCF many times even when they played UConn, They are not a very good shooting team they turn you over a lot with there pressure man to man defense. The smart thing UCF to do is make Key beat you on the offensive end. Right now with Key not being a real offensive threat i think that`s UCF best option ?. Don`t get me wrong Key has the skills and talent but has not learn how to master them on the offensive end yet.
Click to expand...
They don't have the size to guard Tamari 1-on-1. If she gets the ball in scoring position, they will have to double her. They're better off denying her the ball and daring the LVs to shoot from outside until they make enough of them to force a change in strategy. You bring up a good point about their pressure defense. They will bring a stingier and more athletic defense than SI did. Walker is not a natural PG and Miles is a freshman. This will be a very good test for them against quality defensive-minded guards.
 
  • Like
Reactions: youcancallmeAl, djtee, LadyVols_WBK and 1 other person
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top