Game Thread: (#15/12) Lady Vols 59 - Southern Illinois 49

[casetopia]

Why isn’t Key playing?

She's slow and deliberate and hasn't improved one bit from last year.

 

[Amb3096]

That's being a bit generous, especially considering how bad SIU is and how prevalent giant blowouts in WCBB openers are, but the third/fourth quarters will be a totally different story.

Key will come back and they'll win the half by 15 easily. But yeah...shows how valuable she is to the success of the team in the early stages of the season.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

I feel like they were settling for outside shots when they didn’t have to, and they weren’t really working the ball around. A lot of two quick passes and shoot on offense.

 

[SGMVols]

Oh how we miss have a good coach...

At this point I’d take Holly back. At least she could recruit.

 

[Voluble2]

Rae mouthed the words "I felt a pop." I'm fearing the worst.

Looked like a ligament given what she was holding, and how it went on the landing. Hoping it is not an ACL/MCL.

 

[Lucy]

These freshman are not sec type players!!

They are freshman playing in their fist collegiate game. But feel free to keep bitching and moaning.

 

[BelleVol]

What a dismal showing from a poorly prepared and unmotivated team. Players need to know their roles. Feed the scorers. And no inside game. And slow reacting defense. Nothing has changed since last year…and that’s not good.

 

[volforlife10]

They are freshman playing in their fist collegiate game. But feel free to keep bitching and moaning.

this statement. give the freshman time to acclimate. some of y’all are being so dramatic.

 

[zaqhhh]

I was down on this team coming into the year and hoped I was wrong.

I really don’t think we have the parts to even contend in the SEC this year.

After watching them this may be the year we don’t make the tourney.

 

[volbeast33]

Draya we're gonna need you to go ahead and suit up.

You could tell she was pissed when they first showed her.

 

[volfan__18]

I was down on this team coming into the year and hoped I was wrong.

I really don’t think we have the parts to even contend in the SEC this year.

After watching them this may be the year we don’t make the tourney.

After one half of basketball without key and horston, you are throwing statements out like this. pls don’t post

 

[youcancallmeAl]

This is what we look like without Jordan Horston. Not a good look. She is our most dynamic player, and it shows big time when she's out.

 

[Lucy]

I was down on this team coming into the year and hoped I was wrong.

I really don’t think we have the parts to even contend in the SEC this year.

After watching them this may be the year we don’t make the tourney.

So do you think Key and Horston may have made a difference in the first half?

 

[FrozenLVFan]

Looked like a ligament given what she was holding, and how it went on the landing. Hoping it is not an ACL/MCL.

Do you EVER have anything positive to say about anything? How about "Gee, I hope it's just a cramp."

 

[PG1]

What a dismal showing from a poorly prepared and unmotivated team. Players need to know their roles. Feed the scorers. And no inside game. And slow reacting defense. Nothing has changed since last year…and that’s not good.

Besides Burrell who are the scorers?

 

[Dak1219]

If we loose this game that will be the end of Kellie & vols nation because it will be a new RECORD!!!!!

What new record. Holly Lost to Chattanooga her first game as head coach. Kellie won hers

 

[volnationnj]

Looked like a ligament given what she was holding, and how it went on the landing. Hoping it is not an ACL/MCL.

I would tend to agree but we probably won't know for sure until she has a MRI taken. And they might have to wait for swelling to go down before it's taken.

 

[VolBalls33]

If Rae is done so is UT. As for this game zero excuse for Key to have zero at the half. And barely played in the exhibition game because she can't stop fouling. Add in Horston not playing....yikes!!!

 

[1reVOLver]

Besides Burrell who are the scorers?

Dye 6
Walker 4

 

[37620VOL]

SIU is rotating the ball and getting a lot of open shots. They could be way ahead if they hit what we are giving them.

They have... over 40% from 3. We are 0-9. If we're 3-9 everything is ok, other than losing Rae.

 

[SGMVols]

Looked like a ligament given what she was holding, and how it went on the landing. Hoping it is not an ACL/MCL.

This will be the first LV team in history to miss the NCAAT if that was a season ending injury.

 

[37620VOL]

Why isn’t Key playing?

Fouls

 

[PG1]

Dye
Walker

We are in trouble

 

[Voluble2]

Do you EVER have anything positive to say about anything? How about "Gee, I hope it's just a cramp."

OK, I hope it is just a cramp. But it wasn't because they weren't stretching it out and rubbing it like you do with a cramp. It might not be season ending, but it obviously wasn't a cramp.

 

[cwbytruckers]

Is Emily Saunders a complete bust? She never plays except mop up minutes.