Game thread: #15/13 Lady Vols at Florida. Sunday, Feb. 23, 1pm ET, SECN

[Knoxville Nation]

I get your point. But I wouldn’t put a cap on a player entering college as a McDonald’s AA or Top 50 recruit.
We don’t know what these freshmen will need but until you watch the film and see it from an unbiased perspective saying they need to get their feet wet is not credible.
These players have the potential to play from Day 1.
Spencer and Spear have only played 1 and 2 seasons at Tennessee. They had to go through adjustments just as the freshmen will so that’s expected.
Neither player arrived at Tennessee from Arkansas and Wake Forest having been part of a successful team that was highly ranked during their career.
It’s safe to say that this is the best team either Spencer or Spear has played on and yes they’re a big part of the success although chances are high that next season’s team could be better.
That’s not a knock or taking credit away from either player but if you factor in the coaches, players, and recruiting class you come away with a very strong roster.

This has to be the parent/family of one of the incoming freshman. Always seems to mention the TOP recruiting class. For now the focus is on THIS YR!

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

This has to be the parent/family of one of the incoming freshman. Always seems to mention the TOP recruiting class. For now the focus is on THIS YR!

You need to focus on what you post and leave it at that.
I don’t have to be the parent of anyone to have common sense I didn’t evaluate/rank not a single player.
The fact some of you go to the extreme to avoid stating the obvious speaks volume.
247sports ranks the class #1/ ESPN ranks the class #2.
It’s a top recruiting class.
Does that bother you?

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

No doubt but I think Cooper, Spearman, and Whitehouse will be ready to fill the void.

Boyd is looking like a winner too! If 33 turns it on that is a great 5 to run out there.

 

[Knoxville Nation]

You need to focus on what you post and leave it at that.
I don’t have to be the parent of anyone to have common sense I didn’t evaluate/rank not a single player.
The fact some of you go to the extreme to avoid stating the obvious speaks volume.
247sports ranks the class #1/ ESPN ranks the class #2.
It’s a top recruiting class.
Does that bother you?

I figured it out! It's fine!

 

[PRG]

Oh stop it! In her 14 minutes, Sara made a big 3pt shot and few timely and important plays via rebounding and defense. Her role has been greatly reduced, as a senior no less, but she is doing a splendid job of being ready when needed. She is a team first player and deserves no criticism about her attitude.

Agree…. One observation at the end of the game, ( last few minutes)… coach had the best defensive players in the game ! That included Boyd ( a Freshman). Winning is not about seniority!
Adjusting to the game at different times calls for different strategies…. I think our coach makes good game adjustments (game within the game ) her predecessor’s were less capable of doing this . JMO

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

Well said!

I just took it as long as I could on all the boards. The most frustrating thing about the darker side is that they take exception to adverse reactions to their and their like minded buddies snarky shots at fact sets that usually speak for themselves and DO NOT require embellishment. Individual shortcomings are bad enough, when there are enough to collectively yield a loss it is the pits.

Identifying the facts with the purpose of improvement is of course fine. When there is no value add, other than emotional release for the poster, en mass it makes bad things worse. I only hope shining a light on the practice reduces the number of times the post reply button is hit. Might, might not, but it is all I got.

The biggest offenders are the ones that think ANY such response is sunshine pumping. They are not honest enough to acknowledge that there is a huge gulf of rational positions between the the two groups on each extreme.

 

[MAD]

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Site: Hoggetowne, FL. Later known as Gainesville.

TV: SECN
Radio: Lady Vol Network
Audio-stream: UTSports.com and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Ch. 81).

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No. 15/13 Lady Vols (20-6, 7-6 SEC) play the first of two straight road games when they travel to Gainesville to meet Florida (14-13, 5-8 SEC) at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
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Tennessee has won its last three games and five of its past six, defeating No. 5/5 UConn and No. 18/19 Alabama during that stretch and dropping a narrow road decision to No. 6/4 LSU. Kim Caldwell's squad finds itself in eighth place in the SEC standings with an opportunity to climb as high as fourth or fifth if it wins out and gets some help.

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Florida has won its past two games and three of its past five, knocking off Mississippi State, 69-66, last Sunday and crushing Texas A&M in College Station, 74-52, on Thursday night to get back over .500. Leading the Gators are four players averaging double figures in points, including freshman guard Liv McGill (16.5 ppg.), senior center Ra Shaya Kyle (14.9 ppg., 9.0 rpg.), senior guard Jeriah Warren (12.1 ppg.) and sophomore guard Laila Reynolds (10.6 ppg.).

4 in a row

 

[Coach Jumper]

for him it's 4 in a roll

 

[MAD]

for him it's 4 in a roll

Not sure who he is, Lady Vols have won 4 in a row.

 

[Lucy]

This is actually a good game for us. We learned that we can win when we don’t have our best stuff.
A very good lesson for the future.
I also like that we got this out of our system before we play KY.
Finally, I thought it was interesting we changed our starting five putting Tess in there. Before anyone jumps in here I know we don’t have “starters” per se. I guess let’s say I noticed Tess was in the first wave today which was a change. It seemed that the waves had become fairly set recently.
I get melancholy every year about now as I realize our time with some of these wonderful young ladies is drawing to a close. Too sentimental I guess.

 

[Orange.]

Not sure who he is, ...

Well, Who Am I? (What’s My Name?) was his first hit. I see what you did there.

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[Orange.]

4 in a row
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Boom! Ready to add another victim in Lexington.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Cooper is very talented, but she needs a attitude adjustment

Coach values her impact on the entire floor on both ends. To create on both ends. Did you notice the intensity difference in the second half vs the first half when she played 2 minutes. Ever notice after a wild shot enabled by her athleticism she creates a turnover before the other team gets a shot? Bet she leads the NCAA in turnovers producing points in less than 5 seconds. Every other player on the floor and the bench do. On both teams. Call it attitude if you want, I prefer drive. Don’t know if coach wants her to be selective with it or not. Bet her teammates are motivated to sustain effort, playing THROUGH bad stints that happen when you overplay every ball handler and passing lane. Just part of the drill. Wide open that is.

 

[J-Dog 1313]

So much for Florida....On to lexington...

Great photo. GBO.

 

[Higbee]

Well said!

Word salad

 

[37620VOL]

Not sure who he is

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Allen Iverson

 

[LVfanLasVegas]

I get the frustration of things not being 'right' during any game, but every game brings its own dynamics and we are dealing with humans, that are young, and that are new to a 'system.' Of course I get frustrated and make growling noises at the screen after a poor pass or when a player doesn't box out, but in the end I'm grateful for the win and optimistic that the players and coaches will sure up the overarching difficulties. However I'm also a realist and I know that sometimes the team will tick like a Rolex and other times it'll tick like a bomb. Every team is a work in progress at any given time.

Go Lady Vols! Just keep winning.

 

[Volfan2012]

I get the frustration of things not being 'right' during any game, but every game brings its own dynamics and we are dealing with humans, that are young, and that are new to a 'system.' Of course I get frustrated and make growling noises at the screen after a poor pass or when a player doesn't box out, but in the end I'm grateful for the win and optimistic that the players and coaches will sure up the overarching difficulties. However I'm also a realist and I know that sometimes the team will tick like a Rolex and other times it'll tick like a bomb. Every team is a work in progress at any given time.

Go Lady Vols! Just keep winning.

Winning is all that matters as the ending outcome. I still wish some players could make better decisions and we could eliminate just a few more wasted possessions where we either take a bad shot or bad decision with a pass. Also players need to stop picking up their dribble until they have someone to pass to cause that is causing turnovers and held balls.

I know were not going to get perfection don't expect it. I think some players are trying to do to much and if they could only see that we could be five to ten possessions better on offense and that would make a huge difference between winning and losing to the better teams.

 

[SGMVols]

Cooper is very talented, but she needs a attitude adjustment

Her shot selection and careless turnovers annoy the hell out of me at times, but it’s a fact of life that we’re at our best with her in the game. We saw that yesterday.

 

[Volfan2012]

Cooper is very talented, but she needs a attitude adjustment

I don't think it is an attitude adjustment as much as better decision making. I believe she is locked in to what the team is doing 100 percent, but she does go off the system with some bad shots and decisions in every game and why she leads us in turnovers and her percentage from the field is falling in the last four or five games. She does more than enough to make up for these mistakes, but wow how good would we be if she was not making the turnovers and working to get a better shot or another player a better shot. I can see as much as ten to twelve points added on to our total a game and that would be winning a lot more against top ten teams.

 

[Volfan2012]

No doubt but I think Cooper, Spearman, and Whitehouse will be ready to fill the void.

These freshmen that are coming in are not going to need much adjustment to play in the SEC. Namely Mia Pauldo she will be one of the best point guards in the SEC from day one. Mya has been defending some of the top two guards in the 2025 class and they haven't been doing so great against her. I need more information on Prawl, and Civil as they may have an adjustment period in the league. I think Mia is going to step into Spencers spot and were not going to miss a beat at point guard.

I don't think the others will take a lot of adjustment, but I look for two or three out of the portal to be on their way here to replace some of the senior losses. The portal opens one month from yesterday will be interesting to see the players that enter. I think we need a post and either a combo or 3-4 three point shooter and defender.

 

[lvocd]

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[madtownvol]

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Done!! and thank you.

 

[Rickster]

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Gimmie one more round please.

 

[ttharp]

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This. Lol

Also, Jewel SPEAR. Not Spears. I’ve seen that a lot