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Game Thread: #23/23 Lady Vols versus #3/5 UCONN
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Georgia over number 21 Arkansas on their home floor is a shocker. I was not that impressed with Georgia when we beat them. Texas A&M comes back and beats Bama 79 to 74 another game I thought would go the other way with Carter out. Another game Miss St 31 Vandy 30 at the half is sort of closer than expected as well. If we could learn how to pass the ball and play against pressure without throwing the ball away we have a great shot at a very high finish in the SEC.
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Hmm, I'm not feeling as much stupid shock and devastation as I am disappointment and dismay that a really promising first half effort dissolved into the usual toxic brew of poor decision making and wasted possesions.
Of course we've seen that before. Way too much. Call me stupid, and I think you just did, but I do have hope it can get better.
Anyone hear KJH postgame comments? I got some questions for her.
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Some positives (first half):
We weren't intimidated by the UCONN name nor the big hostile crowd nor the travel. Played loose, took good shots, applied good defensive pressure, got back in transition in fitst half.
As far as VN is concerned, got to identify the fair weather fans.
Negatives:
Weaknesses really magnified in 2nd half. Size advantage negated by lack of speed and quickness. Poor fundamentals in boxing out, setting and using screens, lack of ball movement, securing rebounds, meeting the pass, and particularly in making the safe, efficient pass. Didn't get back in transition.
Subbing exposed lack of bench depth badly. It appears that we need to go with best six players as long as possible against best opponents and just hope they can stay on the floor.
We weren't intimidated by the UCONN name nor the big hostile crowd nor the travel. Played loose, took good shots, applied good defensive pressure, got back in transition in fitst half.
As far as VN is concerned, got to identify the fair weather fans.
Negatives:
Weaknesses really magnified in 2nd half. Size advantage negated by lack of speed and quickness. Poor fundamentals in boxing out, setting and using screens, lack of ball movement, securing rebounds, meeting the pass, and particularly in making the safe, efficient pass. Didn't get back in transition.
Subbing exposed lack of bench depth badly. It appears that we need to go with best six players as long as possible against best opponents and just hope they can stay on the floor.
I agree with this, though I thought first half subbing mostly worked while UConn seemed rattled. I thought it was a good move by Kellie to pull certain players after they picked up their first foul and let them rest while we maintained the lead. Agree though, when we needed a comeback, it made no sense to have our bench posts in the game.
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It appeared to me to be a case of delayed nerves. They came out loose and confident, but in the second half I could see their body language quickly chang from confident/loose/“the pressure is all on them” to tentative/unconfident/OMG. I don’t know what was said in the locker room at halftime by either coach, but it as clear that Tennessee came out worried and CT came out confident.
The Tennessee staff and players will grow from this. I have no doubt about tht.
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I understand the frustration with the turnovers. But the truth of the matter is your only quality guard is Zaay. If you had Z available, she would cut your turnovers in half right away.
The one thing I didn't get about the way you played tonight is the continual emphasis on scoring in transition without guards. I always thought that when you lack ball handlers, slow the game down. Don't let players get in the habit of rushing to make a play. When a shot goes up 4 players have to crash the boards hard. You guys are so big, play to your strength. Tonight you played into UConn's hands. You were kind of faked into it by some early success running,
With your height advantage, I expected to see more high low and interior picks set. UConn was so small for most of the game. 3 players under 6', and 2 at 6'1" and you got out rebounded 47-45. Perhaps you have an explanation for that but I don't. The fourth Quarter was just brutal 18 total points.
Well your girls played hard and they are becoming a good team. 15 point spread is about what I expected, but I expected 75-60 not this.
The one thing I didn't get about the way you played tonight is the continual emphasis on scoring in transition without guards. I always thought that when you lack ball handlers, slow the game down. Don't let players get in the habit of rushing to make a play. When a shot goes up 4 players have to crash the boards hard. You guys are so big, play to your strength. Tonight you played into UConn's hands. You were kind of faked into it by some early success running,
With your height advantage, I expected to see more high low and interior picks set. UConn was so small for most of the game. 3 players under 6', and 2 at 6'1" and you got out rebounded 47-45. Perhaps you have an explanation for that but I don't. The fourth Quarter was just brutal 18 total points.
Well your girls played hard and they are becoming a good team. 15 point spread is about what I expected, but I expected 75-60 not this.
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I feel like this one of those things that a lot of people who get angry overlook. Harper has nowhere to go. There's no one who can help Tennessee hide their problems, and who they have is who they have. Whatever mistakes they make, she doesn't have someone equal or close to sub in and maintain the team's performance. Bench this person, or get angry at that person, or whatever, but the reality is that Tennessee is probably 4 players short of a real lineup and rotation right now. It really sucks. It's probably the most alarming concern when it comes to recruiting. Whiffing in year one in some ways, hey, you have to get your bearing, it's understandable. But if Tennessee whiffs this season and maybe even the next, the road back will be impossibly hard.
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I'm baffled by this, too. When ONO was in the game, there was a near 100% chance she was holding Key or whoever she was closest to and keeping them from grabbing the board. But that doesn't explain the 3rd quarter. The LVs just seemed nervous and didn't go aggressively after boards like we're used to this season -- too much standing and waiting for the board to come to them.
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