Just don’t see how Vandy can keep this one very close. They top out at 6’2” with Washington primarily playing “center” for them. I think 6’2” is a generous billing for her as well. In the games I watched she does not look even that big, 6’ on a good day.
They have absolutely nobody who can check our post players, even with a double. I suspect they will be forced to play zone. We have been attacking the zone much better when teams try to go to it. That’s when Horston and Dye are contributing a lot. Darby and Puckett hitting from the outside will likely be very important to open things up a bit.
Vandy is not much of a 3 point shooting team so not sure where posters are coming up with that. Moore can shoot it but that’s about it. They have not seen anywhere near the length they will see tomorrow. They count on paint points to win games and you just aren’t going to win that battle against this Tennessee team. They get a lot of layups in their offense but those will be blocked/shots turnovers against Tennessee.
Everyone is talking about the Vandy defense but I’m not seeing what they’re seeing. They play aggressive slap and grab defense but are not fundamentally sound. Only holding teams to about 40% shooting. Again, no way they can guard us in the paint. Not just Tamari either. Really don’t think they even have a player than can check Puckett on the block. Let alone Dye and Green. And there is absolutely no way they can keep all our players off the boards. They’re gonna have to box Tamari with two so I expect a lot of second chance points for Horston and Dye.
I’m calling this one 75-55. Would be an even bigger spread if we were playing at home. We may even hold them under 50 if the officiating isn’t terrible. They have a hard time manufacturing points even against very crappy teams. They have barely broken 50 against the better teams they have played.
