Game Thread: (5/6) Lady Vols 84 - (19/20) Kentucky 58

[volfan__18]

a great second half!!!

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Lady Vols did a great job closing out that half; stopped Kentucky defensively, which is great considering how Howard was looking the first fifteen minutes, and capitalized on offense. Three of Kentucky's losses are to Indiana/South Carolina/Louisville, so leading them by 11 at the half is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

38-27 Lady Vols .... at the half. BOOM !!!

 

[lvocd]

FINALLY! Horston on the board!

 

[Vols2015]

Burrell has on a knee brace, wonder if that is just something she wears when she isn’t playing…

 

[VolBall09]

The beautiful thing is this team can play ugly basketball and still carey a double digit lead. They just keep plugging along. Much more to our pace in the second quarter. Way too much up and down to start the game. We cannot run with them.

 

[Volfan2012]

Were in deep trouble if Key is injured badly. Wow that is so depressing.

 

[Volstylexx]

Is Rad hurt??? Very awkward walk back into the locker room.

 

[JCP201]

Please let Key be alright.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Is Rad hurt??? Very awkward walk back into the locker room.

She's just gassed I would say. She needs a ten minute rest.

 

[TN1111]

She made me nervous because the grabbed her knee. Hopefully just because he ankle is so far away

I agree…but I believe the replay seemed to point more toward the ankle. Hopefully she’s ok.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Howard lowered the shoulder on Miles there. That was on Howard.

It was the hand bar. You can’t keep a hand on the ball handler.

 

[Vols2015]

The thing with UK, Howard cannot win the game by herself. That’s been Kentucky’s downfall since she’s been there. However, I like our consistency and balanced approaches when scoring.

 

[JCP201]

She made me nervous because the grabbed her knee. Hopefully just because he ankle is so far away

You are right, her ankle is so far away. I just hope it's a mild thing.

 

[Rickster]

100% FT shooting

 

[Volfan2012]

Jordan Horston having a subpar game, but Dye and Burrell picked her up with stellar play. The one really limited area of our team is capable post players. After Key were not that great inside.

 

[Voluble2]

Were in deep trouble if Key is injured badly. Wow that is so depressing.

For a tall team, we are a little limited in size with our immediate back-ups at center unless Saunders plays. Greene won't get it done at that position in the SEC except as a change of pace. Striplin is raw still and plays a little smaller than her size. Puckett could probably get some minutes there and do fine. It would be center by committee.

 

[TN1111]

The thing with UK, Howard cannot win the game by herself. That’s been Kentucky’s downfall since she’s been there. However, I like our consistency and balanced approaches when scoring.

Let’s hope the wide open threes we seem to be giving up don’t start falling for KY in the second half…that hopefully was noticed and will be addressed at the half.

 

[Volfaninfl2]

We’re not playing our best, Horston was 0 for 6 before getting that put back, Tamari we don’t know the situation of her injury, Alexus needing to make her shots, yet Rae, Walker, and Tess have hit 3’s, and we’re up by 11 at the half. Our Team is just special!

GO LADY VOLS!!!

 

[chuckiepoo]

Jordan Horston having a subpar game, but Dye and Burrell picked her up with stellar play. The one really limited area of our team is capable post players. After Key were not that great inside.

Green can step it up. Holding Horston off till the fourth quarter when she’ll make Howard miserable…

 

[Volfan2012]

They will be able to drive it more if Key is not able to play. Going to be a lot tougher to defend. We will need to score well in the second half.

 

[therealitytheory]

Give me Key out the rest of this game and the next..and I'll take it.

 

[glv98]

Well hopefully Key will be ok. Kellie was on the court practically before play stopped. Then she looked like she was going to throw up.

Let's see Horston step up after a tough first half. I believe she will.

Dye getting it done, we are so lucky to have so many "pieces".

Rae! Safe to say she feels a part of flow again.

Concerned about Walker, but she does continue to make big baskets, including the occasional timely 3. We need her to play well so that Horston does not have to handle.

Interesting set of Ds on Howard. Seems everyone was on her at some point until Rae settled in. I would say Howard will never continue hitting at this clip but then I did watch the men's game yesterday . . .

 

[chuckiepoo]

For a tall team, we are a little limited in size with our immediate back-ups at center unless Saunders plays. Greene won't get it done at that position in the SEC except as a change of pace. Striplin is raw still and plays a little smaller than her size. Puckett could probably get some minutes there and do fine. It would be center by committee.

Not sure about Puckett’s defense or handles…

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Still need to get the ball into the post, because Kentucky is still sending double and sometimes triple teams.