Game Thread: #5 Tennessee (18-11, 10-6 SEC) vs #4 Alabama (23-8, 10-6 SEC) Friday 3/8/24 ~2:30 pm ET (SEC Network) FINAL UT 83 - Bama 61

I knew playing yesterday would pay off. Probably our most complete win of the year and wait for it - Kellie coached the britches off Kristi Curry . Team very focused and well prepared. Great job getting TK looks the minute Cody went out. She actually picked up her 4th while her sub fm her 3rd was at the table.

Sara had another really solid game and how bout Jill! JP solid as a rock too, she is one tough cookie.

When Jewel was brought in, I'm sure today w her and Kea was the exact vision of sugarplum that danced in Kellie's head. Please run it back tomorrow! A delight to watch.
we looked every bit of a top 5 team start to finish
 
I knew playing yesterday would pay off. Probably our most complete win of the year and wait for it - Kellie coached the britches off Kristi Curry . Team very focused and well prepared. Great job getting TK looks the minute Cody went out. She actually picked up her 4th while her sub fm her 3rd was at the table.

Sara had another really solid game and how bout Jill! JP solid as a rock too, she is one tough cookie.

When Jewel was brought in, I'm sure today w her and Kea was the exact vision of sugarplum that danced in Kellie's head. Please run it back tomorrow! A delight to watch.
prediction:
Gonna be a brawl tomorrow
 
we looked every bit of a top 5 team start to finish

I thought we looked a little shaky at times. Missed layups, missed free throws, some horrible passes, a terrible two-on-one fast break with an opponent down at the other end. Not even counting the missed shots from usually-reliable shooters...those are gonna happen. Still don't free up our shooters or use screens too effectively. Sometimes curious play (backing away from drivers to open up the lane, staring at basket when a nearby teammate picks up dribble and needs an outlet). Lots of room for improvement.

But we also looked good at times and played decent defense against a hapless Alabama team who couldn't buy a bucket at times. Spear and Jackson were on 🔥.

Have to clean up the lapses tomorrow, but overall, a nice way to get our lick back.

I hope Ace can improve and get PT next season to match Karly Weather's aggressive, heads-up play for Bams. She looked pretty good against us today.
 
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Nice win today against Alabama. On to South Carolina. I hade the score Tennessee 82-64 Final 83-61. As always go Lady Vol's.

If I were a betting person and taking a boatlod of $ to play the roulette wheel at the local casino, I'd pay you handsomely to come along and advise.

You're on a roll lately with your predictions. Who needs Massey. We got the Lady!
 
I thought we looked a little shaky at times. Missed layups, missed free throws, some horrible passes, a terrible two-on-one fast break with an opponent down at the other end. Not even counting the missed shots from usually-reliable shooters...those are gonna happen. Still don't free up our shooters or use screens too effectively. Sometimes curious play (backing away from drivers to open up the lane, staring at basket when a nearby teammate picks up dribble and needs an outlet). Lots of room for improvement.

But we also looked good at times and played decent defense against a hapless Alabama team who couldn't buy a bucket at times. Spear and Jackson were on 🔥.

Have to clean up the lapses tomorrow, but overall, a nice way to get our lick back.

I hope Ace can improve and get PT next season to match Karly Weather's aggressive, heads-up play for Bans. She looked pretty good against us today.
Speaking of Karly
Tess gave a Pat on her back in the handshake line to her and Edia fromer high school oppent. That was nice of Darby

Lady Vols basketball addional highlights vs Alabama
Maria YouTube
Maria had a good view point to watch the game
 
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I hope Ace can improve and get PT next season to match Karly Weather's aggressive, heads-up play for Bams. She looked pretty good against us today.
I'm still unsure what Ace's ceiling is, but I will say she plays hard and she's fearless. Hope she works her tail off this summer. I'd love if I was wrong about her. What if Ace could be the next Sara Puckett?
She knows what’s fixing to happen somebody put a bug in her ear the whole staff got evolved today
Alabama was clearly no match for evolution today. You are the classic conspiracy theorist. Everything good that happens is part of the conspiracy to hide the conspiracy.
 
They should, but the conditioning level that those 3 have is really impressive. Puckett played like 37-38 minutes against UK.

The thing to watch is the outside shots, if we are drawing front iron tomorrow, it could be tired legs.
I recently read a quote by Kellie or someone from the team that Puckett is in incredible shape. Then I believe it was Jackson who talked about how extremely strong Puckett is. She may not be our most athletic player, but she is giving it her all to be as athletic as she possibly can be. I think even more impressive is how much more mentally tougher she is than last year. A game like today in which she was not hitting her 3s after be so hot last game would have got her into a mental rut last year, but she played really well today despite no 3s.
 
Speaking of Karly
Tess gave a Pat on her back in the handshake line to her and Edia fromer high school oppent. That was nice of Darby

Lady Vols basketball addional highlights vs Alabama
Maria YouTube
Maria had a good view point to watch the game
Lady Vols Basketball highlights of 83-61 win over Alabama
Maria YouTube this one part one
To the other one I posted post# 286

Maria also done individual locker room interview on YouTube
 

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