Game Thread: #5 Tennessee (19-11, 10-6 SEC) vs #1 South Carolina (30-0, 16-0 SEC) Saturday 3/9/24 ~4:30 pm ET (ESPNU)

[jpope9]

Or not. Remember the firing of CPF worked out so well. No extension, just monitor her progress.

lol completely not the same

 

[KTrain]

She never was called upon to shoot from outside. That doesn’t mean she cannot shoot from outside. She’s a tremendous player and you cannot let her catch and shoot with absolutely no pressure of any nature. When was the last time you have ever seen a player that wide open on purpose? Terrible decision.

so you think she practices 3s and bank in is her shooting mode,,, OK got some oceanfront property in Arizona for you. Shes never shot or made a 3 in college ball ever and everyone knows a bank in is you missed it so bad you lucked it in,

 

[LadyVol1908]

This is one stings bad and the worst part is we're going to see that shot all through the rest of the NCAA's whenever Tennessee plays and probably all next season especially when we play South Carolina and then during next year's tourney as well. It will be a hard slap every time they show it, but hopefully the team can use it for motivation, I guess.

I’ve already seen it 173749274720284 times on the internet!

 

[Deebowbear]

So foul as they shoot… they make 2-3 FTs. That’s not even a consideration. We fouled right before but that was with more time.

Don’t matter if nobody is guarding her soon as she caught it you could have fouled had 1 to give just not while shooting

 

[th2421]

 

[casetopia]

You can describe this team in a lot of ways but well coached is not one of them.

 

[Lucy]

I’m not the one stupid I see what a coach we have, we lost no matter if it was 1 or 20 points but it does no good to tell you anything you know it all your problem is you know if she gets fired that it want be a former player you can and hope you ignore me and call all the names you want just can’t handle the truth just like some of the others

The truth is she is not going to be fired! She was never going to be fired! And you evidently can not handle that truth!! So your constant bs about Kellie is just stupid.

 

[Ninjaneer]

Great game Vols. I thought it was over with Tennessee going to the line up 2 with no time left. Myself and my family about jumped through the floor together after a Cardoso bank in 3!! Best game you all have played all year.. at least the last 3 quarters. You guys deserved to win that one.

 

[first time caller]

Shouldn’t be imo. Only thing we have going for us is our SOS which proved only that we absolutely cannot beat the best teams in WCBB.

One thing they have going against them is SOC.

 

[casetopia]

Great game Vols. I thought it was over with Tennessee going to the line up 2 with no time left. Myself and my family about jumped through the floor together after a Cardoso bank in 3!! Best game you all have played all year.. at least the last 3 quarters. You guys deserved to win that one.

Congrats and merry Christmas.

 

[Lucy]

Guaranteed this is how DW sees the situation!

 

[Harpethriverkid63]

Less than 0.3, no shot will be allowed:

Trent Tucker Rule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

you insinuated that only tip in was allowed with .3. I know the rule.

 

[Voltopia]

I just don't buy into these things. I wish I did. It might make what happened feel less abysmal. But I don't think individual games where a team stands toe to toe with a better team suddenly means that lesser team will be better going forward. Teams routinely play above (or below) themselves for a game or two. Or they get up when they have a big game against a big time opponent. That's common. That happens. But it doesn't mean a team has changed. Sometimes it's just the circumstances of a particular moment.

 

[dtnvol]

Because I'm not a horrible person and the near tears in her eyes as she fell to her knees showed how much she wanted that. There's a time and place to pile it on her, but today isn't it.

I hear you talking, but I think those tears may have been because she knew she had let her team down with a game losing decision...GO LVFL

 

[casetopia]

Only kellie could steal defeat from the jaws of victory. Lol its Derek Dooley all over again.

 

[Deebowbear]

The truth is she is not going to be fired! She was never going to be fired! And you evidently can not handle that truth!! So your constant bs about Kellie is just stupid.

You don’t know that unless DW told you and I doubt he did because it would get out he very tight lip I think he will make a decision after she’s out of the tournament and if I’m so stupid why do you respond to me you DO NOT know me I’m going to be nice about the stupid part

 

[creekdipper]

Instead of deliberately misinterpreting why people are upset maybe you should ask yourself why anyone is left open with 1 second left

No misinterpretation needed for trolls.

 

[ttharp]

In that situation my high school coach would have called a timeout and put on a 1/2 court trap.

Tallest player on the inbounder, deny but don’t foul and play your man close enough they have to put the ball down when they catch and so that they aren’t square to the basket.

This. This.

 

[hUTch2002]

This team is likely to lay an egg and lose in the first round. No cap.

Or they could make a run to the Sweet 16, maybe even further.

 

[Coach Jumper]

dang that game put me through a volume of emotions
last play
yes give Cardosa a three
but
no don't give her a "wide open catch, gather and shoot,,,shot
we had a foul to give and didn't
3.7 seconds and they had to throw the ball in with no timeouts to save them for their 2nd throw in with less time,,,,Use that foul-to-give and take away 1.2 seconds by hugging them just before they pick up the dribble and then they had to throw it in with no timeout to plan for it.

Ahh but the "couch coach" and hindsight, and all
sigh,,,we almost had em
They definitely don't want to play us again,,,I can ya guarantee that

 

[Volinnooga]

In that situation my high school coach would have called a timeout and put on a 1/2 court trap.

Tallest player on the inbounder, deny but don’t foul and play you man close enough they have to put the ball down when they catch and so that they aren’t square to the basket.

Always a tough call. Do you call time out to set your defense and and let set up a play? Time tells the right answer.

 

[VolBall09]

Or they could make a run to the Sweet 16, maybe even further.

I agree! That’s the frustrating part.

This team is a champion horse with no rider.

 

[Volinnooga]

You're welcome!

That’s awfully sad.

 

[Deebowbear]

Guaranteed this is how DW sees the situation!

And he also knows they have only beat 12 out 35 ranked teams too don’t forget that

 

[VolBall09]

Always a tough call. Do you call time out to set your defense and and let set up a play? Time tells the right answer.

I would every single time. Way better to have your players organized and set in that situation. Time and score are in your favor. As long as you execute there it really doesn’t matter what they draw up. We didn’t execute.