Game Thread: (7/7) Lady Vols 56 - (10/9) Connecticut 75

[VolBall09]

Hard to tell what has happened, but Kellie has lost this team in the last 3 weeks. Utterly sad. I’m still hopeful we can turn it around by tournament time.

Burrell is self sabotaging at this point.

 

[MadisonvilleVol]

I’d rather rip my toenails out with wire pliers than watch this garbage.

 

[PerryCountyVol]

Well its over now I believe, cutting the tv off and hoping for a miracle!

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

UConn is again a much better team than LVs. That simple.

Yes with their other 2 players healthy. And not by 21 pts. But theyre infinitely better coached. Period.

 

[Volfan2012]

Saw this coming cause Florida and Auburn are not that good. Florida is a decent team far from great. We've just completely collapsed as a team have no explanation why.

 

[Spacejam]

I’m flabbergasted. I don’t understand. Like I truly honestly don’t know what is going on with this team. Not sure if they got too comfortable and let rankings get to their heads or what. Definitely wasn’t expecting them to struggle this horribly this close to march.

 

[cwbytruckers]

This is what happens when you have a MAC point guard. Horston who is streaky. Rae out if control. Key a no show. Dye plays wreckless and a no show.

 

[casetopia]

Just forfeit. This is embarrassing. Can we please for once get some players that actually care about winning and playing hard.

 

[Amb3096]

This has been about the worst start to the 3rd they could have asked for. This lead is the best case scenario, because they're not outscoring UConn the rest of the way.

 

[1reVOLver]

At least Kellie is learning to call timeouts.

 

[VolBall09]

And maybe it’s just too much pressure for everyone. Top 5 and a projected one seed. Then we implode. The timing isn’t lost on me. Maybe letting the moment be too big for us still :/

 

[gule]

I am seriously concerned Kellie is not gonna get this job done....

it is a concern now

 

[cwbytruckers]

why can't we pull it together

Coaching

 

[casetopia]

Key is scared of her own shadow.

 

[Coach Jumper]

National TV…here we are with a total pathetic and embarrassing game. If I were Kelly, I’d sit everyone of these players and have them watch this massacre. Some way, some how, she has to changed this!

dam right.

 

[SGMVols]

Just think how bad it would be if they had Bueckers and Ducharme. Yikes.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

SOMEBODY ... has to wanna step up and play . Nothing is gonna be easy!

Someone has to want to do something! MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN!

They will be a one and out in the tourney! I don't know what they need to figure it out but they need to do it...

 

[Memvol44]

UConn is again a much better team than LVs. That simple.

Well coached,ready to play.

 

[volmoon]

National TV…here we are with a total pathetic and embarrassing game. If I were Kelly, I’d sit everyone of these players and have them watch this massacre. Some way, some how, she has to changed this!

She can start by teaching basic ball management like DON’T TURN OVER THE BALL SO MUCH. I don’t see her get upset with bad ball management as much as I do bad fouls.

 

[VolBalls33]

Horston is shrugging and looking like her pet died. Then she just let's the ball go out of bounds. This is about to get real ugly. UT should drop out of the top 20. This is honestly mind boggling going to #4 and a 1 seed to then losing to Auburn by 10 and whooped by UCONN and UF. Something must have happened internally with this team? Did some players have a breakup? Rae messing up chemistry coming back? Wtf has happened?

 

[Chippo]

I agree, shes lost the locker room IMO.

Hate to say it,, its not looking good

 

[Peas29]

Screw the offense, they’re not even playing with the same intensity in the defensive side of the ball. Offense has never been great but the defense always kept us in it.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

14-0 this quarter...

 

[therealitytheory]

I'm out. No reason to stick around. Must not have been an effective halftime speech.

 

[Volstylexx]

National TV…here we are with a total pathetic and embarrassing game. If I were Kelly, I’d sit everyone of these players and have them watch this massacre. Some way, some how, she has to changed this!

The importance of this can’t be understated. This isn’t the SEC+ alternate channel. It’s Fox - national audience, and the message it sends to recruits is clear. Lady Vols aren’t back.