Game Thread: (7/7) Lady Vols 59 - (RV/RV ) Florida 84

[Amb3096]

Geno is licking his chops for the Big Orange to come north. I was so excited just 2 weeks ago about this team. This is just super deflating watching this team completely flat line as a hardcore fan. Gross!!

I hate to say it, but UConn is gonna kill them on Sunday. I'm afraid to watch. A week ago, I thought they were a heavy favorite to win.

 

[Dak1219]

I'm Just gonna Say Wowwwwwwwwww. It wasn't that we lost, but how we lost, SMH. Did we peak too soon or was the Loss of Keyan really that huge? I'm not sure, but they need to figure it out in a hurry!

 

[goffvol]

We are not a good defensive team--don't have the team quickness to play good man-to-man defense.

If you look at the stats tonight, in a lot of areas we are close to Florida--were out-rebounding them, and several more offensive rebounds.
Same number of possessions. But one number again stood out--turnovers: 18. Terrible. And assists: a mere 8. Assist/turnover ratio: It's always a very telling stat and it's usually been bad for us for WAY more than a decade. Horston and Walker together have 11 turnovers. Florida is also shooting more than 50 percent....

Yep. stats pretty close. florida 26 points off turnovers.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Well, Florida made us look real bad. They made us look unmotivated, poorly coached, without talent, etc. This team and staff have some deep soul searching to do.

There's an old saying about how you're not as good as you think you are when you're going good, and not as bad as you think when you're going bad. Let's hope that last part is true.

 

[spoton]

We need more 3 point shooters who are consistent. Other teams have them why don’t we? 3 point shooters are the key along with defense in games of today.

 

[therealitytheory]

2200 gator fans go wild

 

[volnationnj]

As bad as this was, Florida gets a lot of credit. They are playing really well since Briggs left the team. They had no right to be this good.

True.
But we helped a lot. First with our turnovers, then with our poor defense.

 

[djtee]

We got taken behind the woodshed by FL tonight straight up no excuses

 

[Aladywhovolunteer]

Florida played well. Tennessee did not. It happens. Burn the tape. Complete gut punch for me.

 

[volnationnj]

Fortunately, there's a redemption game just a few days away.

 

[LA Vol]

LVs self-destructed. Credit the Gators for converting TOs to points and making wide-open shots, but the LVs handed this game to a team that came to play. Hard to watch them fall apart when they were on the cusp of having the season everybody wanted.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Most definitely! I think this will be a victory. I was far more concerned about the Arkansas game. That was the real test. For years we have let one bad loss compound into another. Was really nice to see us bounce back and fight to beat a hot team after the big let down.

I do believe this team has learned their lesson. Also suspect they aren’t overlooking Florida at all. They have very obviously been playing well.

I think the players AND the coaching staff over looked Auburn.

Also don’t think this team is focused too much on Sunday. That will obviously be a big game but there is less to be anxious about compared to years passed. I think we have the upper hand going into that one for the first time in 15 years.

Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?

 

[Ovol]

Would not surprise me to see Bueckers trot out there Sunday and score 40.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Our turnovers buried us. They built a lead in the first quarter directly off of our turnovers, and we never recovered because we kept turning it over. We aren't talented enough to overcome a tidal wave of turnovers. The staff and players have to address this issue - and free throw shooting - if we're ever going to get back on track..

 

[SandyO]

Almost like she's pressing more for her draft stock instead of playing for the team.

Like I’ve said before, I like Rae but I agree with this. In the process, she’s actually ruining her draft stock. She hasn’t been the same since her injury and If her play doesn’t drastically improve and improve soon, she may be best off staying another year. I can’t imagine any WNBA team being impressed with her play since returning from injury.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?

The jackals and hyenas are out to feed on the fresh kill.

 

[I4Vols]

Long ride home
I bet it's quiet
Horston will be PO'd, Burrell won't have a clue how much she dribbled & blame the refs, our point guards will ask why the coach didn't yell at them, and Key will hide behind her seat so the stewardess won't call a foul on her.

The teacher needs to find out why the class is not listening and doesn't care

 

[Amb3096]

True.
But we helped a lot. First with our turnovers, then with our poor defense.

With the talent disparity, Tennessee should have been able to win even playing poorly. Also, FL has beaten a lot of solid teams. I don't think this was a fluke. Tenn helped, but FL earned this one.

 

[Ovol]

We need more 3 point shooters who are consistent. Other teams have them why don’t we? 3 point shooters are the key along with defense in games of today.

I would settle for shooters that could hit layups, 5 footers and free throws.

 

[jim43]

Didn't even dream we could play more pathetic than we did against Auburn, but little did I know. We have very, very serious problems. Started the year so great, but last several games, we have looked worse than awful. It seems we have lost the will not only to win, but even to play and be competitive. Horrible at passing; dribbling; shooting layups; blocking out; and we don't even make an attempt to stop the 3 pt shots.
Key had made a lot of progress this year, but since her injury, she only plays part-time. Horston can be very good, but she decides when she will and when she won't. Walker is a turnover waiting to happen. And we have players who hold on to the ball and refuse to take wide open shots. We are always out hustled. We cannot endure pressure - AT ALL.

We are watching a great season going down the toilet because we don't have players who have enough pride in the Lady Vol uniform to play even one half of a game.

Hate being negative, but our last games have been very painful to watch, and having to watch bottom dwellers make us look so awful adds salt to the wound.

 

[Big Orange Rob]

Same old garbage on the court. There is no way to defend or explain this type of poor play. Pat would roll over in her grave.

 

[Rickster]

What has happened to the defense?

 

[Jax_Vol]

That was a classic trap game, as we started studying the U Conn tapes on Monday.

But, we aren't going to be the same team without Green for the remainder of the season.

 

[Nute Gunray]

I know this is warmed up hash, but the year that Notre Dame won the NC, Louisville defeated them 100-69. The Lady Vols played very poorly and that is an understatement. Kellie has to reach deep in her coaching skills and bring them back to the level they were at 3 or 4 weeks ago.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

With the talent disparity, Tennessee should have been able to win even playing poorly. Also, FL has beaten a lot of solid teams. I don't think this was a fluke. Tenn helped, but FL earned this one.

I'm not sure we're more talented than them. Could be they have more talent than us - they just have been poorly coached until now.