Game Thread: (7/9) Lady Vols 70 - Arkansas 63

#454
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They couldn't guard Key they got the advantage of a lot of BS calls against her. All they could do is grab or foul her. Horston got fouled at least four other possession in the first half of the game. Neighbors kept thinking we were hitting his players in the face when it was them sticking their face into the action.
 
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Been a Jordan Walker fan since her first game of last season. Been saying it all along, she is a PROBLEM. I remember several talking about her being a terrible PG and bad offensive player. Wonder how many will jump on the JW train now after what they said about her last season. At this point, walker and Key are the 2 most important pieces.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
They couldn't guard Key they got the advantage of a lot of BS calls against her. All they could do is grab or foul her. Horston got fouled at least four other possession in the first half of the game. Neighbors kept thinking we were hitting his players in the face when it was them sticking their face into the action.
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Tamari managing her emotions much better this season. She pleaded her case a couple times but in appropriate moments and wasn’t overly emotional. 17 and 7 was incredible for as much as she was held tonight. I would have fouled out for sure.
 
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So i want to say a couple things about Kellie:

1. I apologize to TV kellie as i yelled at you to get on the officials and you did just that!

2. How about her faith in Brooklynn and Sara in those closing minutes and Brooklynn handled the ball very well while sara made smart passes!

3. She didn't over do Rae playing. I have a feeling some coaches would have a her play in the closing minutes and Kellie did not. That actually is a sign of her being a good coach! She didn't try and put the win before the player.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Tamari managing her emotions much better this season. She pleaded her case a couple times but in appropriate moments and wasn’t overly emotional. 17 and 7 was incredible for as much as she was held tonight. I would have fouled out for sure.
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Yes she has. At some point Kellie needs to take the argument a bit further!!!!
 
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VA_VOLFAN said:
So i want to say a couple things about Kellie:

1. I apologize to TV kellie as i yelled at you to get on the officials and you did just that!

2. How about her faith in Brooklynn and Sara in those closing minutes and Brooklynn handled the ball very well while sara made smart passes!

3. She didn't over do Rae playing. I have a feeling some coaches would have a her play in the closing minutes and Kellie did not. That actually is a sign of her being a good coach! She didn't try and put the win before the player.
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I want to watch the game again just to watch her light the Refs up after that last terrible call they made. She knows how to tear into them and they were well deserving.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
I Knew it would be her and Daniels. At least we kept Daniels in check for the game. Ramirez was the beneficiary of a lot of moving screens then suddenly out of no where the Refs started calling them.
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They kept setting that screen ( moving or not) at the top of the key for her we will see that again and we have to handle it better and not lose the shooter or hot hand
 
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Dye and Green doing work at the 4 the last few weeks. They are almost interchangeable and both are productive when in the game.

Combined for 24 and 12 today. That’s huge for the 4 position. Great to have Horstons rebounds back as well we missed her on the boards against Bama.
 
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KrazyVolFan said:
They kept setting that screen ( moving or not) at the top of the key for her we will see that again and we have to handle it better and not lose the shooter or hot hand
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Some of the screens were fine, but they got away with a couple of moving ones then the Refs started calling them. They were effective in getting her open in this game.
 
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Takeaways…..

Seeing Rae Burrell play and actually score, is a huge site and a wonder to see! She may not be playing at full level yet, but this is such a promising sign of what’s to come.

Tamari Key, while has a tendency to get emotionally involved with other players being physical with her, and allowing the refs calls to determine how she can play, she found an inner calmness to fight through the adversity, and found her presence on the defensive end, which allowed her to be offensively motivated.

Keyen Green Continued to do her work by coming in off the bench, and putting up points and getting rebounds!

Alexis Dye was our offensive threat when it seemed like we were all out of sorts. Her ability to be mobile in the post, allowed for Tamari to do her work in the end. Double double for DYE!

Jordan Horston, while she hasn’t played in a couple games, she did make the difference. She finally figured out how to score against the smaller defenders on the block.

Jordan Walker, she was the front runner late in this game by being aggressive, and taking what the defensive side gave her, and drove straight for the rim. She also hit clutch free throws to put the game out of reach, let alone for taking all those screens from Arkansas today.

Emily Saunders, while a bit surprised to see her come in, she was called on at a time Key was in foul trouble, but she came in and played solid defense and got a block and pulled down a board. We are going to need Saunders down the stretch. She is a big post to put up against a team like SC, who has both 6’5” and 6’7” post players.

Something this team still has got to control, is turnovers and shooting free throws better! We can’t emphasize how important these issues are still plaguing us.

Players of the game: Tamari Key, Alexus Dye, and Jordan Walker!

GO LADY VOLS!
 
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KrazyVolFan said:
They kept setting that screen ( moving or not) at the top of the key for her we will see that again and we have to handle it better and not lose the shooter or hot hand
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I have felt all season we do not do a real good job of switching off of screens. Given our defense overall, though, it's hard to complain about it. But I think you have a good point.
 
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