Game Thread: (7) Lady Vols 86 - (RV) Arkansas 83

[youcancallmeAl]

Arky guards are too fast and quick for our guards. I hope Kellie can scheme something to help.

 

[BelleVol]

There you go Dye! Two baskets in the paint! Coach Harper was right, get your points in the paint!

Good strategy except no one listened to her. Bombs away!

 

[Mr French]

They may set a record for going from a top seed to the bubble.

What? This team is squarely in the tournament. They're in a rut but it's not like they're the men's team who could logically play themselves out

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Arky is packing the paint against Tamari. We have to hit outside shots to open them up.

 

[Amb3096]

Like i said Thursday this teams energy is different since Rae been inserted back into the starting lineup and until coach harper figures this out this team will have problems.

I think losing Green is a bigger issue. Rae can win games for Tenn that Tess cannot.

 

[Memvol44]

Pat Summitt would be lighting this team up right now.

Agreed!!!! Getting nothing from Dye!

 

[I4Vols]

I'm going to report this post.

As long as you report it to KJ, I agree.
This team is asleep at the wheel, unemotional, and lacking confidence. Like a direct opposite of what they were a few moons ago.

 

[Vols2015]

Agreed!!!! Getting nothing from Dye!

Dye wasn’t a factor most of the first half, but when Key went out, she did get 2 baskets in the paint.

 

[AntiochVol81]

As long as you report it to KJ, I agree.
This team is asleep at the wheel, unemotional, and lacking confidence. Like a direct opposite of what they were a few moons ago.

Yeah the energy is off a little..

 

[Caz]

Missed the first half..why the deficit? Turnovers plaguing us again?

 

[Chippo]

Trying to be positive but i hope it isn't the
start of a downhill slide.

 

[AntiochVol81]

Missed the first half..why the deficit? Turnovers plaguing us again?

Naw just Arky hitting wide open threes and we missing shots..

 

[DEEFEEZEE]

I think losing Green is a bigger issue. Rae can win games for Tenn that Tess cannot.

Tess stretches the floor.

 

[AntiochVol81]

Trying to be positive but i hope it isn't the
start of a downhill slide.

Seems that way hoping it’s not..

 

[Amb3096]

What "shared title?"

If TN wins out in-conference, we would have one conference loss to SC's two. In addition, we'd hold the tiebreaker even with another loss.

Whoops, said that wrong. Yeah, Tenn would have to beat SC and win out. Before the Auburn loss, they could lose to lose to SC but still share the title. But if Tenn beats SC but loses to LSU and SC wins out, they would share the title. H2H only matters for the SECT seeding.

 

[mlindsay]

Dye wasn’t a factor most of the first half, but when Key went out, she did get 2 baskets in the paint.

We are making her a non factor because we don't know how to get the entry pass into her

 

[Amb3096]

Tess stretches the floor.

So does Rae. And she can score in a whole bunch of other ways.

 

[Caz]

Naw just Arky hitting wide open threes and we missing shots..

Thanks..we seem to always allow someone to light us up on threes

 

[Voluble2]

Arky is packing the paint against Tamari. We have to hit outside shots to open them up.

They know this and it is not something we can really do. If it is an outside shooting contest then they win. They have three girls lined up to rebound our missed shots and harass Key. The only thing which worked for us was getting multiple, quicker, more mobile players who are better rebounders down low. Puckett and Dye look really comfortable down there with the contact.

But the defensive end is where we have no answer. We haven't switched defenses at all to try to slow them down, and we haven't matched their physicality and willingness to hack and grab.

The stretch I was keeping track 80% of their shots were wide open ones. We have to not collapse for rebounds so much and need to seek the three pt shooters on any drive. Let Key shut down the ones who get by and then they are out of options.

 

[Voluble2]

So does Rae. And she can score in a whole bunch of other ways.

She can't maintain possession of the ball for some reason the past two games.

 

[I4Vols]

Arky guards are too fast and quick for our guards. I hope Kellie can scheme something to help.

Could Horston guard Ramirez? Height helps?

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Could Horston guard Ramirez? Height helps?

Won’t matter if we keep going under the screens.

 

[Voluble2]

Rae is really hurting us.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I give up. They look like they haven't seen a basketball court & what to do with it.

 

[Voluble2]

I give up. They look like they haven't seen a basketball court & what to do with it.

Rae had three turnovers in a row, and had a 4th they did not call.