Game Thread: Lady Vols 52 - USF 49

[volmanNC]

Kellie was fired from NC State for a reason.

Actually a GOOD reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NoBackBoard]

Aren't Puckett, Darby and Rennie supposed to be shooters?

Nevertheless, Justine will be an upgrade... unfortunately, at the cost of Burrell.

That’s what they were billed as but all 3 are slow, none can create her own shot and our coach doesn’t seem to run plays to get Puckett open. KML for UConn was very slow but Geno always got her open looks.

 

[SGMVols]

The Lady Vols will lose this game because they are without the services of their best scorer.

Sure, not having Rae definitely hurts, but it’s not like this offense was exactly humming with Rae either

 

[zaqhhh]

Kellie was fired from NC State for a reason.

I just hope if we do move on that we actually take the best available coach and not make being an alum a requirement

 

[Voluble2]

Aren't Puckett, Darby and Rennie supposed to be shooters?

Nevertheless, Justine will be an upgrade... unfortunately, at the cost of Burrell.

Rennie is just flat out awful. Puckett and Darby were sold as shooters but haven't really shown any evidence of it so far. Hard to get either of them to take a shot, and neither can really create their own shot. Puckett is built to be under the basket.

 

[Chippo]

Didn't you mean Camelot?

Meant face it I'm an old man and my posting
Isn't the greatest. Sometimes I don't totally
reread the posts and hit wrong keys.

 

[Twinsbornoncampus]

We are going to lose this game because we are not playing smart and we don't have Rae Burrell.

I see missed layups sloppy passes the offense needs a lot of work or the sec part of the season will be a disaster.

 

[therealitytheory]

So USF was struggling mightily on offense..and then we switched to a zone? Lo and behold they found their shooting eye.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Traded 3s for 2s. Another ugly half of basketball I fear we’re in for a lot of ugly ball this season.

Our defense will have us in most games. Our offense isn’t going to win many at this rate though.

This team will not make the tourney this year

 

[Voluble2]

Puckett two feet from the basket and she moves away to make a sloppy pass. Lucky it worked out.

 

[casetopia]

Kellie was fired from NC State for a reason.

She's been to 1 sweet 16 and that's it. Tn cheaped out again. You think they would have learned their lesson with holly.

 

[alexvol]

This team needs to be coached up offensively and as one poster said earlier run some plays where the ball ends up in the best shooters hands .....coach up roles on the team .

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Holly was a better coach than this.

 

[glv98]

Puckett started 2nd half, good move.

 

[jeebie]

Last time I went they had the black curtains covering the upper deck so it would look less empty on tv, just like the Buzz Peterson era

 

[therealitytheory]

At least dye is a player.

 

[OldNSlow]

I just hope if we do move on that we actually take the best available coach and not make being an alum a requirement

Well we had that opportunity.

 

[Voltopia]

Meant face it I'm an old man and my posting Isn't the greatest. Sometimes I don't totally reread the posts and hit wrong keys.

Don’t sweat it, I mash the keys some games myself. Particularly when Tennessee is missing gimmies. That gets me to mashin’ indiscriminately pretty quick.

 

[Amb3096]

Tennessee's offense is to brick a jumper and grab the o-board + putback. Not a sustainable strategy.

 

[glv98]

This team needs to be coached up offensively and as one poster said earlier run some plays where the ball ends up in the best shooters hands .....coach up roles on the team .

Unfortunately we don't have best shooters. All are equally awful. And Key misses another, now 2-7

 

[zaqhhh]

Cry about it.

If a LV is the best person for the job, then take them. If not, take whoever is.

 

[Voluble2]

Horston took her time that time.

 

[creekdipper]

Meant face it I'm an old man and my posting
Isn't the greatest. Sometimes I don't totally
reread the posts and hit wrong keys.

Don't feel too bad. Even our players in their prime miss a layup once in a blue moon.

 

[casetopia]

Kellie needs to tell her hubby to take a hike and hire someone who can coach some offense. What exactly does he do anyway?

 

[Volinnooga]

Sure, not having Rae definitely hurts, but it’s not like this offense was exactly humming with Rae either

goodness, Rae didn’t even play half a game.