Game Thread: Lady Vols at No. 4/3 LSU; 7PM; ESPN2

#126
#126
creekdipper said:
I spotted a factually incorrect post above. In Mulkey's first season, LSU got knocked out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

That's what happens when opinions are confused with facts.
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Tonight we find out if we are closer to Belmont or LSU…being that Belmont took us to the final minute in the second round.
 
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#127
Voluble2 said:
And she had less to work with when she took over at LSU than Kellie had to work with at UT.
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Not true at first. Their entire team was in the portal when she was hired including Nikki's niece Pointer and she convinced them to stay. Even then, not sure they were in better position than KJH with Jordy, Key, and Burrell.
 
#128
#128
The spread is 12.5 Is be surprised if UT keeps it within 15. Sellout crowd on the road and Mulkey will be like crap on rice with the refs.
 
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#131
Were we ever a double digit underdog in back to back games under Pat? Or heck, even under Holly?
 
#132
#132
HHS has us losing 78-67. 20% chance of winning. I'll call it 79-70 LSU.

I don't like this match up unless we can reign down 3s upon them. If we shoot 25 3s and make 10 in this game it can be won.

If we lose this one, there will be a lot of pressure to win our next 5 (3 of which will be tough games).
 
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37620VOL said:
HHS has us losing 78-67. 20% chance of winning. I'll call it 79-70 LSU.

I don't like this match up unless we can reign down 3s upon them. If we shoot 25 3s and make 10 in this game it can be won.

If we lose this one, there will be a lot of pressure to win our next 5 (3 of which will be tough games).
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Yes, we must hit some 3-balls to even hang around in this one.
 
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Unadjusted for SOS. LSU has the #1 offense and #2 defense in the nation. They get a tons of steals and block tons of shots so we should look to shoot over them from long range and shoot early in the shot clock.

Our SOS is miles better than theirs, so hopefully, that will payoff.
 
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#137
#137
SGMVols said:
If you really believe we’re going to win and you are in TN you can bet our +600 ML on Action 247 and make 7x your money if you end up right.
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I'm looking into that right now. I think I'll take a chance at those odds. Or should I take the points ?
On edit. I split the bet and took both props.
 
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#138
Dadof2Vols said:
I believe Kellie pointed out earlier, fans should not be commenting on players attire or looks.

I don’t care what Kellie looks like as long as she has a game plan, an actual offense and defense and she adjusts during the LSU game compared to what we saw vs UCON AND don't take timeouts HOME to Knoxville.

If people don’t get it, this team needs Quad 1 wins bad or they maybe watching the tournament at home come March.
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I refuse to use blue font because I trust the intelligence of Vol Nation readers to recognize an obvious satire. For the record, I am not actually recommending that Kellie wear a leather catwoman suit and sky high stilletoes during the game. (Whether I would pay $ to see her in such an outfit is, in all honesty, a different question which I shall not adddress on this board).
 
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I like the odds of Tennessee winning any SEC game. The overall record in Non-Conference play is a good measuring stick for the NCAA tourney. It’s a tough path to travel for this team to get to the Elite 8 but it’s a possible destination to reach. In tonight’s game, LSU has nobody that can guard Jordan Horston or Rickea Jackson. Rickea was due an off game at some point and against UCONN there was a lot happening that just wasn’t in her favor. Tonight Rickea is going to be either the best player on the court or top 3. Jillian Hollingshead will be the most versatile post player for either team on the court tonight and she needs to play atleast 20-25 mins.
UCONN had no answer for her. TN can win this game.
 
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Dadof2Vols said:
I believe Kellie pointed out earlier, fans should not be commenting on players attire or looks.

I don’t care what Kellie looks like as long as she has a game plan, an actual offense and defense and she adjusts during the LSU game compared to what we saw vs UCON AND don't take timeouts HOME to Knoxville.

If people don’t get it, this team needs Quad 1 wins bad or they maybe watching the tournament at home come March.
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You don't get it. This team is in
 
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Majors said:
If a move is made after this year or next. I do believe Danny will move away from the old guard influence when hiring. Seems the old guard is also holding back the NIL by being a separate entity by choice with the BoostHer Club. If we are losing recruits, that’s where you look first to why if it’s not the coaches.
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This is what I tend to think. There might be some old school, stubborn attitude towards NIL as well which plays into it.

There is no reason UT should be outbid for women's basketball players other than politics and turf protecting.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Maybe a little less but not as much as some may think. Reese and Williams are former five star players and this is Williams third team from SC to Missouri to LSU so she is an experienced player. Reese has an argument for best player in the country this season. Then she has F. Johnson at least one of the top three freshmen in the country and Carson and Morris are seniors and are better than any one or two guards we have. To me the only two players we have that are better are Horston and Jackson. Then we have some that are equal and some that are worse. What she has coming in next season to go what is coming back from this season makes them look like a team that will challenge SC for conference supremacy while we look to be sinking to the middle of the league.
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That's what she has now, not what she had when she took over, and it proves my point. She has upgraded the talent from a much lower base than Kellie started with and now her team is at least the equal of ours if not better. And she did this in less time.

Kellie really needs to win this game and the SC game so she can have something to point at to prove she can get it done and is not falling behind.
 
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#147
Voluble2 said:
That's what she has now, not what she had when she took over, and it proves my point. She has upgraded the talent from a much lower base than Kellie started with and now her team is at least the equal of ours if not better. And she did this in less time.

Kellie really needs to win this game and the SC game so she can have something to point at to prove she can get it done and is not falling behind.
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I'd say win this game or the SC game or make the SECC finals or make elite 8 ... doing any of those would prove she is not falling behind.
 
#148
#148
The betting lines or rankings will have no impact on this game. Both teams are undefeated in SEC play and the winner could possibly move into a tie for the SEC regular season title with South Carolina. Tennessee is in a great position. Couldn’t ask for a better opportunity. I’ll be watching front and center!
 
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Majors said:
If a move is made after this year or next. I do believe Danny will move away from the old guard influence when hiring. Seems the old guard is also holding back the NIL by being a separate entity by choice with the BoostHer Club. If we are losing recruits, that’s where you look first to why if it’s not the coaches.
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How is NIL money distributed through the collective? How much would the LVs get from that? If the LVs are really mired in a seperate but less than optimal NIL deal and we're stuck in LVland of 1997, I'm going to get a new hobby.
 
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#150
#150
Assuming LSU and SC to be losses we will probably have to go 4-2 at worst in the other games to feel safe about making the tournament. 3-3 or worse and we are in trouble.
 
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