Game Thread: Lady Vols @ Auburn: Thurs Jan 4, 7:02 p.m. CT (8:02 Eastern) ; SECN+ Win 75-67

[dapeak]

I said before when folks said Kaiya wouldn’t be able to do it, that y’all were wrong. I hope she keeps proving me right.

 

[Volfan2012]

Turnover report:
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Note: yellow is where I noticed the on-court game changed

Like most of the other games a lot of passing turnovers. That is where we could get a lot better.

 

[Coach Jumper]

.... I'll be watching it again this afternoon as never see everything the first time with the pressure of live watching. Will be a lot more fun to watch the second time than it was the first especially that second half.

You said a mouthfull
first time I watch as a coach/fan
2nd time, with no emotion

 

[Volfan2012]

I said before when folks said Kaiya wouldn’t be able to do it, that y’all were wrong. I hope she keeps proving me right.

I'm blaming the coaching staff for a lot of what has happened with her since she has been here. She never got much opportunity and much development the first two seasons she was here. Most of her development came in the summer after her sophomore year. It took an injury for her to get in the lineup for any substantial play at all. I think we will see her get better everygame from here on out nothing like playing on the court to get better. They should've worked her at point guard from day one as a freshman glad she finally found a position.

 

[JohnnyPayne]

You're a fan, I am a coach
We see two views

What a narcissist.

 

[Volfan2012]

Mulkey is becoming a flipping maniac yelling she flopped when Reese clearly had her around the throat. She will really show out when they play us.

 

[Coach Jumper]

What a narcissist.

dontcha just love me

 

[Majors]

Turnover report:
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Note: yellow is where I noticed the on-court game changed

Game went Tennessee way with the missed Bostic layup to a Tess 3. 5 point swing in a game that Ole Miss was hanging around.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Game went Tennessee way with the missed Bostic layup to a Tess 3. 5 point swing in a game that Ole Miss was hanging around.

The game changed where I indicated but that little happening there sealed the deal... From that point they were. A whole different set of players...IMHO

 

[Lucy]

The down side is we’d be down to seven players due to concussion protocol….

…couldn’t hep myself, Sis…

That’s right! And as long as I’m still paying for that cell phone and credit card……….oh never mind.

 

[mudcat1973]

Here how to overcome more turnovers than your opponent. Step rebound Tennessee 47 Auburn 34 step two help Tennessee FG 50% Auburn 33%
Wynn will get better with minutes at point guard at less tour overs. Plus side Wynn been hitting her free throws and her offense is improving shooting wise. .
Key free throws shooting improving. She getting her wind back.

 

[Lucy]

I thought about you when RJ's very first play of the game was the dreaded spin into a turnover move. And it happened for the exact reason it always does - she was going to town and slapping that dribble with all her might and it was going way high. Thankfully for all of us, that was a fleeting moment before the greatness happened.

Amid all her great plays, one RJ gem I loved was that overhead full court pass to Tess who swished the 3. That was the game clincher and partly due to pure luck. Auburn got a steal and an uncontested layup which they missed, RJ ripped off the rebound, wound up and went all Joe Milton on that pass. It was Tess' only 3 but she nailed it and that 5 pt swing was huge.

“Went all Joe Milton”! I love this!

 

[Majors]

What a narcissist.

Who isn’t? Fans post their view anonymously and pictures of their life in photos for likes and double taps for self worth and validation on social media.

 

[Lucy]

I noticed this along with Jewel not seeing the floor much either.

Strip was subbed out for Tamari’s Defense. I don’t think it had anything to do with Strip. You can see Kellie going directly to her after the game and seemingly letting her know all was good.

In postgame Kellie said no posts “did anything” to see less minutes in the second half, they just needed Tamari in for defense.

You can’t teach tall.

 

[mudcat1973]

“Went all Joe Milton”! I love this!

Tess not credit for not forcing shots when not open. Good to see itess it a jumper in the paint.

 

[glv98]

Mulkey is becoming a flipping maniac yelling she flopped when Reese clearly had her around the throat. She will really show out when they play us.

A dirty and dangerous play by Reese. No surprise. And Mulkey's a joke and a sideline idiot. No surprise. LSU is a team that can out dirty Robin P. That's a surprise.

LSU has put together a much better team than last year though.

 

[WinnerCircle]

There was a moment late in the game where Rickea drove through the lane made a contested layup and used the “too small” pose.
Tennessee went into a SEC foe backyard and bullied them in the second half.

It’s pretty much Tennessee is back. They aren’t fully healthy yet or have their team chemistry intact but still good enough to win multiple games on the road in the SEC.

WinnerCircle SEC Primetime Power Rankings:

1. South Carolina 1-0
2. LSU 1-0
tie Tennessee 1-0
4. Auburn 0-1
5. Ole Miss 1-0

Tennessee looked as good as they have on the road in a SEC game in years. This team is playing better than last season’s SEC runner-up at this point in the season which is a major accomplishment. Last season’s team did it with grit, leadership, and a will to win despite having loss their All-SEC C in Tamari Key making it all the way to the SEC Championship.

This years team has faced adversity like no other team in the SEC due to injuries and bounced back with a vengeance against a Top 5-7 Auburn team that stands at 11-3 and was riding a 8 game winning streak.

This years team was dominant in a 2nd half performance that is in comparison to their 2nd half dominance in the SEC tourney against LSU.

It’s scary hours on Rocky Top with the emergence of TK and the elite skills of Rickea Jackson.

Social media is in a frenzy talking about the game right now. Tennessee has the press during game talking about how good they are now and acknowledging how the team has not even been able to play a single game at full strength this season.

Tennessee is clearly the most improved team in the SEC this season and that’s saying something when they are one of a handful teams that have three straight Sweet 16 appearances.

 

[FormerLadyVolFan]

Tigers see win streak end against Tennessee

After a dominant first half, Auburn women’s basketball struggled to carry momentum to the second half in the Tigers’ 75-67 loss to Tennessee in Neville Arena on Thursday night in

www.auburnvillager.com

Tigers hold their own vs. Lady Vols, prove their potential to make a splash in SEC

With Auburn having only played its first of 16 regular season conference games, there’s plenty of time for the Tigers to settle into the speed and intensity of SEC women’s basketball.

www.al.com

Good to see that other journalists in the SEC hold our coach in higher regard than half of the posters on VolNation...
"Considering Harper won three national titles as a player at Tennessee under the legendary Pat Summitt, Harper’s compliments shouldn’t be taken for granted. She’s seen good basketball, played good basketball and is now coaching good basketball with the Lady Vols, who were projected to finish third in the SEC this season."

 

[creekdipper]

That Kimmie Night @ PMAC was amazing.

If you thought that was great, just wait until they break out the oatmeal wrestling match at halftime.

Now, 'gator wrasslin'...that I could get into. Get a few of them feral bayou gals in the ring with a good gator and turn 'em loose. Holly Rowe would flip. Some fun!

 

[creekdipper]

Steffie Sorensen getting in early on Vols on SEC Now.

Steffie..........

 

[madtownvol]

I thought about you when RJ's very first play of the game was the dreaded spin into a turnover move. And it happened for the exact reason it always does - she was going to town and slapping that dribble with all her might and it was going way high. Thankfully for all of us, that was a fleeting moment before the greatness happened.

Amid all her great plays, one RJ gem I loved was that overhead full court pass to Tess who swished the 3. That was the game clincher and partly due to pure luck. Auburn got a steal and an uncontested layup which they missed, RJ ripped off the rebound, wound up and went all Joe Milton on that pass. It was Tess' only 3 but she nailed it and that 5 pt swing was huge.

I am not sure it was just luck. The LVs tracked back and made that a contested lay-up. But, it was one beauty of a pass from RJ (and a nice swisher from Tess that looked a lot like what she does in those practice drills, you know, when she is not "being coached" and it is "just practice."

Rickea is fast becoming Tamika Catchings 2.0.

I did miss a few minutes of the game as I fainted immediately when Rickea went down but like Rickea I recovered to finish the game.

RJ is fully capable of giving the LVs a 20+pt double double every game, with maybe even a triple double thrown in but she is going to need more help for this team to have sustainable model for winning.

Against Auburn, they had more points from Powell/Wynn combo than will probably be typical game in, game out but I think they will need at least 15 ppg. from that tandem.

Out of Spears, Striplin, Pucket, Hollingshead, and T. Darby mix, I think at least two of those will need to be in double figures every game.

Striplin is going to have to be very efficient because the Auburn pattern-- playing Key down the stretch for defense--is going to continue and her overall minutes a likely to extend as TK gets her fitness back.

She changes everything on the defensive side of the court.

 

[mudcat1973]

Tigers see win streak end against Tennessee

After a dominant first half, Auburn women’s basketball struggled to carry momentum to the second half in the Tigers’ 75-67 loss to Tennessee in Neville Arena on Thursday night in

www.auburnvillager.com

Tigers hold their own vs. Lady Vols, prove their potential to make a splash in SEC

With Auburn having only played its first of 16 regular season conference games, there’s plenty of time for the Tigers to settle into the speed and intensity of SEC women’s basketball.

www.al.com

Good to see that other journalists in the SEC hold our coach in higher regard than half of the posters on VolNation...
"Considering Harper won three national titles as a player at Tennessee under the legendary Pat Summitt, Harper’s compliments shouldn’t be taken for granted. She’s seen good basketball, played good basketball and is now coaching good basketball with the Lady Vols, who were projected to finish third in the SEC this season."

read that to.

 

[madtownvol]

I said before when folks said Kaiya wouldn’t be able to do it, that y’all were wrong. I hope she keeps proving me right.

All credit to her, she made some big shots and great passes last night but she remains a work-in-progress.

Teams will see her vulnerabilities on film and she needs to clean those up fast.

She panics when placed in a high press. Once Auburn went to the full court press, Kellie had to get Powell in pronto.

I worry about her (and Powell for that matter) over dribbling in the half court set. They were able to get to the rim several times against Auburn but teams will adjust to make that escape route less available.

They simply can't play that way and have success against the SC and LSU.

Wynn is a double edged sword. On the plus side, she goes full speed and attacks the rim and on the downside she also goes full speed and turns the ball over. She is brand new to the position but has to fast track her ability to read game situations and how to modulate her tempo.

I am still mad that Kaiya's beauty 3 from the corner was waived off because Auburn committed a touch foul on the floor right before the shot. Come on refs, do like it in soccer and "play the advantage".

 

[Golfteacher]

Everyone talking about how bad this game was for the lady vols, but Auburn hasn't given up more than 67 points all season and that was a a loss early on to California. In their last 8 games which were all wins, they hadn't given up more than 62. We scored 75. Auburn's opponents average 22.1 turnovers per game and they average 11.1 steals per game. We had 23 turnovers with a point guard (Wynn) playing her second game ever as the backup point guard having 7 of those turnovers. The turnovers weren't as bad as they could have been. Considering all of the factors that mattered in this game, it was a good first win in the SEC. I don't care what team it is, when you are on an 8-game win streak playing on your home court you're going to be tough to beat. Auburn is going to surprise some teams this year.

The TRUTH must be told and you my friend hit the nail square on the head.

 

[glv98]

Rickea is fast becoming Tamika Catchings 2.0.

I did miss a few minutes of the game as I fainted immediately when Rickea went down but like Rickea I recovered to finish the game.

Catch 2.0 with Holdsclaw-like scoring ability. RJ on offense reminds me so much of Chamique, a human scoring machine.

Watching KJH make that walk from the bench to the baseline to check on Rickea and I wondered what in the world that poor woman must have been thinking right then. Being the Eeyore I tend to be in those situations, I had already texted my game buddy on our game chat "season over". Lucky for all of us, it was just a simple elbow gut punch and we all could breathe again. Even the Auburn broadcaster just said "Oh no!"

Against Auburn, they had more points from Powell/Wynn combo than will probably be typical game in game out but I think they will need at least 15 ppg. from that tandem.

Out of Spears, Striplin, Pucket, Hollingshead, and T. Darby mix, I think at least two of those will need to be in double figures every game.

We're lucky to have six in the mix, and I think that's the difference w this year's team. Also Wells was supposed to be in that mix. Surely at least two of that crowd can chip in every game. Really want to see Jewel and Jill get going. Thought Jill had a couple of nice aggresive rebounds last night.

I worry about her (and Powell for that matter) over dribbling in the half court set. They were able to get to the rim several times against Auburn but teams will adjust to make that escape route less available.

One of the toughest on court decisions to make for a pg. Everyone wants to get to the rim and JP despite her size has been doing it way more successfully recently. But yeah, sometimes its a what were they thinking moment. Sometimes the overdribbling comes fm lack of movement by other players.

Wynn is a double edged sword. On the plus side, she goes full speed and attacks the rim and on the downside she also goes full speed and turns the ball over. She is brand new to the position but has to fast track her ability to read game situations and how to modulate her tempo

Yep, she's going to get pressed to within an inch or her life. It's going to be nerve wracking, but let's see what she can do. Alot depends on her.