Game Thread: Lady Vols Vs Oklahoma; Sun Jan 5th ; Home game; 3 PM Eastern; ESPN

[Vols2015]

We just can't hit the 3 today.

And when we can’t hit 3, we need to adjust in other areas! We’ve done a pretty decent job with the mid range jumpers, and our defense needs to quit having lulls!

 

[th2421]

Woo! Fight Cooper! Let's go girls!

She could get a triple-double in this one. She's got 10 points, 6(!) steals, and 4 rebounds at half.

 

[SGMVols]

We are not normally this bad especially at the 3 point range.

If we were just shooting our season average from 3 we would be winning

 

[Ovol]

Is it me or are we an awful shooting team?

And particularly bad at free throws. And defense, either steal or give up a layup. Beers camping out in the lane.

 

[Volfan2012]

40 percent from the field to their 58 percent story of the game. Were clanging everything.

 

[Vols2015]

Good to be down only by 7 - could have been worst.

Yes! And even though we’re down, I’m not nervous like in years past. I have a feeling that they’re going to figure it out to win.

 

[VolBall09]

Well Oklahoma clearly the better team, no shame in that. The lack of defense is disappointing.

I truly don’t believe that. We are more athletic and have more talent. Just refusing to play with urgency and consistency on the defensive end. You cannot give up that many open layups and expect to win a basketball game.

Getting absolutely crushed on the glass as well. Puckett and Whitehorn have to rebound the ball.

 

[knoxvol52]

Just down by 7 at half is a win imo.

Oklahoma shot 58% from field
Tennessee shot 3/20 from 3

Gotta even out eventually..

 

[RespectAPA]

Oklahoma actually has less than 1 point per possession. 46 points, 47 possessions. It's the offense that has been the problem. No rebounding, 3 point shooting hasn't been great.

And we're still only down 7. It's a ball game in Knoxville.

 

[volfan102455]

This is the first game where CKC will need to make adjustments. These announcers are insane - they are assuming that CKC will not make adjustments - I guess we will see.

 

[VolBall09]

Yes! And even though we’re down, I’m not nervous like in years past. I have a feeling that they’re going to figure it out to win.

We certainly have the ability to overcome a deficit like this. Just frustrating giving up that many points in a half.

 

[Voltopia]

I know I’m repeating myself, but I continue to cite Sir Charles Barkley - “Teams that live by the jump-shot die by the jump-shot. But jump-shots sure do look good - when you’re making them.”

 

[VolBall09]

This is the first game where CKC will need to make adjustments. These announcers are insane - they are assuming that CKC will not make adjustments - I guess we will see.

The words I would like to use to describe Rebecca Lobo would have me banned.

 

[LadyViking/Vol]

Not a bad first half .. gotta cover better after Oklahoma breaks the press .. but they have got some good steals , just need to get the offense going in their favor better in the second half!

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Now, the dreaded 3rd quarter.

 

[ttharp]

Y’all.

Oklahoma just came off a loss. Trying to prevent going down 0-2 in conference play. I’m not surprised they came out and jumped on us. Some of that had to do with our poor play, yes.

Hope we can regroup in the 2nd and the shots fall. If we have a bad 3rd quarter, it’s probably over.

 

[utVolFanInVA]

Bad half of shooting: 3/19 3-pt and 0/3 FT
Bad half of rebounding: Out rebounded 27 to 15

Good on TOs: Winning TOs 8 to 17

Only down 7 at the half is a miracle in itself. If we can shoot anything close 33-35% from 3-pt in 2nd half we got a shot.

Girls are playing hard just don't have much to show for it due to cold as ice shooting.

 

[brittannica]

Agreed.

But great defense there by Hollingshead on Beers - might need more Jill in this one.

Jill did a great job last year with Angel Reese and Cardoso too. She's not new to SEC post play. Just brings less offensively I think.

 

[therealitytheory]

If we shot even 30% from 3 we'd be ahead.

Whoa...Bueckers looks like she messed up her knee again.

 

[volfan102455]

40 percent from the field to their 58 percent story of the game. Were clanging everything.

That has got to change, or we will lose by a lot. OU is hitting 58 percent because they are breaking the press and getting easy layups.

Unless you can counter that will a lot of 3 points, you will not overcome that.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Oklahoma actually has less than 1 point per possession. 46 points, 47 possessions. It's the offense that has been the problem. No rebounding, 3 point shooting hasn't been great.

And we're still only down 7. It's a ball game in Knoxville.

We really aren’t getting many good looks. A lot of the makes have been tough twos. Oklahoma on the other hand has gotten several layups.

 

[Volfan2012]

We'll have to shoot 47 percent or better to win this game. 40 percent won't win against them know we've beat some other teams with that percentage. Stayed in it turning them over 17 times to our 8 so plus 9. Offensive boards are about even but they have the most defensive rebounds which is what you would expect when were turning them over more and not having to rebound shots. Plus they are making 58 percent.

 

[Blueconn]

Watching the feed on the espn app.

Sheesh…why not just keep up by waiting for the evening news. Better yet, git yerself a site where making comments about physical appearance is more important than basketball. Maybe become an influencer.

 

[VolBall09]

That has got to change, or we will lose by a lot. OU is hitting 58 percent because they are breaking the press and getting easy layups.

Unless you can counter that will a lot of 3 points, you will not overcome that.

Bingo

 

[RAVOL]

Considering 3's not falling and we have no inside game to theirs as they destroyed us inside in post game and they are good team we'll that is alot of negatives we are very much in this game because of Tenacity and toughness which when we are shooting well we are hard to beat by anyone. Let's see how we play this half. In CHRIST Alone