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

[mudcat1973]

Regroup on that one.

utsports stats Tess Darby play 4 minutes
No shots
Stand by can't blame Tess for the bad three point shooting.
Check for yourself.

 

[volsagain]

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

Got to get stronger down low . Giving up to many easy shots. Hopefully we get better as the season progresses. Got to play the best players until you have to sub for foul trouble. There taking it to the basket every time we're spread out.

 

[Volfan2012]

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.

No 40 percent won't win today. We'd be ahead if we were shooting 47 percent not getting it done on offense.

 

[volfan102455]

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

Oh it is very apparent she would like to see the type of offense both of these teams play fail. It is not CT basketball.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

Still just a matter of time before the Lady Vols take over this game.

I would like to see this first 5 after halftime:
Spencer
Boyd
Cooper
Whitehorn
Hollingshead

GBO!

 

[Rickster]

Got to play the whole game. Adjustments can be made.

 

[Voluble2]

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

Ruby had to sit out most of the first half with two fouls.

It is Spearman who is killing us. Bad decision after bad decision on her part along with missed bunnies and a couple of threes she should not have taken. Her affect is bad as well so she just seems out of sorts for some reason today. We rely on her for too much to have her no-show in a game like this.

We played them even in the 2nd quarter so adjustments were made and we settled in. Let's see if we can regroup coming out in the second half and find a winning recipe.

I think they were not used to being challenged in that first quarter and found it hard to swing the game back in their favor after the shock wore off. But shot selection will be huge. Get the right people taking threes and the right ones driving, then crash the boards.

 

[RespectAPA]

No 40 percent won't win today. We'd be ahead if we were shooting 47 percent not getting it done on offense.

40 percent would be +4 3s, so the score would be 51-46. So yes, 40 percent would hav won the 1st half.

 

[Volfan2012]

Ruby had to sit out most of the first half with two fouls.

It is Spearman who is killing us. Bad decision after bad decision on her part along with missed bunnies and a couple of threes she should not have taken. Her affect is bad as well so she just seems out of sorts for some reason today. We rely on her for too much to have her no-show in a game like this.

We played them even in the 2nd quarter so adjustments were made and we settled in. Let's see if we can regroup coming out in the second half and find a winning recipe.

I think they were not used to being challenged in that first quarter and found it hard to swing the game back in their favor after the shock wore off. But shot selection will be huge. Get the right people taking threes and the right ones driving, then crash the boards.

Spearman and Spencer 4 for 17 tough day for those two players. Hopefully they turn it around in the second half or we will lose our first game.

 

[therealitytheory]

The only thing that worries me is .. our 3rd quarters have not been pretty.

 

[VolBall09]

The only thing that worries me is .. our 3rd quarters have not been pretty.

We’ve had one good one all season. Here is hoping for two.

 

[BruisedOrange]

 

[Volfan2012]

The only thing that worries me is .. our 3rd quarters have not been pretty.

Were usually way ahead so we see how we respond being behind.

 

[SGMVols]

The press did finally start to make OU leak a bit late in that quarter. They’re up to 17 TOs now.

We’re probably going to have to turn them over in the 30s to have a chance to win, it is what it is

Unless we get hot from 3 this half, anyway.

 

[volfan102455]

40 percent would be +4 3s, so the score would be 51-46. So yes, 40 percent would hav won the 1st half.

We need to stop giving them the easy 2-point shots while taking shots that don't fall. The margin between shots between the teams in the first half does not allow that large of a percentage.

 

[Vols14!]

Still just a matter of time before the Lady Vols take over this game.

I would like to see this first 5 after halftime:
Spencer
Boyd
Cooper
Whitehorn
Hollingshead

GBO!

Let's go Lady Vols!

 

[RespectAPA]

"When they were taking care of the basketball" Yeah, Rebecca... it's almost like we make that hard on opponents. For a reason.

 

[mudcat1973]

utsports stats Tess Darby play 4 minutes
No shots
Stand by can't blame Tess for the bad three point shooting.
Check for yourself.

and +- was in the half of team player
Some top players had bigger minus than Tess

 

[Coach Jumper]

Halftime stats,,,3 for 19 on 3's

 

[volfan102455]

Hoping we come back to win this - but regardless lots of coaching opportunities with the team from the first half

 

[VolBall09]

3 on cooper

 

[Vols2015]

They literally are pushing Sam away! Why no offensive foul?

 

[RespectAPA]

LOVE Boyd's energy there, even if it didn't create an opportunity. She looks like a girl that wants to play quality minutes this half.

 

[Real Info]

Ruby had to sit out most of the first half with two fouls.

It is Spearman who is killing us. Bad decision after bad decision on her part along with missed bunnies and a couple of threes she should not have taken. Her affect is bad as well so she just seems out of sorts for some reason today. We rely on her for too much to have her no-show in a game like this.

We played them even in the 2nd quarter so adjustments were made and we settled in. Let's see if we can regroup coming out in the second half and find a winning recipe.

I think they were not used to being challenged in that first quarter and found it hard to swing the game back in their favor after the shock wore off. But shot selection will be huge. Get the right people taking threes and the right ones driving, then crash the boards.

Nailed it with this summary of the 1st half.

 

[Majors]

utsports stats Tess Darby play 4 minutes
No shots
Stand by can't blame Tess for the bad three point shooting.
Check for yourself.

It had nothing to do with Tess.