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

[Voluble2]

+/-s: Darby 0, Latham 2, Hollingshead 4; only 22 minutes combined, though. They've played with good effort when they've been in, though.

Starters have to be exhausted. This "run your starters 30+ minutes" experiment seems to be a failure, just too hard to run this system effectively for 30+ minutes.

OK is running it too tonight.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

4th qtr lets go!
GBO!!

 

[SGMVols]

+/-s: Darby 0, Latham 2, Hollingshead 4; only 22 minutes combined, though. They've played with good effort when they've been in, though.

Starters have to be exhausted. This "run your starters 30+ minutes" experiment seems to be a failure, just too hard to run this system effectively for 30+ minutes.

She usually doesn’t run the starters 30 minutes though.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Welp LSU is next and u still got Texas and SC waiting, Vandy is not a push over anymore either and they have an inside game and guards to carve that press up like OK did today

We probably shouldn’t expect to beat any of the top teams regardless of location. Finish in the top half of the league and make the tournament for a “successful” season.

 

[Lone star]

Low post biggest diff i see. And #4 for us is having an atrocious game

 

[lfvol]

They are just so much better jump shooters

 

[newladyvolfan]

Spearman and Cooper don’t know how to pass the ball abs dribble the air out of the ball

 

[VolBall09]

At this point I’d be happy if we can keep it under 15

 

[RespectAPA]

She usually doesn’t run the starters 30 minutes though.

She is tonight! We started our best 5 players, and hav run them most of the game. It didn't work.

 

[newladyvolfan]

We look nothing like Arkansas. Please. Yes we are not playing well but I guarantee to you one thing we beat the hogs by 30.

We need to beat sc Texas LSU and Oklahoma not the little step children of the sec

 

[lfvol]

Two TOs inbounding under our goal

 

[RespectAPA]

Something I haven't heard anyone mention yet. We are terrible at inbounding under the basket. So many turnovers.

 

[VolBall09]

Every pass to Puckett ends with a turnover.

 

[volforlife15]

We need to beat sc Texas LSU and Oklahoma not the little step children of the sec

If you think we need to be beating those teams in year 1 then you’re just never going to happy

 

[SGMVols]

We need to beat sc Texas LSU and Oklahoma not the little step children of the sec

Well it’s going to take more than one year to do that thanks to Kellie’s non-existent recruiting.

 

[VolBall09]

Something I haven't heard anyone mention yet. We are terrible at inbounding under the basket. So many turnovers.

Everyone just standing around and then throw a lob to the least athletic player on the floor.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

They are just so much better jump shooters

Agreed. That’s basketball talent, not athleticism.

 

[Kosmalski]

Darby Latham and Hollinghead have not shot

 

[VolBall09]

A shot clock violation, finally one possession of nice half court defense. Only one I’ve seen all game.

 

[Blueconn]

Truly it’s an effort discrepancy. If you can’t see that I’m sorry. Getting crushed on the glass isn’t a talent problem. It’s a desire problem. Rebounding has never, in the entire history of basketball, been about talent. Any coach worth their salt will tell you the same thing.

Hold on…thought it was Rebecca’s fault…beginning 2 minutes in. Or the refs ? Ya’ gotta be consistent ! Following by the game by not watching is tricky.

 

[VolBall09]

Puckett is comically bad.

 

[GBO18]

Game is like an NBA all star game. Both teams playing minimal defense and jacking up shots.

 

[Kosmalski]

Coach will have to work on culture in off season

 

[VolBall09]

Like why you gonna let Verhulst just cash a wide open three? Then tangle your own feet up and fall down. Jesus.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We need to beat sc Texas LSU and Oklahoma not the little step children of the sec

Not realistic in year 1 with a suboptimal roster.