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

[Clad in Big Orange]

On my way

Use a very dull axe!

 

[Majors]

end game stats
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45 to 9 in bench points

 

[I4Vols]

It was a heartbreaking loss, but I'm proud of that fourth quarter fight. Agree about the end -- wish it had worked out differently.

There's a lot to do and learn before Thursday, but Kim will have everyone's full attention. Or else.

Hang in there, friends!

The next 4 games are tough... maybe more mentally than physically after this one.
Coaches need to do whatever they can to keep the team looking forward, not behind. Coach proved to them that it's a 40 min game with her style. It's also a long season.

Ps: you're going to make it extra hard to win shooting 29% on "free" throws...

 

[spojo13]

Still trying to figure out why the person with the worst shooting % on the entire team was even in there. Love Kim but I’d rather have Darby in that moment than someone who is dead last in shooting % in with the game on the line

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Oh don’t start ur bellyaching. It’s a one point loss to a top 10 team. Let’s be mature about it.

I’m never happy with a loss, you lose by 1 point or 30 points it’s the same to me, no moral victories. Losing a conference game this early doesn’t put them in a good spot, they were exposed and that’s fine.

 

[VolBall09]

Still trying to figure out why the person with the worst shooting % on the entire team was even in there. Love Kim but I’d rather have Darby in that moment than someone who is dead last in shooting % in with the game on the line

Correct. She had no business in the game at that moment. Bad coaching decision. She’s a poor decision make and a poor shooter. Not who you want on the floor down 1 with 10 seconds and the ball.

Coach set her up for failure.

 

[Volinnooga]

Who cares. They’re essentially professional athletes at this point. They aren’t children and she is a senior. They are not immune from due criticism.

Agreed they aren’t immune from criticism. But they ought not be called idiots. Those who
Personally attack players clearly never played beyond elementary school.
Was it the shot I wanted? No but that open, with 6 seconds left you got yo take it. If missed, you got a chance for an offensive rebound.

 

[Volfan2012]

What sticks out to me is that 54 percent they shot. Were going to need to get these teams off that 50 percent mark just to hard to win games letting teams make that many uncontested layups and 54 percent from the field.

 

[charleyhorse]

Welcome to the SEC. 4 players shoot 79% of the shots. Hmmm only 1 BB. Very few assists. Team?

 

[ThatVolGuy]

I wish some of y’all would cease with the endless bickering and the nasty remarks about our players. It comes across as grown a** adults who are incapable of regulating their emotions more than anything else. Flooding a thread with your endless negativity is such a childish move.

These girls fought back and almost downed a top ten team in our coach’s first season. There’s a lot to work on, but let’s take the good with the bad.

 

[VolBall09]

Agreed they aren’t immune from criticism. But they ought not be called idiots. Those who
Personally attack players clearly never played beyond elementary school.
Was it the shot I wanted? No but that open, with 6 seconds left you got yo take it. If missed, you got a chance for an offensive rebound.

Nobody between her in the basket. She wants to dribble the ball every other time she catches. This was her moment for that.

 

[Voluble2]

Bad defense and not stopping the ball in transition is what cost us this game. Don’t spot them 15 open layups in the first 2 quarters and we win by a dozen.

That is what I meant by the moment being too big for them at the beginning. They weren't in position like they were supposed to be and let themselves get out of the flow and into their own heads a littel..

 

[mudcat1973]

Video works this Tennessee fans called.
Tennessee half court defense needs working on.
Click on watch on the link YouTube

 

[newladyvolfan]

Im just going to say this.. They better start playing Latham or their best post player will be in the Transfer Portal.

 

[VolBall09]

I wish some of y’all would cease with the endless bickering and the nasty remarks about our players. It comes across as grown a** adults who are incapable of regulating their emotions more than anything else. Flooding a thread with your endless negativity is such a childish move.

These girls fought back and almost downed a top ten team in our coach’s first season. There’s a lot to work on, but let’s take the good with the bad.

This is the only area of my life I let my emotions run wild. Sorry for being a diehard.

 

[Volinnooga]

That’s a strange hypothetical. She’s a public figure. Don’t give a damn what her parents think. She belong on the pine.

Go find another team to complain about. Not only are you’ve spiteful, , you don’t know what you are talking about.

 

[Volfan2012]

I wish they would've let Cooper drive it I could've accepted the loss better if she failed taking it to the basket. Just did not like a three from any player one point down. Chance to get fouled is there on a drive.

 

[BruisedOrange]

From CKC's radio interview:

Didn't bring urgency on D for all 4 quarters--again!
Got into our selves feeling bad when shots weren't dropping. We will show them their body language. Wasted a quarter.
OU averages 18 more rebounds than their opponents. LSU averages 17 more. We will see whether we fix this or not.

 

[RAVOL]

Tough way to lose so close at the end but so far away because of the other 3 quarters. Sooner is very good there coach believes they can challenge for Final 4 this year. So much for Lady Vols can learn from and as coach says the goal is to be playing your best in late February March. Go Lady Vols and Ms Puckett thank you for staying and giving you all. Some of you have really embarrassed yourself with Post. I have a remedy for You In CHRIST Alone. Acts 4:11-12

 

[ThatVolGuy]

This is the only area of my life I let my emotions run wild. Sorry for being a diehard.

Your negativity actively made me not want to read this thread. Control yourself a bit.

 

[Volfan2012]

First half was about as poor as we've shot all year 3 of 20 from the three. When that happens you usually lose and we almost still won.

 

[VolBall09]

Your negativity actively made me not want to read this thread. Control yourself a bit.

Use the ignore function. I’m not here to please you.

 

[Flipdaddy]

Obviously disappointed in the loss but way to keep fighting. Gotta shoot better.

 

[spojo13]

I wish they would've let Cooper drive it I could've accepted the loss better if she failed taking it to the basket. Just did not like a three from any player one point down. Chance to get fouled is there on a drive.

Yeah, even if we missed, I could accept that we made the right call there, but I just don’t get having your worst shooter statistically taking the last shot from that distance no matter how open she was. Here we are again talking about how hard we fought to come back against a top team but no win to show for it. Luckily, there are other games on the schedule where we can hopefully get the big win that we’ve been needing as a program.

 

[VolBall09]

Yeah, even if we missed, I could accept that we made the right call there, but I just don’t get having your worst shooter statistically taking the last shot from that distance no matter how open she was. Here we are again talking about how hard we fought to come back against a top team but no win to show for it. Luckily, there are other games on the schedule where we can hopefully get the big win that we’ve been needing as a program.

Truly do not believe that was the play. She was standing there to set a screen. Idk why Cooper passed it to her. Moment too big for her still. She has to want to take that shot.