Game Thread: LADY VOLS VS. OLE MISS
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creekdipper
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Thanks, Chip. I'm a fan of bad old B-movies and remembered that one, so Google imaged it to screengrab the poster.
If you've never seen the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 show that was on Sci-Fi, Comedy Central, another channel (and recently had a Netflix revival), I'd heartily recommend it if you and friends/family like to make funny comments while watching bad movies. MST3000 (and its later spinoffs like Rifftrax) might be an acquired taste for some, but they are hilarious to true fans. It's like the Sports Bloopers where the narrators add commentary, only extended for an entire movie (with skit interludes).
Kind of a sample from Rifftrax with moments from the movie trailer:
Sadly, we have had a few Lady Vols moments the last few years that could have qualified. Cue the infamous Vandy layup/turnover/shove-your-own-player out-of-the-way fast break defense (followed by blown layup hitting the bottom of rim) debacle that went viral on Youtube. *Shudder*
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Lest we forget (from Feb. 2019):
Article (with Twitter link embedded):
Behold: The Worst Basketball Sequence of All Time
Free-flowing, back-and-forth basketball is a beautiful thing. Just ask Mike D'Antoni. That (and James Harden) is the reason he's still coaching the Houston Rocket instead of FGCU. As appealing it may be at full flow, however, the game is just as bad when it breaks down—morphing from poetry-in-motion to a slapstick Madlib in the blink of an eye. This is where we pick up the plot of the Tennessee Lady Vols and Vanderbilt on Sunday, a game notable not for its protagonists nor result, but for featuring what may well be the worst sequence in organized basketball history. Viewer discretion is advised:
To quote one George Costanza upon witnessing Elain Benes' dancing for the first time: Sweet. Fancy. Moses. This is not just bad, it's so bad it's good. The highlowlight opens with a missed layup off the UNDERSIDE of the rim, and only devolves from there, sweeping viewers up in its wacky tangle of limbs and athletic futility. Tennessee misses THREE layups in a single possession, two of which carom of the bottom of the backboard. But not content to let the Vols have all the fun, Vandy then takes the ball and pushes it up the court on the fast break. When two Tennessee players inexplicably take each other out at the three-point line, the lane opens up for a cotton candy rainbow of lay-ups...which is then promptly bricked off the underside of the rim. Yes, AGAIN.
In the 22 seemingly interminable seconds of "basketball" that this video documents, there are five field goal attempts, one loose-ball scramble, a fast break, and exactly zero points scored. It should also be noted that this sequence begins exactly 25 seconds after tip-off and that Tennessee went on to score 82 points. Literally nothing about this clip makes sense, and that's precisely why it's so great and/or terrible and/or terribly great. So settle in, crack a beer, and enjoy the absurdity once more...only this time, don't forget the "Yakety Sax."
Article (with Twitter link embedded):
Behold: The Worst Basketball Sequence of All Time
Free-flowing, back-and-forth basketball is a beautiful thing. Just ask Mike D'Antoni. That (and James Harden) is the reason he's still coaching the Houston Rocket instead of FGCU. As appealing it may be at full flow, however, the game is just as bad when it breaks down—morphing from poetry-in-motion to a slapstick Madlib in the blink of an eye. This is where we pick up the plot of the Tennessee Lady Vols and Vanderbilt on Sunday, a game notable not for its protagonists nor result, but for featuring what may well be the worst sequence in organized basketball history. Viewer discretion is advised:
To quote one George Costanza upon witnessing Elain Benes' dancing for the first time: Sweet. Fancy. Moses. This is not just bad, it's so bad it's good. The highlowlight opens with a missed layup off the UNDERSIDE of the rim, and only devolves from there, sweeping viewers up in its wacky tangle of limbs and athletic futility. Tennessee misses THREE layups in a single possession, two of which carom of the bottom of the backboard. But not content to let the Vols have all the fun, Vandy then takes the ball and pushes it up the court on the fast break. When two Tennessee players inexplicably take each other out at the three-point line, the lane opens up for a cotton candy rainbow of lay-ups...which is then promptly bricked off the underside of the rim. Yes, AGAIN.
In the 22 seemingly interminable seconds of "basketball" that this video documents, there are five field goal attempts, one loose-ball scramble, a fast break, and exactly zero points scored. It should also be noted that this sequence begins exactly 25 seconds after tip-off and that Tennessee went on to score 82 points. Literally nothing about this clip makes sense, and that's precisely why it's so great and/or terrible and/or terribly great. So settle in, crack a beer, and enjoy the absurdity once more...only this time, don't forget the "Yakety Sax."
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We can accurately say KJH is a bad recruiter because we really have not seen her and her staff’s recruiting ability. Give her credit, she was able to keep Holly’s 2019 recruits. That should not be viewed as a simple thing. When you inherit someone else’s players, their skill set might not fit what you want to do. I sometimes question move that JKH makes, however, I have no idea as to the reason for such moves. What we all need to do, is to give her a chance.
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