Game Thread Lady Vols vs Syracuse

#151
#151
Play the players who want it/have the hunger from here on out enough of the mass substitutions
 
#157
#157
I don't know what to say. I've never been Holly's biggest supporter but the question of who do you replace her with has never been answered. But the way we played in the Penn St game and now this, well I can only describe it as leaderless. Syracuse is a decent team (unlike Penn St, who are not good at all) but with our talent we should be running them out of the gym. So, if it's generally agreed that we have the talent to play with anyone yet have trouble beating a team ranked #80 (and without their best player) on our own court, then I can only conclude that the problem lies somewhere other than the players.
And I don't want to hear about the players getting use to each other either. Only Cooper has to fit in. Russell and DeShields scrimmaged all of last year with these players. While Russell looks fully healthy, there's something going on with Diamond. I'm not sure what % of totally healthy she is but it's certainly not close to 100%. I'm starting to be really concerned that her injuries are of a chronic nature.
Hopefully they'll pull this game out and I'll be able to see the silver cloud. We are after all only 4 games into the season. It has to get better, right ?
 
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#163
#163
This team is a poor ball movement passing team early in the season. Several of us on this board have mentioned having the team do no dribble practices. They dribble too damn much. The ball needs to be moving and stay off the floor-e.g. UCONN.
 
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#166
#166
are they telling Russell to leak out because she is no where to be found in the paint, there isn't a defensive 3 seconds so make Day have to shoot the jump shot, she is not a threat outside the paint
 
#168
#168
So on that last Cuse basket, their guard dribbles past Cooper, who played matador defense (reminded me of Massengale), takes the shot and misses, but Reynolds failed to block out, a Cuse player gets offense rebound and scores. Microcosm of why we are not good.
 
#169
#169
because she has no big getting open to receive a pass and 2 forward/guards who can't hit a lick?
 
#171
#171
TN1111 said:
Attendance is going to start dipping even more if we lose this one. Can't use injuries as an excuse this time. This looks like a badly coached team on offense -there's no other way to say it
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IMO - no different than what we have seen on offense for the last 3 or 4 years. I hope they can get it together. Just too much talent to play the way they are playing. We will probably win, but we are not well coached.
 
#173
#173
No one looks for the three pt shooter. We have to be taught to ignore them the way we consistently leave them open.
 
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