Game Thread: Lady Vols Vs UCONN. ; Thurs Feb 6th ; Home game; 6:30 PM Eastern; ESPN...WIN 80-76

[Golfteacher]

Jill has impressed me so much as the season has gone on. Her numbers aren’t flashy but she gets in there and makes a positive impact. Her play in the first quarter allowed Coop a slow start.

Only had 4 boards but they were all offensive. That’s all hustle and exactly what you need from a big off the bench.

Holinshed has improved with her hustle and game play. She is a much better defender than she has been with the Lady Vols. She never gives up and keeps her head in the game.

 

[37620VOL]

Wow, that dude can sing!! Rocky Top sounds super cool in español.

You know it, Juan Ward is fantastic

 

[Orange.]

You know it, Juan Ward is fantastic

I forgot to mention that nickname.

 

[Chipperbones]

Sam Spencer was our Lady Vol version of Zakai Zeigler last night. She played with such intensity, penetrated, drew the defenders, and kicked it out on offense. Moved down the court with great speed and control with several of UCONN’s players always trailing, constantly pushing tempo on offense. Didn’t get into foul trouble this game. She was the glue.

That is the best ball movement I’ve seen all year. Our offense wasn’t the typical one-on-one we have been playing lately. I can’t wait to go back and watch this game again!

I would love to see her continue this type of play the rest of the season. Sure wish we had her another year. Go Lady Vols! Such a great TEAM effort!!

 

[Rooster1]

Sam Spencer was our Lady Vol version of Zakai Zeigler last night. She played with such intensity, penetrated, drew the defenders, and kicked it out on offense. Moved down the court with great speed and control with several of UCONN’s players always trailing, constantly pushing tempo on offense. Didn’t get into foul trouble this game. She was the glue.

That is the best ball movement I’ve seen all year. Our offense wasn’t the typical one-on-one we have been playing lately. I can’t wait to go back and watch this game again!

I would love to see her continue this type of play the rest of the season. Sure wish we had her another year. Go Lady Vols! Such a great TEAM effort!!

Spencer and Spearman were exceptional in my view in that game. Big time performances.

 

[Lucy]

Congratulations to the LVs for a great win. It was just a matter of time, and I think this is what the series needed to keep the interest going, and it is the first time in a while that the talent on the floor was very close to being even. I thought both teams played ok, each making great plays offensively and defensively. I had predicted at the Boneyard that we would win 92-83. I thought the pace of the game was fast enough to reach that score, but neither team could make a 3 point shot to save their lives, even when it was not contested. Of course, I am disappointed in some of the players that we depend on to carry us, so that will bother me for a while. My wife left the room when she got tired of me yelling at the TV over the multitude of missed lay-ups. Another lesson learned, have to move forward. The fouls on Paige and Azzi didn't help their aggressiveness on defense, but overall I thought the officials called a fair game. Can't complain, the LVols just played harder and deserved to win. So, how about playing like that on Monday, maybe you can keep it going. Good job.

All class post right here.
Why do we all yell at the tv?!? Makes no difference in the outcome and terrorizes the dog.

 

[lvocd]

The upgrade in PG play under CKC is one of the biggest storylines of the season for me.

No PG has looked this good since Bobbitt. And she had a generational talent to pass the ball. Spencer does not. In one season, she’s easily a top five LV PG.

I’ll go one more and say that, last night, she was better even than Bobbitt. The way she ran that game was, as I have said before, a pro quality job.

Did anyone else appreciate that play she made when Arnold was just about to swoop in to intercept a pass intended for Spencer, but Spencer was so focused that she thought to quickly punch the ball over toward Ruby, keeping Arnold from grabbing it? That was pro smarts and focus. She knew she was no longer going to be able to catch it, but she was lightning fast in making the decision to punch it away from Arnold.

It was the headiest play of the game IMO.

 

[Lucy]

I remember how they played last year, and everyone pretty much stood around and waited for Rickea to make a basket. They are in so much better shape. They actually look like a men's team the way they move around and pass the ball. It's very i fun to watch. Even Geno made comment to Coach Kim that he'd noticed the difference and the impact she had.

Wonder how Rickea would have adapted to this system?

 

[Coach Jumper]

All class post right here.
Why do we all yell at the tv?!? Makes no difference in the outcome and terrorizes the dog.

for the same reason we get up and move to the couch from the chair, and if they begin to run, we switch back

 

[ttharp]

I’ll go one more and say that, last night, she was better even than Bobbitt. The way she ran that game was, as I have said before, a pro quality job.

Did anyone else appreciate that play she made when Arnold was just about to swoop in to intercept a pass intended for Spencer, but Spencer was so focused that she thought to quickly punch the ball over toward Ruby, keeping Arnold from grabbing it? That was pro smarts and focus. She knew she was no longer going to be able to catch it, but she was lightning fast in making the decision to punch it away from Arnold.

It was the headiest play of the game IMO.

I agree!

I know we have a super talented twin backcourt coming in, but we're realllly gonna miss Samara next season. If she leads us to a deep run in March, she'll be my favorite PG in LV basketball history.