Game Thread Lady Vols vs Vanderbilt

[Rickster]

15-0

 

[Coach Jumper]

Vandy isn't average competition. They're absolutely horrible. Easily the worst team in the conference.

I was hoping the Auburn game was an aberration from a young team. Two uninspired home games in a row before heading into this four game stretch is more than a little concerning....

As long as we wear the Lady Vol logo, we will get the best everybody we play has to offer.

I am not worried at all.
The girls are ready.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

15-0

:rock: Ain't it a "great feeling" being 15-0?

 

[T.J.]

That was an entertaining game! Especially the 4th quarter.

Cheers to Mercedes for her career high 33 points! Same for Cheridene with her career high 17 points!

With SC losing hopefully The LVs move up into the top 5 this week.

 

[madtownvol]

Well, this game was “one” of those games. Jamie and Evina were off their shooting games (Evina being way off); LVs missed a number of makeable shots at the rim; and at least six times, LVs butterfingered the ball out of bounds.

And Vandy shot 10 from 20 from the behind the arc (and many of those misses happened late in the 4th quarter). Of course, the LVs lost their marks on several of the made shots but Vandy also bombed some in from waaay deep.

And on the woe may be us, Evina picked up a 4th foul early in the 3rd so this was having the look of an upset in the making. But Hayes played fantastic in the PG role, Mercedes and Green dominated the paint and the LVs showed a formidable press that we have not seen in quite a while.

 

[Chitownvol1129]

You are out of your mind. I'd take Stephanie White over Holly any day of the week.

Holly is lucky being the coach of Tennessee. Pat Summitt left her literally a treasure chest.

Really...who did she leave her? The Baby Vols graduated! She left a tradition, not a solid team...please name the treasure holly inherited and what they are doing now!

 

[Chitownvol1129]

I don’t know how much coaching experience you have, however, playing down to a bad, or average, team’s level can affect you adversely when you go to the big dance or during the SEC tourney. A let down to any team can mean a quick end to the big dance. That is why the great teams bring it every game no matter who they play, they throw nothing in the trash or take nothing for granite. I think we always hold our own against teams ranked in the top 25.

And, how much "big dance" coaching experience do you have? ...crickets...teams have bad spots but win with defense. They learn to not lose.Vandy shot insanely well from South Knoxville tonight! Maybe you should go back and watch some mid season championship TN seasons...they were seldom beautiful.We mastered winning when not playing well; we did that very well tonight. It is a grind. We are young. We are learning, finding ways, making it happen, every win is that...a stepping stone, a success. Lady Vols never stopped fighting. I saw Holly consult Westbrook on replay ( i was there) and grab her, basically saying " stay focused". I never saw anyone give up. I think...to quote Holly's favorite line.."that speaks volumes" about this team. We get everyones best shot...and yet, no one has beaten us...and winning the hard ones Speaks Volumes come tournament time. I beat Dawn wishes her team had the same fight

 

[Rickster]

That was an entertaining game! Especially the 4th quarter.

Cheers to Mercedes for her career high 33 points! Same for Cheridene with her career high 17 points!

With SC losing hopefully The LVs move up into the top 5 this week.

I was actually hoping that SC would come into our game undefeated. Same with Miss St. If there is any good to come out of the SC defeat, I hope it is that the officials take note of the unnecessary physicality practiced by Missouri and takes action to clean it up before someone is seriously injured. Ripping someone's head off should not be allowed.

 

[Rickster]

:rock: Ain't it a "great feeling" being 15-0?

I like it!!!

 

[T_Vol376]

Love love love that sequence and love EW’s support and enthusiasm from the bench. I take back my DD comparison!

Thanks for taking it back. E is nothing like DD. She is all for her team, very approachable, and engages with fans, parents of her team mates... After last night’s game, there was a line of little girls wanting her to sign an autograph for them, take pics, and she graciously and kindly signed for each one and was so sweet to them.... even though I could tell she was down about her performance. She was back in the gym working after the game last night. Let’s be encouraging! 😊

On another note - same with Cedes - she had a line of little kids (and several adults) wanting a picture and autograph and she patiently and graciously obliged each one... and was just beaming. Seeing long, tall Cedes surrounded by little tiny girls and boys with her arms around them was about the cutest, sweetest thing I’ve seen in a while! ☺️

(Sorry for the gushy post, it was just too sweet!)

Proud our ladies fought and got the win!! The Lady Vols are 15-0!!! Wooooo!!!!

Go Lady Vols!! 🧡🍊🏀🔥

 

[MsSportsGuy]

But Hayes played fantastic in the PG role.

The guard situation is what it is for right now, but I would think next season Hayes is the starting PG and Evina moves to off guard. Both are more than capable at point but it seems more natural for Hayes

Last two games have had some shaky moments but the team did what they had to do to win. Murderers row begins shortly.

 

[T_Vol376]

And, how much "big dance" coaching experience do you have? ...crickets...teams have bad spots but win with defense. They learn to not lose.Vandy shot insanely well from South Knoxville tonight! Maybe you should go back and watch some mid season championship TN seasons...they were seldom beautiful.We mastered winning when not playing well; we did that very well tonight. It is a grind. We are young. We are learning, finding ways, making it happen, every win is that...a stepping stone, a success. Lady Vols never stopped fighting. I saw Holly consult Westbrook on replay ( i was there) and grab her, basically saying " stay focused". I never saw anyone give up. I think...to quote Holly's favorite line.."that speaks volumes" about this team. We get everyones best shot...and yet, no one has beaten us...and winning the hard ones Speaks Volumes come tournament time. I beat Dawn wishes her team had the same fight

Awesome post - thank you!!! I was there too and this is what I saw. They kept fighting, nobody checked out, rolled their eyes, hung their heads or pouted...They kept fighting and talking and encouraging and they got the win!!

15-0!!!!

 

[T_Vol376]

Well, this game was “one” of those games. Jamie and Evina were off their shooting games (Evina being way off); LVs missed a number of makeable shots at the rim; and at least six times, LVs butterfingered the ball out of bounds.

And Vandy shot 10 from 20 from the behind the arc (and many of those misses happened late in the 4th quarter). Of course, the LVs lost their marks on several of the made shots but Vandy also bombed some in from waaay deep.

And on the woe may be us, Evina picked up a 4th foul early in the 3rd so this was having the look of an upset in the making. But Hayes played fantastic in the PG role, Mercedes and Green dominated the paint and the LVs showed a formidable press that we have not seen in quite a while.

Great post!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

 

[Rickster]

I watched the game after work today. My biggest observation is that Vandy shot lights out from long and mid range. Had they not shot so darn well, the game would have been over much earlier. I was encouraged with the demonstration of depth at the point and Ms. Green was working hard under the basket. I'll leave the coaching to the staff but the team can now effectively go small or big depending on what is needed. I can't remember the last time we played 3 of the top five teams in the country almost back to back. I hope they are ready and play hard and bring some Lady Vol heat.

 

[djtee]

The guard situation is what it is for right now, but I would think next season Hayes is the starting PG and Evina moves to off guard. Both are more than capable at point but it seems more natural for Hayes

Last two games have had some shaky moments but the team did what they had to do to win. Murderers row begins shortly.

i have said this from day one Evina needs to move to the two it will help her offensive game and shooting procentage, I don`t think it`s to late When Hayes comes in just move Evina to the two.

 

[mlindsay]

i have said this from day one Evina needs to move to the two it will help her offensive game and shooting procentage, I don`t think it`s to late When Hayes comes in just move Evina to the two.

That has been the case when they both are in together, Evina allows Annie to bring it up and run the offense.

 

[ladyvosl23]

i have said this from day one Evina needs to move to the two it will help her offensive game and shooting procentage, I don`t think it`s to late When Hayes comes in just move Evina to the two.

The problem is Evina made it clear from day one that she wants to be the point and why would you put your best passer in a position that were she does not have the ball in her hands at all times

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

That has been the case when they both are in together, Evina allows Annie to bring it up and run the offense.

Yesterday was the first time I saw Evina get rattled running the offense and let her offense affect her defense. With that being said the girl still had 5 assists in limited action versus 2 turnovers. I think she runs the team well and gets it into their sets when the transition game has broken down. In looking at her two turnovers they were both mishandled by the person she was passing it to. One Jaime didn’t come to meet the ball the other Annie mishandled the ball on a fast break opportunity and lost it then green couldn’t get to it. She still contributed 5 rebounds and a steal in that time so it was a decent stat line for limited minutes.

I like how she and Annie play off one another! Neither cares who scores I think they may care who gets the assist tho and I can live with that 😁

 

[T_Vol376]

Yesterday was the first time I saw Evina get rattled running the offense and let her offense affect her defense. With that being said the girl still had 5 assists in limited action versus 2 turnovers. I think she runs the team well and gets it into their sets when the transition game has broken down. In looking at her two turnovers they were both mishandled by the person she was passing it to. One Jaime didn’t come to meet the ball the other Annie mishandled the ball on a fast break opportunity and lost it then green couldn’t get to it. She still contributed 5 rebounds and a steal in that time so it was a decent stat line for limited minutes.

I like how she and Annie play off one another! Neither cares who scores I think they may care who gets the assist tho and I can live with that 😁

Thanks for pointing this out - Evina still made a valuable contribution! Also love how she and Anastasia play off each other.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

Thanks for pointing this out - Evina still made a valuable contribution! Also love how she and Anastasia play off each other.

No problem! I think that’s the sign of a true TN player! When things aren’t going your way you can still control your defense, hustle, and attitude! Also when Holly was yelling and telling her team that they were being soft... Evina was the first to clap her hands and try and get her team fired up! She could have easily been disengaged. That’s what CPS used to tell her players all the time when she was mic’d Up. I still remember her bending down to get on Shannon Bobbit because she was jacking up shots and got a tech because she was arguing with another player... “SHANNON get over here! IT’S not about YOU”! Shannon was about half court and she could here CPS yelling for her to get over there lol

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

Green is a great communicator on defense. The sub of Green for Davis was a good one. Rennia looked a bit confused by not getting out to shooters. I think when gains the concepts and she stops second guessing herself her versatility and length will cause major math up problems.

Green is getting into better shape and getting her b-ball IQ back up to par is gonna pay divedends this year AND NEXT.

 

[madtownvol]

Green is a great communicator on defense. The sub of Green for Davis was a good one. Rennia looked a bit confused by not getting out to shooters. I think when gains the concepts and she stops second guessing herself her versatility and length will cause major math up problems.

Green is getting into better shape and getting her b-ball IQ back up to par is gonna pay divedends this year AND NEXT.

Yes, Davis looked more like a freshman in that game than she has all season. I think Vandy was giving different offensive looks than other teams the LVs had played and Davis got caught out a few times. It is encouraging to see Green playing with more confidence and having a bigger impact as the season moves on.

 

[LA Vol]

Jaime has been hurt-- held out of practice since the Auburn game. She wants to play, and they haven't been able to limit her minutes because the games have been so close. I hope she's okay for this brutal stretch of games coming up. Not sure how much they can rest her or Mercedes.

 

[MandyLeanne92]

Jaime has been hurt-- held out of practice since the Auburn game. She wants to play, and they haven't been able to limit her minutes because the games have been so close. I hope she's okay for this brutal stretch of games coming up. Not sure how much they can rest her or Mercedes.

I’d say it likely Nared plays all 40 mins of the next 4 games.

 

[djtee]

The problem is Evina made it clear from day one that she wants to be the point and why would you put your best passer in a position that were she does not have the ball in her hands at all times

i`m not gonna go back and forth with you on this issue, Texas A&M, South Carolina,Notre Dame, Miss St, All big games coming up. I hope we can win all four.