Game Thread: Memphis v Lady Vols, Wed Dec 18th ; Away game; 8:30 PM Eastern; ESPNews: win 90-75

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BruisedOrange said:
Another needed road experience. Much to be learned before SEC play begins.

Let's see if we can improve on our foul shooting and on boxing out--especially since Memphis' roster lists:
two - 6'3"
one - 6'2"
four - 6'1"
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This is a road game in technicality only. There will likely be more orange than blue in the arena

Memphis fans do not care a lick about WBB
 
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SGMVols said:
This is a road game in technicality only. There will likely be more orange than blue in the arena

Memphis fans do not care a lick about WBB
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True, but it's always good to get experience playing together under different lights, different arena temperatures, tighter/looser rims, different crowd positions, etc. Players have to really focus to keep with their routines when suddenly they are in different surroundings.

I wish I could go! 😐
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Score predictions:
@Coach Jumper
Masse: #210 predictor: 85-63
@MAD: 86-68
@Volfan1000: 95-67
@J-Dog 1313: 103-63
@Deebowbear: 89-61
@lvocd: 88-64
@th2421: 83-65
@newladyvolfan: 109-64
@MagnoliaVol: 93-69
@knoxvol52: 86-68
@chuckiepoo: 98-59
@the_great_pumpkin: 94-62
@jsc1973: 90-71
@Ladyvol777: 90-68
@feathersax: 96-67
@Orange Maniac: 92-62
@Volfan2012: 100-67
@orangemadam: 91-65
@dillyo51: 91-68
@Hadams2212: 103-64
@gule: 103-59
@TNRazor: 80-62
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Coach Jumper No predictions so far??
 
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SGMVols said:
This is a road game in technicality only. There will likely be more orange than blue in the arena

Memphis fans do not care a lick about WBB
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I was thinking more of the physical-visual adjustment to shooting in a different arena. It effects some players more than others.

How long it takes you to get dialed in during your first shoot-around in a new setting can nibble at your self-confidence. I always thought that--if it was possible to time such a thing--shooters away from their home court take a split second longer to release their shots. Mentally, they double-down on focusing extra on the rim as their subconscious mind discards the unfamiliar visual data that invades their normal comfort zone.

The problem could be (getting totally nerd here) that while the brain is trying (by elimination of strange data) to recreate the normal visual shooting confidence zone, the body-brain system will seize micro-delays to allow the visual brain to do that extra processing.

There are two periods where the body-brain system can siphon off time needed for that processing delay. Ideally, if unrushed, you would simply take an extra split second to focus before beginning your total shot motion (starting from the feet). But that introduces a new mental distraction--"Will this open shot still be open after my delay?" So your visual brain jumps in to do a quick circumspect rescan and calculate as you initiate your normal shooting routine.

(Everything I'm talking about here is near subconscious for the player. But when observers say a shooter's "timing is off"--these are the kinds of mental processes that disrupt timing.)

The other period of time in which the body-brain system can create that needed processing delay is even worse: during the total shot motion. My pet theory is that the muscular nervous system tries to give the brain an extra split second to double-focus by fudging microseconds from throughout the body's normal shot motion: a tiny smidge slower setting feet and bending knees... grabbing another microsecond from turning the ball over... another microsecond from the biceps as the elbow bends... another borrowed from the time cocking your wrist... etc. You get the idea.

All that was just an attempt to explain what might cause that familiar shooter's feeling of "being just a little bit off tonight," and especially "I just don't like shooting in this arena."

If there's any truth to the idea, one might find confirmation for it in free throw percentages on the road. In away games, how much worse do individuals shoot from the field compared to their free throw shooting? If there's any extra visual processing taking place, at the free throw line it would be accomplished at the shooter's leisure, before initiating his shot routine*, and should not interfere with the player's normal free throw shooting motion.

*LOL--Would Samara be the control or the anomaly in this free throw experiment? I'd love to see her working with Miličić, and apply her pre-shot routine to his mechanics.

Thanks (or, Apologies) to anyone who read this far, for indulgence. Probably safe to say that any dissertation committee would have hoisted me into the outer darkness already.

Do feel free to probe or critique (knowing how hesitant we all are to say anything negative here). ☺️
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I was thinking more of the physical-visual adjustment to shooting in a different arena. It effects some players more than others.

How long it takes you to get dialed in during your first shoot-around in a new setting can nibble at your self-confidence. I always thought that--if it was possible to time such a thing--shooters away from their home court take a split second longer to release their shots. Mentally, they double-down on focusing extra on the rim as their subconscious mind discards the unfamiliar visual data that invades their normal comfort zone.

The problem could be (getting totally nerd here) that while the brain is trying (by elimination of strange data) to recreate the normal visual shooting confidence zone, the body-brain system will seize micro-delays to allow the visual brain to do that extra processing.

There are two periods where the body-brain system can siphon off time needed for that processing delay. Ideally, if unrushed, you would simply take an extra split second to focus before beginning your total shot motion (starting from the feet). But that introduces a new mental distraction--"Will this open shot still be open after my delay?" So your visual brain jumps in to do a quick circumspect rescan and calculate as you initiate your normal shooting routine.

(Everything I'm talking about here is near subconscious for the player. But when observers say a shooter's "timing is off"--these are the kinds of mental processes that disrupt timing.)

The other period of time in which the body-brain system can create that needed processing delay is even worse: during the total shot motion. My pet theory is that the muscular nervous system tries to give the brain an extra split second to double-focus by fudging microseconds from throughout the body's normal shot motion: a tiny smidge slower setting feet and bending knees... grabbing another microsecond from turning the ball over... another microsecond from the biceps as the elbow bends... another borrowed from the time cocking your wrist... etc. You get the idea.

All that was just an attempt to explain what might cause that familiar shooter's feeling of "being just a little bit off tonight," and especially "I just don't like shooting in this arena."

If there's any truth to the idea, one might find confirmation for it in free throw percentages on the road. In away games, how much worse do individuals shoot from the field compared to their free throw shooting? If there's any extra visual processing taking place, at the free throw line it would be accomplished at the shooter's leisure, before initiating his shot routine*, and should not interfere with the player's normal free throw shooting motion.

*LOL--Would Samara be the control or the anomaly in this free throw experiment? I'd love to see her working with Miličić, and apply her pre-shot routine to his mechanics.

Thanks (or, Apologies) to anyone who read this far, for indulgence. Probably safe to say that any dissertation committee would have hoisted me into the outer darkness already.

Do feel free to probe or critique (knowing how hesitant we all are to say anything negative here). ☺️
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Makes sense. 🤙🏼
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I was thinking more of the physical-visual adjustment to shooting in a different arena. It effects some players more than others.

How long it takes you to get dialed in during your first shoot-around in a new setting can nibble at your self-confidence. I always thought that--if it was possible to time such a thing--shooters away from their home court take a split second longer to release their shots. Mentally, they double-down on focusing extra on the rim as their subconscious mind discards the unfamiliar visual data that invades their normal comfort zone.

The problem could be (getting totally nerd here) that while the brain is trying (by elimination of strange data) to recreate the normal visual shooting confidence zone, the body-brain system will seize micro-delays to allow the visual brain to do that extra processing.

There are two periods where the body-brain system can siphon off time needed for that processing delay. Ideally, if unrushed, you would simply take an extra split second to focus before beginning your total shot motion (starting from the feet). But that introduces a new mental distraction--"Will this open shot still be open after my delay?" So your visual brain jumps in to do a quick circumspect rescan and calculate as you initiate your normal shooting routine.

(Everything I'm talking about here is near subconscious for the player. But when observers say a shooter's "timing is off"--these are the kinds of mental processes that disrupt timing.)

The other period of time in which the body-brain system can create that needed processing delay is even worse: during the total shot motion. My pet theory is that the muscular nervous system tries to give the brain an extra split second to double-focus by fudging microseconds from throughout the body's normal shot motion: a tiny smidge slower setting feet and bending knees... grabbing another microsecond from turning the ball over... another microsecond from the biceps as the elbow bends... another borrowed from the time cocking your wrist... etc. You get the idea.

All that was just an attempt to explain what might cause that familiar shooter's feeling of "being just a little bit off tonight," and especially "I just don't like shooting in this arena."

If there's any truth to the idea, one might find confirmation for it in free throw percentages on the road. In away games, how much worse do individuals shoot from the field compared to their free throw shooting? If there's any extra visual processing taking place, at the free throw line it would be accomplished at the shooter's leisure, before initiating his shot routine*, and should not interfere with the player's normal free throw shooting motion.

*LOL--Would Samara be the control or the anomaly in this free throw experiment? I'd love to see her working with Miličić, and apply her pre-shot routine to his mechanics.

Thanks (or, Apologies) to anyone who read this far, for indulgence. Probably safe to say that any dissertation committee would have hoisted me into the outer darkness already.

Do feel free to probe or critique (knowing how hesitant we all are to say anything negative here). ☺️
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Loved everything about this fantastic post. Great read! 🧡
 
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A lot of fast twitch girls on that Tigers' team....Seems odd their record doesn't match their untapped potential....Coach Kim's full court assault should prove to be too much.
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GameTime said:
A lot of fast twitch girls on that Tigers' team....Seems odd their record doesn't match their untapped potential....Coach Kim's full court assault should prove to be too much.
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Their version of Rickea Jackson has been out all season (until tonight), so it has really hurt them to this point. Obviously Alex will have her just in time for conference play, so that'll be a huge boost for the Tigers.
 
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