Game Thread: MTSU v Lady Vols, Tues. Nov 12th; Home-FCC; 6:30PM; SEC+ network: win 89-75

#51
#51
Coach Jumper said:
My assessment on her is to treat her like a "Jill"
SHe is not a body-up type of post. SHe uses length and height to get most of her rebounds...If I was coaching against her I would tell my defender t o bodyup on her once she crosses midcourt and do not switch for any reason...On offense anyone blocking her out has to get into her knees and not try to "chest" her out

Athletic BIGS don't like to be physical and don't like their defender to be physical either

So if it was me, I'd tell my troops to constantly have a hand/arm/leg/body on her and aggravate the He!! out of her from start to finish
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Like Pat against unconn Waters in the NCAA women's basketball tournament .
Pat had more than her center body contracting that big girl from unconn.
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Jill has never been used to her strength,,,she is a guard/forward in a post's body and the prior staffs used her as a back to the basket-post.

Her strength is top of the key drives and her Defensive strength is guarding in the mid-range areas to the dotted line in the paint

She will excel in this game
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I would love that to be true. Fingers crossed!
 
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lvocd said:
I would love that to be true. Fingers crossed!
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We all do but sometimes players dont pan out and unfortunately she is one of them people forget she has been in joni, kellie, and now kim system and hvent found her niche in either one....i was very high on her in highschool n when she first got here....her problem is she plays to damn soft and it irks me to watch it every game...last year she had my blood pressure high af lol its ok for us to admit she just dont hve that IT factor
 
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Rons1989 said:
We all do but sometimes players dont pan out and unfortunately she is one of them people forget she has been in joni, kellie, and now kim system and hvent found her niche in either one....i was very high on her in highschool n when she first got here....her problem is she plays to damn soft and it irks me to watch it every game...last year she had my blood pressure high af lol its ok for us to admit she just dont hve that IT factor
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Look left at my avatar
underneath is the key to every successful athlete I have ever coached..it is on my other soc media also,,,"the right words"

It is there for a reason!

Some athletes need verbal permission to fail, in order to succeed
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Look left at my avatar
underneath is the key to every successful athlete I have ever coached..it is on my other soc media also,,,"the right words"

It is there for a reason!

Some athletes need verbal permission to fail, in order to succeed
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It's true. And it's the deepest joy of coaching (or mentoring, or shepherding, or parenting, or "uncle-ing") to make that connection with another person that frees them (from negative parenting, from misinterpreted life experiences, from invisible wounds, or even from their own "wrong words") to fully pursue their potential.

Some people are good at managing things; some are good at managing people. Coaching probably demands the best of both. Kim Caldwell learned basketball in the immersive context of family: a coaching father and talented player older sisters. I think managing people is what comes most naturally out of her personality and value system.

But she also cut her coaching teeth in a program that was not rich in coaching resources. She had to do most of it herself--which is to say, her on-the-job-training for coaching was heavy on figuring out daily how to manage the "things" of basketball.

Though she has a lifetime of learning ahead of her in coaching, it seems to me that she comes to us well prepared and with a balanced management skillset to take on these challenges. Plus, at Tennessee, she can hire, request, or budget for whatever resources she needs.

Watching her growth over the years could be just as rewarding as watching the team's growth over a season.
 
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Even the great ones need the right words.
It took the right words to turn Kea around during her "bout" with Kellie
She was bumping into a wall trying to use her Alpha-leadership-nature trying to lead as a leader,,,and had to be told that she needed to change her mindset to "leading in how to follow"
 
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From The Daily Beacon:

Caldwell’s planned answer to Boldyreva’s size on defense is to keep the ball out of the paint. The Lady Vols will force her to defend out to the perimeter and take advantage of space inside for rebounds.

“We've played smaller teams, and so this will be our first time playing against a team that we may have to shoot more threes,” Caldwell said, “and kick it back out a little bit quicker on offensive rebounds.”
 
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Coach Jumper said:
My assessment on her is to treat her like a "Jill"
SHe is not a body-up type of post. SHe uses length and height to get most of her rebounds...If I was coaching against her I would tell my defender t o bodyup on her once she crosses midcourt and do not switch for any reason...On offense anyone blocking her out has to get into her knees and not try to "chest" her out

Athletic BIGS don't like to be physical and don't like their defender to be physical either

So if it was me, I'd tell my troops to constantly have a hand/arm/leg/body on her and aggravate the He!! out of her from start to finish
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Attack her offensive and we have Spearman, Latham, Jill, Cooper and Puckett to do so .. Sit on the shoulder she always turns on... dont double!! They killed us from the 3 when we did last year.. Stay with the shooters and stop dribble penetration!!!!! We must guard our yard in this game and be ready for their actions we cant rely on our athleticism this game.
 
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Mafiaboss said:
From The Daily Beacon:

Caldwell’s planned answer to Boldyreva’s size on defense is to keep the ball out of the paint. The Lady Vols will force her to defend out to the perimeter and take advantage of space inside for rebounds.

“We've played smaller teams, and so this will be our first time playing against a team that we may have to shoot more threes,” Caldwell said, “and kick it back out a little bit quicker on offensive rebounds.”
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She is absolutely right.. if you watch film.. Boldyreva sags off a lot.. She did so at the HP against Strip last year!
 
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BruisedOrange said:
It's true. And it's the deepest joy of coaching (or mentoring, or shepherding, or parenting, or "uncle-ing") to make that connection with another person that frees them (from negative parenting, from misinterpreted life experiences, from invisible wounds, or even from their own "wrong words") to fully pursue their potential.

Some people are good at managing things; some are good at managing people. Coaching probably demands the best of both. Kim Caldwell learned basketball in the immersive context of family: a coaching father and talented player older sisters. I think managing people is what comes most naturally out of her personality and value system.

But she also cut her coaching teeth in a program that was not rich in coaching resources. She had to do most of it herself--which is to say, her on-the-job-training for coaching was heavy on figuring out daily how to manage the "things" of basketball.

Though she has a lifetime of learning ahead of her in coaching, it seems to me that she comes to us well prepared and with a balanced management skillset to take on these challenges. Plus, at Tennessee, she can hire, request, or budget for whatever resources she needs.

Watching her growth over the years could be just as rewarding as watching the team's growth over a season.
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Very encouraging sentiments! 👍🤝
 
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BruisedOrange said:
It's true. And it's the deepest joy of coaching (or mentoring, or shepherding, or parenting, or "uncle-ing") to make that connection with another person that frees them (from negative parenting, from misinterpreted life experiences, from invisible wounds, or even from their own "wrong words") to fully pursue their potential.

Some people are good at managing things; some are good at managing people. Coaching probably demands the best of both. Kim Caldwell learned basketball in the immersive context of family: a coaching father and talented player older sisters. I think managing people is what comes most naturally out of her personality and value system.

But she also cut her coaching teeth in a program that was not rich in coaching resources. She had to do most of it herself--which is to say, her on-the-job-training for coaching was heavy on figuring out daily how to manage the "things" of basketball.

Though she has a lifetime of learning ahead of her in coaching, it seems to me that she comes to us well prepared and with a balanced management skillset to take on these challenges. Plus, at Tennessee, she can hire, request, or budget for whatever resources she needs.

Watching her growth over the years could be just as rewarding as watching the team's growth over a season.
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I love this post so much. 🧡
 
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It's time to see Jill for what she is. Not a star, but a cog. She's not going to be a double-double machine. She is going to defend the rim as the last line of defense on our press, she's going to get on the defensive boards, and she's going to scrape together some points from offensive boards. She is not going to take a lot of shots, give up many TOs, nor create many TOs. But she's going to get some minutes and she is going to help us win games but others will rack up the more impressive stats.
 
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All of MTSU's games so far have featured their 5 starters getting the vast majority of the 40*5 minutes to distribute out. If their coach doesn't try to spread the minutes out, we'll dominate the back end of this game on energy alone. Will probably have to be the first real test of his bench play.

Lady Vols - 116
MTSU - 75
 
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