Game Thread: SEC Tournament First Round. #18/14 Lady Vols (9 seed) vs. Texas A&M (16 seed). Wed., March 5, 11 am ET, SECN

[ShortyMac10]

Coop calm down..plz

 

[knoxvol52]

Coop waves everyone off for our favorite and only play - Coop with the one on one. Our offense is as dependent on her as they were on Rickea last year.

Fine for today but we need more. We need the old Ruby for starters

Whitehorn has lost her confidence it seems. Even her demeanor is different from 4:weeks ago, really confusing somewhat..

 

[LVol]

Coop calm down..plz

Steroid treatment for ankle got her pumped!

 

[th2421]

Whitehorn has lost her confidence it seems. Even her demeanor is different from 4:weeks ago, really confusing somewhat..

I was just thinking, poor Ruby, she's getting every shot blocked and every pass deflected.

 

[87&91ALUM]

50-28 2:19 3Q...looking good. Kim going to reload.

 

[KTrain]

Who is losing minutes to Strickland it's hard for me to count lol. Are we playing 10 or 11?

 

[Vols2015]

Ruby is really struggling.

 

[th2421]

Who is losing minutes to Strickland it's hard for me to count lol. Are we playing 10 or 11?

We're playing 11 but it looks like Puckett is the one losing minutes. Everyone has played at least 12 minutes except Puckett with 7 and Strickland with 5.

 

[KTrain]

A&M looks tired

 

[brittannica]

A&M frustrated.

 

[Majors]

Up enough, take Cooper out and go deep into the bench to save legs.

 

[Vols2015]

When we play defense and rebound, we command our fate!

 

[SGMVols]

Joni Taylor looks like she wants to cry. I think she’s seeing the writing on the wall for her time at A&M.

She would’ve been better off to stay at UGA.

 

[glv98]

Just occurred to me, how do you rest legs when subbing like this?

 

[Volfan2012]

11 of 19 in the third just a layup drill A&M can't even mount a defense anymore.

 

[th2421]

As awful as it was to lose that Georgia game, maybe it's not the worst thing in the world for the team to be playing today and getting their confidence back before Vandy tomorrow.

 

[Orange Maniac]

Still sputtering a little bit, but much better overall. Ruby having a rough go of it.

 

[volsagain]

When we play with energy and Focus we look like a real Team. That's what CKC has been trying to get across to everyone. GLV

 

[glv98]

When we play defense and rebound, we command our fate!

Sometimes. But against better teams even that won’t overcome dreadful shooting. % is better now cuz Coop shooting layups but still just 35%, 26% on 3s.

 

[I4Vols]

Up enough, take Cooper out and go deep into the bench to save legs.

Absolutely, defense is going to need to come up big against Vandy. Their star will be on the floor, unlike today

 

[Volfan2012]

Just occurred to me, how do you rest legs when subbing like this?

Don't just less minutes in action than normally. Should see Adoyele and Destinee for most of the end and leave Ace in there could find most not having to play much of the fourth.

 

[KTrain]

Up enough, take Cooper out and go deep into the bench to save legs.

Yep, rest Coop and a few others as long as the team maintains a good margin in the 4th.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Coop calm down..plz

Thought she was gonna draw a T!

 

[th2421]

Are you kidding Jewel Spear?!

 

[Majors]

Just occurred to me, how do you rest legs when subbing like this?

You slow the game down and walk it up and basically go prevent