Game Thread: Tennessee Lady Vols (12-6, 5-1) @ Ole Miss (14-5, 4-2) ESPN 3:00PM EST 01-28-2024.

[Hbg]

We’re acting like Ole Miss isn’t good. If we watch without our fan glasses, they’re very good and it was a close road loss. If 1-2 baskets change, we’re talking about how amazing we are after a win.

Please don’t say we

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Not quite as tough when they lost to Miss St by 12 just last week. A team we had just beat by 11 on their home court.

Ole MIss is like us, and most of the rest of the SEC. Sometimes they have it, sometimes they don't. And Yo is no magician, just a show woman.

They can lose to whoever but it’s the effort they play with and they have the roster that gives the effort.

 

[Deebowbear]

Minutes? Agreed. Assistants drive the substitutes.

Our assistants are a joke especially Jon and joy

 

[markus]

One of the longest discussions yet!

 

[Majors]

Our assistants are a joke especially Jon and joy

Check collecting. I don’t blame them, it pays well.

 

[WinnerCircle]

Know fault in that last sentence

Okay, a typo doesn’t move me.

It is what it is. People in their feelings just wishing they could come on here and worship a player by exaggerating that a college player is doing something not even all-time greats in the pros have done.. no one player has ever carried Tennessee and never will.

In addition, I hope Spear and TK return for next season. I wish the players well that are going to the WNBA draft.
Talaysia and Kaniya keep watching/learning until your time comes.
I’m always going to watch Tennessee play no matter who is on the sideline from the coaches to the players.

 

[Twinsbornoncampus]

SARA HAD 6 ASSISTS AND DIDNT PLAY IN THE SECOND HALF BC OF DARBY ?!?!?!???????

Neither has the foot speed to play defense at their respective positions

 

[VolballTN]

You wanna know how great of a coach KJH is? Go look at the job she did at NC State, and look where they are now. Best thing they did was fire her.

 

[dillyo51]

I mean we can be 16-7 going into USC
that’s pretty good and needed

Unfortunately, they won’t be 16-7.

 

[Majors]

Irony is worshipping a player for carrying the team and then when a teammate on that same team has a great game and were mismanaged, deflecting and acting like it didn’t impact the outcome because it doesn’t fit your agenda.

Irony is being a NV, while trying to act as a savior while being a NV.

 

[alexvol]

The thing that drives me crazy is the turn overs ...especially those that turn into points on the other end.It has been a steady 4 years of craziness and it cost them the game today .

 

[Caz]

The thing that drives me crazy is the turn overs ...especially those that turn into points on the other end.It has been a steady 4 years of craziness and it cost them the game today .

Yes that and a ridiculous effort to rebound. This will get you beat every game.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

One of the longest discussions yet!

Should just make every game thread part of the Harper discussion/debate thread at this point.

 

[glv98]

KJH presser. Nothing we didn't already know or discuss. Said offense was good enough to win, defense let us down. Lack of scoring fm anyone not Jewel or Rickea was a problem. Failure to handle "physicality" and though she didn't say it, bad reffing. Did miss some important shots late that hurt. That's about all she said. Poor JP had to sit thru it, who decides who comes out? Sorry she had to do it on one of her not better games.

 

[WinnerCircle]

Irony is being a NV, while trying to act as a savior while being a NV.

Good. Felt amazing hearing it from you.

 

[VolFuture]

What? Haven't rewatched, didn't realize Sara didn't play in the second half. I thought she played pretty well the first half, esp if she got 6 assists. Hope she's ok.

Post and PG was where we really suffered this game. Disappointed in the setback for TK.

No it was pretty much by choice tess played nearly all 20 second half minutes after Sara’s first rotation out

 

[Deebowbear]

Looked like the players quit.

They where tired worn out

 

[Harpethriverkid63]

Most of us realize that what were seeing is way below where we want to be. Still why act crazy after a loss cause were not the ones that control anything. She hasn't been able to recruit the players we need to be elite. Were average and whatever the reason NIL or some other reason until recruiting changes nothing changes with this program. I am confident that Coach Kellie could take SC's roster and win like they are winning. Dawn with our would have several losses.

The problem with this is your last sentence. Dawn would never have recruited nor put together this kind of roster.

 

[Harpethriverkid63]

I said the team has 11 4/5 star players and that is a fact. You can try your best to degrade the players in defense of fully grown coaches as much as you want to it doesn’t change that fact.
Teams like Colorado, NC State, Iowa are winning with nearly half less Top 100 recruits.

You just rambling at this moment.. I see what this is about.

Point remains.

Don’t expect much to change or get better. Blame the players for every loss.. when they win still criticize the players.

The coach(es) are helpless.. someway please give them a roster that they didn’t build themselves, because this roster that started the season ranked #11 is deeply flawed at no fault of the leadership in place.

But, but….this team was going on a row!! (Your words). Now you’re changing because of a loss to OM??? Your analytics credibility is shot.

 

[VolFuture]

On the bright side according to NET that was a win bc we played competitive and close

 

[glv98]

On the bright side according to NET that was a win bc we played competitive and close

Yeah I said earlier it's less a harmful loss than a lost opportunity for a meaningful win.

And still feels sh*tty. We could have/should have won.

 

[VolFuture]

Yeah I said earlier it's less a harmful loss than a lost opportunity for a meaningful win.

And still feels sh*tty. We could have/should have won.

Yea :/

On to the next! The whole season still in front of us!

 

[DarkPhoenix]

The problem with this is your last sentence. Dawn would never have recruited nor put together this kind of roster.

That’s what I’ve been saying, this roster is not good after Rickea and Spear we don’t have much.

 

[spojo13]

Loved Kellie as a player and competitor and from everything I hear she is a quality person. However, the recruiting and inabiloty to scheme around player deficiencies is what will probably bring her down here. I know NIL is a problem, but the recruiting has been spotty at best at both her P5 stops. Transfer recruiting has done really well, but it takes a lot of time for transfers to all meld together., and she has scheduled really tough to begin, which is a whole other discussion. She is never going to be a coach that will do more with less elite players because her scheme just doesn’t mask less athletic players on a regular basis, and quite frankly we just have a few complete players on our roster. We have some that are great defensively but not so much on offense and vice versa. The team and coaches are probably trying their best but the players athleticism is what it is at this point, and Kellie’s scheme is what it is at this point. It’s just a round peg, square hole situation, unfortunately.

 

[glv98]

SARA HAD 6 ASSISTS AND DIDNT PLAY IN THE SECOND HALF BC OF DARBY ?!?!?!???????

Turns out it was Powell w 6 asst, not Sara.