Game Thread: Tulsa v Lady Vols, Sat Dec 21st ; West Palm Beach Classic; 11AM Eastern; BallerTV:

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therickbol said:
Her only "lazy" that I see is more bad habit/mentality. She does not strain thru a defensive possession. She is very max initial effort to cause a steal. Then if she is out of position she just reaches and stabs at the ball. If she was determined to say this girl will not beat me off the dribble then she could be great.
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I am responding to the claims that Coop was being lazy in today's game. In this game, I did not see much of the problem you describe.

To the general charge, I think some people confuse "effort" with playing like an undisciplined 12 year old, who chases the ball with reckless abandon and goes crashing in to the paint for every rebound or a come from behind defensive play.

At this level, doing that more often than not gets a team out of position so they are vulnerable to transition plays. In fact early in the season, the LVs were crashing and chasing which led to unnecessary fouls and getting beat on transition.

Sometimes if you get beat by a player, the best play is to let another defender switch over and be ready to guard on the perimeter.

On another note, very impressed by the progression that Spearman is showing as the season moves along.
 
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madtownvol said:
I am responding to the claims that Coop was being lazy in today's game. In this game, I did not see much of the problem you describe.

To the general charge, I think some people confuse "effort" with playing like an undisciplined 12 year old, who chases the ball with reckless abandon and goes crashing in to the paint for every rebound or a come from behind defensive play.

At this level, doing that more often than not gets a team out of position so they are vulnerable to transition plays. In fact early in the season, the LVs were crashing and chasing which led to unnecessary fouls and getting beat on transition.

Sometimes if you get beat by a player, the best play is to let another defender switch over and be ready to guard on the perimeter.

On another note, very impressed by the progression that Spearman is showing as the season moves along.
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Not only out of position but heightened risk of injury.
 
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Volfan1000 said:
Tulsa gets boat raced and the Lady Volunteers have a nice holiday tournament.
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I got the feeling at the beginning of the Tulsa game that their coach kinda felt like her team could pull off the upset. Something about her projected as smug and maybe even slightly arrogant.

Then we smacked the living sh!t out of them. That was great.
 
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KnoxLikeUs said:
I don’t know why you think it’s funny… you or anyone else attempting to discredit Coop play in anyway is being ridiculous. She has some of the most explosive highlights of any player in WBB this season. The blocks, assists, steals, a two way versatile player that makes big time baskets in the mid-range, attacking the basket, and shooting the three ball.
And has the clutch gene.
All in just over 20 minutes per game.
You don’t know how bad it sounds when you think you can discredit Coop then turn around and say something as ridiculous as this team needs to add a freshman from a team that can barely score 50 points in a game.
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Do you watch Women’s basketball or just the lady Vols???
 
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they're both on the winners grid...But thanks for watching out for me ;o)
Game Thread Prediction Winners
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1Orange Maniac1Samford(tie)
1VolBalls331Samford(tie)
2Volfan10001UT Martin
3chuckiepoo1MTSU
4CoachJumper1Liberty
5chuckiepoo2WCU
6lvocd1FSU
7Knoxvol521Iowa
8J-Dog 13131No. Car. Cntrl
9J-Dog 13132Memphis
10Ladyvol7771Richmond(tie)
10Volfan20121Richmond(tie)
11Volfan20121Tulsa
 
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lvocd said:
I got the feeling at the beginning of the Tulsa game that their coach kinda felt like her team could pull off the upset. Something about her projected as smug and maybe even slightly arrogant.

Then we smacked the living sh!t out of them. That was great.
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They started off looking like a team playing its third game in about 63 hours, but something kicked in about a minute into the second quarter, and Tulsa got its reality check.
 
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madtownvol said:
I am responding to the claims that Coop was being lazy in today's game. In this game, I did not see much of the problem you describe.

To the general charge, I think some people confuse "effort" with playing like an undisciplined 12 year old, who chases the ball with reckless abandon and goes crashing in to the paint for every rebound or a come from behind defensive play.

At this level, doing that more often than not gets a team out of position so they are vulnerable to transition plays. In fact early in the season, the LVs were crashing and chasing which led to unnecessary fouls and getting beat on transition.

Sometimes if you get beat by a player, the best play is to let another defender switch over and be ready to guard on the perimeter.

On another note, very impressed by the progression that Spearman is showing as the season moves along.
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IMO in alot of ways the whole team is learning to play at this fierce intensity and effort level but also consistently stay in control. They're learning to control that high horsepower engine while driving in the neighborhood instead of on the autobonn. Coop is a good example of that when she tries for a steal then has to power it down to normal D.

Also remember how young and new Coop is. She played almost no meaningful minutes at SC and not at all last year. She's really only a handful of games into her career and in a system brand new to her. Given that, she's WAY ahead of schedule, All SEC level.

Calling any player willing to play in this system lazy is just embarrasingly silly ass fanspeak IMO.
 
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glv98 said:
IMO in alot of ways the whole team is learning to play at this fierce intensity and effort level but also consistently stay in control. They're learning to control that high horsepower engine while driving in the neighborhood instead of on the autobonn. Coop is a good example of that when she tries for a steal then has to power it down to normal D.

Also remember how young and new Coop is. She played almost no meaningful minutes at SC and not at all last year. She's really only a handful of games into her career and in a system brand new to her. Given that, she's WAY ahead of schedule, All SEC level.

Calling any player willing to play in this system lazy is just embarrasingly silly ass fanspeak IMO.
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Especially that Coop is literally doing the most of any if our players until she hits the relax button. She is anticipating everything on offense and defense, often in a leadership role.
 
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LV renaissance said:
Especially that Coop is literally doing the most of any if our players until she hits the relax button. She is anticipating everything on offense and defense, often in a leadership role.
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It's a matter of learning when and how to hit the relax, or gear dow,n button. Consistency is a learning process, esp at this high level. I don't think it's ever that she's intentionally lazy or lacks effort. That's just dumb.
 
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glv98 said:
It's a matter of learning when and how to hit the relax, or gear dow,n button. Consistency is a learning process, esp at this high level. I don't think it's ever that she's intentionally lazy or lacks effort. That's just dumb.
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She gets frustrated, hangs her head, and then takes plays off. It is not being lazy. She has the highest motor out there. It's emotional.

You see this sometimes with kids who are huge talents and used to having everything go their way. She will mature out of it because I know Kim won't put up with it. Cooper just needs to watch Zakai on the men's team. When he makes a mistake or something goes wrong he doubles down on the other end to make up for it. It is all about habits because I am sure he is feeling some of the same emotions.
 
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