NCAAT Game Thread: Lady Vols vs Louisville

[LadyViking/Vol]

Clean up the turnovers and play better offensively this team would have and should have won this game .. Hate we lost but proud of the never quit in this team.. Looking forward to next season .. Go Lady Vols !!

 

[djohnnyg]

Don't tell me Key cares. There is absolutely no evidence of that.

 

[th2421]

I think the draft is going to rethink her.

Thought today was her best game in a while, even if she still looked like a shadow of last season's Rae. I still see her going late 1st round and making the team in the right situation where she can fill a position of need and there's cap space (i.e. Las Vegas).

 

[sechamp2012]

She did have 22 points tonight, sooo..

Yeah and Rae hit 9 of 18 which is 50% which a team will take all year long.

 

[AntiochVol81]

Nah, I’m not about to placate these girls. We started playing to our potential and got within 2, then we just started doing stupid things with the ball. Like 8 straight possessions resulted in a turnover or a terrible shot.

But where was the timeout Kellie.

 

[spoton]

Nah, I’m not about to placate these girls. We started playing to our potential and got within 2, then we just started doing stupid things with the ball. Like 8 straight possessions resulted in a turnover or a terrible shot.

Yes, we got within two because TK was on the bench and we had players in that could make a basket. TK cannot play under pressure, can’t make a bucket and can’t catch the ball.

 

[kell7517]

I get going with what brought you here (Key's defense and rebounding) but I do think Striplin played well enough in the first half that I'm confused we didn't see more of her in the 4th quarter.

Agree that Key just didn't have it today but COME ON with those calling for Key to transfer. Get outta here.

Transfer, no. Get into The weight room and play like someone stole your lunch money, yes.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Key don’t need to go anywhere. But can we get Mercedes back home to Knox to work with Key though?

 

[utkCREW]

She did have 22 points this game…soo

I’ve watched Burrell drive into the paint for 4+ years and throw the ball near the basket (most times not near the basket) hoping for a foul. She’s improved a little bit and has a nice lil toss up floater now, but whew. She’s been like Meghan Simmons — 40+ shots and 15 points per game.

 

[dtnvol]

Okay, I guess we will have to get prepared for next year. I understand injuries are part of the game. Would love to have seen what it would have been with Houston And Green healthy

This is one of the reasons why we should continue to recruit for next season...Injuries change everything, especially when you don't have adequate backups...We help more help in the post/paint...Louisville had TOO MANY offensive rebounds today...

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Yes, we got within two because TK was on the bench and we had players in that could make a basket. TK cannot play under pressure, can’t make a bucket and can’t catch the ball.

But Key was in the game during that run. It was the careless turnovers.

 

[Rons1989]

That Dye turnover really killed us...

 

[casetopia]

Cmon wes moore please beat geno and I'll be happy.

 

[utkCREW]

Key don’t need to go anywhere. But can we get Mercedes back home to Knox to work with Key though?

Ew, I think you have memory loss. Mercedes’ Russell was one of the first of the TN biguns to lack that tenacity that Glory Johnson and Michelle Snow brought to the TN post position!

 

[Rons1989]

Very impressed with Striplin tho shes gone be a good one very skilled

 

[madtownvol]

I hear you. I think our frustration is we definitely could’ve won this game. Key missed key layups and bad turnovers.

I agree but fans should not directly start posting crap in the midst of their frustration. We lost to a team that was a heavy favorite but the kept the game close despite not having our best player and TK having her worst game since her freshman season. I feel bad for Key; it was just on of those nightmare days that can happen to any player. But we have whole bunch of lame-azz negvols who are primed to talk crap about a team that has battled adversity all season. That reaction is Frustrating.

 

[Chippo]

EXTREMELY BAD!

I saw the whole game with my girlfriend and mentioned to her in the first half that Key looked
Lackadaisical. She agreed with me.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

But where was the timeout Kellie.

That irritated the heck out of me this was a do or die game for us. The team was starting to come apart then.

 

[volforlife10]

Ew, I think you have memory loss. Mercedes’ Russell was one of the first of the TN biguns to lack that tenacity that Glory Johnson and Michelle Snow brought to the TN post position!

she was also coached by holly. that is not on her. she’s doing well in the wnba, and with a good coach she would have dominated in college.

 

[kell7517]

What’s so frustrating is we showed we could
Play with them and even had a chance to snag the lead. And poof… there it goes.

 

[LadyVol1908]

Can we give Tess her flowers though! She shot us in the game, in the 3rd quarter!!!!!!

 

[casetopia]

Ew, I think you have memory loss. Mercedes’ Russell was one of the first of the TN biguns to lack that tenacity that Glory Johnson and Michelle Snow brought to the TN post position!

Lol thats exactly what i was thinking. She used to drive me nuts.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Ew, I think you have memory loss. Mercedes’ Russell was one of the first of the TN biguns to lack that tenacity that Glory Johnson and Michelle Snow brought to the TN post position!

No Mercedes now is a TOTALLY different person. You gotta watch her AU highlights. She can ball.

 

[Deebowbear]

But where was the timeout Kellie.

We got beat in coaching and playing today. We didn’t look good today all around cards wanted it more.

 

[LUVMESUMVOL]

With a healthy Horston and Greene we were a legit final 4 team that's not my heart talking that's what my eyes can clearly see.we beat Louisville with both of them playing.dont want to play the IF game but the reality sucks