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Darth_Vol said:
How I love a good pissing match between UConn and South Carolina fans...

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At least they can have one were trying to beat Auburn and Vandy.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
The way we played last night I am concerned.
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Yep. February is here. This is make or break month for Lady Vols the last several seasons.

1 more loss like that to a team we should beat and our season is in a lot of trouble.

Biggest issue for me last night was our lack of desire to get a stop. Particularly from the guards. So many olay defense layups and missed defensive assignments. Total lack of desire and effort.
 
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Majors said:
We lack athletes outside of JH and RJ….less talented but more athletic teams will expose our weakness/lack of quickness.
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Here we go again. Chicken or egg. When we recruit athletic players (Wynn, Miles, etc) they tend to lack necessary offensive skills, such as shooting. When we recruit skills players (Darby) they lack athleticism. The answer is say, Rickea Jackson, who has plenty of both. Our problem is RJs don't grow on trees, and the ones that do haven't wanted to play here in a while. Meanwhile, our coach works with a shuffling deck of limited players.
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Biggest issue for me last night was our lack of desire to get a stop. Particularly from the guards. So many olay defense layups and missed defensive assignments. Total lack of desire and effort.
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Once again, totally don't see lack of effort or desire. At all. From anyone. Poor play and/or being overmatched does not mean they didn't want or try to do better. Do you actually think any of those kids playing 45 mins of basketball on a school night in the hellhole of Starkville, Miss didn't care? Wanted to look bad on TV? I will never understand this claim.
 
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glv98 said:
Here we go again. Chicken or egg. When we recruit athletic players (Wynn, Miles, etc) they tend to lack necessary offensive skills, such as shooting. When we recruit skills players (Darby) they lack athleticism. The answer is say, Rickea Jackson, who has plenty of both. Our problem is RJs don't grow on trees, and the ones that do haven't wanted to play here in a while. Meanwhile, our coach works with a shuffling deck of limited players.
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Is the answer recruiting misses to fit your style of play or not changing system to fit players? Based on how you laid it out, seems like it’s both.
 
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Majors said:
Is the answer recruiting misses to fit your style of play or not changing system to fit players? Based on how you laid it out, seems like it’s both.
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IMO missing on elite recruits is about not having marquee wins and not sniffing a championship of any kind in a decade or so. Perception of the program as "used to be good". That's why this season is such a painful blow. Should have been a chance to change that, but so far just reinforcing it.
 
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glv98 said:
IMO missing on elite recruits is about not having marquee wins and not sniffing a championship of any kind in a decade or so. Perception of the program as "used to be good". That's why this season is such a painful blow. Should have been a chance to change that, but so far just reinforcing it.
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100% agree
 
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glv98 said:
Here we go again. Chicken or egg. When we recruit athletic players (Wynn, Miles, etc) they tend to lack necessary offensive skills, such as shooting. When we recruit skills players (Darby) they lack athleticism. The answer is say, Rickea Jackson, who has plenty of both. Our problem is RJs don't grow on trees, and the ones that do haven't wanted to play here in a while. Meanwhile, our coach works with a shuffling deck of limited players.

Once again, totally don't see lack of effort or desire. At all. From anyone. Poor play and/or being overmatched does not mean they didn't want or try to do better. Do you actually think any of those kids playing 45 mins of basketball on a school night in the hellhole of Starkville, Miss didn't care? Wanted to look bad on TV? I will never understand this claim.
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I’m sorry, but not getting any stops is a total lack of desire, not being over matched. If you ever played the game you know it’s mind over matter in those situations. We could have finished that game numerous times in regulation and both OTs. Instead our players committed careless turnovers and played poor defense.
 
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glv98 said:
Once again, totally don't see lack of effort or desire. At all. From anyone. Poor play and/or being overmatched does not mean they didn't want or try to do better. Do you actually think any of those kids playing 45 mins of basketball on a school night in the hellhole of Starkville, Miss didn't care? Wanted to look bad on TV? I will never understand this claim.
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Agree, anyone who thinks this team didn't leave it all on the court last night wasn't paying attention...
 
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For whatever the reason for this season not living up to expectations it still will have a domino effect on other seasons with our coach. the top recruits are not going to take a chance on her now you got to get a name just so recruits can say I want to play with her just because of who the coach is and dismiss that LV tree unless it’s our polarizing star from the W (Catchings) other than that get a big name or else it’s Dawn vs Mulkey fighting it out for top recruits that want to play in the SEC
 
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LUVMESUMVOL said:
For whatever the reason for this season not living up to expectations it still will have a domino effect on other seasons with our coach. the top recruits are not going to take a chance on her now you got to get a name just so recruits can say I want to play with her just because of who the coach is and dismiss that LV tree unless it’s our polarizing star from the W (Catchings) other than that get a big name or else it’s Dawn vs Mulkey fighting it out for top recruits that want to play in the SEC
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I think the reason is becoming glaringly obvious .......people brought it up at the beginning when we started off terribly and got shunned for it . Now those same posters who shunned the honest ones are shunning the "W/e reason that's glaringly obvious" now LOL
 
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glv98 said:
I've noticed a bit of a softer tone the last couple of days. You know we're in the crapper when Darth feels sorry for us.
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I don't remember if you were here then, but it's the same thing that happened a few years back when the forum as a whole suddenly realized I was right about Holly. As far as I'm concerned, there's no more quarrel. With very few exceptions, it seems once again the forum (including me) is simpatico...
 
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I’m watching Baylor play Oklahoma right now, entertaining game. Baylor looks so different now. The fall has been fast.
 
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Rooster1 said:
Geno has been barking a lot more the past 5-6 years…..this season in particular. After every loss (or even a close first half like the UT game) he has had something to whine about. It’s below him tbh, and I think Dawn handled that latest Geno insult with dignity.
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I brought this up as to why Geno is beginning to get more disliked than ever and UConn posters here didn't like it much. Really though are you going to say another team beat you up and the Refs let them do it. That was a classless remark JMO just accept that you lost sometimes and move on.
 
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I kinda agree with Geno. I'd much rather watch a basketball game than a wrestling match. I do think it's sad, but inevitable, that the women's game goes down the path of the men's. Whoever's biggest and strongest, not necessarily most skilled. Dawn's right, that path has been most pronounced in the SEC. She has every right to stand up for that style of play, which she obviously embraces. It's just opinion on approach to the game.

I'm just not sure how that gets translated as personal insult or certainly some racist or sexist thing that ole Dawn is just not going to stand for.
 
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