Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2024-25

[River67]

Wonder why Mulkey is holding Reese out for both of their exhibition games? LSU is only up 13 at the half

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

Is that Amani Bartlett? Like the former recruit who was committed under Holly then committed to Syracuse?

I actually like her

 

[ttharp]

It’s only an exhibition game and LSU’s playing without Angel Reese, but whew… they’ve got some work to do. Their cupcake non-conference schedule could come back to bite come SEC play.

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

It’s only an exhibition game and LSU’s playing without Angel Reese, but whew… they’ve got some work to do. Their cupcake non-conference schedule could come back to bite come SEC play.

I think this LSU team finishes 7th or 8th in SEC play

There are some excellent players on that roster but they don't have the coaching or schedule to challenge them to get them there. Will be a battle between SC vs TN

 

[Volfaninfl2]

If anyone wants to see the joke of LSU’s out of conference schedule, here it is. Fans don’t have much to watch till SEC games.

2022-23 LSU Tigers Women's Basketball Schedule | ESPN

 

[ttharp]

I think this LSU team finishes 7th or 8th in SEC play

There are some excellent players on that roster but they don't have the coaching or schedule to challenge them to get them there. Will be a battle between SC vs TN

They definitely didn’t look like the 3rd best team in the SEC. If they are, this must really be a down year.

I do expect Arkansas to surprise folks. Alabama returns some key pieces as well.

 

[River67]

If anyone wants to see the joke of LSU’s out of conference schedule, here it is. Fans don’t have much to watch till SEC games.

2022-23 LSU Tigers Women's Basketball Schedule | ESPN

They don’t play a ranked team until they play us on January 30th

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

Well the only players I genuinely liked what I saw from LSU were Poa and Flaujae. This team will outside of that will have to ride Morris and Reese to the finish line.

 

[sisaq]

They don’t play a ranked team until they play us on January 30th

Kim always known to play top teams when she has great team but hey, that style will not works for her anymore.

 

[ttharp]

Well the only players I genuinely liked what I saw from LSU were Poa and Flaujae. This team will outside of that will have to ride Morris and Reese to the finish line.

Yup. Come SEC play, those two will have to play pretty much 35-40 minute games most nights - esp if they plan on finishing in the top four.

And as we know, the SEC regular season is an absolute grind.

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

Yup. Come SEC play, those two will have to play pretty much 35-40 minute games most nights - esp if they plan on finishing in the top four.

And as we know, the SEC regular season is an absolute grind.

Basically like last years team. Outside of that starting 5 their bench gave them nothing. That’s going to hurt against elite teams because you have to have quality people on the bench to turn to.

But I’ll reserve judgement fully until I see other teams play. I wasn’t exactly impressed with Arizona tonight either and people are rating them high as well

 

[Volfaninfl2]

Well the only players I genuinely liked what I saw from LSU were Poa and Flaujae. This team will outside of that will have to ride Morris and Reese to the finish line.

Carson made several 3’s.

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

Carson made several 3’s.

Great point! I remember her being solid at GT but disappeared while at WVU

I’m losing track of all these transfers who are on school #3

 

[Volfan2012]

Mississippi College is ranked number 102 in Division two by Massey. Carson Newman is ranked number 68 so we'll see how we do against them Sunday. I think LSU looks like a really good team going to be tough for anyone to beat them down there.

 

[Poultrygeist]

Just learned that Aliyah Boston's boyfriend is Tre Minott, a member of USC's mens basketball team. He stands 6' 9" so there's no height issue. He even wears her number 4.
How sweet!

 

[Poultrygeist]

New SC logo. The other USC's ( University of Spoiled Children ) location was still a part of Mexico long after we were giving out diplomas.

 

[TheMississippiVol]

I wasn’t impressed at all with LSU. Decent athleticism compared to last years LSU team. I’ve see their new players that were held out and this team will probably struggle against tough competition even with their full roster unless they just weren’t motivated to play this exhibition at all and can elevate their level of play up a notch or two, MAYBE three.
If Tennessee comes out flat Sunday, then perhaps I can say it’s just an exhibition! Cause for anyone to say LSU looked good they have to be giving them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

I wasn’t impressed at all with LSU. Decent athleticism compared to last years LSU team. I’ve see their new players that were held out and this team will probably struggle against tough competition even with their full roster unless they just weren’t motivated to play this exhibition at all and can elevate their level of play up a notch or two, MAYBE three.
If Tennessee comes out flat Sunday, then perhaps I can say it’s just an exhibition! Cause for anyone to say LSU looked good they have to be giving them the benefit of the doubt.

they looked pretty horrific that first half. Much better 2nd half but it’s a inferior team they played. They do have a couple good looking new players but there are things I’m skeptical of.

Zero clue how good they truly will be, they were essentially without their 2 all SEC players and that entire lineup all played at a different program essentially the season before so not sure how to truly assess this.

I will say this, they do look more athletic compared to last years group but no one will know truly how good they are until late January. If they don’t leave OOC undefeated LSU will have major problems in SEC play

Carson, Poa and Flaujae stood out to me. LSU should have excellent guard play. Their post play leaves a lot to be desired though once they venture outside of Reese. This is where teams like SC and TN will feast having such an edge inside

I watched AZ last night and they may have looked even worse than LSU. Not impressed either with a team many rate so high

 

[VolBall09]

I wasn’t impressed at all with LSU. Decent athleticism compared to last years LSU team. I’ve see their new players that were held out and this team will probably struggle against tough competition even with their full roster unless they just weren’t motivated to play this exhibition at all and can elevate their level of play up a notch or two, MAYBE three.
If Tennessee comes out flat Sunday, then perhaps I can say it’s just an exhibition! Cause for anyone to say LSU looked good they have to be giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Seriously thought Morris was out of eligibility. Kid has been in college for forever.

 

[River67]

they looked pretty horrific that first half. Much better 2nd half but it’s a inferior team they played. They do have a couple good looking new players but there are things I’m skeptical of.

Zero clue how good they truly will be, they were essentially without their 2 all SEC players and that entire lineup all played at a different program essentially the season before so not sure how to truly assess this.

I will say this, they do look more athletic compared to last years group but no one will know truly how good they are until late January. If they don’t leave OOC undefeated LSU will have major problems in SEC play

Carson, Poa and Flaujae stood out to me. LSU should have excellent guard play. Their post play leaves a lot to be desired though once they venture outside of Reese. This is where teams like SC and TN will feast having such an edge inside

I watched AZ last night and they may have looked even worse than LSU. Not impressed either with a team many rate so high

Interesting that Mulkey put a walk on in before a scholarship player

 

[Ladyvolfan45]

Interesting that Mulkey put a walk on in before a scholarship player

I noticed that too. Ware? I think she was a Fargas kid but she didn’t play well when she did play. That one will be in the portal in a year

 

[lvocd]

I'm guessing most teams aren't going to look great in the first game. That said, reports coming out of Tennessee's practice suggest they may look better than most at this point, and that's great because we'll need to be.

As for Kim's scheduling, she's never been known for being a bold scheduler, but that has never appeared to keep her from making deep runs in post-season. Stinks for fans, though, to pay for season tickets and then never (during non-con part) have the extra excitement that comes from not knowing what the outcome will be. I can enjoy watching everyone on our roster get to play and have fun against the occasional cupcake, but if I had LSU's non-con schedule to look forward to, I'd be disappointed and sad.

 

[VolBall09]

they looked pretty horrific that first half. Much better 2nd half but it’s a inferior team they played. They do have a couple good looking new players but there are things I’m skeptical of.

Zero clue how good they truly will be, they were essentially without their 2 all SEC players and that entire lineup all played at a different program essentially the season before so not sure how to truly assess this.

I will say this, they do look more athletic compared to last years group but no one will know truly how good they are until late January. If they don’t leave OOC undefeated LSU will have major problems in SEC play

Carson, Poa and Flaujae stood out to me. LSU should have excellent guard play. Their post play leaves a lot to be desired though once they venture outside of Reese. This is where teams like SC and TN will feast having such an edge inside

I watched AZ last night and they may have looked even worse than LSU. Not impressed either with a team many rate so high

Yeah AZ is headed for the crapper imo. That program was Aari McDonald, not Adia Barnes. I think Barnes has one of the worst attitudes/personalities in the sport as well. One more year with as many controversies as she had last season and she’ll be out of a job. Her tongue is continuously quicker than her brain.

 

[Volfaninfl2]

I wasn’t impressed at all with LSU. Decent athleticism compared to last years LSU team. I’ve see their new players that were held out and this team will probably struggle against tough competition even with their full roster unless they just weren’t motivated to play this exhibition at all and can elevate their level of play up a notch or two, MAYBE three.
If Tennessee comes out flat Sunday, then perhaps I can say it’s just an exhibition! Cause for anyone to say LSU looked good they have to be giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Doubt Tennessee comes out flat for CN. We may not be smooth yet, but effort will definitely be there, we actually have a big game for our next game.

 

[stllvf]

total trivia: Minnesota as we know lost their key players who didn't meld with their coach. their 2022-3 roster includes seven freshmen all from < Minnesota.