Rennia or Rae

[LadyVols_WBK]

Re will not be SEC POY. And its Rae's fault. But in the best possible way.

Saw a discussion of on SEC network of POY, Re of course listed as a candidate but no votes, barely a mention from the panel. Her ppg way below the rest. BECAUSE, she has been one of the most unselfish, team oriented, non diva players in history this year, welcoming and enabling the emergence of her running mate.

I've said several times, but worth repeating, Re's sacrifice this year, putting team before individual accolades, may be looked back on as the key moment in the re-emergence of the LVs.

To the topic, their play is so dependent on the presence of the other that I could never choose between them. Without the threat each poses to the defense, neither would be the player they currently are.

I cant think of anyone more deserving then Rennia and its clear she wants the POY award

 

[glv98]

I cant think of anyone more deserving then Rennia and its clear she wants the POY award

Dungee or Howard. Sadly, these awards are almost always based on scoring average.

 

[Nute Gunray]

I am not going to get into a debate over who is better at the current moment (the LVs need both to be playing at a high level to make a tournament run).

But, Rae is the posterchild for the diamond in the rough. She has off the chart athleticism but as a freshman could not make shots (which was so odd given her form was textbook), made rash decisions, and as commonly noted, played like a bull in a china shop.

She showed some very nice development last season and now we are seeing the emergence of an elite player. Credit to her for putting in the work and to Kellie and co. for helping to shape this beautiful diamond. I am 100% certain that Rae has another level that we will see next season.

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Rae will be 1st string AA at this level, Madtownvol.

 

[Nute Gunray]

Dungee or Howard. Sadly, these awards are almost always based on scoring average.

From Geno ,"no Chelsea, no Chelsea, no Chelsea, please".

 

[Rickster]

I've said several times, but worth repeating, Re's sacrifice this year, putting team before individual accolades, may be looked back on as the key moment in the re-emergence of the LVs.

Absolutely right. For the full benefit, the sacrifice needs to be reciprocal as I believe you also pointed out earlier. Rennia and Rae have to be dominating but play complimentary ball when needed. The post has solidified and is capable of 25 points on a good day. PG is playing better than some give them credit. Jordan H has this assist thing going and is shooting better from outside. Things are coming together just in time to turn them loose for the tournament.

 

[Vols2015]

As far as the last few games, Rennia has been the outstanding player, but Rae has just been so consistent. She leads our team in scoring!

 

[#1LVLS MAN 4 LIFE]

OH MY, WHAT A GREAT QUESTON!!!!! I hope this makes sense. Does anyone remember the cartoon Wonder Twins where the two twins touch fists and become one superhero using their combined powers, two unique players whose weaknesses are the strengths of the other, not unlike the comic hero Fire Storm. Rea has an outpouring of quiet self-contained self-confidence that is displayed in her play, i.e., when she is scoring at will. Oppositely, for the last couple of years the quiet question that some may have asked when watching Rennia, is when will the real Rennia Davis show up because is so gifted and talented, but her confidence may not have been there for what ever reason. This is just an observation on my part, and not a personal attack. From a coaching perspective, it seems that a coach would have to work more to pull that confidence out of Rennia than Rae. Next, Rennia has the potential to be a game changing player who if she ever masters and augment all of her tremendous gifts would hands down be the best player in the game (almost an exact duplicate of D. DeSheilds), but with Rea, you see the future player she's destined to be from game to game. Think of it this way, both are like a smart bomb, Rea plays like it the majority of the time, Rennia plays like it most of time, but she doesn't know or realize that she is nuclear weapon playing like she is just a run of the mill off the shelf smart bomb. They are both so much bigger than they know. As to the question, at this point, I would have to choose Rea, she been more consistent, and tougher throughout their career. "God help the SEC and the Nation if these go off at the same time." GO DO YOUR THING LADYS, GO LADY VOLS!!!!!!