SECT Game Thread: Lady Vols 74 - Kentucky 83

[UT Challenger]

Rhymne time means the refs take care of me!

SC will get all of the no calls Ky got tonight and they can complain about the officiating. RHYNE TIME will have a tough game tomorrow.

 

[Voluble2]

Same with SC's Boston. Both Howard and Boston can be as physical as they want to be and rarely have fouls called on them. Meanwhile, Tamari seems to be called for fouls by simply looking at another player.

They really need to look at getting some of the men's refs to come over for the post-season officiating. For them, it would be like watching a game played in slow motion at that point in the season since they are used to watching the men and they wouldn't miss as many calls.

The women's refs are just the worst of the worst. And I firmly believe they develop grudges and have favorites. Having all new crews would prevent that.

 

[sisaq]

Ky thank ur God that Horston was out

 

[UT Challenger]

Honestly Kentucky was the better team tonight. We had no answer for the 3 the entire game.

The answer was to go out and play defense and not leave them wide open.

 

[mudcat1973]

I don't obviously see her practice day in and out so I'll rely on Harper's take. She's moving great from what I've seen and initiated contact without shying away.

did you watch last year rae about 70% to last year rae. old person who misplace their eyeglasses could see that.

 

[LadyVols_WBK]

did you watch last year rae about 70% to last year rae. old person who misplace their eyeglasses could see that.

No need to get test out her mudcat we are all on edge too

 

[J-Dog 1313]

I think Sarah is looking forward to the season being over. When she was in high school at Muscle Shoals she only played two of the 8 minute quarters. She came in here and starting playing 25 to 30 a game early in the season. Her minutes have dropped in the last several games she just looks physically tired hit that freshman wall because she was the one of all the freshmen getting the playing time.

I agree. I think she has hit that freshman wall. Hopefully, the break before the start of the NCAAT will help to reinvigorate Sara and bring back her production. Go get'em Sara.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Ky thank ur God that Horston was out

They had 17 ORB's, same as us. We typically out-rebound our opponents and don't let them get ORB's. But that didn't happen tonite. With Horston there, that wouldn't have happened.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

With a healthy Rae and Horston, we get to the final in this tournament and give SC all they can handle. And we get to the SS in the tourney at least. Without Horston, and an 80% Rae, we can still hope for a SS, but it will be an uphill climb. All teams have injuries, but ours have been to our best producers.

 

[mudcat1973]

The only thing I have to say is where was this Alexus Dye all season???

dye took a back seat to horston to much. look how good tenn would have been if rae not got hurt and dye,horston,burrel split their shot atts. .

 

[UT Challenger]

i'm blaming Alabamas sorry @$$ for taking out our best player lol

They got even for knocking out 3 of Abrams teeth in the first game with them this year.

 

[LadyVols_WBK]

Tamari Keys basketball career:

 

[mudcat1973]

it was joke about old person. but somettimes i wonder why if they

No need to get test out her mudcat we are all on edge too

can not see rae no where near last year on speed. but her shoting is getting there.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

They got even for knocking out 3 of Abrams teeth in the first game with them this year.

She was back soon after so even isn't quite the word... now if she was out 4-8 weeks that would have been even

 

[turbovol]

We lost because our defense was terrible. You can't give up 83 freakin' points and expect to win....

 

[TJVol95]

Out coached and out played

 

[teacherdean]

I think Dye did not like Rae coming back and taking her minutes. She appeared very unmotivated during that stretch. But with Jordy out she now feels she has to carry more of the load and is back to being more intense and dynamic.

Striplin is the mystery. Why did we not do more to develop her during the season? Did the light just come on for her? Or is this game and aberration? She seems to show a lot of potential.

Puckett needs to get out of her shooting funk. She is better than that, and this team desperately needs another scorer. You can't have her and Darby be this unproductive on the offensive end and beat a good team.

From what I am seeing Striplin should have clocked more minutes, however, I trust KJH to do what she see as the right thing to do. Her recruiting class is a lot better than many of us perceived. One of the problems with Darby’s shooting is she needs too much space before she shoots. I really think that is a confidence issue. I really think this team has a lot of potential with a few more added pieces and better luck with health issues. All I have to say is, don’t count the Lady Vols out.

 

[LV renaissance]

I love this team but they sure can be hard to watch. How many games, even during our winning streak, do we get down by double digits early. We barely had the firepower to do it back then, but we definitely don't now without Jordy, Green, and not much of Keys.
While I agree with the comments that Keys is not that offensively skilled, I do think her other main issue has been erratic focus and determination. When she is focused and determined, she has the ability to be fierce on defense and get double digit rebounds and points or at least close to it. When she doesn't have it, she will commit a couple of careless fouls that put her on the bench, seems to not have "good hands" as others have noted yet here hands were good enough in the games she was focused, and our team just doesn't have enough other remaining talent and experience to pull out wins against good teams.
I commend Rae and Dye for stepping up big during the tournament. They both played their best basketball yet this season. Now if only Keys can follow suit, we may get to the sweet 16. If not, I look forward to next year when we have more firepower and experience so that we don't have to rely so much on Key's A game.

 

[Volfan1000]

Key is the one player that holds the keys to a possible deep NCAA Tournament run for the Lady Volunteers in 2022.

 

[casetopia]

Finished the season 5-7 in our last 12 games. Not how you want to be playing going into the postseason.

 

[VolFuture]

Does this hurt our top 16 chances… would have been better to lose to LSU again ://

 

[papatomany]

did you watch last year rae about 70% to last year rae. old person who misplace their eyeglasses could see that.

I was thinking 80%, but I am the aforementioned old person. Glasses haven't been misplaced, but I do need new ones.

 

[Lucy]

We really missed Jordy tonight. Snoop has been awesome and Freshman class showing a lot but Jordy would have closed the deal. I’m saying the addition of her not instead of anyone.

 

[Lucy]

WHat's next...she the right weight but needs to be taller !??..

CJ I’m assuming you are poking fun at the poster not at a young lady. Your post could be taken a couple of ways.

 

[Lucy]

It was a two and through.

And that is about our ceiling in the NCAA as well.

I often read through posts not looking at who the poster is. Now that I have blocked Darth I can pretty much guess that a particularly nasty, snarky post is either you or casetopia. Congrats on being relentlessly jerky. If you hate the Lady Vols and female athletes then don’t watch.