Tennessee Lady Vol News

[Volfan2012]

Women's Bracketology: Oregon, Arkansas tumble out of the field

Lady Vols move to six seed.

 

[Vols2015]

Will the Lady Vols win against SC? It’s now or never.

 

[Rooster1]

Will the Lady Vols win against SC? It’s now or never.

I think this is going to be a very close game for several reasons but primarily because UT will be at home with a bunch of motivation and fan support. I don't know how the player matchups will evolve in this game, but it is likely UT will follow the conference script and play mostly zone. Ole Miss had an excellent defender in the center position who gave Boston and Cardoso fits. UT will need a player that can defend the post area well. Jackson will get her points no matter who guards her, she is one of the toughest 1v1 matchups in the country.

UT enjoys a significant increase in both offensive and defensive performance at home:

• In home games, the Lady Volunteers are averaging 3.1 more points per game (78.8) than they are in road games (75.7).
• In home games, Tennessee is ceding 9.7 fewer points per game (62.6) than in away games (72.3).

 

[djtee]

Will the Lady Vols win against SC? It’s now or never.

Sure they can win that game SC can be beat, Puckett, Darby, Striplin will need to be ready to defend. Also to note KJH needs to come up with a game plan to get Darby some open looks from 3. It`s not her game but if Darby would take the ball to the basket more she would be even more dangerous on the offensive end i think,

 

[Vols2015]

Sure they can win that game SC can be beat, Puckett, Darby, Striplin will need to be ready to defend. Also to note KJH needs to come up with a game plan to get Darby some open looks from 3. It`s not her game but if Darby would take the ball to the basket more she would be even more dangerous on the offensive end i think,

This. Darby needs to try and draw some fouls to get to the foul line.

 

[djtee]

This. Darby needs to try and draw some fouls to get to the foul line.

Put the ball on the floor

 

[chuckiepoo]

Put the ball on the floor

…eeesh. That thought made me cringe earlier in the year but she seems to be developing that skill.

 

[lvocd]

I think this is going to be a very close game for several reasons but primarily because UT will be at home with a bunch of motivation and fan support.

Actually, recent history has shown that having huge home games with extra fan support has sometimes made this bunch come out extra nervous and tight, so it may not be much of an advantage for Tennessee. Hopefully that won't be the case THIS time, but I can't bring myself to give us the usual extra 5-7 points I used to give past groups playing at home.

 

[glv98]

Ole Miss had an excellent defender in the center position who gave Boston and Cardoso fits. UT will need a player that can defend the post area well. Jackson will get her points no matter who guards her, she is one of the toughest 1v1 matchups in the country.

Much as I love em, I don't think we have a post who can effectively guard Boston and Cardoso. Franklin and Striplin too short and not quick enough, Jill too inexperienced and too foul prone. We'll get killed on the boards and on putbacks.

Second point, I actually think RJ will struggle to reach double digits, especially if she doesn't hit every free throw. I think Dawn follows the Geno plan against her, throw an absolute dedicated defensive blanket on her, be as physical with her as the refs will let you be, and concede the points to Horston who's a less efficient scorer. I'm afraid RJ will struggle just to get touches bc our guards will also be very overmatched.

I know that sounds pessimistic, but unfortunately it's realistic. Afraid we'll do well to stay under a 20 pt margin. I don't think any intangible, crowd, home, etc will help much when we're this overmatched. If I'm wrong I'll gladly eat every crow in Knoxville.

 

[madtownvol]

…eeesh. That thought made me cringe earlier in the year but she seems to be developing that skill.

Next season, she will have a crossover dribble and explosive first step that will put Ja Morant to shame!!

 

[madtownvol]

Much as I love em, I don't think we have a post who can effectively guard Boston and Cardoso. Franklin and Striplin too short and not quick enough, Jill too inexperienced and too foul prone.

Second point, I actually think RJ will struggle to reach double digits, especially if she doesn't hit every free throw. I think Dawn follows the Geno plan against her, throw an absolute dedicated defensive blanket on her, be as physical with her as the refs will let you be, and concede the points to Horston who's a much less efficient scorer. I'm afraid RJ will struggle just to get touches bc our guards will also be very overmatched.

I know that sounds pessimistic, but unfortunately it's realistic. Afraid we'll do well to stay under a 20 pt margin. I don't think any intangible, crowd, home, etc will help much when we're this overmatched. If I'm wrong I'll gladly eat every crow in Knoxville.

Or maybe this is the blue moon game where Rickea channels her inner Cailtin Clark and knocks down 10 treys!!! I am currently working on magical incantations and spells toward that end. If I can just locate the eye of a newt, we will be good!!

 

[glv98]

We desperately need to move up one more spot in the bracket and get out of that 6-3 matchup and into the 5-4. Keep So Car to at least an unembarrassing level, boatrace poor KY and win 2 in SEC tourney, including beating LSU and we might have an actual postseason chance.

 

[madtownvol]

Women's Bracketology: Oregon, Arkansas tumble out of the field

Lady Vols move to six seed.

All we need is to beat SC on Thursday, win out the rest of the conference schedule and the win the SEC conference tournament. Then, the LVs would move into a 4 or maybe even a 3 seed.

Easy peasy....

 

[Memvol44]

This. Darby needs to try and draw some fouls to get to the foul line.

Pump fake,get contact heave the ball to the basket, get three free throws!!

 

[lvocd]

Pump fake,get contact heave the ball to the basket, get three free throws!!

Yes, I would love to see Tess come back next season after having worked hard on developing some effective moves to draw fouls. Having a good array of moves like that would go a LONG way in making her a more attractive option for some pro team somewhere in the world that's looking for a three-pt specialist.

 

[djtee]

The Madness Report: Vols hold position after Kentucky loss, Lady Vols on the rise

 

[Rooster1]

Actually, recent history has shown that having huge home games with extra fan support has sometimes made this bunch come out extra nervous and tight, so it may not be much of an advantage for Tennessee. Hopefully that won't be the case THIS time, but I can't bring myself to give us the usual extra 5-7 points I used to give past groups playing at home.

• In home games, the Lady Volunteers are averaging 3.1 more points per game (78.8) than they are in road games (75.7).
• In home games, Tennessee is ceding 9.7 fewer points per game (62.6) than in away games (72.3).

 

[madtownvol]

Yes, I would love to see Tess come back next season after having worked hard on developing some effective moves to draw fouls. Having a good array of moves like that would go a LONG way in making her a more attractive option for some pro team somewhere in the world that's looking for a three-pt specialist.

Tess is just a junior so she should be definitely return next season. The unknown is whether she will take her covid year and play as 5th year in the 24-25 season. My guess is that she will.

 

[lvocd]

• In home games, the Lady Volunteers are averaging 3.1 more points per game (78.8) than they are in road games (75.7).
• In home games, Tennessee is ceding 9.7 fewer points per game (62.6) than in away games (72.3).

I attend home Lady Vol games and carefully observe a lot of what goes on with the team well before the games even start, so trust me when I say there have been home games they've come out looking bad, and that I absolutely KNEW they would based on body language before tipoff. This group does get particularly nervous.

 

[jeebie]

Tess is just a junior so she should be definitely return next season. The unknown is whether she will take her covid year and play as 5th year in the 24-25 season. My guess is that she will.

I think she will take a fifth season, especially to play with her little sister Edie who may have a scholarship by then.

 

[Rooster1]

I attend home Lady Vol games and carefully observe a lot of what goes on with the team well before the games even start, so trust me when I say there have been home games they've come out looking bad, and that I absolutely KNEW they would based on body language before tipoff. This group does get particularly nervous.

79-63 avg home game score
75-72 avg away game score

I don’t know about body language, but apparently playing at home is a 13 point boost for the LV’s.

 

[Rooster1]

Much as I love em, I don't think we have a post who can effectively guard Boston and Cardoso. Franklin and Striplin too short and not quick enough, Jill too inexperienced and too foul prone. We'll get killed on the boards and on putbacks.

Second point, I actually think RJ will struggle to reach double digits, especially if she doesn't hit every free throw. I think Dawn follows the Geno plan against her, throw an absolute dedicated defensive blanket on her, be as physical with her as the refs will let you be, and concede the points to Horston who's a less efficient scorer. I'm afraid RJ will struggle just to get touches bc our guards will also be very overmatched.

I know that sounds pessimistic, but unfortunately it's realistic. Afraid we'll do well to stay under a 20 pt margin. I don't think any intangible, crowd, home, etc will help much when we're this overmatched. If I'm wrong I'll gladly eat every crow in Knoxville.

SC plays man on man. Only one player will be guarding RJ, and she will get her points, she is so consistent as a shooter.

 

[glv98]

SC plays man on man. Only one player will be guarding RJ, and she will get her points, she is so consistent as a shooter.

RJ is unbelievably efficient, which is why Dawn will not let her get shots off any more that Geno did. There will def be help off with her. If she can get touches, she might get a couple of those awesome fade-aways off one leg but we'll see. She'll get special D attention I'm sure and definitely won't be posting up, which is the LVs go to when we have trouble scoring. B/C will see to that. I still say, look for Horston to get the most shots up by far.

 

[th2421]

79-63 avg home game score
75-72 avg away game score

I don’t know about body language, but apparently playing at home is a 13 point boost for the LV’s.

I was curious to see that adjusted for SOS since, yes, we played Indiana, Virginia Tech, and UConn at home, but we also had all of our cupcake blowouts at home (Eastern Kentucky, Wright State, UCF, Wofford) and basically no cupcakes on the road.

Against the NET top 25:

• 70-70 average home game score (record: 2-3)
• 67-80 average road/neutral game score (record: 0-4)

So, interestingly, yeah, still a 13-point difference.

 

[Coach Jumper]

RJ is unbelievably efficient, which is why Dawn will not let her get shots off any more that Geno did. There will def be help off with her. If she can get touches, she might get a couple of those awesome fade-aways off one leg but we'll see. She'll get special D attention I'm sure and definitely won't be posting up, which is the LVs go to when we have trouble scoring. B/C will see to that. I still say, look for Horston to get the most shots up by far.

If Starsky can't get a shot, Hutch can