Tennessee Lady Vol News

[MAD]

Lady Vols ranking holds steady at #11, Massey.com

If you ever make it to Columbus, they have good pizza

 

[LVsinceJV]

Lady Vols bounce up from #20 to #15 on the barttorvik.com ratings!

Pleasant surprise, they predicted a 20-pt blowout, so their algorithm rewards us for close losses. I'd really like to get a win or two against SC, LSU, or UConn before the season's out!

 

[Volfan2012]

With every loss we move further up the NET now at number 13. Wonder what a win would do for us?

 

[37620VOL]

HHS now has us ranked #9, up one spot

They had predicted a 12.8 point loss

 

[NoBackBoard]

I say 1-4. And to think, before conference I thought we’d “mow” through it.

Due to the emotional distress we’ve gone through for the past decade, I’ve been able to handle losing a little better lately. The future being bright helps me alot! I just hate how we’ve been a couple of points, better quarters, and box outs away from being in the top 3 by now!

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Same, 1-4. Our half court defense and defensive rebounding need improvement for us to beat the top teams.

We are at that all too familiar point in the season where the team & staff know what is holding us back and we get to wait patiently each game to see if they learned the lesson or just didn’t feel like playing today.

 

[glv98]

We are at that all too familiar point in the season where the team & staff know what is holding us back and we get to wait patiently each game to see if they learned the lesson or just didn’t feel like playing today.

Or, way more likely, they don't yet have the skill to do those things consistently and/or the staff hasn't effectively taught a young and new team how to achieve those things consistently against the top competition.

 

[lvocd]

Same, 1-4. Our half court defense and defensive rebounding need improvement for us to beat the top teams.

We are at that all too familiar point in the season where the team & staff know what is holding us back and we get to wait patiently each game to see if they learned the lesson or just didn’t feel like playing today.

I guarantee folks that nobody on this team, nor any of the last decade of harder times, are deciding they just "don't feel like playing today."

Most of these players have aspirations to play pro ball or be coaches someday. Does anyone truly believe these players are making conscious decisions to simply not want to play their best on any given day? Does anyone truly believe they are simply deciding they don't care whether they win or lose or have to bear the pain of facing the hateful public after each loss, and possibly looking bad to pro scouts who dot these games?

If anyone truly believes any of that they are way out in left field. They may care TOO MUCH, which can be paralyzing, but NEVER too little.

 

[Coach Jumper]

I guarantee folks that nobody on this team, nor any of the last decade of harder times, are deciding they just "don't feel like playing today."

Most of these players have aspirations to play pro ball or be coaches someday. Does anyone truly believe these players are making conscious decisions to simply not want to play their best on any given day? Does anyone truly believe they are simply deciding they don't care whether they win or lose or have to bear the pain of facing the hateful public after each loss, and possibly looking bad to pro scouts who dot these games?

If anyone truly believes any of that they are way out in left field. They may care TOO MUCH, which can be paralyzing, but NEVER too little.

or they are simply "negavols" and cannot see anything good re OUR! team

 

[LadyVol1908]

Or, way more likely, they don't yet have the skill to do those things consistently and/or the staff hasn't effectively taught a young and new team how to achieve those things consistently against the top competition.

But seriously, it’s basketball, how hard is it to teach to box out and rebound?! This team is new, not basketball as a sport, which they’ve been playing for yearsssss!

 

[lvocd]

Gotta think of this game in the context of how the entire contest was officiated. It seemed for long stretches that a foul was called every time we went on defense, which naturally created, I'm sure, a team-wide hesitancy. It wore ME out mentally just watching it, so I can't imagine how much that altered the players' actions and instincts. You could see them taking a couple extra beats -- often waiting too late -- whike they weighed the risks.

A game called like that can be crippling, which is why I'm impressed as hell that Tennessee kept it so close DESPITE that game-long handicap.

 

[glv98]

But seriously, it’s basketball, how hard is it to teach to box out and rebound?! This team is new, not basketball as a sport, which they’ve been playing for yearsssss!

Albert Einstein could teach me Calculus and I still couldn't work a problem. There's a talent and experience element. Another major part of the problem last night is that Texas is huge in the post and we are not.

 

[UT Challenger]

Gotta think of this game in the context of how the entire contest was officiated. It seemed for long stretches that a foul was called every time we went on defense, which naturally created, I'm sure, a team-wide hesitancy. It wore ME out mentally just watching it, so I can't imagine how much that altered the players' actions and instincts. You could see them taking a couple extra beats -- often waiting too late -- whike they weighed the risks.

A game called like that can be crippling, which is why I'm impressed as hell that Tennessee kept it so close DESPITE that game-long handicap.

I was just going to say the officiating determins how aggressive you can play. When you are getting touch fouls called against your team you play a little slower to try to stay out of foul trouble. It does get into your head. We are getting the short end on the officiating. When we start making runs the refs start blowing the whistle. The Jones girl for Texas should have fouled out in the second quarter last night if the refs had called and unbiased game.

 

[Coach Jumper]

But seriously, it’s basketball, how hard is it to teach to box out and rebound?! This team is new, not basketball as a sport, which they’ve been playing for yearsssss!

Albert Einstein could teach me Calculus and I still couldn't work a problem. There's a talent and experience element. Another major part of the problem last night is that Texas is huge in the post and we are not.

I've always said that "basketball is a simple game that is very hard to become great at"
If nothing derails me this year,,

I was just going to say the officiating determines how aggressive you can play. When you are getting touch fouls called against your team you play a little slower to try to stay out of foul trouble. It does get into your head. We are getting the short end on the officiating. When we start making runs the refs start blowing the whistle. The Jones girl for Texas should have fouled out in the second quarter last night if the refs had called and unbiased game.

Working the refs properly determines more than you give it credit for...By properly working the refs you can change the way the game is officiated and the directionof the calls. Very few coaches have mastered this though.

 

[Volfan2012]

Projection of the SEC Tournament this year:

16 Mo
9 Vandy

13 Auburn
12Florida

15Arkansas
10Mississippi State

14Georgia
11Texas A&M


Round Two:

16 and 9 winner versus Kentucky
13 and 12 winner versus Tennessee 5 seed this is projecting we beat Missouri, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Florida, and Georgia. All home games except Missouri and Florida.
15 and 10 winner versus Alabama
14 and 11 winner versus Ole Miss


1 South Carolina versus winner of Missouri, Vandy, Kentucky
4 Oklahoma versus winner of Auburn, Florida, Tennessee
2Texas versus winner of Arkansas, Miss. St, Alabama
3 LSU versus winner of Georgia, Texas A&M, Ole MIss


Oklahoma has a very favorable second half schedule. Texas LSU play at Texas so that game alone could decide the number two seed being one or the other. Took the home team to win. SC clear favorite to be number one seed have games on road at Texas, Tennessee, and Ole Miss that is their toughest three games left.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Baby Wars is officially on! Bruce Pearl’s grand daughter, Princess Marie, was just introduced on Gameday at Neville. Complete with baby ear muffs. Cutie

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Looking at the stats, the fouls were LV 22 - TX 10, hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[chuckiepoo]

Looking at the stats, the fouls were LV 22 - TX 10, hmmmmmmmmmmm

When I see that, my next check is blocks then steals, then FTAs. Hard to judge on stat line only though. Need to witness the game, the timing, the momentum.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Baby Wars is officially on! Bruce Pearl’s grand daughter, Princess Marie, was just introduced on Gameday at Neville. Complete with baby ear muffs. Cutie

 

[VolBall09]

They now show the Vandy buzzer beater against us on every single SEC women’s game. So lovely.

 

[ShortyMac10]

They now show the Vandy buzzer beater against us on every single SEC women’s game. So lovely.

I rather that than kamilla 3

 

[chuckiepoo]

I rather that than kamilla 3

The difference being Blakes is a FOY candidate… she’ll be around for years.

 

[ShortyMac10]

The difference being Blakes is a FOY candidate… she’ll be around for years.

I’ll take that because we can beat her the next few years

 

[ShortyMac10]

Charlie creme has us as a 5 seed right now

 

[Ladyvols4ever!]

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

I’ll take that because we can beat her the next few years

The Pauldo twins and their nationally ranked team Morris Catholic has beaten every top HS recruit they’ve faced out of the NJ area in the last two years.
That includes Blakes at Vandy and Miller at Rutgers.
The twins also have beaten Top 20 guards in the SEC - ACC currently at South Carolina and NC State among others.
Then you have Deniya Prawl who plays for IMG Academy who is a special player. Jaida Civil who is a special player.
No teams next season with this incoming freshman class and the returnees will won’t to face Tennessee.