Watching the Lady Vols game and I am very disappointed by lack of fans at the game

[VolBall09]

Copied from another team's board…make of it what you will.


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Any idea where Baylor was last season?

 

[Butch s]

We had 9 turnovers total and Walker was working on a triple double. 8 assists

What does walker’s “almost triple double” have to do with what I said. Admit it or not, we have had a problem all year with unforced errors. Have even heard commentators make mention of it on numerous games. The LAZY little inbound pass that got stolen almost got us beat

 

[1reVOLver]

Any idea where Baylor was last season?

Waco?

If you are asking about total attendance, I don't know. For the NCAAT, line 15.

Thanks to google=

I think the numbers are home and away.


Total home: 77081
Total Away: 46960

Home: 17 games, @4534 avg
Away: 11 games,@4269 avg

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

We have advanced to the sweet 16 over Buffalo and Belmont. Not exactly women’s basketball powerhouses. Should beat them on talent alone. Do you honestly think any opposing coach would say that their opponent was slow and lazy. We are the worst passing team in the history of womens basketball. Every game we have slow little passes stolen, stolen inbound passes, EVERY DAMN GAME. There are very few crisp passes, lazy and lackadaisical is the norm. If you are unable to see that, then you are a prime example of “ there are none so blind, as those who WILL not see”

We beat who was placed in front of us... After seeing upsets all over womens basketball and on the mens side i'm thankful and not taking for granted this trip to the sweet 16. I'm sure basketball royalty teams like Kentucky on the mens side would have said they played a tight game against St. peter's and be celebrating into a sweet 16 but theyre sitting at home. Iowa and Baylor ... Home.

. We definitely need to pay attention to details and play each play. While we may not be perfect we are moving on. As we should but nothing this year is a given. I am hoping they clean stuff up.

 

[VolBall09]

Waco?

If you are asking about total attendance, I don't know. For the NCAAT, line 15.

I meant when Mulkey was there last year vs this season

 

[1reVOLver]

Ahh, the numbers I found are for this season. I'm guessing they were better with Mulkey.

Here's a place to look. 2021-22 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - Baylor University Athletics

Here's KM's last pre-covid year. 2019-2020.

 

[Butch s]

We beat who was placed in front of us... After seeing upsets all over womens basketball and on the mens side i'm thankful and not taking for granted this trip to the sweet 16. I'm sure basketball royalty teams like Kentucky on the mens side would have said they played a tight game against St. peter's and be celebrating into a sweet 16 but their home. Iowa and Baylor ... Home.

. We definitely need to pay attention to details and play each play. While we may not be perfect we are moving on. As we should but nothing this year is a given. I am hoping they clean stuff up.

Agree with everything you said, but the slow, lazy, and lackadaisical play that had been displayed in most games will not get us any further in the tournament this year or years to come, if not addressed and corrected. I know it makes some to view me as a negavol, can’t help that. My posts and premise has been we play slow and lazy. I was trying to get someone to prove me wrong. Hasn’t happened yet

 

[1reVOLver]

NCAA data for 2019-2020 season.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

Agree with everything you said, but the slow, lazy, and lackadaisical play that had been displayed in most games will not get us any further in the tournament this year or years to come, if not addressed and corrected. I know it makes some to view me as a negavol, can’t help that. My posts and premise has been we play slow and lazy. I was trying to get someone to prove me wrong. Hasn’t happened yet

I agree with you as well. I think the other poster said 1 turnover or whatever to prove we can play a clean game. We had 9 turnovers we definitely need to play this way more often and have that be the norm.

I truly believe we play better when we are pressing and picking up the tempo. Turnovers happen but the energy is high and the effort the other team expends you can just see it just drain them. When we do those things it gets everyone pumped and we play better. It has happened just not the norm and i agree it needs to be. I can't say we r lazy but i will say we have lapses that r baffling. This team grinds and will battle. Compared to the teams of the past that just gave clear paths to the basket 5-6 or more times a game i think this team really digs in and plays hard. Jordan Horston also ups the energy.

But again, i do agree with what you're saying overall.

 

[woodpusher]

That's true. Even in the heyday the first round home games didn't sell very well. Certainly more than 5 or 6 K, but there's always been a dropoff. Back then it was bc the early round opponents were really bad and games were always blowouts. There are so many more good players and good teams now, and Belmont is certainly one of them.

I went to both games and in general, they are way less fun experiences than regular season games mostly bc of the incredible number of timeouts and stoppages. It's excruciating, it's like a baseball game with alot of pitching changes. I know the tv gods must be fed, but its a problem. Also,it's a school night, and I didn't get home until almost 10. Not young family friendly.

Part of the problem is this team, they're easy to love but hard to watch. Very frustrating. Hopefully a few solid incoming players and less injuries will help that. 25 wins and a sweet 16 is a good start.

Attendance seems down everywhere. Some SEC teams you see in reg season on tv are literally playing in front of a couple of hundred.

I want to say that in the heyday you had to buy all 3 games? Maybe I'm confusing it with the SEC tourney though.
Yes, when I bought tickets the morning of the game, availability still said "Excellent" - so yes, it was going to be a sparse crowd.
I would say there were not more Belmont fans than Tennessee fans although Belmont was well represented.

 

[glv98]

I want to say that in the heyday you had to buy all 3 games? Maybe I'm confusing it with the SEC tourney though.
Yes, when I bought tickets the morning of the game, availability still said "Excellent" - so yes, it was going to be a sparse crowd.
I would say there were not more Belmont fans than Tennessee fans although Belmont was well represented.

Yes back in the day you did have to buy all three games. I was surprised that has changed.

The question was whether Belmont had more students actively making noise in that end zone than we had in the other endzone around the pep band. Who had the more active, loud student representation. No doubt in general way more LV fans

 

[Coach Jumper]

Correct, as reported, that's what happened. Did you not know attendance has been down for a long time? It's a pretty simple equation, when you lose alot and the program is in disarray for a few years, folks don't enjoy coming to the games. I'm surprised you're surprised. It's part of the rebuild KJH is working on. Hopefully soon there will be a fever to catch.

In the past the same thing TN did to the AP and Coaches pollsters, UT did to their fans,,,they kept building their hopes up and when they took a chance and ranked us higher. Same with the fans, they went expecting to see a top 25 team and saw a mirage. Many fans travel 2-3-more hours to get to a game and if they see the team lose games they should win,,t,hey are reluctant to make the investment again,,,even for the playoffs. Our recent history was to under-perform...We have to rebuild everything CHW broke,,,national recognition, attendance, respect.

And this Coach is doing it,,,no matter how much Garth hates her, she has this program headed in the right direction,,,there are 19 weeks for the AP and Coaches polls...Our spots?
Week - rank
1 - 15
2 - 16
3 - 11
4 - 11
5 - 9
6 - 7
7 - 7
8 - 7
9 - 7
10 - 5
11 - 5
12 - 4
13 - 7
14 - 13
15 - 12
16 - 16
17 - 18
18 - 19
19 - 18
3 weeks in the top 5,,,never a threat to drop out of the poll
got past the second round of the NCAA for the first time in 6 years.
Freshmen playing key roles bodes well for our future

I know I'm not the best mouthpiece for this org right now, but I am 100 behind this coach and am satisfied with the team's progress to this point.

Are there areas that needs to still improve,,,hope so, otherwise practice would be monotonous

 

[volbound1700]

Were UCONN and Xavier post season games ? I never attended an NCAA game at the Summitt that was packed .The most that attended was less than 8,000.

Regular Season games. Not Post Season.

Xavier game was packed but it was one of Summit's milestone wins (I think 500).

Honestly, the student dorms being closed seems to be the main culprit based on what I am reading.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Agree with everything you said, but the slow, lazy, and lackadaisical play that had been displayed in most games will not get us any further in the tournament this year or years to come, if not addressed and corrected. I know it makes some to view me as a negavol, can’t help that. My posts and premise has been we play slow and lazy. I was trying to get someone to prove me wrong. Hasn’t happened yet

You're not wrong,,,I went to four games this season and in all of them at some point the ball went flat and so did the feet.
there's some players that the staff has to figure out,,,what "button" to push
when they do, this is a final four team..

 

[chuckiepoo]

You're not wrong,,,I went to four games this season and in all of them at some point the ball went flat and so did the feet.
there some players that the staff has to figure out,,,what "button" to push
when they do, this is a final four team..

I’d say Kellie pushed the correct button to avoid a melt down at volnation.

 

[creekdipper]

I was all set to be convinced that the current Lady Vols are "the worst passing team in womens [sic] basketball history," but I was just too lazy to read the persuasive posts.

 

[Coach Jumper]

I’d say Kellie pushed the correct button to avoid a melt down at volnation.

I'd still like to know what play was called
there is an old mantra,,,"go for the tie on the road and go for the win at home"

If coach k drew it up as "We've got time (9 seconds), we'll set up a 3 pass/baseline 3-pt shot play,,we've been killing them on the boards and if it is a miss, I will take our chance on a putback for the tie"...

wow!
calling a play like that in such a tourney,,,would take guts

 

[FormerLadyVolFan]

Back to my concerns about ticket pricing next year...It appears that even after South Carolina's recent price increase that UT will be charging more for Lady Vol basketball season tickets than the Lady Cocks, who also 'give' the students a 4,000 ticket allotment to each home game.

South Carolina raises ticket prices for next season

 

[chuckiepoo]

I'd still like to know what play was called
there is an old mantra,,,"go for the tie on the road and go for the win at home"

If coach k drew it up as "We've got time (9 seconds), we'll set up a 3 pass/baseline 3-pt shot play,,we've been killing them on the boards and if it is a miss, I will take our chance on a putback for the tie"...

wow!
calling a play like that in such a tourney,,,would take guts

She played to win. What else would Kellie do?

 

[Coach Jumper]

She played to win. What else would Kellie do?

it sure looked like it
;o)

 

[TheMississippiVol]

We have advanced to the sweet 16 over Buffalo and Belmont. Not exactly women’s basketball powerhouses. Should beat them on talent alone. Do you honestly think any opposing coach would say that their opponent was slow and lazy. We are the worst passing team in the history of womens basketball. Every game we have slow little passes stolen, stolen inbound passes, EVERY DAMN GAME. There are very few crisp passes, lazy and lackadaisical is the norm. If you are unable to see that, then you are a prime example of “ there are none so blind, as those who WILL not see”

Have your 15 mins on this forum which is equivalent to a bunch of wannabes nitpicking through BS… all I’m reading from you is someone going off on the deep end. It’s ignorant to act as if your description of this team holds some legitimacy based solely on their productivity over this entire season. They beat really good teams this year not just Belmont and Buffalo. See that’s the key here every time this team has done something special people like you try to discredit their success. 80 and 70 pts combined in the first two rounds of the NCAA tourney but you are here sounding like a complete idiot bickering about some foolish crap. Advancing to the Sweet 16 without their leading scorer plus losing two other key players, they don’t have to pass your phony eye test. And it doesn’t matter who attempts to justify your point, at the end of the day none of this crap matters in the bigger picture. These young women are representing their school and this program remarkably. We’re dancing . Like it or not.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Have your 15 mins on this forum which is equivalent to a bunch of wannabes nitpicking through BS… all I’m reading from you is someone going off on the deep end. It’s ignorant to act as if your description of this team holds some legitimacy based solely on their productivity over this entire season. They beat really good teams this year not just Belmont and Buffalo. See that’s the key here every time this team has done something special people like you try to discredit their success. 80 and 70 pts combined in the first two rounds of the NCAA tourney but you are here sounding like a complete idiot bickering about some foolish crap. Advancing to the Sweet 16 without their leading scorer plus losing two other key players, they don’t have to pass your phony eye test. And it doesn’t matter who attempts to justify your point, at the end of the day none of this crap matters in the bigger picture. These young women are representing their school and this program remarkably. We’re dancing . Like it or not.

Appears they chose to die on that hill. Let’s just stone them .

 

[TheMississippiVol]

Appears they chose to die on that hill. Let’s just stone them .

See what I do is just speak my peace on it, then leave them be. At the end of the day.. none of it matters. When I say none, not a single post from you, the others, or me holds merit! The reality is this season was pivotal in the resurgence of greatness here on Rocky Top. I’m enjoying the ride to the fullest. Sweet 16 !

 

[Coach Jumper]

did that part my hair as it flew over

 

[youcancallmeAl]

And how many of those were Belmont fans? What an embarrassing level of fan apathy for a program looking to go to its first Sweet 16 in six years...

Well, you're the one who's tried ad nauseum to convince the fan base that the coach and the players and the program is nothing better than mid-major. Perhaps you convinced them, and they stayed away.