See our fans, has the same mentality as most of our guards, when a coach is harping on getting the ball inside for paint points, cos they know they are high percentage shots, and it makes the defense collapse or shift, now just like the fans, the players sometimes take this literally, that's when you realize we have a team of low high iq players, and low bball iq fans, if you are 0-5 from the 3 and I'm a guard, I'm getting to the paint or the rim for a closer shot.
See when she says, we're an inside out team, that doesn't mean she wants to try to force the ball to Graves and Russell, that means be a basketball player, beat your player one on one, (especially if they are playing behind Russell and Graves, not another defender in sight, shoot the gaps, cut, back screen, if our gurl just moved more, our offense would be better, its easy to defend four players standing around on the perimeter.
Our guards are never in attack mode offensively, they think attack is jacking up threes, its getting the bests shot possible. After you just missed four threes, let's just see the ball go through the net, let's get to rim or to the free throw line, see that's the way good guards think. ijs.
Our guards play is average, and Cooper understand this so far most of all but she needs to go the rim under control.
For instance, Russell catches the ball, and two or players are going to collapse, Russell kicks the ball back out for a wide open missed shot, the defender who dug, is running out to close, our guards instead of attacking the gap or rim, they pass the ball back to the post and or jack up a late contested shot.
Why do you think Jones is at the 3, cos she at least try to get to the rim under control?
This is not Holly, she has guards who are athletic, who learning curve for ALL American or good guard play is very steep. And that sad, cos we have all seen their potential and frankly, I'm tired of waiting, cos as soon as Meme get up to speed, I can see both her and Cooper being better than Reynolds and Carter, this year.
Reynolds and Carter, yes, I am really disappointed in their growth as players, but they are still my girls and they still have time, I mean Reynolds if she just played like she played against UK in SEC tournament 2 years ago, we're a final 4 team. If Carter and Reynold played like they, they belong on the court, we're a final four team two years in a row. oh well.
Whatcha gonna do, try to get high percentage by getting the ball inside, and that's doesn't mean jus trying to force the ball to our bigs. And get Cooper and Meme, more minutes before the SEC. ijs.
1. Cooper
2. Diamond (sorry no more coming off the bench)
3. Jones
4. Graves
5. Russell
Holly can't coach or maybe our players are not as good as we think they are, or consistent...What have you done for the Lady Vols lately? Production and performance.....ooooh ooooh oooh yea!
