Game Thread: Lady Vols v UT-Martin, Away, Sun. Nov 9th, 3PM, ESPN+; (Win 72-61)

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glv98 said:
Agree. Coach has been mad at them all season, madder after each game. She also said they had a horrible practice thrown in. And they come out like this? Clearly they are not responding to whatever kind of chewings have been going on. Time to try something else.

The fouling is a great example Let's se,e did she ask them to foul more? Because that's what they're doing. She's been harping on fouling since last season, throughout the entire offseason, and the entire preseason. Yet it becomes a bigger problem every game. This is an example of how they are not responding to what she's laying down. It's not unexpected; it's a new group, lots of new faces but it's concerning that they're not responding and that things seem to be getting a little more unglued instead of more cohesive. Today they seem flat and uninterested.

I totally expect they'll come back and overwhelm UTM in the second half but this has still been concerning.

, How about D Wells little Sis.? You have to be happy for that family. Search nice folks who had a lot of misfortune over the years.
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This is a young team (shades of Summitt's baby vol squad) They have gone from a very experienced PG in Spencer to a freshman phenom. There is a leadership void that needs to be filled. That does not seem to be Coop's or Zee's strengths so contra to the "we don't need Ruby, we have freshmen!" crowd, that has been a loss.

It was clear there was a problem when CKC really roasted her team after a 50 pt. win against ETSU. The staff is clearly having some issues in getting all the freshman with the proverbial "program."

Honestly, these growing pains should have been expected but a few outrageously (one in particular) overoptimistic posters set this tone and these first few games have been a reality check.

But, let's not all over react in the opposite direction. This batch of games have been tightly scheduled and the staff has not had much time to turn these games into teaching moments.
 
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madtownvol said:
This is a young team (shades of Summitt's baby vol squad) They have gone from a very experienced PG in Spencer to freshman phenom. There is a leadership void that needs to be filled. That does not seem to be Coop's or Zee's strengths so contra to the "we don't need Ruby, we have freshman!" crowd, that has been a loss.

It was clear there was a problem when CKC really roasted her team after a 50 pt. win against ETSU. The staff is clearly having some issues in getting all the freshman with the proverbial "program."

Honestly, these growing pains should have been expected but a few outrageously (one in particular) overly optimistic posters set this tone and this first few games have been a reality check.

But, let's not all over react in the opposite direction. This batch of games have been tightly scheduled and the staff has not had much time to turn these games into teaching moments.
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The voice of reason. Thank you.
 
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How many lane violations have we been called for this year already?
 
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Nothing against any team or former player. This team 2025-2026 team/roster has nothing in common to any team Rickea Jackson played for at TN lets stop that comparison today.
 
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Guys it’s a reason very few WBB teams play this system. The stuff a lot of people are saying today is going to sound foolish in a couple games.
 
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madtownvol said:
This is a young team (shades of Summitt's baby vol squad) They have gone from a very experienced PG in Spencer to freshman phenom. There is a leadership void that needs to be filled. That does not seem to be Coop's or Zee's strengths so contra to the "we don't need Ruby, we have freshman!" crowd, that has been a loss.

It was clear there was a problem when CKC really roasted her team after a 50 pt. win against ETSU. The staff is clearly having some issues in getting all the freshman with the proverbial "program."

Honestly, these growing pains should have been expected but a few outrageously (one in particular) overly optimistic posters set this tone and this first few games have been a reality check.

But, let's not all over react in the opposite direction. This batch of games have been tightly scheduled and the staff has not had much time to turn these games into teaching moments.
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Too rational for me. ;)
 
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RetroVol said:
I keep thinking CKC is working on something different this preseason than last. She said in the summer she wasn't trying to put as much of her system in before the season as she did last year. Also said she expected it to take a while to click with this team.
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If it is not broken, don't fix it. This should not be a game right now. Whoever wrote this game plan should be banned from writing another one for the rest of the year.
 
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