Alyssa Latham out for personal reasons with no time line to return to the lady Vols basketball she expected to play vs UCLA

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volsagain said:
It's not always the coach. We have a few players that wants to showcase their talent of scoring and not playing as a team. It takes time to get a team to jell that's why some teams are unrecognizable when the tournament comes around.
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Hope you’re right. Seems a good coach would squash that real fast.
 
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Batman1948 said:
I kinda think Ruby is missed more than some will admit. I understand the need for discipline, but it just came at a really bad time for a young team. I also believe this team will be fine later in the year when it really counts.
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Yes and with Latham also missing that is 2 experienced players in system not there putting so much more on all the newcomers. People need to let them practice which now they have a week to continue to work on.
 
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volsagain said:
It's not always the coach. We have a few players that wants to showcase their talent of scoring and not playing as a team. It takes time to get a team to jell that's why some teams are unrecognizable when the tournament comes around.
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the coach is the one that keeps this from happening ore than once
lvocd said:
I'm guessing that Ruby was a stronger team leader than most of us realize, even though I heard some of her teammates bragging on her at the beginning for being the team leader and saying how important she was. Maybe they weren't just being nice. Maybe losing Ruby has thrown chemistry way off. I mean, one player CAN make or break a locker-room sometimes.
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Batman1948 said:
I kinda think Ruby is missed more than some will admit. I understand the need for discipline, but it just came at a really bad time for a young team. I also believe this team will be fine later in the year when it really counts.
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knoxvol52 said:
A player takes a personal leave of absence and you guys run with it...Latham will be back and better than ever...
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Henny Penny,,,the sky is falling!
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
Glad I couldn't watch the game (thanks for nothing Youtube TV). I keep checking here to see signs the ladies are starting to get it together. Last night doesn't sound very encouraging.
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This is for everyone who has Youtube TV. Since you are streaming you should add the Youtube app to your tv too. You can find many games streaming on it while it's being played. I just took a look and the Belmont vs Tennessee game is on it.
 
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alexvol said:
The defense ...especially the half assed full court press was just as depressing as the offense.....
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That’s what struck me. Year one, we had a good press and the players for the most part pulled it off. This year? It’s like they’ve never seen or played it before.

Not sure what to make of it. I’m sure they will figure it out, but definitely not the way to start the season.
 
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In Kim's one season at Marshall, they had some terrible losses at the first of the year, to Northern Kentucky, Wright State and Morehead State. They looked totally out of sync and the fans were all ready for another ho-hum year for the Herd women. The next game after the Morehead loss, they beat the Florida Gators and started on a roll that would result in conference regular season and tournament championships.

My point -- step back from the ledge and watch what happens when things finally sink in.
 
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herdvol said:
In Kim's one season at Marshall, they had some terrible losses at the first of the year, to Northern Kentucky, Wright State and Morehead State. They looked totally out of sync and the fans were all ready for another ho-hum year for the Herd women. The next game after the Morehead loss, they beat the Florida Gators and started on a roll that would result in conference regular season and tournament championships.

My point -- step back from the ledge and watch what happens when things finally sink in.
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DooleyOrangePants said:
That’s what struck me. Year one, we had a good press and the players for the most part pulled it off. This year? It’s like they’ve never seen or played it before.

Not sure what to make of it. I’m sure they will figure it out, but definitely not the way to start the season.
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Year one we had a decent press BY THE END OF THE SEASON— it took time. This season, more than half the players are brand new to the system. It’s going to take time. Coach is still teaching, still seeing what different players can handle, and figuring out rotations and combinations. With this system, we have to give them some grace and let them grow.

Also hope all is well with Latham and that she’s back very soon 🧡
 
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BelleVol said:
Last season we were all excited to see this new brand of basketball.
This year so far is a big letdown.
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Last year, they started in the season by steam rolling a half dozen teams that barely had a pulse. This schedule is intentionally more difficult. You don’t have to be (and frankly shouldn’t be) happy or satisfied with the way things are going, but it’s disingenuous to compare the first six games of last season to the first six opponents this season.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Last year, they started in the season by steam rolling a half dozen teams that barely had a pulse. This schedule is intentionally more difficult. You don’t have to be (and frankly shouldn’t be) happy or satisfied with the way things are going, but it’s disingenuous to compare the first six games of last season to the first six opponents this season.
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Not to be pedantic but besides NC State, the first six opponents aren’t THAT much different. We played UTM and MTSU, which both are in the first six games this year. We played Florida State with Latson who made the tourney and lost to LSU in round of 32(funnily enough NC State lost to the same LSU team in the next round.) We played Liberty who made the tourney and came within a point of beating UK, which I think would be equivalent to Belmont. Last year, ETSU split with Western Carolina and Samford, who we played in our first six games. Unless Coppin is a lot stronger than them, it’s almost a wash with maybe the edge of NC State being better than Florida State.
 
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spojo13 said:
Not to be pedantic but besides NC State, the first six opponents aren’t THAT much different. We played UTM and MTSU, which both are in the first six games this year. We played Florida State with Latson who made the tourney and lost to LSU in round of 32(funnily enough NC State lost to the same LSU team in the next round.) We played Liberty who made the tourney and came within a point of beating UK, which I think would be equivalent to Belmont. Last year, ETSU split with Western Carolina and Samford, who we played in our first six games. Unless Coppin is a lot stronger than them, it’s almost a wash with maybe the edge of NC State being better than Florida State.
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We didn't play FSU until 12/4 and we were as lucky as heck to beat that FSU team
 
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37620VOL said:
We didn't play FSU until 12/4 and we were as lucky as heck to beat that FSU team
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Right, that was our 6th opponent last year, so one of the first 6. We were very lucky to beat them at home last year. I could see the argument that we have had more away or neutral site games this year in our first six oppenents, but the quality isn’t vastly different.
 
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Latest attire for some Lady Vol fans....
Stay calm guys, it will be fine.
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GameTime said:
Latest attire for some Lady Vol fans....
Stay calm guys, it will be fine.
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This bunch is cool as the men who aren't on death row.
You know in the movies - music- videos
the prisoners are line up say farewell to the guy heading down the hall pass them one last time.
And they aren't on death row themselves.

Facebook Tennessee lady Vols different groups.
They acting like there on the death row and there is no hope of a pardon from the prisdent or the governor and there last Court appeal she not granted..
And there walk was coming soon.
 
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KC looks to be a fierce competitor - that's good. It's apparent from the press conference that nobody in this forum comes close to her level of angst over the team's current state. She wants to keep this job for a long time and she'll do whatever is necessary to make it work. Hopefully that includes changing her system/methods a bit if needed.
 
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For the Belmont game, only Tay, Kaniya and Zee had the previous year's experience playing in Kim's system. Kaiya Wynn's entire season was ended before it began. We were already coming into the season with only 5 who'd played last year, and Ruby is obviously gone now and, at least for Belmont, so was Latham. And both of them were solid in the press.

All this just to remind everyone that we don't have much experience in Kim's system available right now. It's definitely going to take some time.
 
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lvocd said:
For the Belmont game, only Tay, Kaniya and Zee had the previous year's experience playing in Kim's system. Kaiya Wynn's entire season was ended before it began. We were already coming into the season with only 5 who'd played last year, and Ruby is obviously gone now and, at least for Belmont, so was Latham. And both of them were solid in the press.

All this just to remind everyone that we don't have much experience in Kim's system available right now. It's definitely going to take some time.
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🧘‍♂️… thank you!
 
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