Game Thread Lady Vols vs Baylor

#26
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Vol0715 said:
I always look forward to seeing what is under her jacket. just kidding. But seriously one day Mulkey will flash us all & then that will be the end of us. Have mercy.
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Sounds like a wardrobe malfunction just waiting to happen!:eek:lol::eek:lol:
 
#27
#27
I am in the camp of just hoping that the Lady Vols make it a competitive game.They are playing at home and do play somewhat better on their home court.
 
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volnationnj said:
As a point of fact, HS didn't say experience, he said "years".
Which, I believe, is accurate if comparing their respective ages rather than experience. In any case, this will be a real test for Russell. She must not get into foul trouble (35+ mins) and she has to be effective on both sides of the court for the LV's
to pull off the upset.
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What is that comparing if she's not on the court? She doesn't have game experience.
 
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alexvol said:
I am in the camp of just hoping that the Lady Vols make it a competitive game.They are playing at home and do play somewhat better on their home court.
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A competitive game where they don't fold like a cheap suit or play scared.

On paper, they shouldn't have a chance. Baylor has the size inside to neutralize the only consistent scoring Tennessee has gotten this season, a dynamic scoring guard who should be able to easily break down the defense, and some good size on the wings. I don't care if they lose by 20; just as long as they are competing and not afraid to play.
 
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I wonder if the on court demeanor will be different this game. So many good games on tonight I and going to try and watch pieces of all of them in real time. Does anyone expect this to be a foul ridden game? I get the feeling it will be 40+ total fouls in this one with both teams trying to go to the post all game long.
 
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Trevor 05 said:
The Baylor and Uconn game wasn't a blow out game by the huskies. I agree about being a realist, but if the Vols can keep their turnovers down and play solid defense they have a chance for an upset.
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Add "and play solid offense" to this quote.
 
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Nute Gunray said:
The Lady Vols have as much chance to defeat Baylor as Baylor had to defeat UCONN! Zero. I am a LV fan. However, I am also a realist.
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Massey has the Bears by 12 at 73-61 and the LVs' chance of winning at 18%. Yesterday USC beat Texas A&M with only a projected 28% winning chance, so you never know.

The Bears are the national leaders in a lot of things, such as rebounds, assists, and blocks, and FTAs, and are 3rd in FG%, scoring and scoring margin. They shoot the 3 very well but don't take many, and they get few steals and don't force a huge amount of turnovers, but teams are only shooting 33% against them.

The one glaring weakness again for the Bears is their FT shooting at 65.1%, but since they are tops in the nation in FTAs they have had 100 more attempts than their 8 opponents and average 7.3 more ppg at the line than the foes. Tough team to plan for.
 
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DR2 said:
Massey has the Bears by 12 at 73-61 and the LVs' chance of winning at 18%. Yesterday USC beat Texas A&M with only a projected 28% winning chance, so you never know.
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It really depends on how much you've seen of each team. At lot of rating services aren't actually watching any of the games. I had that game circled as a loss for TAMU after watching the teams play. USC is on the rise and TAMU hasn't looked good in any game they have played so far.
 
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NoBackBoard said:
What is that comparing if she's not on the court? She doesn't have game experience.
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First my apologies. I was not taking a shot at Russell. She was the number one recruit in her high school class. I want to see what she can do against the better post players in the country: Baylor's bigs, Turner at Notre Dame, Coates and Wilson at South Carolina, and Brionna Jones at Maryland. Sometimes, individual matchups are more fun to watch than the entire game itself. Instead of watching the ball, focus on a specific player.

Second, there are more ways to develop and improve than in game situations. Even though Russell did not play in games for a year, she was still practicing with the team, doing drills, working with the strength and conditioning coach, and doing one-on-ones with Dean Lockwood. She was still being coached on a daily basis and she was developing her skills. She wasn't sitting on the couch in traction for twelve months. Many players that sat out for a year after an injury say that they learned more in that year than in the years they were playing because they became students of the game. They learned to read opposing offenses and defenses better because there was no pressure on them to perform. They came back stronger, smarter, and more mature.
 
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I'll be at this game. I'm not terribly excited or optimistic based on what I've seen not only this season but for the last 6 seasons. But, it would be fantastic to be wrong or surprised ...

It is a home game and we do have talented individual players.
 
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clkou said:
I'll be at this game. I'm not terribly excited or optimistic based on what I've seen not only this season but for the last 6 seasons. But, it would be fantastic to be wrong or surprised ...

It is a home game and we do have talented individual players.
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What a nice post. I want to be surprised, too! Even though I think the Lady Vols will lose why not be optimistic anyway.

I want to be like you for a day.

Surprise SURPRISE Lady Vols beats Baylor!

xoxo Bahdahbahbahbaahh I'm lovin it!:crazy:
 
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#38
If we couldn't beat va. tech or pa. state, we stand little chance of beating Baylor. We aren't good, and we're not well coached. We stand around too much on offense, don't shoot very well, commit too many turnovers and can't play man defense. Other that that....! We are /fundamentally/ weak---play too slowly on offense, switch too easily on defense, etc. etc. In the first quarter against Tn. Tech, Russell came to the high post and caught a pass; Tn.Tech was in a zone, and three Tn. Tech players surrounded Russell. Russell should have immediately recognized that she was doubled/tripled and know which Vols would be open and where, and made a quick pass to somebody. Instead, she just holds the ball and looks, holds the ball and looks, holds the ball...and then passed. She was WAY too slow getting rid of the ball. There was no turnover because Tn. Tech was so small they couldn't bother MR that much, but a better team would have. Moments later, Nared cuts across the middle, get a pass at the foul line, there is NO ONE guarding her, she had an easy, open 12-footer, but Nared seemed not to notice that she was wide open. Instead, she dribbled the ball out past the 3-point line and took a shot--and missed. On the one hand, some might say why quibble when you win the game by 50? Because UT has a LOT of bad habits that you can get away with against small college creampuffs but don't get away with against solid opponents. Bad habits, bad fundamentals, bad instincts---they all get you beat.
 
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I assume you meant Tn State, not Tn Tech? Maybe my memory is off, but I don't remember Pat scheduling a lot of OVC Conference match-ups. The only time we played them was first round in the tournament where we'd promptly beat them by 40+. At least we beat them soundly last night.
 
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clkou said:
I'll be at this game. I'm not terribly excited or optimistic based on what I've seen not only this season but for the last 6 seasons. But, it would be fantastic to be wrong or surprised ...

It is a home game and we do have talented individual players.
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Players are for the most part ALWAYS ready to play their game.

Coaches are the ones that have to be prepared.
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Players are for the most part ALWAYS ready to play their game.

Coaches are the ones that have to be prepared.
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It has been many years since I played sports or had any involvement in any kind of sporting events. But back in the day my experience was that players were quite often not ready to play. They quite often thought they could just show up and win the game. They had to be prepared, had to be told what to do and how to do it and if that didn't happen they weren't ready to play. That is why there was practice. I agree with the second part of your statement coaches have to be prepared also because they have to prepare the players.
 
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LVJeff said:
It has been many years since I played sports or had any involvement in any kind of sporting events. But back in the day my experience was that players were quite often not ready to play. They quite often thought they could just show up and win the game. They had to be prepared, had to be told what to do and how to do it and if that didn't happen they weren't ready to play. That is why there was practice. I agree with the second part of your statement coaches have to be prepared also because they have to prepare the players.
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EXACTLY.

Preparation is game plan, personnel, practice-itineraries,...everything.

One of the most important aspects of preparation for your team is to know what buttons to push for each player so you can have them ready....For some you just see if they're ready to go....for others it is a full run-through of pregame and prior-game rituals...

THIS is the aspect missing from the coaching staff and personnel, as far as I can see it....there is (seemingly) no coach on staff, that has the ability to read what each player needs to have them mentally, emotionally and psychologically game ready....This is why they are in sync one game and out of sync the next one, because the staff hasn't proven that they can "read" the individual athlete.

I am but a phone call away, Holly.!
 
#49
#49
Lady Vols have been soft. The more physical team usually win top 10 games. Let's see if our ladies put up a fight. Kim is comin to win, we all know that. I would like to see Lady Vols basketball, we are tougher than you.


Diamond, whatchu got? This is the big stage. Mercedes whatchu got? This is why u chose Tennessee.

Lady Vols, first statement game. Lady Vols play tough, by 10.
 
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I'm interested to see our defensive strategy, particularly assuming Nunn continues to play limited minutes. Do you put Nared or DeShields on Davis? Do you press to try to take advantage of the fact that they don't have a true PG this year (or do you risk running out of gas against a much deeper team)? Can Russell be physical AND stay out of foul trouble against Baylor's bigs?
 
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