GAMEDAY CENTRAL: #9 Tennessee vs. #2 Notre Dame

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The Lady Vols travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on the No. 2-ranked Irish. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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#5
If anyone happens to find an online video link, I'd appreciate. I can't do the ESPN thing. I don't have cable or an internet affiliate on their list. For that matter, no TV either.
 
#8
#8
First time I've seen them this year. Very poor in half court offense, ball security is not valued, rebounding solid, defense solid, a real point guard not really apparent. Overall, offensive confidence seems lacking.
 
#13
#13
This is SUCH a poorly coached team--it's unbelievable. Seriously, we've got a veteran team full of high-school All Americans, and yet when when we play a solid, good team we have NO idea what we are doing. I've said for YEARS that Summitt is clueless when it comes to coaching half-court offense--and we see this in spades tonight. The players make two passes and then get confused and stand around, and what comes next is either a bad pass or a turnover or a missed shot.

Glory and Baugh are both very good athletes--and seniors--yet neither one of them has any idea how to play and make a shot in the low post! None! Baugh wants to play outside, and Glory still wants to dribble the ball in the paint with defenders around her--something that most players are schooled NOT TO DO from the 3rd grade on. There are some very basic, simply offensive moves when you get the ball in the paint--and they have no clue! Glory works her butt off, is an amazing rebounder--and gets fouled more than anyone we have. And yet she's our worst free-throw shooter!

The team's passing is sloppy...I could go on and on. Manning--another senior--is as jittery as a school mouse when she shoots the ball. You shouldn't be a senior at UT and too nervous to shoot the ball. This team simply is not well coached; we waste SO many possessions with the ball. We have TWICE the talent as Notre Dame--but Notre Dame is well coached and we aren't. We OUGHT to be one of the favorites to win the title, with our talent, but it won't happen.
 
#14
#14
This team has no confidence when challenged by a tough man-to-man defense. Even when we manage to get the ball deep in the post we tense up and can't finish near the rim. Massingale looks lost a times, and Stricklen is pulling another disappearing act. Manning bricked everything she put up and Spani airballed her shot. Our freshmen forwards are no help. Simmons sat the last 6 minutes for some reason. Other than that, everything is great.

This team is poorly coached tonight.
 
#16
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armchair said:
This is SUCH a poorly coached team--it's unbelievable. Seriously, we've got a veteran team full of high-school All Americans, and yet when when we play a solid, good team we have NO idea what we are doing. I've said for YEARS that Summitt is clueless when it comes to coaching half-court offense--and we see this in spades tonight. The players make two passes and then get confused and stand around, and what comes next is either a bad pass or a turnover or a missed shot.

Glory and Baugh are both very good athletes--and seniors--yet neither one of them has any idea how to play and make a shot in the low post! None! Baugh wants to play outside, and Glory still wants to dribble the ball in the paint with defenders around her--something that most players are schooled NOT TO DO from the 3rd grade on. There are some very basic, simply offensive moves when you get the ball in the paint--and they have no clue! Glory works her butt off, is an amazing rebounder--and gets fouled more than anyone we have. And yet she's our worst free-throw shooter!

The team's passing is sloppy...I could go on and on. Manning--another senior--is as jittery as a school mouse when she shoots the ball. You shouldn't be a senior at UT and too nervous to shoot the ball. This team simply is not well coached; we waste SO many possessions with the ball. We have TWICE the talent as Notre Dame--but Notre Dame is well coached and we aren't. We OUGHT to be one of the favorites to win the title, with our talent, but it won't happen.
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I agree with certain points. The last 4 years especially we have only beaten teams due to our talent. Whenever we play a comparable opponent we just look lost.
 
#22
#22
simmons is this teams killer,she is pathetic and how the coaches keep letting her shoot and make stupid decisions is beyond me.put her on the bench and the team will be better off period.
 
#23
#23
Poor shooting and poor ball control by the entire team appears to be the problem tonight. And, I'm not even watching the game.
 
#24
#24
I don't know what's going on with this team but they look terrible. Poor defense, poor shooting, poor effort etc. This team needs to get their $hit together and start playing like the Lady Vols are known for playing.
 
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bucball2483 said:
I don't know what's going on with this team but they look terrible. Poor defense, poor shooting, poor effort etc. This team better needs to get their $hit together and start playing like the Lady Vols are known for playing.
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I can agree with this.
 
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