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Turnover margin is very encouraging. They pass better than any team of the last six or seven years. Now, if they would do something with their last shot offense…..
 
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LV renaissance said:
Here are some of the other relevant rankings in the national stats.

Steals #1
Turnover margin #2
Offensive Rebounds #1
Scoring Margin #9

With the addition of the #1 in scoring, that is an amazing tribute to CKC's system, at least so far. The defensive field goal percent is problematic, but the defense as a whole looked much better last game despite the scoring percentage. I imagine some of our stats will go down with the fierce competition that is upcoming, but that may be somewhat counterbalanced by our team getting more in synch with the system and with each other.
NCAA College Women's Basketball DI current team Stats | NCAA.com
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From CKC's comments, my guess is this is why she mostly expresses concern about our 3-point shot defense. As long as they're getting the occasional layup, while we're limiting their total attempts and grabbing lots of offensive rebounds for second-chance points... we're cruisin'.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Not to worry, Jersey.🙂 Their percentage is not a factor when viewed in context with the shots attempted differential between us and and opponents. Opponents would have to shoot nearly 100% to make up the difference. That's why CKC has repeatedly said she doesn't worry about the random breakdown at the back end of their press. "That's gonna happen."

True Shooting Attempts (TSA) is usually derived from the formula: FGA + (FTA x 0.44) = TSA

Does anyone know of a stat service which tracks TSA differentials, either per game or totals season-to-date? I was looking for one before the season started, and didn't find one.
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Her Hoops has this...

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A similar but even better stat:

Points For per 100 Possessions
119.2
Rank 4 / 362

Points Against per 100 Possessions
78.1
Rank 44 / 362

Credit: HerHoops
 
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travis929 said:
First official NET rankings of the year are here and we're #32: DI Women's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

At #67, MTSU is a Q3 win. Everything else so far is Q4. Florida St. (#27) at home would be a Q2 win and Iowa (#29) on a neutral court would be a Q1 win.
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A. It's impossible to take these seriously with Michigan State and Vandy in the top 10. Vandy improved as a team, sure, top 10 level, no way.

B. It's not in my imagination, literally everyone has played more games than us, I can't find another team that has played less than 7... I love the Lady Vols, but also generally enjoy watching women's college hoops. Between Tenn rarely playing and most good games over Thanksgiving week being on Flohoops, while many of the ones that I get are lopsided competition...this season is having a hard time gaining traction for me. Can't wait for things to get going in a way that I can more easily watch!
 
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Scotty4lvs said:
B. It's not in my imagination, literally everyone has played more games than us, I can't find another team that has played less than 7... I love the Lady Vols, but also generally enjoy watching women's college hoops. Between Tenn rarely playing and most good games over Thanksgiving week being on Flohoops, while many of the ones that I get are lopsided competition...this season is having a hard time gaining traction for me. Can't wait for things to get going in a way that I can more easily watch!
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Same here for sure. This has been the longest pre conf season ever. So few good games and can't watch them when they do happen.. Def not taking advantage of the surge of interest in WBB.

After LV games this Wednesday and Saturday (first away game), there's a full week before another LV game on Sat the 14th. Then there are four games in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, all cupcakey.

I've said before, our early sched, long breaks btw games and very little travel, has def not emulated what the SEC season is going to be like.
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
But I thought yall liked this type of scheduling?! 😩

When they had a tough out of conference schedule, y'all said it was too much.
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Somewhere in between? Pretty sure the sched this year is about trying to lighten up from the crazy oversched of the last couple of years, plus the coaching change and games that were not agreed to this year. I think it will even out next year and in the future. Sprinkle 3 or 4 good games and good tests throughout the preseason.

This preseason so far has been pretty awful all around for WBB IMO.
 
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glv98 said:
Same here for sure. This has been the longest pre conf season ever. So few good games and can't watch them when they do happen.. Def not taking advantage of the surge of interest in WBB.

After LV games this Wednesday and Saturday (first away game), there's a full week before another LV game on Sat the 14th. Then there are four games in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, all cupcakey.

I've said before, our early sched, long breaks btw games and very little travel, has def not emulated what the SEC season is going to be like.
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i’d agree with you on everything but the four games being “cupcakey.” 3 of those will, but Richmond will give us all we can handle. They are a very experienced bunch who follow their system to a T.
 
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Lady Vols stay the same in the World Exposure Report Poll

www.worldexposurereport.com

NCAA Division 1 WBB Top 25-Week 4

World Exposure Report NCAA Division 1 Week 4: Top 25 Week 4- Dec. 2, 2024 Record Previous 1. UConn 6-0 1 2. UCLA 8-0 3 3. Texas 7-0 4 4. South Carolina 7-1 5 5. USC 6-1 6 6. LSU 9-0 7 7. Maryland 8-0 10 8. Duke 8-1 16 9. Oklahoma 6-1 8
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glv98 said:
This preseason so far has been pretty awful all around for WBB IMO.
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It really has been! Like you said in an earlier post, not being able to watch some of the games on TV over the holidays, and the time in between our games, coupled with the competition of our games, it’s been boring as hell! 😂

This Wednesday and Thursday should get the juices flowing again! A lot of good games!
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
This Wednesday and Thursday should get the juices flowing again! A lot of good games!
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I hear ya! I desperately need these games this week to pull me out of the mud-suck my season has been stuck in. Like everyone else, I have not enjoyed the super long pauses between games. That said, those pauses have obviously given the staff and team much more practice time to work on things, so I’ve found some consolation in that.

But dang. I’m ready to see what they’ve been up to. Love this team and staff and hope they finish out 2024 strong!
 
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travis929 said:
First official NET rankings of the year are here and we're #32: DI Women's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

At #67, MTSU is a Q3 win. Everything else so far is Q4. Florida St. (#27) at home would be a Q2 win and Iowa (#29) on a neutral court would be a Q1 win.
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Florida State could turn into a Q 1 if but probably stays a Q2. Warren Nolan is showing us with a Q2 win and a Q 3 win which would have to be MTSU and Liberty.

The Quadrants as listed:

One

Home 1- 30
Neutral 1-50
Away 1-75

Two

Home 31-75
Neutral 51-100
Away 76-155

Three

Home 76-160
Neutral 161-200
Away 135-240

Four

Home 161-353
Neutral 201-353
Away 241-353

Actually by these numbers Florida State will be a Q1 game at least when we play it. Could lose it by beating them or somewhere down the line as the games will be ever changing depending on how the opponents play.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Florida State could turn into a Q 1 if but probably stays a Q2. Warren Nolan is showing us with a Q2 win and a Q 3 win which would have to be MTSU and Liberty.

The Quadrants as listed:

One

Home 1- 30
Neutral 1-50
Away 1-75

Two

Home 31-75
Neutral 51-100
Away 76-155

Three

Home 76-160
Neutral 161-200
Away 135-240

Four

Home 161-353
Neutral 201-353
Away 241-353

Actually by these numbers Florida State will be a Q1 game at least when we play it. Could lose it by beating them or somewhere down the line as the games will be ever changing depending on how the opponents play.
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I believe those quadrants are what the men use (though I wish that's what the women used!). Here's what they've agreed on now for the women: DI Women’s Basketball Committee OKs quadrant-based team sheets, complete seed list - NCAA.org).

This makes it much harder to get Q1 and even Q2 wins.

One

Home 1-25
Neutral 1-35
Away 1-45

Two

Home 26-55
Neutral 36-65
Away 46-80

Three

Home 56-90
Neutral 66-105
Away 81-130

Four

Home 91+
Neutral 106+
Away 131+
 
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glv98 said:
Same here for sure. This has been the longest pre conf season ever. So few good games and can't watch them when they do happen.. Def not taking advantage of the surge of interest in WBB.

After LV games this Wednesday and Saturday (first away game), there's a full week before another LV game on Sat the 14th. Then there are four games in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, all cupcakey.

I've said before, our early sched, long breaks btw games and very little travel, has def not emulated what the SEC season is going to be like.
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Only having 29 games is a concern as well. If things don't go well in the SEC the lack of games can affect net rating and the tournament selection this year is supposed to be based more off of the NET than any year prior. Getting these big wins has been good, but you cannot lose at home and need to get quality wins on the road to keep net ranking high. So again, hoping having 29 regular season doesn't come back to bite us in the backside.
 
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ttharp said:
Thank you! Was able to tune in to the last bit.

One thing I heard CKC mention is the team’s had some really good practices leading up to the FSU matchup. Loved to hear that because CKC keeps it real.
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Settling into a solid rotation and the minutes reflecting a slight shift. Longer periods because, “They can handle that now”.
 
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Rickster said:
Good to have those turnovers negating that field goal percentage. Sometimes with stats like this one, if you’re winning by 40, it is not as imposing as it looks.
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You are correct, but I guess the fear is the opponents' shooting percentages will remain high and their turnover numbers will decrease considerably as the level of competition ramps up for the Lady Vols. We'll find out in the next couple of games. Hopefully, they can continue to create enough turnovers to win against stronger teams but not by such large margins.
 
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